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Latest injury may end Izzy's career

St. Louis Post-DispatchAll-time Cardinals saves leader Jason Isringhausen walked away from the club Tuesday with what is believed to be a career-threatening torn flexor muscle near his right elbow.
St. Louis Cardinals4 hours ago

Lopez starts again

St. Louis Post-DispatchCardinals manager Tony La Russa, liking what he's seen of Washington Nationals castoff Felipe Lopez so far, wrote Lopez's name on his card Tuesday night for the ninth time in the 12 games he's played with the team.
St. Louis Cardinals4 hours ago

Back at Busch, bats go silent

St. Louis Post-DispatchBraden Looper continued his run of sterling starts, bringing home the kind of outings that helped the Cardinals vitalize their wild card chances with a successful 10-game trip.
St. Louis Cardinals4 hours ago

Wainwright says he's ready

St. Louis Post-DispatchSuggesting a modification of the team's previously stated blueprint, Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright insisted Tuesday he is ready to pitch, preferably in the team's starting rotation as early as Friday's series opener against the Atlanta Braves.
St. Louis Cardinals4 hours ago

Snell Gets Win As Pirates Defeat Cardinals, 4-1

ESPN VideoPirates top Cardinals, 4-1
St. Louis Cardinals5 hours ago

Cards promote No. 1 pick to Double-A

St. Louis Post-DispatchContinuing what’s been a summer of aggressive promotion in the minor-league system, the Cardinals pushed No. 1 pick Brett Wallace all the way to Double-A Springfield on Tuesday. Coming from Low-A Quad Cities, third baseman Wallace leapfrogged Hi...
St. Louis Cardinals16 hours ago

Kip Wells lands with Royals

St. Louis Post-DispatchKANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Royals have signed veteran free-agent pitcher Kip Wells for the rest of 2008. The 31-year-old Wells, who was 7-17 for the Cardinals in 2007, started the season as the Colorado Rockies' opening day starter. He w...
St. Louis Cardinals20 hours ago

Cards' plans depend on Carpenter

St. Louis Post-DispatchWhat Chris Carpenter feels — or perhaps more important, doesn't feel — will heavily influence what shape the Cardinals' rotation will take for the schedule's final six weeks. Among those waiting for an answer is Carpenter himself.
St. Louis Cardinals1 day ago

Up Next: Cards vs. Pirates at Busch

St. Louis Post-DispatchCardinals vs. Pittsburgh at Busch Stadium 7:15 Tuesday FSN Midwest Braden Looper RH Record • 11-9 ERA • 4.07 Ian Snell RH Record • 4-10 ERA • 5.91 7:15 Wednesday FSN Midwest Todd Wellemeyer RH Record • 10-4 ERA • 3.79 Jason Davis ...
St. Louis Cardinals1 day ago

Jocketty shapes Reds' future

St. Louis Post-DispatchThe man assigned a rival organization's heavy lifting worked the Cardinals clubhouse Sunday morning wearing a Tommy Bahama Hawaiian shirt and an easy smile.
St. Louis Cardinals2 days ago

Cards' bid for sweep on road falls short

St. Louis Post-DispatchWith Cubs winning, Birds may be relegated to race for wild card.
St. Louis Cardinals2 days ago

Noteboook: Pitching limbo

St. Louis Post-DispatchThe Cardinals have not yet decided when Adam Wainwright will be activated or even how he will be used.
St. Louis Cardinals2 days ago

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St. Louis Cardinals' Todd Wellemeyer pitches in the second innin... (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)
AP Photo/J. Pat Carter

St. Louis Cardinals' Todd Wellemeyer pitches in the second inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Miami on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008.»Yahoo! Sports

St. Louis Cardinals' Ryan Ludwick, right, celebrates with a team... (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)
AP Photo/J. Pat Carter

St. Louis Cardinals' Ryan Ludwick, right, celebrates with a teammate after the Cardinals defeated the Florida Marlins 3-0 in a baseball game in Miami on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008. Ludwick had a two-run homer and an RBI double.»Yahoo! Sports

St. Louis Cardinals' Ryan Ludwick (47) celebrates his two-run ho... (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)
AP Photo/J. Pat Carter

St. Louis Cardinals' Ryan Ludwick (47) celebrates his two-run home run with Cesar Izturis during the seventh inning of a baseball game in Miami on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008, as Florida Marlins catcher John Baker watches.»Yahoo! Sports

St. Louis Cardinals' Ryan Ludwick watches his third-inning doubl... (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)
AP Photo/J. Pat Carter

St. Louis Cardinals' Ryan Ludwick watches his third-inning double against the Florida Marlins in a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008, in Miami. The Marlins catcher is John Baker The Cardinals won 3-0.»Yahoo! Sports