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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...

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...

MLB Team Report - St. Louis Cardinals - INSIDE PITCH True to his spring training word, manager Mike Matheny has been giving 36-year-old right fielder Carlos Beltran more days off in hopes of keeping him fresher for the second half. Beltran seemed...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - St. Louis Cardinals - INSIDE PITCH Chris Carpenter, the rehabbing (again) Cardinals right hander, cautions that neither he nor anyone else should look too far ahead regarding his comeback. But, anticipating the day...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - St. Louis Cardinals - INSIDE PITCH Matt Carpenter was the Cardinals' top pinch hitter last season with 11 runs batted in on eight hits, and the Cardinals' bench, relatively unproductive this season, could use him....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - St. Louis Cardinals - INSIDE PITCH Because of strong starting pitching taking the team deep into games and a productive starting lineup which also has helped power the Cardinals to a 23-13 start, the club's pinch...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - St. Louis Cardinals - INSIDE PITCH Right hander Shelby Miller was supposed to be almost this good. Just not this soon. After a rough first half at Triple-A Memphis last year, when Miller had displayed an...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - St. Louis Cardinals - INSIDE PITCH The Cardinals' 22-12 record, already tops in the majors, bears some scrutiny because it has been compiled, in large part, against the best teams in the National League. With the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - St. Louis Cardinals - INSIDE PITCH Hard-hitting first baseman Matt Adams is back from the disabled list after spending 15 days there with a strained oblique muscle. Now, the question again for manager Mike Matheny...

The Sports Xchange By Jack McCarthy, The Sports Xchange Cardinals 5, Cubs 4 CHICAGO -- John Jay singled home Yadier Molina in the eighth inning to break a 4-4 tie as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Wednesday afternoon to split a...

The Sports Xchange By Jack McCarthy, The SportsXChange Cardinals' bullpen shuts down Cubs in 5-4 win CHICAGO -- Jake Westbrook didn't get a decision in a landmark appearance on Wednesday, but he was glad the bullpen had his back as the St. Louis...