ST. LOUIS — In an apparent attempt to goose the timely hitting in his offense and protect Albert Pujols with bookend sluggers, manager Tony La Russa will shake up his lineup this afternoon and bat Ryan Ludwick second.
La Russa also announced…
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Loading ...ST. LOUIS — The tarp is pulled taut over the infield here at Busch Stadium as rain — the same rain that has blanketed the area for several days — will make formal workouts difficult for the two teams who…
(3 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5) Loading ...Ryan Ludwick nearly broke it open for the Cardinals in Game 1 with a ball down the left-field line off Jeff Weaver but the ball was ruled foul. He tapped out on the next pitch.
A day later, Ludwick’s thoughts: “When…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Joe Torre said the Dodgers will stick with the same lineup for Game 2 this afternoon against the Cardinals.
“I waited until (Ronnie) Belliard showd up, and he seemed to come out of it fine last night. So we’ll go with…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...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…
(4 votes, average: 4.25 out of 5) Loading ...The Cardinals were 14-57 this season when trailing after seven innings.
Not a good sign.
The Cards trailed the Dodgers, 5-2, after the top of the seventh as reliever Hong-Chih Kuo didn’t allow a run in his first inning of work, getting…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...It’s only the top of the seventh and already the Cardinals and Dodgers have combined to set a National League Division Series record by stranding 23 runners.
The Dodgers just left the bases loaded in the sixth as Trever Miller struck…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...LOS ANGELES — The lanky righthander who was a surprise factor in the St. Louis Cardinals run to the World Series title in 2006 just saved the Los Angeles from a disastrous fourth inning. Jeff Weaver, last seen making a…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...After teasing with the idea of putting Skip Schumaker back in center field, Tony La Russa has him at second base tonight, leading off.
The Cardinals lineup tonight vs. the Dodgers:
2B — Skip Schumaker
SS — Brendan Ryan
1B — Albert Pujols
LF —…
(10 votes, average: 4.9 out of 5) Loading ...As the Dodgers bat before tonight’s NLDS Game 1 vs. the Cardinals, Albert Pujols is the first Cardial on the field, exchanging some pleasantries with Rafael Furcal among others.
Manny Ramirez also is spending some time with Albert before his first…
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