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Series Preview - St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs - July 4 through July 6

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A chance to finish the Contreras business left from last time. There is sure to be fireworks. Oh wait...

Intro

July 4th comes upon us. Fireworks galore. Out west, they are not recommended.

The 47-41 Cardinals will complete a long road trip with this series. It really completes the end of a grueling month of games where they have had one whole day off in the last month. The Cardinals will have...

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The Cardinals still haven’t found their identity for 2025

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The 2025 Cardinals have been a very interesting team to watch. There are times when they fall behind big and out of nowhere kick things into gear, punching back and ultimately winning a game that seemed to be out of reach. Such was the case last Saturday in Cleveland, when they stormed back from 6-1 and beat the Guardians.

However, by the same token, they have also been painful to watch at times. There are games in which they fall behind and you can...

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Cardinals’ Prospect Roby Is Having Breakout Season in 2025

St. Louis Cardinals’ pitching prospect Tekoah Roby entered the 2025 season with a cloud of “what if” hanging over him. Blessed with electric stuff but plagued by injuries in previous years, his health and consistency were the primary questions.

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Cardinals aim to spark extended run vs. Cubs

The July 31 trade deadline will be looming large when the visiting St. Louis Cardinals begin a three-game series against the rival Chicago Cubs on Friday.

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Nolan Arenado could receive trade interest from AL contenders

The Nolan Arenado trade rumors never completely went away, and one American League contender could make another run at the St. Louis Cardinals third baseman.

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Gabe Simonds

The upcoming, tough 40 man roster decisions

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Might be a tougher year than normal and certainly tougher than last season

I was reading Fangraphs top prospect list for the Cardinals, and if I may rant for a bit, I think it is absurd that they are releasing a team prospect list in late June and for three other teams, July (and maybe August for the last team!). I don’t actually care that I don’t get to read their thoughts before the season. That honestly doesn’t matter to me. ...

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Wetherholt’s Meteoric Rise Continues with Futures Game Selection

The ascent of JJ Wetherholt, the St. Louis Cardinals ‘ prized infield prospect, continues its rapid trajectory. He has been selected for the prestigious MLB All-Star Futures Game.

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Game Recap 7.1.25 - Pirates shut out Cardinals 5-0, complete scoreless sweep

Gray continued to pitch well, but faltered in the 7th | Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images

The Cardinals are hoping their offense rejoins them as the road trip continues into Chicago

Game Result

The Cardinals continue a string of being shut out, this time by a 5-0 score. In a game where the Cardinals were 1-9 with RISP, the process and the outcome was the supreme example of the outcome of providing “youngry” players runway. A series of inexperienced player mistakes and poor...

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St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates - A game thread for July 2, 2025

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The St. Louis Cardinals take on the Pittsburgh Pirates this morning at 11:35 am CT. The game will be available on FanDuel Sports Network Midwest and on the radio on KMOX 1120 AM/104.1 FM.

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Wednesday Open Thread

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Talk amongst yrselves

I have plenty of ideas for new articles brewing but time has escaped me this week. For various good reasons I didn't get around to writing and implementing one of these articles ideas ...which is fine I guess? There seems to be a day game today. Well yes there is, and it starts at 11:35am!

So tell me, what is on your mind this particular morning? Let's hear it!

And let us not get swept today by the basement dwelling Pirates, please!

I will...

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Cardinals turn to ace Sonny Gray to tame red-hot Pirates

Coming off his best start in a decade, St. Louis Cardinals ace Sonny Gray will try to deliver another quality effort when he faces the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday afternoon.

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Cardinals suffer another shutout, drop Bucs series

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Tonight’s game was one to forget. The Cardinals had plenty of chances against Paul Skenes, but came up empty each time. They stranded 10 runners tonight and couldn’t come through against a pitcher they’ve been able to solve the last few times.

They almost broke through in the fourth inning, when Pedro Pages singled to left field. But Pop Warner foolishly sent Willson Contreras home from third, where he was cut down by former Cardinal Tommy Pham.

The...

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St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates - A game thread for July 1, 2025

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The St. Louis Cardinals take on the Pittsburgh Pirates this evening at 5:40 pm CT. The game will be available on FanDuel Sports Network Midwest and on the radio on KMOX 1120 AM/104.1 FM.

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Do the Cardinals have a lefty problem?

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From the lineup to the pitching staff, the Cardinals need to address their lefty options

As the St. Louis Cardinals continue to push towards the postseason despite the lack of effort put into the acquiring talent for the Major League roster, there are still some holes that need to be addressed. If you go to the Cardinals roster page right now, you will see an interesting configuration of positions and handedness.

Currently, the Cardinals...

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Runway and Results

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The Cardinals have managed to keep themselves in contention and continue to watch young player's progress

It’s July 1st! So, of course I’m going to talk about the trade deadline at some point in this piece. Save your snark commenters I will also provide some of that in depth analysis you guys know and love as to separate me from “Friday man.”

Assessing the first half

Back in Spring Training after attempting to trade Nolan Arenado and having deals fall...

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Zach Junda

St. Louis Shutout by Pittsburgh 7-0

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A brutal start against the last place Pirates

Well that sucked.

The Cardinals (47-39) absolutely stunk up the joint Monday night at PNC Park. Not only did they get shutout by the lowly Pirates (36-50) by a score of 7-0, but St. Louis flirted with getting no-hit until Victor Scott broke up Andrew Heaney’s bid with two outs to go in the sixth inning.

Andrew Heaney looked like a Cy Young winner Monday night, throwing 6.2 shutout innings. Heaney struck out seven...

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St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates - A game thread for June 30, 2025

game 86

The St. Louis Cardinals take on the Pittsburgh Pirates this evening at 5:40 pm CT. The game will be available on FanDuel Sports Network Midwest and on the radio on KMOX 1120 AM/104.1 FM.

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JJ Wetherholt Named to 2025 MLB Futures Game

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THE FUTURE, MARTY!!!!

On Monday Major League Baseball announced the American and National League rosters for the 2025 MLB Futures All-Star Game, and Cardinals No. 1 prospect JJ Wetherholt got the tap to represent St. Louis.

The 26th edition of the Futures Game will include 31 of the current top-100 prospects in the MiLB (17 from NL teams, 14 from AL teams) and Wetherholt is the 27th Springfield Cardinal to represent St....

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The Viva El Birdos Podcast: Episode 28 June Monthly Reader Mailbag

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Get rid of that Monday mania with a podcast made for you!

Happy Monday Cardinals fans! The team is a season high 9 games over .500 and staring down another important series against the Cubs this weekend. The Cardinals continue to inch closer in the standings to first place and after a slight slowdown at the beginning of the month the team appears to be back on track and pushing the division once again!

We addressed Matthew Liberatore’s workload, Oli Marmol’s status...

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St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Preview, Prediction & Odds | June 30, 2025

We have an exciting NL Central battle as the St. Louis Cardinals in the opening game of a three-game series. The Cardinals are third in the NL Central with a 47-38 record up to this point and will have righty Erick Fedde on the bump.

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