ST. LOUIS — Outfielders Matt Holliday and Rick Ankiel and five other St. Louis Cardinals were among the 79 players who filed for baseball’s free agency on Thursday, the first day of the 15-day window for players to declare their…

ST. LOUIS — With the 2009 World Series over, let the opening salvos of 2010 begin.

The day after the final game of the World Series is the annual opening of free agency for Major League Baseball and its eligible players.…

Rick Ankiel struck out against Jonathan Broxton to end Game 1 of the Cardinals-Dodgers NLDS series.

The game last 3:54, the longest nine-inning game in National League Division Series history.

The Dodgers scored two in the first inning off Chris Carpenter and…

Tony La Russa on starting Colby Rasmus in center despite teasing earlier in the week about a Skip Schumaker return to the outfield: “It really came down to Colby or Rick (Ankiel) at center. And I think Colby earned the…

LOS ANGELES — Manager Tony La Russa is going to have start at least one lefthanded hitter against either of the Los Angeles Dodgers first two starters in this National League Division Series, and that could mean sending Skip Schumaker…

CINCINNATI — Shortstop Brendan Ryan returns to the lineup for Wednesday night’s tilt against the Cincinnati Reds while outfielder Rick Ankiel sits for the fourth time in five games. Manager Tony La Russa recently commented that rookie Colby Rasmus would…

From Joe Strauss in Milwaukee:

Matt Holliday bruised his left knee when he stumbled over first base on a ground ball in the third inning today against the Brewers.

He returned to the outfield for the fourth inning before being replaced by…

MILWAUKEE — Ask a member of the local nine what a visit to Pittsburgh is like and the typical reply is: “Pittsburgh… is Pittsburgh.”

Unfortunately for third baseman Mark DeRosa, he brought along a reminder to Milwaukee. Back stiffness that developed…

SAN DIEGO — The Cardinals and San Diego Padres introduce the same pitching matchup tonight as in the Cardinals’ Aug. 15 7-4 win at Busch Stadium with Joel Pineiro (11-9, 3.45) facing off against Tim Stauffer (1-5, 3.50) in a…

LOS ANGELES — The Cardinals’ five-game winning streak perished Tuesday night in a 7-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The streak’s demise took place either in Dodger Stadium’s center field just beyond the reach of a retreating Rick Ankiel,…