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Lance Berkman and Houston Astros owner Jim Crane met last week and discussed a potential return to the team for the free agent first baseman.

Cardinals-Astros Preview

David Freese and Yadier Molina both connected for their 20th home runs of the season, and Lance Lynn threw 6 1/3 shutout innings to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-0 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday night.

Astros-Cardinals Preview

The Houston Astros acquired closer Francisco Cordero and outfielder Ben Francisco as part of a 10-player trade with Toronto on Friday.

David Freese hit a grand slam and a two-run homer and rookie Lance Lynn struck out a career-high 11 in earning his ninth win as the St. Louis Cardinals cruised past the Houston Astros 14-2 on Thursday night.

The St. Louis Cardinals have placed left-hander Jaime Garcia on the 15-day disabled list with a left shoulder strain.

With injuries and performance changes around the country, Keith Law provides an updated version of his top 50 MLB draft prospects for 2012.

Story | Conversation | May 08, 2012

It's a bit early to pay extra close attention to the ESPN Player Rater and decipher meaningful results, but certainly there are some surprises. Entering the weekend, the top pitcher is St. Louis Cardinals fill-in Lance Lynn, edging out Chicago W...

Blog | April 27, 2012

Eric Karabell looks at Jose Altuve's hot start and whether the young Astros second baseman can keep things up all season.

Blog | Conversation | April 27, 2012

Cardinals outfielder Lance Berkman said Tuesday that Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig "extorted'" new Astros owner Jim Crane into changing leagues as a precondition of the sale of the franchise in November.

Astros 4, Cardinals 3

St. Louis pitcher Chris Carpenter played catch with teammate Jake Westbrook on Wednesday morning, a step the Cardinals' ace hopes gets him closer to prepared for the season.

New Houston general manager Jeff Luhnow is confident he can turn the Astros into a winner.

The Houston Astros hired Jeff Luhnow as their new general manager Wednesday night, hoping he can help rebuild a team that finished with the worst record in the major leagues.

The Houston Astros fired general manager Ed Wade and team president Tal Smith on Sunday night in the first of the changes promised by new owner Jim Crane.