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☆ With Everything Going Wrong, the Cardinals Still See Opportunity
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Tyler Kepner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But this is also 2023, and Marmol manages the St. Louis Cardinals. “It didn’t work out,” Marmol said. I saw the line and I didn’t think that was the play.”The way things are going, Marmol said, he might have provoked another customer and ended up in a fight. Saturday afternoon was better for Marmol, whose Cardinals snapped a six-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the Mets at Citi Field. But it was only the third win for the Cardinals in June, and their 28-43 record was the worst for the franchise through 71 games since 1978.

Persons: Oliver Marmol, Marmol, ” Marmol, didn’t, Nolan Arenado Organizations: Louis Cardinals, Cardinals, Mets, Citi Field Locations: New York

☆ MLB roundup: Down to last strike, Giants stun Cards
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +12 min

Ronald Acuna Jr. supplied three hits, including a homer, and drove in three runs for the Braves. Spencer Strider (7-2) gave up five runs, including three homers, in five innings but still collected the win. Orlando Arcia had two hits and drove in two runs for Atlanta, which has won nine of its last 11. Detroit starter Michael Lorenzen (2-4) gave up all six Braves runs and nine hits in six innings. Astros 5, Nationals 4Jose Abreu recorded two extra-base hits and three RBIs and scored with two outs in the ninth inning as host Houston edged Washington.

Persons: Mike Yastrzemski, Jeff Curry, Thairo Estrada, Wilmer Flores, LaMonte Wade Jr, Francisco, Jakob Junis, Taylor Rogers, Ryan Walker, Tyler Rogers, Camilo Doval, Tommy Edman, Steven Matz, Brandon Nimmo, Isiah Kiner, Dominic Leone, Josh Donaldson, Mark Vientos, Albert Abreu, Nick Ramirez, Nimmo, Michael Harris II, Ronald Acuna Jr, Orlando Arcia, Spencer Strider, Miguel Cabrera, Eric Haase, Spencer Torkelson, Reese Olson, Ozzie Albies, Eddie Rosario, Collin McHugh, Joe Jimenez, A.J, Minter, Jake Rogers, Andy Ibanez, Matt Vierling, Michael Lorenzen, Mike Tauchman, Dansby Swanson, Osvaldo Bido, Roansy Contreras, Contreras, Drew Smyly, Carlos Correa, Bailey Ober, Brian Anderson, Luis Urias, Ober, Colin Rea, Jose Berrios, George Springer, Berrios, Adley Rutschman, Kyle Bradish, Toronto's Jordan Romano, Ryan O'Hearn, Austin Hays, Aaron Hicks, Adam Frazier, Jose Abreu, Hunter Harvey, Jake Meyers, C.J . Abrams, Kyle Tucker, Keibert Ruiz, Meyers, Abreu, Marcus Semien, Corey Seager, Jimmy Herget, Seager, Shohei Ohtani, Will Smith, Smith, Mike Trout, Anthony Rendon, Matt McLain, Stuart Fairchild, McLain, Jonathan India, Spencer Steer, Edward Olivares, Bobby Witt Jr, Jake Burger, Clint Frazier, Luis Robert Jr, Burger, Alex Vesia, plunked Andrew Benintendi, Frazier, Reynaldo Lopez, Mike Clevinger, Eury Perez, Jorge Soler, Jesus Sanchez, Perez, Eugenio Suarez, Sanchez, Soler, Seattle's Luis Castillo, Pete Alonso, Rob Refsnyder's, Jarren Duran, Connor Wong, Justin Turner, Alex Verdugo, Turner, Garrett Whitlock, Austin Gomber, Michael Wacha, Fernando Tatis Jr, Manny Machado, Juan Soto, Nelson Cruz, Tatis, Aaron Civale, Realmuto, Craig Kimbrel, Jose Alvarado, Arizona's Scott McGough, Kyle Schwarber, Trea Turner, Gerardo Perdomo, Jake McCarthy, Nick Castellanos, Manuel Margot, Yandy Diaz, JJ Bleday, Tyler Glasnow, Luis Medina Organizations: San Francisco Giants, St, Louis Cardinals, Busch, USA, Giants, Cardinals, Mets, Yankees, New York Mets, New York Yankees, The Mets, Braves, Tigers, Atlanta, Detroit, Cubs, Pirates, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Brewers, Milwaukee, The Twins, Twins, Blue Jays, Orioles, Toronto, Baltimore, Astros, Nationals, Houston, Washington, Rangers, Angels, Los Angeles, The Rangers, Reds, Royals, Cincinnati, Kansas City, White Sox, Dodgers, Marlins, Mariners, Miami, Seattle, Los Angeles Angels, Red Sox, Rockies, Boston, Colorado, The Red Sox, Austin, Padres, San Diego, Cleveland, Phillies, Diamondbacks, Philadelphia, Arizona, Rays, Tampa Bay, Oakland, Athletics, Thomson Locations: Louis , Missouri, USA, Minnesota, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Washington, Texas, Los, Arlington , Texas, Los Angeles, Phoenix

☆ MLB roundup: Overturned DP helps Marlins beat Angels
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

Phillies 2, Braves 1Right-hander Zack Wheeler continued his dominance over Atlanta, throwing eight scoreless innings to lead visiting Philadelphia to a win. Four Atlanta relievers combined for four scoreless innings, allowing two hits and fanning six. Mariners 5, Pirates 0Luis Castillo allowed one hit over six scoreless innings as Seattle defeated visiting Pittsburgh. Mason Thompson (3-2), the first of four Nationals relievers, earned the win with two scoreless innings. Ryan Helsley (3-3) was credited with the victory after pitching 1 1/3 scoreless innings, while Sandlin (2-2) took the loss.

☆ MLB roundup: Surging Cardinals down Dodgers for fourth straight series win
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +12 min

Cardinals starter Jack Flaherty allowed three runs on four hits and four walks with five strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings. Yankees 4, Reds 1Harrison Bader belted a two-run homer and Luis Severino pitched effectively into the fifth inning in his season debut, lifting New York past host Cincinnati. The 2-0 cushion proved enough to send the Phillies to a second straight win after losing five straight. In his fourth appearance, the left-hander went six innings and allowed one run on one hit, one walk and a career-high seven strikeouts. Mariners starter George Kirby (5-3) pitched seven innings and allowed three runs on six hits, one walk and six strikeouts.

☆ MLB roundup: Cardinals blitz Brewers 18-1
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Jack Flaherty (3-4) fanned a season-high 10 while blanking the Brewers on three hits in seven innings as the Cardinals won for the seventh time in eight games. Freddy Peralta (4-3) allowed six runs on six hits and five walks in 5 1/3 innings for the Brewers, whose three-game winning streak ended. Adam Frazier and Anthony Santander each hit a two-run homer and Cedric Mullins added a solo shot for the Orioles. Raleigh, who went 3-for-5, hit two-run shots in the fifth and sixth innings, logging his second multi-homer game of the season. Eugenio Suarez also blasted a two-run homer as part of Seattle's 15-hit attack.

☆ Don Denkinger, Umpire Remembered for Botched Call, Dies at 86
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Richard Goldstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Don Denkinger was regarded as one of the finest major-league umpires of his time. Working in the American League from 1969 to 1998, he was assigned to four World Series and three All-Star Games. But when Denkinger died Friday in Waterloo, Iowa, at 86, he was remembered mostly for his famously botched call on baseball’s greatest stage. In 1985, Denkinger was umpiring at first base in Game 6 of the World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Royals. The Royals’ Jorge Orta, who led off, hit a bounder to the Cardinals’ first baseman, Jack Clark.

☆ The St. Louis Cardinals Replace a Legend—but There’s a Big Catch
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Lindsey Adler | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

At the end of last season, the retirement of homegrown legend Yadier Molina forced the St. Louis Cardinals to consider a question they had been able to avoid for nearly 20 years: What does the ideal modern-day catcher look like? Molina had held the job since 2004, tallying 10 All-Star appearances over 19 seasons. During his long career, however, the job changed. Molina was the Cardinal’s reliable backstop, and he provided a solid offensive foundation in St. Louis.

☆ Mets, Phillies set to play series in London next year
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuters) - Major League Baseball (MLB) is expected to send the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies across the Atlantic Ocean next year for their annual London Series of games, a source with knowledge of the plans told Reuters on Tuesday. The World Series runners up Phillies and their NL East rivals Mets have not officially been announced and plans are still being finalized. Sports Illustrated first reported the two teams would take part in the London Series. The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs are expected to play next month at London Stadium, after the league agreed last year to hold "major events" in the UK capital over a span of five years. Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York; Editing by Christian SchmollingerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ MLB roundup: Cards' Willson Contreras stars in return to Chicago
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

[1/5] May 8, 2023; Chicago, Illinois, USA; St. Louis Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras (40) celebrates team's win against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Colorado starter Kyle Freeland (3-4) gave up two runs and seven hits in seven innings, with four strikeouts and three walks. Cease went five-plus innings, allowing seven runs on nine hits while walking one and striking out six. Miami's Braxton Garrett (1-2) was charged with four runs and seven hits over 5 1/3 innings. San Francisco starter Anthony DeSclafani (3-2) got through seven innings, allowing five runs on 10 hits.

☆ MLB roundup: Red Sox drop Phils for 8th straight win
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +12 min

Boston's Rob Refsnyder ripped a two-run double, Christian Arroyo had a two-run single and Reese McGuire added an RBI single for the Red Sox, who have scored 59 runs during their eight-game winning streak. After Willie Calhoun popped out with two runners on, Bader put the Yankees ahead with a two-run single to right field. He worked a perfect ninth inning, striking out two, to earn his first save. Alejandro Kirk added an RBI double and Daulton Varsho an RBI single for the Blue Jays, who entered the series with a five-game losing streak. Jack Suwinski homered and Connor Joe had an RBI single for the Pirates, who lost their sixth in a row.

☆ MLB roundup: Orioles score 13, take another series
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

After mounting an 8-1 advantage in the third, the Orioles surrendered the lead on eight straight Royals runs. Marlins left-hander Jesus Luzardo (2-2) allowed seven hits, three walks and four runs (three earned). Rays 3, Pirates 2Zach Eflin threw seven shutout innings to help host Tampa Bay complete a three-game sweep of Pittsburgh. The Red Sox put up a series-high 16 hits -- delivering one more hit in each successive game of the series after 13 on Monday. George Kirby (3-2) allowed three runs and seven hits in his seven-inning start.

☆ MLB roundup: Cubs' Drew Smyly flirts with perfection vs. Dodgers
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

Los Angeles starter Julio Urias (3-2) allowed five runs, seven hits (including two homers) and two walks in 3 1/3 innings. Seven of Urias' 10 earned runs allowed this season have come against Chicago. Philadelphia starter Aaron Nola tossed a season-high seven innings and allowed four hits and three runs with three strikeouts and three walks. Pittsburgh starter Mitch Keller (2-0) allowed two runs and four hits in six innings, with five strikeouts and a walk. Pivetta (1-1) allowed three runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings, striking out seven with one walk.

☆ MLB roundup: Padres' shutout ends Braves' win streak
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

Martinez (1-1) allowed three hits and two walks with six strikeouts over seven innings to get the win. Cardinals starting pitcher Jake Woodford (1-2) allowed four runs on seven hits and a walk in five innings. Diamondbacks starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner (0-3) allowed seven runs on seven hits and four walks in four innings. Alek Thomas hit a two-run homer and Pavin Smith hit a solo shot for Arizona. Toronto right-hander Jose Berrios (1-3) gave up two runs on three hits with three strikeouts in seven innings.

☆ MLB roundup: Clayton Kershaw blanks Mets, gets 200th win
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +13 min

Martinez hit two home runs in his first multi-homer game with the Dodgers and the 19th of his career. In addition to his milestone win, Kershaw (3-1) also improved to 11-0 in 17 career regular-season starts against the Mets. Mets starter Tylor Megill (3-1) gave up three runs on seven hits over five innings. Bassitt (2-2) allowed three hits and walked one batter while notching five strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. Philadelphia chased Lance Lynn (0-2) with one out in the sixth; he allowed five runs on 10 hits, fanning seven.

☆ MLB roundup: Ryan Mountcastle's 9 RBIs propel Orioles to win
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

Austin Hays also homered and went 4-for-5 as the Orioles won for the second night in a row. Kyle Schwarber hit a solo home run and Bryson Stott added two hits and two RBIs for Philadelphia. Guardians starter Hunter Gaddis (0-1) allowed eight runs on eight hits with three strikeouts and two walks in three-plus innings. Blue Jays 9, Tigers 3Alejandro Kirk hit a three-run home run and had four RBIs as Toronto won its home opener, beating Detroit. Detroit right-hander Matt Manning (1-1) allowed four runs on six hits with one walk and three strikeouts in six innings.

☆ Judge rules Yankees business after record-breaking season
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Amy Tennery | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Mar 28, 2023; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; New York Yankees center fielder Aaron Judge (99) at bat against the Washington Nationals during the third inning of the Spring Training game at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY SportsNEW YORK, March 28 (Reuters) - The New York Yankees hope to harness Aaron Judge's cult of celebrity to their advantage as the new season kicks off on Thursday following a record-breaking performance last year from the American League MVP. Judge smashed his 62nd home run in October, vaulting himself into the pantheon of Yankees greats as he broke Roger Maris' American League single-season record that had remained untouched since 1961. Try to find a couple things throughout the season that I wanted to improve on," Judge told the YES network. The Yankees kick off their season at home against the San Francisco Giants on Thursday.

☆ Spring training roundup: Astros pound Cardinals 24-1
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Astros starter Jose Urquidy scattered four hits over four innings, allowing the lone run on a multiple-error play in the second that scored Oscar Mercado. Cardinals starter Jack Flaherty yielded six earned runs on four hits and three walks over 3 2/3 innings. Wil Myers hit an RBI double and Michael Siani added an RBI single for the Reds. Elehuris Montero hit his fifth homer of the spring, a two-run shot, and Brenton Doyle went 2-for-3 with an RBI triple for the Rockies. Padres starter Michael Wacha went five innings and yielded eight hits, two walks and four runs.

☆ Spring training roundup: Jake Woodford, Cards shut out Marlins
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Mar 20, 2023; Jupiter, Florida, USA; St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Jake Woodford (44) throws a pitch against the Miami Marlins during the first inning at Roger Dean Stadium. On Sunday, he hit a two-run homer in the Cardinals' 8-7 victory over the New York Mets. His counterpart, Daniel Castano, also pitched five shutout innings, giving up three hits, one walk and striking out four Cardinals to lower his spring ERA to 0.71. Blue Jays 5, Tigers 0Starter Kevin Gausman threw five shutout innings with six strikeouts and Devonte Brown hit a three-run homer to help visiting Toronto shut out Detroit in Lakeland, Fla. He has 11 hits -- including four home runs -- in 31 at-bats this spring for a .355 average.

☆ Spring training roundup: Mets win Kodai Senga’s debut start
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Cardinals catcher Tres Barrera was responsible for the only hit and run Senga allowed, a solo shot to left in the second. Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso hit solo home runs and Tim Locastro hit a pair of RBI doubles and scored on a throwing error for New York. The Rays got their two runs from solo homers by Jose Siri and Randy Arozarena. Jake Rogers hit his third home run of spring training for the Tigers. The Athletics, who have flirted with a move to Las Vegas, played a two-game spring training series this weekend at Las Vegas Ballpark.

☆ Warner Bros. Discovery Looks to Get Out of Regional Sports TV Business
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Joe Flint | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Pittsburgh Pirates’ Miguel Andujar beats a throw to third for a triple against the St. Louis Cardinals last season. Warner Bros. The three regional sports networks were inherited by Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. when it acquired control of the WarnerMedia assets from AT&T Inc. The channels—which are still branded as AT&T SportsNet—serve teams in Pittsburgh, Houston, Colorado and Utah—and carry baseball, basketball and hockey.

☆ Tim McCarver, Major League Catcher and Hall of Fame Broadcaster, Dies at 81
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Tim McCarver , the All-Star catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster who during 60 years in baseball won two World Series titles with the St. Louis Cardinals and had a long run as the one of the country’s most recognized, incisive and talkative television commentators, died Thursday. He was 81 years old. McCarver’s death was announced by baseball’s Hall of Fame, which said he died Thursday morning in Memphis, Tenn., where he was with his family.

☆ Scott Rolen Is Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Lindsey Adler | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Scott Rolen, a defensive wizard at third base for several teams including the Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by voting baseball writers, continuing a recent trend in which few new members are added as baseball processes the aftermath of the game’s steroid era. Candidates must receive votes on 75% of ballots submitted by eligible members of the Baseball Writers of America to gain election through the writers’ ballot. Rolen cleared the threshold for election by just five votes, appearing on 297 writers’ ballots, or 76.3%

☆ The feds say they're in for the long haul on Jan. 6 investigation
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Ryan J. Reilly | Ryan J. Reilly Is A Justice Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +16 min

But the federal investigation has been strained, spread thin and strapped for resources as a sometimes less-than-agile federal bureaucracy adapts to the overwhelming scope of the caseload. While the FBI arrested more than 700 defendants in the first year of the investigation, it arrested about 200 in the second. Online sleuths have done their best to bust those myths, too. “That was it.”The Sedition Hunters website features images of people online sleuths say took part in the Jan. 6 attack, including many (in blue) who have been identified. Some charging documents in Jan. 6 cases make the role that online sleuths played clear.

☆ The 2022 Baseball Trivia Extravaganza
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Tyler Kepner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In baseball, the Holliday season started in July, when the Baltimore Orioles took a high school infielder named Jackson Holliday with the first pick in the amateur draft. He played like a happy Holliday, reaching base in nearly half of his 90 plate appearances in the minor leagues. He also played for Tony La Russa, who once managed a fellow named Steve Christmas. Matt Holliday played his last game in 2018, the same year Gift Ngoepe — the first major league player from Africa — played his. And here is our annual gift to you: a baseball quiz put together with care, in hopes that your answers soon will be there.

☆ Elon Musk wants Twitter users to pay to be verified. It could create a new set of headaches for the company
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The check indicated that Twitter had verified the accounts of artists, athletes, government officials and agencies and other public figures. Musk confirmed this week he’s working to launch an updated version of the company’s Twitter Blue subscription service in which any user can pay $8 per month to get or remain verified. But the move could disincentivize certain prominent accounts from being verified, making it harder for users to determine which are authentic. And many regular Twitter users who aren’t worried about being impersonated and don’t care about Twitter “clout” may also simply not care to shell out for a blue check. “I actually told him … that I think that $8 a month is highly problematic.”The proposed subscription update has been panned by several high-profile Twitter users, including author Stephen King and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez.

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