Albert Pujols News

Following two evening games against the Los Angeles Angels to start the homestand, the Royals will take on the Angels in 1:10 p.m. contests on Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26.

I usually don't like to criticize other writers. God knows I have my share of typos and other foibles.

At some point in every Major League Baseball season, small sample size ceases to apply, context can be applied and conclusions on players, teams and pennant races can be made.

Each weekday, Star reporter Mark Ambrogi, a life-long Reds fan, will provide links to Indy's four favorite teams -- the Reds, Cubs, Cardinals and White Sox -- and other hot topics in baseball.

I don`t know why but every once in a while I will check to see how Albert Pujols is doing.

But everything has a shelf life, and as he oversees yet another season of Angels underachievement, it's probably only a matter of time before Moreno decides it's time to bring in a new manager.

Since the Rangers and Cardinals went toe-to-toe for seven tense, wonderful games in the 2011 World Series, plenty has happened to both franchises.

Albert Pujols, Howie Kendrick, Josh Hamilton and Mike Trout all homered off Jeremy Guthrie, and Los Angeles handed the Kansas City right-hander his first loss in 19 starts with a 6-2 win on Tuesday.

Though we've yet to see our first no-hitter of the season, there have already been a number of truly dominant pitching performances.

When you ask people about who is the best team in baseball, you are going to get a wide range of answers.

The Cardinals, in many ways, are the Yankees. They have a ton of history, but they are not resting on it.

Under constant pressure to produce magical trades, hire brilliant managers and constantly supply the big club with quality minor league talent, the general manager is the guy who gets little credit when it all comes together and the blame when it goes south.

The last time we saw Pujols in St. Louis Cardinals red, he was standing tall at the top of the baseball mountain after a 37-homer regular season that constituted a bad year.

Missing a call is one thing, Knobler says, but refusing to explain such baffling decisions/mistakes is quite another.

The Cleveland Indians got a 10-strikeout game out of Scott Kazmir. The more impressive thing was just how much like Scott Kazmir he looked.

MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH If the Astros' Nos. 1 and 2 hitters continue to get on base, 5-foot-5, 175-pound second baseman Jose Altuve will continue to serve as the team's No.

Look at the standings of one of your favorite Southern California teams and you'll probably find them in last place.

Yesterday, the Cardinals and Cubs split a two game series at Wrigley Field. And they'll meet for 5 more series in 2013.

John Burroughs grad Bhi Bhiman left St. Louis after high school and now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

LOS ANGELES , May 9, 2013 - The New York Yankees owe former All Star third baseman Alex Rodriguez $119 million over the next five seasons.