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VIERA, Fla. -- It's easy to look back now and tell the St. Louis Cardinals all the things they should have done last winter besides committing to Rafael Furcal as their shortstop. But seriously, have you looked at that free-agent shor...

VIERA, Fla. -- It was one of those slices of spring training life that looked like and felt like a lot more than two guys just trying to get their work in. Bryce Harper versus Shelby Miller. The rookie of the year vers...

Like Hunter Pence's logic-defying hit, San Francisco's elimination-defying run to the World Series cannot be easily explained.

Powered by Ryan Vogelsong's career-high nine-strikeout performance, the Giants cruised past the Cardinals, 6-1, to force Monday's Game 7.

Barry Zito pitched an elimination game for the ages and ignited a hashtag that reverberated from Stockton to Stockholm, throwing 7 2/3 artful shutout innings against the Cardinals in the Giants' 5-0 victory.

Carlos Beltran has returned to the starting lineup for the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 5 of the NL championship series.

The St. Louis Cardinals are on the verge of another World Series trip and deserve a bit more respect, writes Jayson Stark.

The Cardinals overcame the loss of Carlos Beltran, a starting pitcher who allowed 12 baserunners, a long rain delay and a stretched bullpen to defeat the Giants 3-1 in Game 3 and take a 2-1 lead in the NLCS.

Injured Giants second baseman Marco Scutaro wants his pitchers to respond with a 'nine-inning shutout' and win.

San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy "hopeful" that second baseman Marco Scutaro can play in Game 3.

The Giants evened the NLCS at one game apiece by putting a 7-1 hurting on the Cardinals, but they lost Marco Scutaro to a hip injury on Matt Holliday's takeout slide. Will the Giants have revenge on their minds when the series resumes in St. Louis?

David Freese and Carlos Beltran delivered the key blows in the Cardinals' 6-4 victory over the Giants in Game 1 of the NLCS.

The MLB postseason so far has never been more dramatic, thrilling and crazy than it has been this year.

The St. Louis Cardinals are proving to be unlike any team in history, writes Jayson Stark.

Jayson Werth gave the Nationals and their delirious fans something they'll never forget: an epic 13-pitch at-bat that culminated in a season-saving walk-off home run to force a Game 5 against St. Louis.