ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said before Friday’s game that he wanted to find an inning somewhere for Jason Motte to make his first appearance since Opening Day’s mushroom cloud. He did with the ninth…

ST. LOUIS — Jason Motte’s availability and his need to pitch tonight will govern his use more than any wish to get him back on the mound to cleanse the palate after his Opening Day blown save.

Motte, the St. Louis…

ST. LOUIS — If the sheer quantity of leads the St. Louis Cardinals’ relievers squandered last season wasn’t lesson enough, the bullpen reminded everyone early on opening day that not all blown saves are created equally.

Before the Cardinals could even…

MEMPHIS - Extended at-bats are typically a fining offense in the final exhibition of spring. Saturday afternoon at AutoZone Park, the Cardinals granted third-base coach Jose Oquendo a waiver.

The Cardinals disposed of the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds 7-3 in an efficient…

MEMPHIS — The Cardinals are in transit from West Palm Beach for tonight’s exhibition at AutoZone Park against the Memphis Redbirds. The longest spring training in memory has produced a 25-man roster unlike any Tony La Russa has guided in…

JUPITER, Fla. — St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa doesn’t want to disappoint the fans his club has on the other side of the state, so he’s taking what he calls an “A-Team” over to Fort Myers, Fla., for…

VIERA, Fla. — The Cardinals earned several style points in Saturday’s 12-11 win over the Washington Nationals as they jacked their Grapefruit League record to 14-6-2. The Redbirds were marked down for some shoddy relief help as the Nats rallied from…

JUPITER, Fla. — St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa adopted the Pitcher Hits Eighth approach in 1998 and again in 2007, admitting last spring that, yes, he did so both times because the team was struggling and he was…

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — For those pitchers not sporting an overpowering fastball, one of the fundamental tenets of Pitching According to Dave Duncan is having a pitch that can be thrown for a strike low in the zone and has…

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — The pinching sensation is gone from his Achilles’ tendon, and now St. Louis Cardinals third baseman David Freese will attempt to make up for lost time — or at least leave behind a favorable impression for…