Edward Mujica

The Cardinals visit the Cubs for the first time this week. Fireworks are not expected. But when the Red Sox's Clay Buchholz pitches against the Blue Jays next Saturday, that should be interesting. You know you are doing something right when rivals...

No baseball fans loved their guy more than Cardinal Nation loved Albert Pujols this time last year. But one October later, he has become the civic punch line. While Cardinal-for-life Stan Musial is treated like the pope in Vatican City, Pujols...

It's all about Luke Gregerson. Says a lot, doesn't it? Over the last two seasons, the best thing about the Padres has been their bullpen. It carried Bud Black's team to the threshold of the playoffs in 2010 and was the backbone of a bad team last year as...

      ST. LOUIS (AP) - David Freese hit a grand slam for his first homer of the season, and the St. Louis Cardinals used a five-run first inning to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 on Friday night.         The Brewers made it close on a pair of three-run...

Tigers and Astros Phil Rogers, Chicago Tribune There's no hitter better than Miguel Cabrera. He absolutely kills the ball when a pitcher makes a bad pitch and he adjusts to get the barrel on good pitches. He's the most talented hitter and maybe also...

So Adam Wainwright finally walked a batter. Knew he would, of course. It was one of the few blemishes for the St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Tuesday night. After starting the season by throwing 34 2/3 innings without issuing a free pass, Wainwright...

Nov. 11, 2011: Florida Marlins become the Miami Marlins. Dec. 5, 2011: Closer Heath Bell is signed as a free agent for three years, $27 million. Dec. 7, 2011: Shortstop Jose Reyes signed as a free agent for six years, $106 million. Dec. 8, 2011: Left-...

ST. LOUIS -- Overcoming an injury to Carlos Beltran and a lengthy weather delay, the St. Louis Cardinals gained the upper hand in the National League Championship Series with a 3-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants in Game 3 from Busch Stadium....

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pedro Alvarez homered in the 19th inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates won the longest game in the majors this season, outlasting the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 Sunday.   It took 6 hours, 7 minutes to finish. Both teams scored a run...

TODAY LEGION BASEBALL STATE A TOURNEY At Fossum Field in Aberdeen WEDNESDAY Game 1, 10 a.m.: Region 1A champion Brookings Post 74 Bandits (38-9) vs wild-card entry Sioux Falls Post 15 West (37-21). Game 2, 12:30 p.m.: Defending state...

— Ricky Nolasco's name may not resonate with some of those on the Marlins' World Series teams, the likes of Beckett, Willis, Hernandez and Brown. But no pitcher has won as many games in a Marlins uniform as the right-hander from Beaumont, Calif....

TV SPORTS Men's College Basketball-Cincinnati at Connecticut, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Seton Hall at Villanova, 6 p.m. (ESPNU); Indiana at Nebraska, 6 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Texas at Kansas State, 8 p.m. (ESPN2); Oklahoma State at Iowa State, 8 p.m. (ESPNU);...