Cardinals Win Central Despite 5-3 Loss
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The St. Louis CardinalsÃÂ claim a third straight NL Central title on Sunday despite a 5-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Albert Pujols' go-ahead three-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning was the difference in St. Louis' 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night, ending a seven-game losing streak during which the Cardinals' NL Central lead shriveled to 1 1/2 games.
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Mike Matheny, Edgar Renteria and the St. Louis Cardinals can win with singles, doubles and triples, too. After tying a postseason record with five home runs
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Only one of the four pitchers the St. Louis Cardinals sent to the mound Friday night gave up fewer runs than innings pitched, and he is normally a third baseman. Scott Spiezio pitched the final inning and the Cardinals lost 14-3 to the Oakland Athletics, a night after allowing 17 runs to the Kansas City Royals.
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St. Louis Cardinals cut their magic number for clinching the NL Central to one, rallying past the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 Saturday.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. Louisville topped 50 points for the fourth time this season while crushing Texas Christian 55-to-28. Stefan LaFors was 13-of-21 for 275 yards and three touchdowns while the 12th-ranked Cardinals were rolling up 587 yards of total offense.
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Odalis Perez won for only the second time in 10 starts and the Kansas City Royals took advantage of mistakes by Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright in a 5-3 victory over St. Louis on Monday night.
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Bronson Arroyo allowed one run over six innings and Edwin Encarnacion had a homer and three RBIs as the Cincinnati Reds handed the St. Louis Cardinals their season-high sixth straight loss, 5-1 on Wednesday night.
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Odalis Perez wins for only the second time in 10 starts and the Royals take advantage of mistakes by Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright in a 5-3 victory over St. Louis.
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The St. Louis Cardinals can't seem to take control of the National League Central. Luckily for them, the second-place Cincinnati Reds are struggling, too.
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Having accomplished so much with what generally was thought to be the NL Central's third-best roster entering the season, the St. Louis Cardinals were not satisfied with clinching their third division title in five years while sitting in their living rooms.
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Chris Carpenter pitched seven innings of six-hit ball and the St. Louis Cardinals got first-inning homers by Larry Walker and Scott Rolen in beating the San Diego Padres 4-2 Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 6  â Brian Brohm threw for a career-high 401 yards and 5 touchdowns and Anthony Allen added a team-record 275 yards rushing and two scores as No. 8 Louisville avoided a major upset by holding off Middle Tennessee, 58-42, on Thursday night.
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ST. LOUIS - When the St. Louis Cardinals were playing .500 ball for the last two weeks of the regular season after already having clinched the National League Central championship, one question persisted.
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Brian Brohm threw for a career-high 401 yards and five touchdowns and Anthony Allen added a school-record 275 yards rushing and two scores as No. 8 Louisville avoided a major upset by surviving Middle Tennessee, 58-42, last night at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium.
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LOS ANGELES The St. Louis Cardinals are back in the National League Championship Series for the third time in five seasons. Albert Pujols (POO&#39;-hohlz) drove in the last four runs and the Cards advanced by
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Pinch-hitter Shane Victorino had a tiebreaking three-run double in the eighth inning Sunday to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.