Lance Lynn News

Yadier Molina is generally recognized as the best defensive catcher in baseball, but it might be about time he started getting some attention for what he can do with the bat.

It's amazing how quickly things can fall apart in big league baseball. And it's equally amazing how losing a piece of the puzzle in one area can impact all the rest.

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Chris Carpenter is scheduled to begin a lengthy rehabilitation process on Monday, as he will graduate from throwing a weighted ball into a net to throwing an actual baseball into an actual glove.

After missing the previous three games to be with his wife Johari and newborn baby girl Camryn Drew, the Phillies' shortstop was reinstated from baseball's paternity leave list after Wednesday's win over the Washington Nationals.

The St. Louis Cardinals ' starting rotation ranks in the top five of all of baseball entering play on Thursday, even without the presence of ace Chris Carpenter .

The St. Louis Cardinals have done it: They've gotten almost all the faberge eggs, even the cracked and dull ones, out of Memphis.

When the first five San Diego Padres reached safely, it looked as if it'd be a long night for rookie Lance Lynn.

For the sixth time this young season, the Padres will be playing the final of a series hoping to avoid being swept.

During this past offseason, speculation was all over the board as far as where starting pitcher Roy Oswalt would end up after becoming a free agent.

What's happening today: The Padres haven't won three in a row this season, but man can they rack up three-game losing streaks.

Adam Wainwright has gotten off to a pretty rough start this season, posting an ERA of 5.77 prior to Tuesday's action.

Jeff Suppan was a big part of the Cardinals' World Series championship back in 2006, and Wednesday he'll be back at Busch Stadium, albeit in the other dugout.

After holding relatively steady for the past couple of weeks, we have some shuffling in the NL Rookie of the Year rankings.

For a manager with no experience at any level, Mike Matheny was making the job of replacing a future Hall of Famer look easy.

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Pitcher Chris Carpenter, center fielder Jon Jay and first basemen Lance Berkman and Allen Craig have all spent time on the DL so far.

The St. Louis Cardinals thought they were merely taking a two-city, five-day road trip to California.

Josh Hamilton has had an amazing start to the season but is it one of the most surprising? Rick Yeatts/Getty Images The 2012 Major League Baseball season started with many expectations and predictions.

Salas retired only one of the five batters he faced in the ninth inning, walking A.J. Ellis on four pitches with the bases loaded to force in a run and send the St.

Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen made a huge mistake with a one-run lead in the ninth inning to Lance Berkman, and was relieved it didn't turn out to be as costly as it seemed to be at the time.