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Cardinals stymie Phillies 5-1 behind Garcia

Associated Press

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Joe Blanton follows through on a throw during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals

ST. LOUIS — With the bases loaded, two outs and the game tied in the top of the seventh, Charlie Manuel let his pitcher, Joe Blanton, hit. It [...]

Cardinals pound Kendrick, Phillies 8-4

Associated Press

Kendrick (5-4) surrendered seven runs in five innings, coughing up a 4-2 lead as the Phillies lost for the fourth time in five games.

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ST. LOUIS — No worries about offense on Matt Holliday’s day off. The St. Louis Cardinals had plenty of it without their cleanup hitter.

Albert Pujols’ two-run home run in [...]

Holliday, Cardinals edge Blue Jays 1-0

Associated Press

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter works against the Toronto Blue Jays

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TORONTO — Just like he did four years ago, Chris Carpenter returned to Toronto and shut down the Blue Jays.

Carpenter pitched eight impressive innings and Matt Holliday hit an RBI single off Kevin Gregg with two out in the ninth, [...]

Cardinals beat Blue Jays 9-4

Associated Press

St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina hits a home run off Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Brett Cecil in the second inning of interleague action in Toronto on Tuesday, June 22, 2010

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TORONTO — Matt Holliday extended his hitting binge into a brand new week.

The streaking slugger connected for one of St. [...]

Brewers over Cards 4-3 in 10

Associated Press

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Manny Parra

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ST. LOUIS — Rickie Weeks homered early and Corey Hart hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night.

Manny Parra struck out a career-high 10 in 5 1/3 innings and the [...]

Cardinals beat Reds 4-1

Associated Press

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Chris Carpenter throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds.

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ST. LOUIS — Eight straight times, Chris Carpenter has beaten the Cincinnati Reds. This time, they helped.

Carpenter allowed four hits in eight innings and benefited from the Reds‘ fielding and baserunning woes [...]

Reds win 9-8 over Cardinals

Associated Press

Scott Rolen rounds third and heads for home on a three-run home run in the first inning.

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ST. LOUIS — Scott Rolen‘s biggest day of the season helped beat his old team. Helped keep Johnny Cueto off the hook, too.

Rolen homered twice and doubled with four RBIs in a homecoming that still [...]

Cardinals whip Reds 12-4

Associated Press

Bronson Arroyo had a 3-1 lead until a one-hour rain delay. Then the Cardinals rocked him for six more runs.

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ST. LOUIS — An hour-long rain delay was just what Jaime Garcia needed to refocus.

The St. Louis Cardinals knocked out Bronson Arroyo in the fifth inning and their rookie left-hander overcame a [...]

Pujols moves to cleanup for Cardinals

Associated Press

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ST. LOUIS —Albert Pujols was batting cleanup instead of his accustomed No. 3 spot for the first time in nearly seven seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals’ first game since dropping out of the NL Central lead.

Pujols moves to cleanup for Cardinals

Matt Holliday moved up to third against the Washington Nationals, switching [...]

Reds knock Cardinals out of 1st

Associated Press

Bronson Arroyo pitched a complete game and drove in two more Sunday

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CINCINNATI — Moments after Jay Bruce caught a routine fly for the final out, the public address announcer called everyone’s attention to the standings board behind the right-field seats, the one that was about to reflect a seismic shift in [...]