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Aug 7, 2007 4:34 AM CDT

Hits Keep Coming for St. Louis

Slumping Cards tie record with 10 straight hits, beat Padres 10-5

(Newser) - The Cardinals bested the Padres 10 runs to 5 last night at Busch Stadium—and all 10 of those runs were in the 5th. St. Louis tied a major league record with 10 straight hits in the inning, beginning with a single from pitcher Braden Looper, forcing an early trip...

For A-Rod,
499 May Be 500

Jul 27, 2007 5:18 AM CDT

For A-Rod, 499 May Be 500

The Yankee slugger may rewrite the records in tomorrow's suspended game with Baltimore

(Newser) - Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez may have to re-label his memorabilia: homerun-ball 499 may turn out to be number 500. The Yankees resume their June 28 suspended game with Baltimore tomorrow, and if A-Rod smashes one before the day is out, it will be retroactively booked as homerun 493, promoting Wednesday's...

Carpenter to Have Tommy John Surgery

Jul 20, 2007 6:53 AM CDT

Carpenter to Have Tommy John Surgery

Cardinal ace expected to miss remainder of 2007, part of 2008

(Newser) - Cardinals right-hander Chris Carpenter, the 2005 Cy Young winner, will undergo Tommy John surgery next week and miss the rest of this season and part of next, the team said yesterday. The 2006 World Series star and Opening Day starter hit the DL on April 2 and hasn't started in...

Tigers Get Some Revenge

May 20, 2007 10:43 PM CDT

Tigers Get Some Revenge

Detroit takes small satisfaction in sweep of struggling St. Louis

(Newser) - Behind eight solid innings from Justin Verlander, the Tigers finished a sweep of the swooning Cardinals, who at nine games under .500 reside near the basement of the hapless NL Central. St. Louis had taken the World Series from Detroit last year, 4-1, and the Tigers acknowledged that their revenge...

Pitcher Was Drunk at Wheel

May 4, 2007 4:11 PM CDT

Pitcher Was Drunk at Wheel

Cards' Hancock was speeding, talking on phone before fatal crash

(Newser) - Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock was drunk, speeding, talking on the phone and not wearing a seatbelt when he died in a traffic accident, officials announced today. The St. Louis medical examiner said the 29-year-old right-hander's blood-alcohol level was 0.157, nearly twice the legal limit, when he crashed his SUV...

Opportunistic Brewers Maul Cardinals, 4-0

May 2, 2007 10:50 PM CDT

Opportunistic Brewers Maul Cardinals, 4-0

Team in mourning loses three straight to surging Milwaukee

(Newser) - The Brewers have the best record in baseball after a sweep of the 2006 world champs, the Cardinals, who are still stunned by the death of reliever Josh Hancock in a car crash last weekend. At 18-9, Milwaukee is nine games over .500 for the first time since 1998, and...

Cardinals Pitcher Killed In Crash

Apr 29, 2007 10:33 PM CDT

Cardinals Pitcher Killed In Crash

St. Louis reliever Josh Hancock drove into tow truck, died immediately

(Newser) - Josh Hancock, a Cardinals middle reliever who helped the team attain a championship last season, was killed after driving into a tow truck late at night. The death comes five years after St. Louis pitcher Darryl Kile died in his hotel room of coronary artery blockage. It is not...

Pujols Busts Out Of Mini-Slump

Apr 9, 2007 8:29 AM CDT

Pujols Busts Out Of Mini-Slump

Slugger's long ball propels Cards to easy win over Astros

(Newser) - Albert Pujols’s hibernating bat woke up last night, as the 2005 NL MVP hit his first homer of the young season. The Cardinals crushed the Astros 10-1 in Houston after getting off to a slow start, thanks in large part to Pujols' 1-for-17 skid.

LaRussa Asleep At the Wheel

Mar 22, 2007 4:15 PM CDT

LaRussa Asleep At the Wheel

St. Louis Cardinals manager arrested on drunk driving charges

(Newser) - St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa was picked up for DWI around midnight Thursday, when Jupiter, Fla., police found his SUV running at a stop light, with La Russa asleep at the wheel. La Russa blew a. 0.093, above Florida’s limit of 0.08.