ST. LOUIS — In an attempt to cleanup their 40-man roster for the offseason, the St. Louis Cardinals made a series of moves this morning that included releasing reliever Brad Thompson.

The roster moves started last night with Jarrett Hoffpauir being…

ST. LOUIS — Righthanded reliever Brad Thompson will begin serving a two-game suspension this afternoon after Major League Baseball considered his appeal and trimmed his original punishment down by a game.

Thompson was suspended three games for a pitch that ran…

Cardinals relief pitcher Brad Thompson has been suspended for three games by Major League Baseball for allegedly throwing at New York Mets third baseman David Wright in the sixth inning of Wednesday’s game.

The incident occurred after Mets pitchers had hit…

MILWAUKEE - Not that the Cardinals would ever engage in petty gamesmanship, but the listings for Sunday’s doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley remain vague.

The Cardinals will start Adam Wainwright and Kyle Lohse, but will not commit to which…

MILWAUKEE - In a show of unity, the Cardinals rotation is brandishing moustaches. Save for some domestic objections, the idea seems to be translating well.

Wearing a moustache for the first time, Adam Wainwright came within two outs of his first…

The Cardinals have yet to make an official announcement, but the club has promoted righthanded pitcher Clayton Mortensen from Triple-A Memphis, most likely to assume infielder Khalil Greene’s spot on the roster. Mortensen was told Sunday night to make his…

ST. LOUIS — Kyle Lohse continued his steady and deliberate progress on a throwing program with a game of catch this afternoon, even as St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said there’s no certainty who will leave the rotation…

MIAMI - Brad Thompson will remain in place as the Cardinals’ fifth starter, according to pitching coach Dave Duncan, while club sources indicate Kyle Lohse is expected to miss a minimum 4 weeks with the possibility of being out through…

ST. LOUIS — The decision to restore tradition to their roster by adding a position player and taking the total of pitchers down to 12 leaves the St. Louis Cardinals with one role unfilled.

And it’s just as that role has…

As the club readies to place Kyle Lohse on the disabled list with a right flexor tendon strain, Joel Pineiro completed a bullpen throw Thursday without incident and is projected for a Sunday start against the Colorado Rockies. Pineiro missed his regular…