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Marquis, Padres clamp down on Cards SAN DIEGO -- Jason Marquis took a few innings to find his groove. After he did, the right-hander and the San Diego bullpen shut down the St. Louis Cardinals. Marquis threw six sharp innings, and the Padres earned...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - St. Louis Cardinals - INSIDE PITCH The Cardinals have held the best record in the National League for a while now, despite having more than a third of their prospective $115 million payroll on the disabled list....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - St. Louis Cardinals - INSIDE PITCH The Cardinals' starting pitching, best in the majors by a wide margin for the first one-quarter of the season, has taken on some attrition. Two of the five have landed on the 15-day...

RHP Lance Lynn saw his streak of going at least seven innings end at five starts. He worked just five innings, allowing eight hits and four runs, but got away with a no-decision when the Cardinals scored twice in the sixth inning. 2B Matt Carpenter...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Brewers 6, Cardinals 4 (10) Brewers 6, Cardinals 4 (10): Jeff Bianchi drove in the go-ahead runs with a two-out, two-run single in the 10th as visiting Milwaukee snapped a four-game losing streak. Ryan Braun and Aramis...

Brewers 6, Cardinals 4 (10): Jeff Bianchi drove in the go-ahead runs with a two-out, two-run single in the 10th as visiting Milwaukee snapped a four-game losing streak. Ryan Braun and Aramis Ramirez started the 10th with consecutive singles against Joe...

The Sports Xchange By Bucky Dent, The Sports Xchange Brewers 6, Cardinals 4 (10 innings) ST. LOUIS -- Apparently, extra innings are the only way Milwaukee can beat St. Louis. Jeff Bianchi stroked a two-run, two-out and bases-loaded single in the top...

Unlikely hero delivers for Brewers in 10th ST. LOUIS -- It's safe to say few had Jeff Bianchi on the list of potential extra-inning heroes for Milwaukee Saturday night. But the second baseman delivered a much-needed win for the struggling Brewers when...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - St. Louis Cardinals - INSIDE PITCH The Cardinals have had the best rotations in the majors with the season almost one-quarter over. And they've also thrown the most pitches. Until Los Angeles Dodgers' left-hander...

The Sports Xchange By Bucky Dent, The Sports Xchange Cardinals 7, Brewers 6 ST. LOUIS -- One swing gave St. Louis a cushion that Milwaukee's Aramis Ramirez couldn't erase, no matter how hard he tried. David Freese's first-inning grand slam capped a...

The Sports Xchange By Bucky Dent, The Sports Xchange St. Louis 'pen helps author 7-6 win ST. LOUIS -- In April, the St. Louis bullpen lost four games with late-inning meltdowns, forcing management to make sweeping changes. While those changes have...

The Sports Xchange By Bucky Dent, The Sports Xchange Mets 5, Cardinals 2 ST. LOUIS -- Finally, the New York Mets got a shutdown performance from a starter not named Matt Harvey. Jonathon Niese worked into the eighth inning Thursday, while Daniel...