ST. LOUIS — Influential members of the St. Louis Cardinals coaching staff spent the last couple months of the regular season stumping for the defensive ability of their battery — the pitcher and catcher combination that they felt was worthy…

The Cards loaded the bases with no outs against Randy Wolf but wound up with only one run as Matt Holliday was called out on strikes after an intentional walk to Albert Pujols.

Ryan Ludwick’s fly to shallow center that dropped…

LOS ANGELES — St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina will be in the starting lineup for Game 1 of the NLDS after showing good mobility with his injured left knee, manager Tony La Russa said this afternoon.

Molina was a scratch…

The Cardinals’ team buses pulled out of Busch Stadium moments ago and headed to Lambert-St. Louis International Airport for their charter flight to Los Angeles. The only team rep to speak after a 2-hour workout, manager Tony La Russa left behind several hints…

What was billed as an optional for-our-eyes only workout continues at Busch Stadium this afternoon almost two hours after the first pitchers popped from the first-base dugout. Everyone on the postseason travel squad is in attendance, logical since the team charter…

ST. LOUIS — Catcher Yadier Molina expressed to manager Tony La Russa a hope to play in today’s regular-season finale — at least a couple innings — but the St. Louis Cardinals are siding with caution when it comes to…

ST. LOUIS — Milwaukee Brewers starter Carlos Villanueva may be a righthander, but he’ll face a lineup that looks a lot like one built to face a lefty this afternoon. The St. Louis Cardinals and manager Tony La Russa continue…

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…

DENVER — St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina is out with a bruised left knee and outfielder Matt Holliday was a late scratch with the same illness that sent him from Saturday’s game. Those absences left manager Tony La Russa…

DENVER — Asked about the condition of catcher Yadier Molina, who took a foul ball off the kneecap in Saturday’s clincher, St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa answered swiftly: “I saw him bouncing around in there. He looked fine.”

Fine…