Adam Wainwright lost a no-hitter In the eighth inning when Nolan Arenado singled with one out,  then went on to finish with a two-hit shutout over the Colorado Rockies 3-0. Wainwright has six career shutouts. Wainwright struck out seven and walked one.  Shelby Miller one hit the Rockies last night. Wainwright teamed with starter Miller to retire 40 successive batters in the first two games of the three-game ...

St. Louis Cardinals rookie Shelby Miller was nearly perfect in a one-hit shutout over the Colorado Rockies. Miller gave up a base hit to start the game to Eric Young Jr.  and retired the next 27 batters in a row for his first complete game victory, 3-0  over Colorado. Miller struck out 13 batters and lowered his ERA to 1.39, which is the lowest for a Cardinals pitcher in his first eight starts since Howie P ...

The St. Louis Cardinals have reached an agreement with 1b/OF Allen Craig  on a five-year contract extension that includes a team option for the 2018 season. Craig , 28, has hit .300/.348/.515 with 37 homers and 57 doubles in 857 plate appearances over three seasons. Craig enters the 2013 season with just more than two years of major-league service time, so a five-year deal will essentially buy out his final ...

Hindsight is always 20/20 and for Rafael Furcal the decision not to undergo surgery after he partially tore his ulnar collateral ligament last August  will cost him the 2013 season.  Furcal and the team had tried rehab rather than reconstructive surgery in the offseason. Furcal  was shut down this past weekend after feeling increasing pain in his elbow. Furcal  was examined by Dr. James Andrews, tnoted orth ...

Earlier this week BNS  reported that Rafael Furcal was feeling increasing pain in his elbow. Apparently the  soreness in his right elbow warrants a trip to see Dr. James Andrews on Wednesday.  Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak  also said it is unlikely that Furcal  would be ready to play by opening day. The Cardinals’ starting shortstop was shut down on Saturday, feeling increasing pain in his elbow o ...

Rafael Furcal has been battling elbow pain in his right elbow this spring. Up until recently, he had been playing through it, but even with limitations all month, Furcal will not continue baseball activity. The Cardinals' starting shortstop was shut down on Saturday, feeling increasing pain in his elbow once he tried to start hitting from the left-side. Furcal is a switch-hitter, but had been staying away f ...

In 2012, the St. Louis Cardinals played much of the season without frontline starter Chris Carpenter. It appears the club will be without the veteran right-hander for most if not all of the 2013 campaign because of thoracic outlet syndrome - the same shoulder issue that sidelined him last year. The absence of an ace would be detrimental to most teams, but the Cardinals are different. They have enviable star ...

The St Louis Cardinals Sr. VP/GM John Mozeliak  announced that it is unlikely that pitcher Chris Carpenter will pitch in 2013.  Carpenter, 37, made three regular-season starts for the Cardinals in 2012, and he started three times in the postseason after missing most of the regular season with a shoulder injury. Carpenter is is said to be considering retirement. Carpenter had begin throwing in January to tes ...

St. Louis Cardinals general Manager John Mozeliak emphasizes the importance of developing players internally to remain an annual contender. In recent seasons, homegrown talent has propelled the Cardinals - first to a World Series title in 2011 and then to a National League Championship Series in 2012. The Cardinals will once again count upon contributions from players developed in their farm system. It appe ...

On Friday closer Jason Motte's agent submitted a request $5.5 million and the Cardinals countered with an offer of $4.5 million, for arbitration purposes. Today the Cardinals reached an agreement with Motte on a two-year deal worth $12 million. The deal includes a $1 million signing bonus and buys Motte out of the final two years of arbitration. Motte is now set to become a free agent after the 2014 season. ...

St. Louis Cardinals legend and Hall of Famer Stan Musial died quietly at age 92 and his St. Louis home under hospice care. Musial, who turned 92 in November, has been in declining health for the last several years, including being afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease. Musial considered the greatest Cardinal of them all, played his entire 22 season career in St. Louis and is the franchise leader in virtually e ...

St. Louis Cardinals starter Kyle Lohse  finished the regular season with a  2.86 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in 33 starts (211 innings), but that won't be enough to bring the 34-year-old right-hander back to St. Louis. GM John Mozeliak said the team is "unlikely" to bring back Lohse, who should garner lots of attention on the open market after the World Series ends. The 34-year-old recently told Fox Sports Midwest he ...

Scutaro hit .500 in the series and was named NLCS MVP The San Francisco Giants scored early and often to stake starter Matt Cain to a 7-0 lead after three innings and the Giants completed a comeback from a 3 games to 1  deficit to win the National League Championship Series 9-0 against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Giants will now take on the Detroit Tigers in the World Series Angel Pagan got the scoring sta ...

The Cincinnati Reds captured the National League Central in 2012, but ... Editor’s Note: Baseball News Source provided a division-by-division series that address what teams might do this off-season in the American League and in the National League East. Here is our outlook on the National League Central. For the second time in three years, the Cincinnati Reds captured the National League Central crown in 20 ...