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WHAT IT MEANS: Oops, they did it again. Inheriting runners on the corners from Shaun Marcum with two outs in the seventh inning and the score tied, Scott Rice tossed a wild pitch that allowed Daniel Descalso to race home from third with the go-ahe...

Bill Boyce/Associated Press Rick Ankiel made his Mets debut last night at Busch Stadium. ST. LOUIS FIRST PITCH: Less Cowgill. More Ankiel? Desperate for outfield production, the Mets signed strikeout-prone Rick Ankiel and will use him in a ce...

WHAT IT MEANS: Rick Ankiel and the pitcher whose glove he borrowed played central roles as the Mets dropped a season-worst seven games under .500. Ankiel, in his Mets debut, charged hard and lunged forward, but had pinch-hitter Ty Wigginton's sink...

Getty Images The Mets face Shelby Miller and Adam Wainwright consecutively to close this week's series. METS (14-20, fourth place/NL East) vs. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (23-13, first place/NL Central) Monday: RHP Jeremy Hefner (0-4, 4.63) vs. RHP Lanc...

Rick Reilly tells the story of Josh Ruchotzke, a quadruple amputee who has not let any obstacles keep him off the baseball field.

Matt Holliday and Carlos Beltran homered and Shelby Miller pitched six strong innings to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-1 Friday night.

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Matt Holliday hit a two-run homer and the St. Louis Cardinals snapped a three-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the Reds on Tuesday night.

Jon Jay and Matt Holliday each had two hits and two RBIs as the St. Louis Cardinals jumped on the Pittsburgh Pirates early in a 10-6 victory Monday night.

Matt Holliday, Pete Kozma and Jon Jay homered, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 on Tuesday night to even their season-opening series at a game apiece.

Whether he's a starter, a closer or a set-up man (his role right now) for the Cardinals, young Trevor Rosenthal has the stuff to impress.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Mike Baxter lost a fly ball in the sun in right field, resulting in Matt Holliday reaching second base with what was ruled an eighth-inning double. And when Allen Craig followed with an RBI single against Brandon Lyon, the St....

Steve Mitchell/USA TODAY Sports Matt Harvey limited St. Louis to two runs in 5 1/3 innings Monday. JUPITER, Fla. -- Matt Harvey allowed two runs in 5 1/3 innings and Travis d'Arnaud went 2-for-3 and scored twice, including the tiebreaking run i...

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Justin Upton has been in the news all offseason, especially once the Arizona Diamondbacks needed to fix their outfield logjam after signing free agent Cody Ross. Rumors throughout the winter included both Upton and Jason Kubel, but Braves acquired th...

Jason Martinez looks at the Cardinals' talent, payroll situation and competition to determine their optimal year for contention in the next half-decade.

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