Cardinals

Nolan Arenado’s early-season struggles are decidedly a thing of the past.

After the duo had finished weaving a masterpiece in a convincing 18-1 win on Monday night, Cardinals manager Oli Marmol reiterated that Contreras will be the everyday catcher again moving forward, stating that the team is “a lot better that way.”

Nolan Arenado and Andrew Knizner each hit a two-run homer, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Boston Red Sox 9-1 on Sunday night to complete a three-game sweep

St. Louis manager Oli Marmol said before Saturday’s game against Boston that the 31-year-old Contreras will be back behind the plate on Monday night when the Cardinals open a homestand against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Kenley Jansen blew a ninth-inning lead for the second straight day when shortstop Kiké Hernández’s throwing error on a potential game-ending double play allowed Nolan Gorman to score the go-ahead run in a three-run ninth inning, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.

The exact reasoning behind the decision isn’t something the Cardinals have been willing to divulge, but the learning curve for Contreras adjusting to the way St. Louis wants to see things done behind the plate, in one way or another, has evidently proven more substantial than the team had anticipated.

The Friendly Confines have been very friendly to the veteran shortstop.

Like so many other days at Wrigley Field, Willson Contreras seized the moment.

St. Louis defeats Detroit 12-6 and James Naile comes on in relief during the sixth inning.

Paul Goldschmidt homered three times, Brendan Donovan hit a three-run drive and the St. Louis Cardinals stopped an eight-game losing streak with a 12-6 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.

In corresponding moves, the Cardinals recalled outfielder Juan Yepez and selected the contract of reliever James Naile.

The Cardinals are in free fall.

Giovanny Gallegos allowed three ninth-inning runs and the Cardinals watched helplessly as a pivotal statement win for their season slipped away in a 6-4 loss to the Angels.

David Freese and Jose Oquendo were elected to the Cardinals Hall of Fame Wednesday.

For as much as the Cardinals would like to be encouraged by Matz eventually settling in for a five-inning outing, their place in the NL Central standings at present leaves no room for moral victories.

Following in the footsteps of another major hometown sports team, the St. Louis Cardinals have found a uniform patch sponsor.

Cardinal Nation continues to mourn a legend, from the field to the booth, as the loss of Mike Shannon is reverberating across St. Louis, Monday.

Shannon spent his entire big-league playing career with St. Louis from 1962 to 1970 and was a two-time World Champion as a member of the 1964 and 1967 Cardinals.

When the Cardinals open up a three-game weekend series in Los Angeles taking on the Dodgers tonight at 9:10 p.m. CT, fans will be required to track down the game on Apple TV+.

Mitch Haniger scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the fifth inning following a dropped fly ball by Cardinals center fielder Lars Nootbaar as the San Francisco Giants beat St. Louis 7-3 on Wednesday night

The Cardinals have apparently decided upon their knee-jerk reaction to the 9-15 start that has the team scrapping with the likes of the Cincinnati Reds to avoid the NL Central basement.

The Cardinals optioned rookie outfielder Jordan Walker to AAA Wednesday.

Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley hung a slider in a dangerous spot. Blake Sabol didn’t miss it, sending it deep to center field to lift the Giants over the Cardinals, 5-4.

Alex Cobb pitched his first shutout in 11 years and J.D. Davis hit a three-run homer, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 4-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a four-game series Monday night

Lars Nootbaar homered on the first pitch of the game, Nolan Gorman added a three-run shot and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Seattle Mariners 7-3 Sunday to prevent a three-game sweep

Tommy Edman had a three-run homer with a career-best five RBIs, Nolan Gorman hit his first big league grand slam and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 14-5 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep.

Gabriel Moreno hit his second career homer and first for the Diamondbacks, a three-run blast that capped a six-run fourth inning against the Cardinals’ Jordan Montgomery, and Arizona held on to beat St. Louis 8-7 on Tuesday night

The Cardinals have a number of problems right now--but Willson Contreras is not one of them.

Through six innings, Flaherty had allowed the hits he surrendered to the first two batters of the game⁠—and no more.

Wainwright injured his groin before the start of the season.