ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Blues have come to terms on an extension for one of its 2018 draft picks. Doug Armstrong, the club’s president of hockey operations and general manager, said Sunday that Mathias Laferriere agreed to a one-year, two-way contract extension. The Blues selected Laferriere in the sixth round, 169th overall, of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. Laferriere has … [Read more...] about Blues sign Mathias Laferriere to contract extension
Tovar hits 2 home runs to lift Rockies to a 6-5 victory over Cardinals
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ezequiel Tovar homered twice and added two singles while driving in four runs to spark the Colorado Rockies to a 6-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday. It was Tovar's second multihomer game this season for Colorado, and his 15th multihit game since May 1. “It's a nice chance of pace for me today after yesterday,” Tovar said through a … [Read more...] about Tovar hits 2 home runs to lift Rockies to a 6-5 victory over Cardinals
Contreras to resume baseball activities
In what should have been a 6 to 8 week recovery after a broken arm, Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras announced on Friday that he is ready to resume baseball activities. This announcement comes just one month after suffering a broken arm in a game against the Mets on May 7th. Contreras said he is ok to start catching bullpen sessions and begin hitting again. His return to … [Read more...] about Contreras to resume baseball activities
Cards suffer frustrating 3-2 loss to Rockies
The Cardinals opened their home stand with a thud on Thursday night at Busch Stadium, a frustrating 3-2 loss to the last place Colorado Rockies. With ace pitcher Sonny Gray on the mound, he was anything but that. Gray pitched just four and two-thirds innings, allowing three runs while walking four. The Rockies got just four hits in the game and scored their runs on two ground … [Read more...] about Cards suffer frustrating 3-2 loss to Rockies
Cardinals avoid sweep, beat Astros 4-2 in series finale
HOUSTON (AP) — Nolan Arenado homered, Alec Burleson added an RBI double to back up a solid start by Miles Mikolas and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 4-2 on Wednesday. Burleson’s hit made it 3-0 in the fifth inning and Arenado added an insurance run in the sixth after the Astros got within 1 in the bottom of the fifth. Mikolas (4-6) allowed five hits and … [Read more...] about Cardinals avoid sweep, beat Astros 4-2 in series finale