Jupiter, Fla. — Miami Marlins $325 million man Giancarlo Stanton homered in his first at-bat Thursday off Adam Wainwright and tacked on an RBI double in the third as the fish defeated the redbirds 5-3 at Rodger Dean Stadium on Thursday. After Stanton’s mammoth blast in the top of theRead More
Adam Wainwright will head to the mound Thursday to make his second to last start of Spring Training against the Miami Marlins and Henderson Alvarez. After tossing four scoreless innings in his last start, the goal for Wainwright Thursday is to reach 80 pitches, according to Rick Hummel of theRead More
By Chris Brown – STL Baseball Today Jupiter, Fla – Michael Wacha struck out four over 5 2/3 scoreless innings and the Cardinals bullpen did the rest, keeping the Nationals off the board through nine as a Ty Kelly sac fly in the eighth proved to be the difference in theRead More
For the first time this spring, the Cardinals are set to use what’s expected to be their regular lineup this season when the redbirds square off against the Washington Nationals in exhibition play on Wednesday (12:05 pm CT). Michael Wacha, who has struck out nine over 9 2/3 innings whileRead More
Following Monday’s rain-shortened game against the Boston Red Sox, the Cardinals announced four roster moves, optioning infielder Aledmys Diaz and catcher Cody Stanley to Class AAA Memphis, as well as re-assigning non-roster outfielder Rafael Ortega and catcher Travis Tartamella to the same team. Diaz, 24, spent significant time on the disabledRead More
The Cardinals have a familiar look to the top of their lineup for their second Spring Training game Friday at home against the Houston Astros, but Jhonny Peralta and Mark Reynolds will be making their spring debuts as well. First pitch is just after noon central time, with Marco GonzalesRead More
The St. Louis Cardinals open up Grapefruit League play Thursday afternoon against the Miami Marlins just after noon central time. Newcomer Jason Heyward will get the start in the second spot in Mike Matheny’s lineup, which includes the potential top five in the order for Opening Day. Here’s the fullRead More
After it was announced yesterday that Carlos Martinez would start the Cardinals spring opener against Miami on Thursday, manager Mike Matheny said Tuesday that lefties Marco Gonzales and Jaime Garcia will get the ball to start the club’s second and third games of the Spring Training Friday and Saturday, DerrickRead More