KANSAS CITY — In one interminable inning Sunday, the Cardinals lost third baseman Khalil Greene to a possible purpose pitch, the Kansas City Royals lost starting pitcher Gil Meche to the aftershocks of a recent 132-pitch outing and the soon-to-be…

WASHINGTON, D.C. - It is Tony La Russa’s practice to throw fresh talent into competition as quickly as possible. Tonight at Nationals Stadium he has little choice.

Tyler Greene, Draft Class of ‘05, received word at about 11 p.m. Wednesday that he…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Relegated back into the race for a spot on the major-league roster because of a swing that failed him, St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Joe Mather stoked what’s becoming a late-spring surge with a home run Tuesday.

Mather…

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Fueled in part by a double from Albert Pujols, the St. Louis Cardinals pieced together a rally in the ninth inning to tie and then surpass Boston only to fail to add on and falter with…

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Two semi trucks carrying the signature Budweiser Clydesdales just pulled up outside of City of Palms Park, unloading the stars of St. Louis Cardinals’ Opening Day not too far from the watchful eye of a Ted…

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…

JUPITER, Fla. — As mentioned in this morning’s paper, the St. Louis Cardinals will now conduct their bullpen business as regular-season usual — at least the best they can while still getting relievers the needed work. The lineup card for…

JUPITER, Fla. — The Cardinals winced Monday morning. The San Diego Padres have acquired pitching prospect Luke Gregerson as the player to be named in the Dec. 4 deal that brought the Redbirds shortstop Khalil Greene.

The selection is hardly a…