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
Yanier Diaz homers in a second straight game, powers the Astros past the Cardinals 8-5
HOUSTON (AP) — Yainer Diaz homered in a second straight game to lead the Houston Astros to an 8-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night. Playing without star right fielder Kyle Tucker, the Astros got a three-run homer from Diaz in the third inning as they took the first two games of a three-game set with the Cardinals. Diaz hit a go-ahead two-run homer … [Read more...] about Yanier Diaz homers in a second straight game, powers the Astros past the Cardinals 8-5
Cardinals have a problem in Houston, 7-4 loss to the Astros
After hitting two first inning home runs off Astros ace pitcher Justin Verlander, the bullpen failed and St. Louis suffers a 7-4 loss to the Astros on Monday night in Texas. Alec Burleson and Nolan Gorman both homered in the opening inning off Verlander to give the Cards a quick 2-0 lead. Gorman would hit his second home run of the game in the 5th inning to build the Cards … [Read more...] about Cardinals have a problem in Houston, 7-4 loss to the Astros
Gorman homers, drives in winner in 10th to lead Cardinals past Phillies 5-4
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nolan Gorman hit an early two-run homer and a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 on Sunday night. Gorman ripped a two-out single to right field off Gregory Soto (1-3) to score the automatic runner in the 10th and help St. Louis avoid a series sweep. The Cardinals had lost their last six … [Read more...] about Gorman homers, drives in winner in 10th to lead Cardinals past Phillies 5-4
Cards drop series to Phillies in 6-1 loss
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Spencer Turnbull struck out six in three scoreless innings after stepping in for injured starter Ranger Suárez and Bryce Harper homered to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night. Alec Bohm drove in two runs for the NL East-leading Phillies, who have won eight in a row at home and improved to … [Read more...] about Cards drop series to Phillies in 6-1 loss