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Cardinals C Willson Contreras headed to IL with broken finger
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras is headed to the injured list for the second time this season after he broke a finger when he was hit by a pitch in Saturday's game at Minnesota. Contreras was leading off the fourth inning when Twins pitcher Pablo...
Cardinals stifle Twins 6-1 behind Andre Pallante's 7 strong innings
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Andre Pallante retired 17 of the last 18 batters he faced over seven strong innings and Lars Nootbaar hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the fourth inning, leading the St. Louis Cardinals past the Minnesota Twins 6-1 on Friday night. Brendan Donovan homered,...
Arenado hits a 10th-inning grand slam to give the Cardinals a 10-6 win over the Brewers
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Arenado hit a grand slam in the 10th inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 10-6 comeback victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night. Arenado’s fifth career walk-off homer and sixth career grand slam gave the Cardinals their second win in their...
Willson Contreras hits pair of 2-run homers in Cardinals' 8-5 victory over Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Willson Contreras hit a pair of two-run homers and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Friday night. Contreras opened the scoring in the first with a two-run shot off the top of the bullpen fence in right and added another...
Nolan Arenado, Alec Burleson each drive in 2 runs to help the Cardinals beat the Rays 5-2
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Arenado and Alec Burleson each had two hits and drove in two runs to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 on Wednesday night. Burleson has 26 RBIs in home games since June 20, the most in the majors. He was more exciting about getting to...
Paul Goldschmidt's walk-off homer gives the Cardinals a 4-3 win over the Nationals
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt hit a game-ending homer in the ninth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 on Sunday to snap a three-game skid. Leading off the ninth, Goldschmidt hit a 2-2 sinker from Dylan Floro (3-3) into the left field stands...
Nationals roar ahead with 7-run inning, hand Cardinals 3rd straight loss 14-3
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Keibert Ruiz hit a three-run home run to cap Washington’s seven-run outburst in the sixth inning, and the Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 14-3 on Saturday night. After failing to score with the bases loaded in each of the prior two innings, the Nationals...
Burleson, Goldschmidt hit home runs in Cardinals' 6-2 win over Braves
ATLANTA (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt hit one of four Cardinals home runs after getting dropped in the order and St. Louis knocked off the Atlanta Braves 6-2 on Sunday to win the series. Cardinals designated hitter Alec Burleson had a homer and two RBIs, giving him 21 in 16 games in...
Arenado's two-run single in the eighth helps Cardinals beat Cubs 5-4 for a doubleheader sweep
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Arenado hit a two-run single in the eighth inning, Masyn Winn and Willson Contreras homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Saturday night to complete a doubleheader sweep. St. Louis won the opener 11-3 as Alec Burleson hit a...
