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Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Caught between contention and caution, the Cardinals are floating in deadline limbo—dangling bullpen pieces, revisiting no-trade clauses, and hinting at future plans without saying much at all. When I was a kid, I’d ask my mom for things—can I sleep over at a friend’s house, grab drive-thru on the way home, get that snack I spotted in the … [Read more...] about The Cardinals’ quiet deadline strategy and what it might mean

Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Things are getting tense The Cardinals hopes for claiming a series win over the Padres was put on hold Saturday night as San Diego limited St. Louis to just three hits in its 3-1 victory. Matthew Liberatore returned to the mound for the first time in two weeks and took the loss. He wasn’t “bad” Saturday night, but he wasn’t exactly … [Read more...] about Cardinal Bats Silenced As San Diego Beats St. Louis 3-1

This checkpoint requires a REAL ID | Ken Ruinard / staff / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images From the last checkpoint, how did they fare? Baseball is full of paradoxes, many of which emulate life itself. To many, the season is interminably long. But then again, it seems just like yesterday I was in Jupiter watching them knock the rust off. Still, the season marches … [Read more...] about A checkpoint with the St. Louis Cardinal’s season two thirds (almost) done

Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images The Cardinals have bounced back from a bad road trip in a big way, returning home to win two big games against the Padres and move to within a game and a half of the final Wild Card spot. Tonight, Miles Mikolas took the ball and gave the Cardinals five scoreless innings before turning things over to Steven Matz for the next inning. … [Read more...] about Cards complete shutout, secure series split vs. Padres