ST. LOUIS — When it came to the pitchers who had been among the most consistent, most steady and, at times, most dominant in the National League for the past two seasons, St. Louis Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright lacked the…

ST. LOUIS — Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter is the Major League Baseball players’ choice as the National League Comeback Player of the Year — an award that he has won twice because of a career complicated by injuries.

Carpenter lost most…

LOS ANGELES — Some of the post-game press conference highlights from Dodger Stadium following tonight’s 5-3 St. Louis Cardinals loss in Game 1 of the National League Division series:

Cardinals manager Tony La Russa

(on overall impressions of the lost) “I just…

The Dodgers’ Manny Ramirez kept his postseason hitting streak alive with his double off Chris Carpenter in the bottom of the fourth.

Ramirez had a hit in all eight postseason games for the Dodgers last year when he hit .520 in…

The Cards loaded the bases with no outs against Randy Wolf but wound up with only one run as Matt Holliday was called out on strikes after an intentional walk to Albert Pujols.

Ryan Ludwick’s fly to shallow center that dropped…

Tony La Russa was asked if he’d ever had a better feeling going into the postseason than he did this year with Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright starting the first two games:

“I’ve never had a better one,” the manager said.…

LOS ANGELES — Some highlights from the pre-series press conferences held today at Dodger Stadium to introduce the Game 1 starters for the National League Division Series. Featured are Los Angeles Dodgers lefty Randy Wolf, who will be making the…

ST. LOUIS — In his first start since one of the biggest dud innings of his career, St. Louis Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter will face the rival Chicago Cubs with his unbeaten streak on the line.

Not just his unbeaten streak against…

ST. LOUIS — Kyle Lohse left his start Saturday frustrated by its brevity and feeling a lingering soreness that has brought some uncertainty to his next start. Lohse had been set to make a start this coming weekend against the Chicago…

ST. LOUIS — Chris Carpenter’s vice-grip hold on the National League’s best ERA slipped suddenly and unusually in the third inning of this afternoon’s game against the Atlanta Braves.

Carpenter, a leading candidate for this year’s Cy Young Award, entered Sunday’s…