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Harrison Bader received a unique opportunity in 2022. Bader spent the first part of the season in St. Louis with the Cardinals where Albert Pujols was pursuing the 700 home run mark. He was later dealt to the New York Yankees ahead of the MLB trade deadline where he got to witness Aaron Judge set […]

The St. Louis Cardinals resurgent second half of the 2022 MLB season came to a crushing end when they were swept out of the playoffs in the Wild Card round by the Philadelphia Phillies. The loss brought an end to Albert Pujols’ storied MLB career, but the same can’t be said for Adam Wainwright, who […]

Adam Wainwright previously announced that he will return for the 2023 season. However, Wainwright recently added that the 2023 campaign will be his final one in the big leagues, per Derrick Goold. “Yes, this will be the last one,” Wainwright said. “But everyone relax, let me go out and pitch. … I’m coming back to […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are saying goodbye to legends like Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina. One of the Cardinals’ other veteran legends, Adam Wainwright, isn’t going anywhere yet. According to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Wainwright is returning to the Cardinals next season. “Adam Wainwright will be returning to [the Cardinals] for the 2023 […]

The MLB world has lost a legend. St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame closer Bruce Sutter has sadly passed away at the age of 69. We are saddened over the passing of Bruce Sutter. Sutter was a dominant pitcher and a member of the '82 World Series Championship team. He is a member of both […]

St. Louis Cardinals legend Albert Pujols went through a bit of a career renaissance in his final season in the league. Pujols hit 24 home runs and 68 runs batted in in only 351 plate appearances, and he reached the 700-HR mark in the process. However, as all baseball fans know, the 42-year old could […]

Adam Wainwright pitched in uncharacteristic fashion down the stretch for the St. Louis Cardinals. Wainwright recently broke his silence in reference to his struggles with a lengthy explanation on Twitter. “Want to clear a few things up as I didn’t pitch like I wanted to down the stretch and feel the need to explain,” Wainwright […]

Much has been said about how the New York Yankees received the short end of the stick in their trade with the St. Louis Cardinals, which saw starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery go the other way in exchange for outfielder Harrison Bader just before the 2022 trade deadline. However, it seems as if Bader is making […]

There’s no doubting that Nolan Arenado wants to continue his career with the St. Louis Cardinals. After going 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts on Saturday in his team’s season-ending 2-0 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, though, St. Louis’ star third baseman couldn’t help but feel some fans may not want him to return. Fighting […]

The tremendous careers of Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina have come to an end. The St. Louis Cardinals lost the NL Wild Card round to the Philadelphia Phillies in two games. Now, the two legends of the game are heading into retirement. Pujols retureds to being a true slugger with the Cardinals this season and […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are advancing to the NLDS after taking care of business against the St. Louis Cardinals. One man who’s clearly hyped about the result is 76ers center Joel Embiid. The Sixers star tweeted out his excitement shortly after the Phillies garnered the final out of Game 2. That's Tough🔥🔥🔥 @Phillies — Joel Embiid […]

The St. Louis Cardinals’ MLB playoffs campaign may have ended, but Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper won’t forget how Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina didn’t bow down without a fight. Harper gave both Pujols and Molina their flowers after the hard-fought Game 2 on Saturday night. The Phillies came out on top 2-0 to sweep […]

Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina both ended their legendary careers on Saturday night as the St. Louis Cardinals bowed out of the Wild Card series against the Philadelphia Phillies. Despite the heartbreaking 2-0 loss, both Pujols and Molina went down swinging – literally – and extended the Cardinals’ lifeline during the contest with a pair […]

Who’s ready for some more playoff action? Game two of this NL Wild Card series continues as the Philadelphia Phillies will square off with the St. Louis Cardinals in the “Rome of the West”. Join us for our MLB odds series,  where our Phillies-Cardinals prediction and pick will be revealed. Meeting seven times throughout the course […]

The St. Louis Cardinals entered the ninth inning of Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series with a 2-0 lead over the Philadelphia Phillies. Somehow, the team lost that game on Friday night 6-3. It’s hard to point to one specific reason for why the Cardinals imploded in the ninth. And it doesn’t seem […]

Zack Wheeler made the most out of his first career postseason start in the Philadelphia Phillies’ 6-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 1 of their NL wild-card series. Wheeler did not earn the win in the game, although he did have his way against a stout Cardinals lineup. The veteran right-hander logged […]

The St. Louis Cardinals looked well on their way to a Game 1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday in the Wild Card Series, but everything came crashing down when they gave up six runs in the top of the ninth after having a two-run lead. Closer Ryan Helsley unraveled in his one inning […]

The Philadelphia Phillies stunned the Cardinals in St. Louis in Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series. After being kept off the scoreboard through the first 8 innings of play, the Phillies’ potent lineup found their rhythm in the 9th and scored 6 runs to take the lead. Philadelphia went on to win by […]

The St. Louis Cardinals have been one of the best teams in the MLB for so long, having finished under .500 only once this century. This is thanks in no small part to Cardinals legends Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina, who have led the team to two World Series triumphs in 2006 and 2011. With […]

Albert Pujols announced before the start of the 2022 season that this year would be his last. When St. Louis Cardinals fans heard that, they assumed they would be getting Pujols for the entire campaign. But that almost wasn’t the case. Ahead of the Cardinals’ MLB Playoffs battle with the Philadelphia Phillies, Pujols revealed that […]

Fan attendance in baseball games has seen a gradual decline over the years. It’s among the chief concerns of Major League Baseball, and recent numbers don’t look optimistic for the MLB in that area as a whole. J.J. Cooper of Baseball America noted that while there has been an increase in live audience count from […]

With the Philadelphia Phillies set to start the MLB Playoffs festivities with their NL Wild Card round series vs. the St. Louis Cardinals, that means it’s time to release some predictions. The Phillies, who finished the regular season at 87-75, came a long way from the first half of the year, when they fired ex-manager […]

The 2022 MLB Postseason is upon us and there are four games that will be taking place this weekend. Let’s continue our MLB playoffs odds series with a breakdown of everything you need to know heading into Wild Card Weekend and the rest of the postseason. The four matchups this weekend will be exciting to […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are gearing up for their Wild Card series against the Philadelphia Phillies, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t already making plans for free agency, even though they would rather not have to deal with that for another few weeks. Despite that, it sounds like one of their new star pitchers, Jose […]

The St. Louis Cardinals got hot right after the 2022 MLB trade deadline, and ended up running away with the top spot in the National League Central this season. As a result, they will enter the playoffs as the number three seed in the National League, setting themselves up for a matchup with the Philadelphia […]

The Philadelphia Phillies (87-75) will kick off the first game of the NL Wild Card series when they visit the St. Louis Cardinals (93-69) on Friday afternoon. Zack Wheeler (12-7) will start game one for the Phillies, while will Jose Quintana (6-7) take the mound for the Cardinals. The first pitch is scheduled for 2:07 […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are in the playoffs for the first time in a decade as they head to the midwest to face off with the St. Cardinals at Busch Stadium. It is a best-of-3 series, and time to continue our MLB odds series with a Phillies-Cardinals prediction and pick. The Phillies finished 87-75 while going 40-41 on […]

The St. Louis Cardinals (92-68) will visit the Pittsburgh Pirates (61-99) on Tuesday in what will be the fifth consecutive matchup between the two teams. Righty Dakota Hudson (8-7) is the projected starter for the visiting Cardinals, while JT Bubaker (3-11) will get the start for the home Pirates. Below we continue our MLB odds […]

Albert Pujols might want to play for one more season in the MLB. The future baseball Hall of Famer has been sensational in his final season in the majors, especially since the start of the second half. On Monday night, Pujols launched yet another home run to add to his legend and at the same […]

The St. Louis Cardinals announced that they signed reliever Giovanny Gallegos to a two-year contract extension with a club option for 2025. The deal comes ahead of the MLB playoffs and will allow the Cardinals and Gallegos to avoid arbitration in the offseason. The Cardinals would not be where they are without Giovanny Gallegos’ contributions […]

The St. Louis Cardinals have been on a roll for a couple of months now. A large part of that has been the re-emergence of veteran slugger Albert Pujols. Last week, Pujols became just the fourth player in MLB history to hit 700 career home runs. On Sunday, he made some more history. Pujols took […]

The St. Louis Cardinals entered the season as one of the main contenders in the National League led by the incredible duo of Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado. These two individuals will likely finish in the top 5 in the NL MVP race, but the more inspiring and admirable story of this season for St. […]

St. Louis Cardinals star Nolan Arenado has had the privilege of playing next to Albert Pujols for the legend’s final MLB season. And on Friday night, that greatness was on display. Pujols smacked his 701st career home run in the fourth inning. The round-tripper, hit off former teammate Johan Oviedo, tied the game at 1-1. […]

This NL Central series has a lot of playoff implications in it! It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Cardinals-Brewers prediction and pick. The St. Louis Cardinals claimed the NL Central Division last night after taking down the Brewers 6-2. The Cardinals have a ton of experience on their roster and have […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are going to be a dangerous team in the 2022 MLB playoffs. The Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, and Atlanta Braves have received no shortage of attention in the National League for good reason, but this Cardinals ball club may have what it takes to upset each of those teams. […]

The St. Louis Cardinals never die. After 15 straight seasons with a record over .500, the Cardinals are NL Central champions once again, their 12th since the Central divisions were added in 1994. With an 89-65 record, the Cardinals are eager to make noise in October and reclaim their former glory, and if there’s anyone […]

There’s still a very long way to go but the St. Louis Cardinals have just taken a big step closer to winning a World Series in the final season of the tandem of Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina. After the Cardinals officially locked up the National League Central division title with a 6-2 road win […]

With only a week to go in the regular season, the St. Louis Cardinals will battle it out with the Milwaukee Brewers in a matchup with major playoff implications on the line. Join us for our odds series, where our Cardinals-Brewers prediction and pick will be revealed. Despite being losers in five of their previous […]

The St. Louis Cardinals will finish their series with the Los Angeles Dodgers as the two National League teams face off at Chavez Ravine. It’s time for Dodger baseball and to look at our MLB odds series and make a Cardinals-Dodgers prediction and pick. The Dodgers defeated the Cardinals 6-2 last night in front of a packed […]