WASHINGTON - Kyle Lohse will take Monday’s turn against the Philadelphia Phillies after manager Tony La Russa pre-emptively bumped him off Sunday’s start against the Washington Nationals. The move became moot when the Nationals postponed the game following a 1…

WASHINGTON - With a game already postponed 100 miles to the north and the forecast for lingering showers throughout the afternoon, Cardinals skipper Tony La Russa just announced that Kyle McClellan will replace Kyle Lohse as starting pitcher should today’s…

The Cardinals will put starting pitcher Chris Carpenter on the disabled list before this afternoon’s series finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks, initiating a series of moves that could include a fresh look at outside availability.

Though no moves have yet been…

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…

JUPITER, Fla. — The St. Louis Cardinals optioned reliever Chris Perez on Monday to Class AAA Memphis, where he will be the closer. The move leaves the Cardinals with seven relievers on the active roster — the seven relievers that…

JUPITER, Fla. — It has been nearly two weeks since Chris Carpenter set the high-water mark for St. Louis Cardinals’ starting pitchers by throwing six innings in an expedient victory against the Baltimore Orioles on March 18. He was the…

JUPITER, Fla. — While the major leaguers are away, the minor leaguers still play.

On the backlots of Roger Dean Stadium today the St. Louis Cardinals’ top four affiliates played what are called “camp games.” Another aftershock of the Los Angeles…

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…

JUPITER, Fla. — When St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina arrived at campus on Wednesday morning, his bags slung over his shoulder, manager Tony La Russa stopped his chat with the media to wave.

“Phew,” he said. “I feel better.”

La Russa likened…