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Ponce de Leon struggles as Cardinals fall 9-3 to Brewers

Avisaíl García homered for the second day in a row, Travis Shaw and Manny Piña also connected and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-3.

Cardinals recall Thomas and Oviedo, place O'Neill on IL and option Woodford

The St. Louis Cardinals made four roster moves prior to Sunday’s series finale with the Brewers, including a pair that could shake up their outfield mix.

Bally Sports Midwest schedule for overlapping Blues and Cardinals games

Bally Sports Midwest will televise overlapping St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Blues games on nine dates this April and May.

Hoffman's two goals, O'Reilly's game-winner lift Blues to overtime win over Wild

Ryan O’Reilly scored with two seconds left in overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night.

Blues prospect Kessel scores as UMass wins NCAA hockey title

Defenseman Matthew Kessel, a St. Louis Blues prospect, scored a power-play goal as Massachusetts beat St. Cloud State to win the NCAA hockey championship.

Blues' Thomas out against Wild with upper-body injury; Hoffman to rejoin lineup

St. Louis Blues forward Robert Thomas is out week-to-week with an upper-body injury suffered late in the team’s 9-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild.

Cardinals' win streak ends at four with 9-5 loss to Brewers

Avisaíl García homered, doubled and drove in five runs as the Milwaukee Brewers beat St. Louis 9-5, ending the Cardinals’ four-game winning streak.

O'Reilly records hat trick in Blues dominant 9-1 victory over Wild

Jaden Schwartz and Ryan O’Reilly each scored twice as the St. Louis Blues beat the Minnesota Wild 9-1.

Arenado hits tiebreaking homer in home debut as Cardinals beat Brewers 3-1

Nolan Arenado hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning of his home debut with the Cardinals, lifting St. Louis over the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1.

Goldschmidt not starting Cardinals home opener (lower back tightness)

Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt was not in the starting lineup against Milwaukee on Thursday because of lower back tightness.

K-State guard DaJuan Gordon transfers to Mizzou

DaJuan Gordon, who averaged 9.4 points and 5.5 rebounds last season for the Wildcats, will have three years of eligibility remaining at Mizzou

Blues snap seven-game skid with 3-1 win over Golden Knights

Jordan Binnington made 45 saves to help the St. Louis Blues snap a seven-game skid a 3-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night.

Yadi's HR, Carlson's slam help Cards complete sweep with 7-0 win over Marlins

Yadier Molina hit a two-run homer and Dylan Carlson added a grand slam, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over Miami 7-0.

Struggling Blues seek to regain swagger, move up in playoff hunt

The Blues have lost 12 of their last 14 games and are running out of time to salvage their season and make the playoffs.

Cardinals overcome deficit, rally past Marlins 4-2

Yadier Molina hit a tiebreaking sacrifice to cap a three-run rally in the sixth inning that sent the St. Louis Cardinals over Miami Marlins 4-2 on Tuesday.

Cardinals home opener to be as much like the norm as possible

The Cardinals’ home opener Thursday won’t be exactly like those of years gone by, but it will be as close as it can given health and safety protocols

Blues drop seventh straight, 6-1 to Golden Knights

Alec Martinez scored two goals, sparking the Vegas Golden Knights to a 6-1 victory over the struggling St. Louis Blues on Monday night.

Reds' Castellanos suspended two games, three Cardinals fined for roles in brawl

Cardinals Yadier Molina, Nolan Arenado and Jordan Hicks were fined. Nick Castellanos was suspended and fined and two other Reds were fined.

Cardinals game Monday airs on Bally Sports Midwest Plus

The Cardinals game at Miami on Monday, April 5, will air on Bally Sports Midwest Plus because of overlap with Blues hockey on Bally Sports Midwest.

Cardinals scuffle with Reds in 9-6 loss

Nick Castellanos stood over, flexed and jawed at St. Louis pitcher Jake Woodford after scoring as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Cardinals 9-6 Saturday.

Blues fall in fifth straight with 3-2 loss to Avalanche

Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals and Brandon Saad added another to lead the surging Colorado Avalanche to a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues.

Another healthy body: Blues activate Barbashev from IR

Forward Ivan Barbashev is expected to be available when the Blues visit the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night.

Cardinals' offense comes out hot in 11-6 Opening Day win over Reds

The St. Louis Cardinals roughed up Luis Castillo for six runs in the first inning to beat the Cincinnati Reds 11-6 on Thursday.

Former Cards 3B Ken Reitz passes away at 69

Ken Reitz, a St. Louis Cardinals third baseman for most of the 1970s, died Wednesday, the team announced. He was 69.

Cardinals reveal Opening Day roster

Five rookies are on the St. Louis Cardinals’ Opening Day roster, which the team revealed Thursday, just hours before their season opener at Cincinnati.

Flaherty, two high school teammates become MLB Opening Day starters

Jack Flaherty, Lucas Giolito and Max Fried were teammates at Harvard-Westlake. All three will be Opening Day starting pitchers in the major leagues.

Arenado, Sosa homer as Cardinals finish spring with another tie

The St. Louis Cardinals didn’t hit much in their Grapefruit League finale, but Nolan Arenado did clear the fence for the first time as a Cardinal.

Blues squander two-goal lead, fall 3-2 to Ducks in overtime

Josh Manson scored in the opening minutes of overtime and the Anaheim Ducks rallied from a two-goal deficit and beat the St. Louis Blues 3-2 Sunday night.

Bullpen struggles in late innings as Cardinals fall 7-3 to Nationals

Relievers Tommy Parsons and Tyler Webb struggled in the late innings and the St. Louis Cardinals fell 7-3 to the Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon.

Nogowski, Woodford make Opening Day roster as Cardinals announce final cuts

John Nogowski’s stellar spring training earned him a spot on the St. Louis Cardinals’ Opening Day roster.