by Bill Pollock | Aug 1, 2011 | Sports Features
Cardinals starting pitcher Jake Westbrook retired the first 16 Chicago Cub batters he faced, but then unraveled by giving up four runs in the 6th inning as the Cardinals lost 6-3 Sunday night at Busch Stadium. Westbrook falls to 9-5 after using just 44 pitches to get...
by Bill Pollock | Jul 31, 2011 | Sports Features
Former Cub Ryan Theriot broke a 2-for-38 slump with two hits on Friday, then continued to torture his former team wiht four hits and three RBIs on Saturday to help the Cardinals shake off a five-run deficit and turn it in a 13-5 win. Theriot is 6 for 7 with six RBIs...
by Bill Pollock | Jul 21, 2011 | Sports Features
Mets outfielder Angel Pagan hit the first pitch he saw from Cardinals closer Fernando Salas out of the park giving the Mets a 6-5 win in 10 innings over the Cardinals, who have now lost four of their last five since the break. The Cardinals jumped out to a 4-0 lead...
by Bill Pollock | Jul 20, 2011 | Sports Features
Former Royal Carlos Beltran reached base five times with two doubles, a single and two walks. Angel Pagan and Daniel Murphy hit two-run doubles and the National League’s leading hitter was back in the Mets’ lineup as the Cardinals dropped their series...
by Bill Pollock | Jul 17, 2011 | Sports Features
Zack Cozart hit his first major league homer on Sunday, and the Cincinnati Reds used two wild pitches by Jaime Garcia to rally for a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Garcia (9-4), was 5-0 in his career against the defending NL Central teams. Ryan Hanigan...