| |
| Cardinals set to host Phillies |
MLB Baseball |
05/04/2009 |
| |
| (Sportsbooks) - Playing at home has been a big reason for the early success of the St. Louis Cardinals, who will open a quick two-game series tonight versus the Philadelphia Phillies at Busch Stadium. St. Louis will also welcome the Pittsburgh Pirates to town for two games and is 10-3 as the host this season. The Cardinals are coming off a rain-shortened seven-game road trip and went 4-2 on the trek, suffering a 6-1 loss to the Washington Nationals on Saturday. Starting pitcher Joel Pineiro was trying to becom |
|
| |
| Astros, Nats start short series in nation's capital |
MLB Baseball |
05/04/2009 |
| |
| runs on six hits with three strikeouts and three walks in a no-decision for Houston. Geoff Geary (1-3) allowed one run on three hits in 1 1/3 innings of relief to pick up the win. LaTroy Hawkins retired the side in the ninth to collect his third save of the year. In Washington, the finale of a four-game set between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Nationals was postponed due to heavy rain. The Nationals did not immediately announce a makeup date. Washington won four of its six meetings with the Astros last season. |
|
| |
| National League Game Capsules |
MLB Baseball |
05/03/2009 |
| |
| hits in 5 2/3 innings, as San Diego lost for the eighth time in its last nine games. Jody Gerut and Brian Giles each homered in the loss. St. Louis at Washington, postponed Washington, DC (Sportsbooks) - The finale of a four-game set between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Washignton Nationals was postponed due to heavy rain. The Nationals did not immediately announce a makeup date. New York at Philadelphia, postponed Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbooks) - Sunday's series finale between the New York Mets and Phil |
|
| |
| Finale of four-game set between Nats and Cards rained out |
MLB Baseball |
05/03/2009 |
| |
| Washington, DC (Sportsbooks) - The finale of a four-game set between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Washignton Nationals was postponed due to heavy rain. The Nationals did not immediately announce a makeup date. |
|
| |
| Unbeaten Lohse to go for Cards in finale with Nats |
MLB Baseball |
05/03/2009 |
| |
| (Sportsbooks) - Streaking right-hander Kyle Lohse seeks win No. 4 in his sixth start of the season today, when the St. Louis Cardinals visit Washington for the finale of a four-game series with the host Nationals. A reclamation project last spring who turned in a surprising 15-win season in 2008 for the Cardinals, Lohse has opened 2009 with three more victories while allowing 25 hits and just seven earned runs in 32 innings. He's allowed just one earned run over 11 frames in his two most recent outings, shakin |
|
| |
| Martis hurls a gem, Zimmerman extends streak as Nats down Cards |
MLB Baseball |
05/02/2009 |
| |
| Washington, DC (Sportsbooks) - Shairon Martis allowed only one run over nine innings, and Ryan Zimmerman extended his hitting streak to 21 games, as the Washington Nationals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-1, at Nationals Park. Martis (3-0) yielded just five hits while striking out six without issuing a walk in his first career complete game for the Nationals, who had lost four of five coming into the game. Zimmerman finished the game 2-for-4 to extend his Nationals record hitting streak. "After the second |
|
| |
| Brewers set to face tough test from Haren, Diamondbacks |
MLB Baseball |
05/02/2009 |
| |
| inating outing followed up a 2-0 triumph over Colorado on April 22, in which Haren fanned nine over seven shutout innings. Haren has faced the Brewers twice previously, but both appearances came back in 2004, when the 28-year-old was a member of the St. Louis Cardinals. His only career start against Milwaukee was a no decision at Miller Park, although he threw five innings of one-run ball in that game. He'll be matched up against a Milwaukee squad that had won eight times in a nine-game stretch and ripped up four |
|
| |
| Pineiro, Cards aim for another win over hapless Nats |
MLB Baseball |
05/02/2009 |
| |
| (Sportsbooks) - Right-hander Joel Pineiro goes for a National League-best fifth win today, when the St. Louis Cardinals visit Nationals Park for the third test of a four-game set with the Washington Nationals. A veteran of seven seasons with Seattle from 2000 to 2006, Pineiro split 2007 between Boston and St. Louis before establishing himself as a full-time NL starter last year, beginning 25 games with the Cardinals. He hit the ground running in the Gateway City in 2009, defeating Houston in his initial outing |
|
| |
| Nats hope to reverse fortunes in second test with Cards |
MLB Baseball |
05/01/2009 |
| |
| (Sportsbooks) - Ryan Zimmerman has been the lone diamond in the rough for the lowly Washington Nationals and will try to get his club back on track tonight in the second installment of a four-game series versus the St. Louis Cardinals at Nationals Park. The slugging third baseman is riding a team-best 19-game hitting streak and has five homers and 16 RBI during the tear. Zimmerman hit a two-run homer in Thursday's 9-4 loss to the Cardinals in the series opener, while Jesus Flores went 2-for-4 with an RBI and r |
|
| |
| Hampton, Lowe square off at Turner Field |
MLB Baseball |
05/01/2009 |
| |
| aulino (0-2) was the hard-luck loser. The young right-hander allowed two runs -- one earned -- over 5 2/3 innings, struck out three and walked a pair. Meanwhile, in Atlanta on Wednesday, Albert Pujols went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored as the St. Louis Cardinals got by the Braves, 5-3, in the rubber match of a three-game set. Omar Infante finished with three hits and an RBI for Atlanta, which has dropped three of its last four. Casey Kotchman and Jeff Francoeur each had a pair of hits and a run scored in de |
|
| |
Users interested in the St. Louis Cardinals also reviewed:
