News Category: St. Louis Cardinals

Cardinals, minus Willson Contreras, hope to slow Mets

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A bad start to the season got worse for the St. Louis Cardinals when they lost catcher Willson Contreras to a broken left forearm during their 7-5 loss to the New York Mets on Tuesday. The Cardinals will try to regroup Wednesday afternoon when they finish their three-game home series with the Mets. Contreras, who had been the hottest St. Louis hitter, was injured when his arm interfered with J.D. Martinez’s bat swing while the

Cardinals, Mets starting pitchers face off in rematch

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Miles Mikolas outperformed Jose Butto when the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Mets 4-2 on April 26 in New York. The starting pitchers will get a rematch when the Cardinals host the Mets Tuesday in the middle game of a three-game set. In the series opener on Monday, the Mets snapped a three-game losing streak by edging the Cardinals 4-3 on Brandon Nimmo’s decisive solo homer in the seventh inning. Mikolas (2-4, 5.68 ERA) prevailed

Erick Fedde looks to halt White Sox’s slide vs. Cardinals

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Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Erick Fedde reinvented himself last season while starring for the NC Dinos of the KBO. This season, Fedde (2-0, 2.60 ERA) has struck out 20 batters and walked none in his last two starts. His major league comeback continues Saturday when he faces the Cardinals in the middle game of a three-game set in St. Louis. The Cardinals blanked the White Sox 3-0 Friday while holding them to three hits.

Cardinals look to ignite struggling offense vs. White Sox

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The St. Louis Cardinals will try to locate their power when they open a six-game homestand on Friday. The Cardinals ranked last in the majors with 21 homers heading into the opener of their three-game series with the Chicago White Sox. St. Louis also ranked near the bottom in runs (109), slugging percentage (.338) and on-base plus slugging percentage (.637) heading into play on Thursday. “I really like our club,” Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol told

Wenceel Perez, Tigers chase series win over Cardinals

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Wenceel Perez is making it impossible for the Detroit Tigers to send him back to Triple A. Perez is giving the Detroit offense a huge jolt. He blasted his second and third career home runs in the second game of a doubleheader on Tuesday, leading the Tigers to an 11-6 win over visiting St. Louis. The Cardinals won the opener 2-1 with a ninth-inning rally. The teams will play the rubber match of the series

Tigers’ Jack Flaherty expects more of himself when facing Cardinals

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Jack Flaherty spent the majority of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals. He’ll face his former team for the first time when the Detroit Tigers right-hander starts the opener of a straight doubleheader on Tuesday. The three-game series was supposed to begin Monday night but was postponed due to inclement weather. Flaherty made 122 appearances, including 118 starts, for the Cardinals during his first 6 1/2 seasons. He compiled a 41-31 record and 3.58

Tigers look to keep streak alive as Cards visit

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Winners of their last three series, the Detroit Tigers will look to keep their streak going when they host the St. Louis Cardinals for three games, beginning on Monday night. Detroit has taken two out of three from Minnesota, Tampa Bay and Kansas City during that stretch. The Tigers got a key hit from rookie Wenceel Perez in their 4-1 win over the Royals on Sunday. Perez hit his first career home run, a two-run

Hot bullpen boosts Cardinals’ optimism against Mets

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The New York Mets got their first look Friday at the player they hope will be the missing piece for their inconsistent lineup. That player — J.D. Martinez — and the Mets then got a look at what already is the strongest part of the St. Louis Cardinals — their late-inning relief corps. The Cardinals will attempt to lock up their second straight series win Saturday afternoon when they visit the Mets in the second

Mets, Cardinals seeing offensive improvement ahead of series

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The New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals are still receiving regular reminders of their disappointing performances in 2023. But wins on Wednesday may be evidence the Mets and Cardinals are getting closer to the form they displayed in 2022. The two teams will try to keep building momentum Friday night, when the Mets host the Cardinals in the opener of a three-game series. Jose Butto (0-0, 1.65 ERA) is slated to start for the

Cards look to ride rare offensive breakthrough vs. D-backs

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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. After snapping a four-game skid, the Cardinals will try to build on that breakthrough when they continue their three-game series against the Diamondbacks on Tuesday. “The reality is, you look at the careers in