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5 hrs ago | True Blue LA

Chris Capuano starts opener vs. Cardinals

Friday is the first of 20 games in 20 days for the Dodgers, their longest stretch of the season without a day off and the longest streak allowed by the collective bargaining agreement.

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Related Topix: Sports, National League, Major League Baseball, National League Central, Matt Carpenter, Baseball Players, Lance Lynn, Matt Holliday, David Freese

Thu May 23, 2013

Rant Sports

St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Carpenter Is Baseball's Best Kept Secret

The St. Louis Cardinals have the best record in all of baseball, which shouldn't really surprise anyone.

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Related Topix: Sports, Matt Carpenter, Baseball Players

Boston.com

Lyons leads Cardinals past Padres 5-3

Tyler Lyons pitched seven solid innings in his major league debut on the same day St.

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Related Topix: Sports, Matt Carpenter, Baseball Players, Jaime Garcia, San Diego Padres, Major League Baseball, Yadier Molina, Tim Stauffer

Gaslamp Ball

Cardinals 10, Padres 2: We Scored On Wainwright

Well, that sure was bad, wasn't it? What was the worst part, do you think? Edinson Volquez imploding in the 5th inning? Anthony Bass imploding in the 8th? The offense imploding in general? In fairness, the Cardinals are the best team in baseball right now, and Adam Wainwright is one of the best pitchers in the league.

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Related Topix: Sports, Daniel Descalso, Anthony Bass, Jon Jay, Matt Carpenter, Baseball Players, Adam Wainwright

Wed May 22, 2013

Sports Network

Cardinals down Brewers

The St. Louis Cardinals used a four-run fourth to beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 4-2, in the rubber match of a three-game series.

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Related Topix: Sports, Jon Jay, Baseball Players, Pete Kozma, St. Louis Cardinals, Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, Yadier Molina

Tue May 21, 2013

Belleville News Democrat

Descalso's grand slam lifts Cardinals to win ove Padres

Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 10-2 Tuesday night. Descalso lined a 1-2 pitch from Anthony Bass into the Jack Daniel's Old No.

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Related Topix: Sports, Anthony Bass, Baseball Players, Everth Cabrera, Daniel Descalso, Jon Jay, Matt Carpenter

Mon May 20, 2013

The Miami Herald

Recap: San Diego vs. St. Louis

Jason Marquis pitched six solid innings while Jesus Guzman was hit by a pitch to force in the winning run as the San Diego Padres took a 4-2 win over the St.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Jesus Guzman, Luke Gregerson, Everth Cabrera, San Diego Padres, Major League Baseball, Matt Carpenter

Deep Left Field

It Chizn't Time to Panic on Chisenhall

How nice would Allen Craig look in the Cleveland Indians order right now? A team with all kinds of offensive talent adding another solid contributor to the middle of the order sounds like music to the ears to Tribe fans, right? Well, it isn't going to happen anytime soon, as the St.

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Related Topix: Sports, Jason Kipnis, Baseball Players, Lonnie Chisenhall, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals, Carlos Santana

The San Diego Union-Tribune

On Deck: Cardinals visit Petco

The National League Central-leading Cardinals have again skipped rebuilding in favor of reloading and lead the Reds by 2 A1 2 games.

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Related Topix: Sports, National League, Major League Baseball, National League Central, Baseball Players, Yadier Molina, Matt Holliday, Shelby Miller, Adam Wainwright

Sun May 19, 2013

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Cardinals hand Brewers another frustrating loss

How will the Brewers fare on their upcoming home stand against the Dodgers , Pirates and Twins ? St.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Martin Maldonado, Jon Jay, Pete Kozma, Kyle Lohse, St. Louis Cardinals, Major League Baseball

Viva El Birdos

Good News/Bad News

I'm watching Edward Mujica in the 9th inning. He's recorded two outs and allowed a single that should have been an out had Allen Craig not been so concerned that fist base was going to walk off of its own accord.

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Related Topix: Sports, Edward Mujica, Baseball Players, Lance Lynn, Ryan Theriot, Trevor Rosenthal, Carlos Martinez

Sat May 18, 2013

The Janesville Gazette

Bianchi's single in 10th lifts Brewers over Cards

Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Saturday night. Joe Kelly allowed runs for the first time in five appearances and took the loss.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, John Axford, Jeff Bianchi, NFC, NFL Football, NFC West, Daniel Descalso, Pete Kozma

Fri May 17, 2013

The Miami Herald

Freese hits slam, Cardinals hold off Brewers 7-6

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Wily Peralta, David Freese, Jon Jay, Matt Carpenter, St. Louis Cardinals, Major League Baseball

Thu May 16, 2013

KARE-TV Minneapolis

Replay? Umpires blow another call

Of course not, though umpire Mark Wegner's ruling of a ground-rule double Thursday was clearly wrong once the TV audience - and the broadcasters - saw a replay.

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Related Topix: Sports, Matt Carpenter, Baseball Players

Asbury Park Press

New York Mets snap losing streak

New York Mets' David Wright hits an RBI double during the sixth inning of Wednesday's game on Thursday in St.

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Related Topix: Sports, Ike Davis, Jordany Valdespin, Baseball Players, Lucas Duda, David Wright, Pete Kozma

St. Louis Cardinals

Yadi given rare opportunity to recharge

Yadier Molina was bound to get a day off during this 10-game homestand, and after watching his catcher struggle at the plate on Tuesday, manager Mike Matheny chose to unplug the veteran from the lineup on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Yadier Molina, Jon Jay, Matt Carpenter, Matt Holliday, Chris Carpenter

The Miami Herald

Cardinals capitalize on Mets' miscues for victory

Shelby Miller wasn't nearly as efficient this time out, but he pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings and the Cardinals got three runs thank to mistakes by the Mets in a 4-2 win on Wednesday night at Busch Stadium.

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Related Topix: Sports, Daniel Descalso, Jon Jay, Baseball Players, Tony Cruz, Pete Kozma, Shelby Miller

Wed May 15, 2013

Merced Sun-Star

Column: Cubs need Wrigley, not other way around

If the Cubs were half as good at baseball as they are at artist's renderings, the team would have left Wrigley Field behind long before now.

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Related Topix: Sports, Starlin Castro, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Nate Schierholtz, Jon Jay

Tue May 14, 2013

Press & Sun-Bulletin

Beltran, Cardinals rookie tame New York Mets

The ball didn't have to leave the infield for the Binghamton Mets to turn a tie game into a... The Binghamton Mets won their third straight with a 7-3 victory against the Akron Aeros on Tuesday night.

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Related Topix: Sports, Matt Carpenter, Baseball Players, Jon Jay, Major League Baseball, New York Mets, Josh Edgin, Daniel Murphy

St. Louis Cardinals

Cards' blasts punctuate Gast's debut victory

For all the attention and praise poured upon the Cardinals' rotation over the first six weeks of the season, John Gast provided a reminder on Tuesday that the talent pool is much deeper than the team's Opening Day starting five.

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Related Topix: Sports, Jon Jay, Matt Carpenter, Baseball Players, Pete Kozma, Jake Westbrook, St. Louis Cardinals, Major League Baseball