Burleson and Contreras provide the offense with home runs while Mikolas does his tightrope walk effectively
First pitch: 6:11pm CST at Citi Field in Queens
Top 1: Donovan grounded out, Contreras walked, and Nootbaar hit into a double play
Bottom 1: Nimmo doubled, Marte singled, Lindor flied out into foul ground, and then Miles Mikolas did his Houdini act and pulled a double play rabbit out of his top hat, which meant that Pete Alonso grounded into a double play, Crawford to Gorman...
game 26
The St. Louis Cardinals take on the New York Mets in game one of their series this evening at 6:10 pm CST.
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a series preview
The 11-14 St. Louis Cardinals currently sit at fifth place in the NL Central are set to face off against the 13-11 New York Mets. The Cardinals need to start putting together some wins if they want to imrpove their pace from last season.
It would also personally make me a little happier.
Opponent: New York Mets
Record: 13-11
Manager: Carlos Mendoza
Starting roster:
C, Omar Narváez
1B, Pete Alonso
2B, Jeff McNeil
3B, Brett Baty
SS, Francisco...
Sonny Gray has been stumping hitters through his first three starts of the season. Since returning from injury, Gray has started three games and didn’t allow a run in his first 17 innings of the season.
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I probably said this a bunch last year. But I was ultimately proven wrong when the Cardinals ended up being way worse than I thought they would be as a sub-.500 team.
This year, it feels a little bit more accurate to point this out, but the Cardinals’ start to the 2024 season is giving me major 2007 vibes.
Believe it or not, I remember how that season went, and it did not turn out well for the Cardinals. I remember thinking years later that this was...
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Masyn Winn can sure jump high
Baseball has a weird ability to affect my mood, despite being a long season where fortunes could change quickly. It affects the mood of the fanbase similarly it seems. When the Cardinals win, spirits are relatively high and there is at least a modicum of optimism in the air. When the Cardinals lose, especially in a dispiriting fashion, the season is over. Declaratively, there is no chance the Cardinals can possibly make up 5 games...
Contreras scores the winning run on a wild pitch | Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
Now we stop talking about being 0-7 in series’ finales
Pre-game notes
Cardinal’s look to end 7 game losing streak in series’ finales, and thus salvaging an otherwise disappointing homestand with a series win. The last time they won a finale, it was Adam Wainwright Guitar Day. Early game today, getaway day for the Cardinals, as they travel to New York City, then Detroit. This series is a quick...The St. Louis Cardinals are 10-14 and finish a series with the Diamondback today. Last night they got blown out 14-1 by the Diamondbacks. They will head to New York this weekend for a three-game series against the Mets.
The St. Louis Cardinals sent former top-prospect Jordan Walker to Triple-A on Wednesday. Walker was the Cardinals top prospect going into 2023 and was the no.
The St. Louis Cardinals sent struggling outfielder Jordan Walker back to the minors on Wednesday. Walker, 21, was optioned to Triple-A Memphis after batting .155 with no homers and four RBIs in 20 games.
Given the Cardinals’ 10-14 start to the season — fifth in the NL Central — they’ll send the outfielder down to try to get the promising young slugger back on track.
It's been a disappointing start for the Cardinals in 2024, and now one touted player finds himself headed to Triple-A as his struggles have mirrored the team's.
game 25
The St. Louis Cardinals take on the Arizona Diamondbacks in game three o of their series this afternoon at 12:15 pm CST.
Today's Lineups Pavin Smith - RF Brendan Donovan - LF Blaze Alexander - SS Willson Contreras - DH Joc Pederson - DH Nolan Arenado - 3B Christian Walker - 1B Paul Goldschmidt - 1B Eugenio Suarez - 3B Ivan Herrera - C Jake McCarthy - LF Lars Nootbaar - RF Corbin Carroll - CF Masyn Winn - SS Kevin Newman - 2B Nolan Gorman - 2B Tucker Barnhart - C Mike...Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images
Plus a bunch of Ferris Beuller quotes for no reason. Oh... and a little baseball analysis.
I’m back! And when I say back, I mean back. Like back back. Not the back that I was when I prematurely said I was back a few weeks ago. I was just sorta back then. And sorta back is not the same as all the way back. I was just back then. But now I’m back back. I should have been more clear before. But now I mean it when I say that I am the back back kind of...
The Ninth Wave by Ivan Aivazovsky, a work in the public domain
Which is how they lost 14-1.
The Ninth Wave is a painting finished in 1850 by Russian-Armenian painter Ivan Aivazovsky. It is largely considered his best work and one of the greatest marine paintings of all time, if not one of the greatest paintings ever created. Aivazovsky is perhaps the most famous marine painter — most of his works depict the sea and shipwrecks, using them as an allegory for the power of nature and the...
Entering the 2024 season, the St. Louis Cardinals’‘ most glaring need was undoubtedly starting pitching. Unfortunately for the team, it’s the offense that is failing miserably to start the season.
game 24
Hey! I got the title right today!
The St. Louis Cardinals take on the Arizona Diamondbacks in game two of their series this evening at 6:45 pm CST.
Today's Lineups Ketel Marte - 2B Brendan Donovan - LF Gabriel Moreno - C Willson Contreras - C Lourdes Gurriel - LF Nolan Arenado - 3B Christian Walker - 1B Paul Goldschmidt - 1B Eugenio Suarez - 3B Lars Nootbaar - RF Randal Grichuk - RF Masyn Winn - SS Pavin Smith - DH Nolan Gorman - 2B Kevin Newman - SS Jordan Walker -...Frustration is mounting for the last-place St. Louis Cardinals. Less than a month into the season the team is 10-13 and has scored the fifth fewest runs in the league with just 81.
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The Cardinals allowed Victor Scott and Jordan Walker to skip Triple-A but that worked to the detriment of the organization and perhaps the players too.
Originally this article was going to be about Victor Scott and just Victor Scott, going something along the lines of “Victor Scott is a talented prospect who isn’t ready for the majors yet because of x, y, and z”. But as I was writing this article, I realized I couldn’t talk about Victor Scott without...
St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol figured his slumping offense was ready to break out at any point. That time came Monday night when the Cardinals rallied from a three-run deficit to post a 5-3 win over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.