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Pujols and Ludwick reached base four times apiece. Pujols added two RBIs to reach 85 and also hit his first triple of the season.

When the season started, Rick Ankiel still owned center field for the Cardinals.

And according to one article the St. Louis Cardinals are considered to be one of six serious contenders in the 'Halladay Trade Sweepstakes.' And sports talk radio in St.

Upper Deck will distribute a special baseball card set for this year's MLB FanFest in St.

So Taguchi politely tips his cap to the umpire the first time he bats during each game.

"He's from another planet," said DeRosa, limited to watching and not playing right now because of injury.

Posted on June 26th, 2009 11:30 PM By La Velle Joe Nathan's ninth inning was the talk of the clubhouse after Friday's 3-1 win.

Tim Lincecum threw a two-hitter for his third complete game of the season, and Travis Ishikawa homered in San Francisco's 10-0 rout of St.

The Cardinals were fortunate to limit their dubious distinctions to one on Monday night at Busch Stadium.

Tim Lincecum bordered on unhittable en route to shutting out the Cardinals, and the Giants' bats awoke in a 10-0 rout in the opener of a four-game series with St.

Pitchers always talk about making the purpose pitch. The right pitch can be the perfect one.

Glen Perkins pushed Minnesota over the breakeven mark by allowing only four hits in seven innings Friday, boosting the Twins past St.

Mets first baseman Nick Evans catches a pop fly in foul territory hit by Cards Rick Ankiel for the second out of the third inning as the New York Mets defeat the St.

The Detroit Tigers placed pitcher Dontrelle Willis on the disabled list. He was placed on the disabled list not for tightness in his shoulder or a pulled hamstring; the official medical diagnosis was for "anxiety disorder." But in practical terms - the baseball world - the diagnosis was simple: he forgot how to pitch.

There's no denying Scott Beerer's power when he steps up to the plate. At 6-foot-1 and 200 pounds, the Tri-City Dust Devils outfielder is a model of sinew and strength who, with a quick swing, can easily blast a baseball out of any park in America.

Last season the two bombers combined for 62 homers and 184 RBIs. This year so far they've combined for 13 homers and 59 RBIs.

Khalil Greene and Rick Ankiel also hit consecutive homers off Kyle Davies to give St.

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Joel Pineiro is carried off the field by teammates Rick Ankiel, right, catcher Yadier Molina and trainer Barry Weinberg, left, after Pineiro fell to the ground striking out the Detroit Tigers' Josh Anderson to end the top of the seventh inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 18, 2009, in St.

It wasn't long ago when Mike Lowell simply wanted a second chance. Reeling from a horrendous 2005 season in which he struggled to gain any semblance of consistency at the plate, the then-Marlins third baseman was labeled dead weight heading into the subsequent offseason.

It seems like a simple concept, bordering on cliche: as Albert Pujols goes, so go the St.