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MLB Team Report - St. Louis Cardinals - INSIDE PITCH Cardinals' catcher Yadier Molina opens Monday with the top average in the National League at .352, certainly a rare position for someone who endures the rigors of catching nearly every day. Molina...

The Sports Xchange By Walter Villa, The Sports Xchange Marlins 7, Cardinals 2 MIAMI -- Starting pitcher Ricky Nolasco shut down the powerful St. Louis offense as the Miami Marlins defeated the Cardinals 7-2 Sunday at Marlins Park. The Marlins, who own...

Marlins forget their struggles, beat Cardinals MIAMI -- Left fielder Juan Pierre said his Miami Marlins have to develop "amnesia." He meant the team had to quickly forget losses like the 13-7 beating they got from the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday....

The Sports Xchange By Walter Villa, The Sports Xchange Cardinals 13, Marlins 7 MIAMI -- The St. Louis Cardinals, the National League's top offensive team in terms of runs and batting average, pounded Miami Marlins pitching Saturday, earning a 13-7...

The Sports Xchange By Walter Villa, The Sports Xchange Lynn boosts record to 9-1 in Cardinals' win MIAMI -- St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Lance Lynn didn't have much on Saturday -- unless you count the support he received from the best offense...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - St. Louis Cardinals - INSIDE PITCH Shades of 2011? It's a little early for the Cardinals, 5-4 losers to Miami on Friday, to be thinking World Series. But they did go 20 games over .500 for the second time this...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - St. Louis Cardinals - INSIDE PITCH First baseman Allen Craig probably will have to be a manager's decision to make the National League All-Star team, what with Cincinnati's Joey Votto and Arizona's Paul Goldschmidt...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - St. Louis Cardinals - INSIDE PITCH The Cardinals have had three rookies and one second-year starter in their rotation lately, but that will change Friday when right-hander Jake Westbrook is slated to come off the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - St. Louis Cardinals - INSIDE PITCH Aside from the success of first-round draft picks Shelby Miller, Lance Lynn and Michael Wacha, the Cardinals have benefited from pitchers taken in the later rounds. The one that...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - St. Louis Cardinals - INSIDE PITCH Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright, in the midst of putting up an All-Star season while winning nine games, has had 12 quality starts out of 13 and has a ridiculous strikeout-...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - St. Louis Cardinals - INSIDE PITCH The Cardinals are an all-around threat. They lead the National League in batting average. They lead the league in fielding percentage. Their team ERA is the NL's second lowest....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - St. Louis Cardinals - INSIDE PITCH The Cardinals, 9-2 winners over Cincinnati on Friday, have suffered some attrition to their starting pitching, what with four starters on the disabled list. But, one of them, right-...