THE REDBIRD REVIEW THE LEDE: The Cardinals are having a miserable time of it in San Francisco. They were shutout in the first game, 4-0. On Tuesday, they charged back to take a 4-2 lead with three runs in the eighth, only to get boomed to smithereens on a three-homer...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW THE LEDE: Manager Oli Marmol and his players have stressed the need to do “the little things” to win more games. And that isn’t wrong. The Cardinals used aggressive but intelligent baserunning and a highly-rated defense to average 91.5 wins over the...
The Cardinals will be working the western territories for the next 10 days, playing three games at Seattle, four at San Francisco and three in LA at Dodger Stadium. Much like the 8-11 Cardinals, their next three opponents are trying to put an end to a mediocre start...
WELCOME TO THE REDBIRD REVIEW THE LEDE: In ransacking Arizona on Wednesday the Cardinals scored 14 runs, chunked 13 hits, drew four walks, and triggered seven extra–base hits including two hitters. Stat of the day: The Redbirds won 14-5 on a day when Paul Goldschmidt...
WELCOME TO THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Lede: It was another disappointing night of baseball for the sputtering Cardinals, who were downed 6-3 by the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks. The loss had a familiar look: a low-scoring offense, problematic pitching, another failure...
WELCOME TO THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Arizona Diamondbacks are in town for a three-game matchup, and they come into Busch Stadium with a 9-7 record that leads the NL West. The Cardinals are off to a 7-9 start that has them in fourth place in the NL Central, four games...
WELCOME TO THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals easily could have been swept in their three-game series at Colorado but persevered through the threat of failure to win the last two games. It was a burning point that could become a turning point. The Cardinals were fed up...
What a week. The offense slowed, the starting pitching was gross, and manager Oli Marmol ignited a public controversy with outfielder Tyler O’Neill. After Marmol’s tough-guy show, the fired-up Cardinals stumbled to lose three of their next four games. I may have just...
The Cardinals are in Milwaukee for the weekend. Let there be plenty of cheese, all-you-can-eat bratwurst, and an abundance of good starting pitching by the visitors from St. Louis. As early-season series go, this one has added importance because the Brewers have won...
