Running through some end-of-the-year observations

Mark Cunningham/Getty Images Toss out everything from this Mets season -- except the uniforms they wore Sunday. Keep those. By Steve Berthiaume, E...

LaRue's homer helps Cardinals top Rockies to win NL Central title

Matt Holliday celebrated another playoff clincher at Coors Field, only this time it was with the St. Louis Cardinals and not the Colorado Rockies.

DeRosa, Cardinals hang rare home loss on Astros' Rodriguez

Mark DeRosa homered twice and the Cardinals routed the Astros on Monday.

Johnson, Marlins send Cards to fifth loss in six games

Josh Johnson shut down the Cardinals and the Marlins hung on for a win on Wednesday.

Pujols' pinch-hit HR leaves Pirates 1 loss shy of 17th consecutive losing season

Albert Pujols lead off the 10th inning with his second career pinch-hit home run, and the Cardinals beat Pittsburgh 2-1 on Saturday night.

Houston Astros pitcher Wandy Rodriguez throws to St. Louis Cardinals' Jason LaRue, right, during the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 21, 2009 in Houston

Holliday scores go-ahead run in eighth inning as Cardinals edge Astros

Matt Holliday had four hits for the second time in his eight games with the St. Louis Cardinals and scored the go-ahead run on Rick Ankiel's eighth-inning single in a 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night.

Manny passes Mantle to back Schmidt in Dodgers' win

Manny Ramirez passed Micky Mantle on the home run list and Jason Schmidt got a rare win as the Dodgers beat the Reds on Monday.

Match the hitter with at-bat music

See if you can match the major league player with his at-bat music in The Life's weekly Batter's Hit Box.

Zambrano's gem, HR bring Cubs within 2½ games of Cards

Carlos Zambrano pitched six solid innings and hit his third homer of the season, helping the Cubs beat the Cardinals 7-3 on Sunday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.

Cubs flip the script

...Cardinals' second baseman Skip Schumaker, whose throw was a bit high and managed to pull catcher Jason LaRue's foot off the plate. Although the replays showed the North Siders might have caught a...

Pineiro, Ludwick rally first-place Cardinals past Brewers

Joel Pineiro scattered three hits in his third complete game this year and Ryan Ludwick hit a three-run homer in a five-run eighth inning, rallying the Cardinals to a 5-1 win over the Brewers.

Twins' Liriano wins 2nd straight; DeRosa hitless in Cards debut

Francisco Liriano pitched seven strong innings, Justin Morneau hit a three-run home run and the Twins beat the Cardinals 6-2 on Sunday.

Volquez goes down again

Reds starter Edinson Volquez lasted only one inning after coming off the DL, suffering another injury.

Relievers do job as Reds survive Volquez injury

Five Reds relievers held the Cards in check after Edinson Volquez went down.