Tony Cruz

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 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-...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - St. Louis Cardinals - INSIDE PITCH The Cardinals hadn't taken a left-handed pitcher with their first pick in the draft since 1994. On Thursday night, presented with two first-round picks, they chose two left-handed...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Cardinals 8, Giants 0 Cardinals 8, Giants 0: Shelby Miller threw seven shutout innings and host St. Louis won the opener of the day-night doubleheader. Miller (6-3) allowed six hits and struck out seven while lowering his ERA...

The Sports Xchange By Rob Rains, The Sports Xchange Game 1: Cardinals 8, Giants 0 ST. LOUIS -- There's something about facing Matt Cain that seems to bring out the best in the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals pounded Cain for nine hits and seven...

The Sports Xchange By Rob Rains, The Sports Xchange Cardinals 7, Giants 1, Game 2 ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals began June the same way they played the first two months of the season -- getting dominant starting pitching. Adam Wainwright...