Cards activate Greene from DL; option P Boggs

Holy crap, it’s August. Memphis 8, Omaha 7 Nick Stavinoha went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and a walk. Stavinoha might be a servicable 25th man on the roster but he looks like a John Gall tweener to me. David Freese went deep. Allen Craig was 2-for-4 with a double. Shane Robinson was 2-for-4 with a double. Evan MacLane [...]

The St. Louis Cardinals activated shortstop Khalil Greene from the 15-day disabled list, and optioned right-hander Mitchell Boggs to Triple-A Memphis.

The St. Louis Cardinals activated shortstop Khalil Greene from the 15-day disabled list, and optioned right-hander Mitchell Boggs to Triple-A Memphis.

David Palmer was at the tail end of a slightly above-average decade-long career as a major league starter, mostly for the Montreal Expos, when he came to the Phillies. His biggest accomplishment had been throwing an unofficial perfect game for the Expos in '84, when he allowed no baserunners through five innings of a game that was eventually called for rain. Pitching for the Phillies...

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ST. LOUIS(AP) Thanks to Matt Holliday , the St. Louis Cardinals are surviving quite nicely during Albert Pujols ' post-All-Star break slump.

Matt Holliday hit two solo homers, Chris Carpenter tossed an eight-hitter for his second complete game of the season and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Saturday night.

A big question in Major League Baseball this summer is: Can St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols win the Triple Crown?

Matt Holliday had four hits for the second time in his eight games with the St. Louis Cardinals and scored the go-ahead run on Rick Ankiel's eighth-inning single in a 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night.

Although Matt Holliday went 4-for-4 and punished the Astros on Friday night behind Albert Pujols in the Cardinals' lineup, manager Cecil Cooper didn't see any problem with his vow to walk Pujols in key situations.

Matt Holliday hit two solo homers, Chris Carpenter tossed an eight-hitter for his second complete game of the season and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Saturday night.

The St. Louis Cardinals (58-50) should have beaten the Houston Astros (52-53) easily this afternoon at Busch Stadium. However, in what has to be one of the most impressive debuts by a rookie starting pitcher in the modern baseball era, Bud Norris completely shut down the mighty offense of the Cardinals. Thanks to his efforts, Houston avoided a sweep by putting together a 2-0 shut...

Back in first place in the topsy-turvy National League Central, the St. Louis Cardinals will try to stay there when they continue a three-game series with the Houston Astros tonight at Busch Stadium.

The see-saw battle in the National League Central continues this evening, when the St. Louis Cardinals host the division-rival Houston Astros tonight in the first of three games at Busch Stadium.