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Padres' rally fizzles in 5-3 loss to Cardinals

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:50:19 -0400

SAN DIEGO - Burch Smith's first stint in the major leagues was a short one.

Lyons leads Cardinals past Padres 5-3

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:26:21 -0400

SAN DIEGO - Tyler Lyons scrolled through his phone, scanning all the text messages congratulating the left-hander on his winning major league debut. His teammates were quite appreciative, too.

Cards' Garcia expected to miss year after surgery

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:24:06 -0400

SAN DIEGO - St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jaime Garcia will have surgery on his left shoulder this week and is expected to miss the rest of the season.

Miller takes loss as Padres beat Cardinals 4-2

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:45:54 -0400

SAN DIEGO - With the St. Louis Cardinals leading the San Diego Padres 2-1 in the sixth inning, manager Mike Matheny had seen enough of Shelby Miller.

Cards' Boggs arrives; Lyons to start for Garcia

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:14:47 -0400

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Cardinals will promote rookie lefty Tyler Lyons from the minors to make his major league debut in place of injured Jaime Garcia on Wednesday.

De La Rosa dominates, Rockies beat Cardinals 8-2

Sun, 12 May 2013 18:47:46 -0400

ST. LOUIS - Jorge De La Rosa answered a pair of pitching gems by the St. Louis Cardinals with one of his own. The Colorado Rockies' offense woke up, too.

Cardinals beat Rockies 3-0 on Wainwright gem

Sat, 11 May 2013 18:59:33 -0400

ST. LOUIS - Shelby Miller retired the last 27 batters Friday night, finishing with a one-hitter. A day later, the St. Louis Cardinals rookie sat in the dugout and watched Adam Wainwright nearly top that feat.

Chris Carpenter throws bullpen session

Fri, 10 May 2013 20:48:10 -0400

ST. LOUIS - Former Cy Young award winner Chris Carpenter took another step toward possibly returning to the mound by tossing a pain-free bullpen session prior to Friday night's game with the Colorado Rockies.

Cardinals rally for 5-4 win over Cubs

Wed, 08 May 2013 18:49:08 -0400

CHICAGO - Carlos Beltran and Jon Jay drove in two runs apiece, and the St. Louis Cardinals capped an impressive trip with a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.

Garcia pitches Cardinals past Brewers 10-1

Sun, 05 May 2013 18:51:12 -0400

MILWAUKEE - Jaime Garcia put the Brewers and St. Louis' sweep of Milwaukee under wraps.

Lynn improves to 5-0, leads Cards over Reds 4-2

Wed, 01 May 2013 19:02:47 -0400

ST. LOUIS - Fast starts are becoming routine for Lance Lynn and the St. Louis Cardinals.

Cardinals send reliever Rzepczynski to minors

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:06:23 -0400

ST. LOUIS - Making a move to shore up a shaky bullpen, the St. Louis Cardinals demoted struggling left-handed reliever Marc Rzepczynski to the minor leagues Monday.

Locke muffles Cardinals in Pirates' 9-0 win

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:10:18 -0400

ST. LOUIS - It was a milestone day for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who took the NL Central lead for the first time since last July and reached 15 wins in April for the first time since 1992.