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At the Cardinals' spring training complex in Jupiter, Fla., young players were being asked to play in ballgames alongside veterans.

The St. Louis Cardinals enter the opener of their three-game series against the host Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday with the best record in the major leagues.

This team has been built with the draft but not like you'd expect. Craig / Carpenter / Jay / Freeze are all big time contributors to the Cardinals.

Tyler Lyons scrolled through his phone, scanning all the text messages congratulating the left-hander on his winning major league debut.

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.

Padres pitcher Clayton Richard made his second Minor League rehabilitation start on Tuesday for Triple-A Tucson in Omaha, allowing two runs in six innings.

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Daniel Descalso went 3-for-3 and broke the contest open with an eighth-inning grand slam as the St.

It sure has been fun to see Ryan Jackson light up triple-A but let this post serve as your cold shower.

The Brewers began the season with three left-handed relievers, but this weekend were down to one -- and that one has been struggling to retire left-handed hitters.

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

Jeff Bianchi's two-run single in the 10th inning led the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-4 win over the St.

Boston's Jon Lester improved to 6-0 this season after the Red Sox thumped Tampa Bay 9-2 on Wednesday, while Rays' Cy Young winner David Price left the game with a triceps issue in the third inning.

Rookie Shelby Miller followed up his nearly perfect one-hitter with 5 2-3 scoreless innings and the Cardinals scored the go-ahead run in the seventh on a wild pitch in a 4-2 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday night.

Almost six years ago, the St. Louis Cardinals made Owasso's Pete Kozma the 18th pick in the 2007 MLB draft.

Approximately 24 hours before John Gast was scheduled to make his Major League debut against the Mets, the Cardinals prospect said he wasn't feeling nervous.

Louis used a three-run seventh inning to beat the New York Mets 6-3 on Monday night.

The Cardinals own the best record in the major leagues. They've done this by weathering quite a few slow starts among their position players.

Wednesday's game against the Red Birds marked the end of the short two game set against the long time rivals.

The Cardinals are as well-rounded of a ball club as the Rockies will see this year, as Aaron from Viva El Birdos explains.