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St. Louis Cardinals Come from Behind to Sweep Cincinnati Reds Sunday

With a couple of exceptions, Michael McGreevy gave the St. Louis Cardinals a good start Sunday. Fortunately, the St. Louis Cardinals woke up in time to complete the sweep of the Cincinnati Reds Sunday. My fear is that the narrative of this game would be all of the runners the Cardinals stranded on base Sunday. […]

Cardinals Notes: Dobbins, Six-Man Rotation, Urías

Cardinals right-hander Hunter Dobbins will serve as a traditional starter in his next appearance, per Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Dobbins has worked as a bulk reliever in two appearances since being recalled one week ago. With his move to the rotation, Goold adds that St. Louis will adopt a six-man rotation for […]

Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds Sunday

The St. Louis Cardinals will wrap up a long homestand on Sunday against the Cincinnati Reds. Michael McGreevy is scheduled to make the start for the Cardinals while RHP Rhett Lowder will take the mound for the Reds. First pitch is scheduled for 1:15pm central time at Busch Stadium and the broadcast will be available […]

Reds activate Rhett Lowder ahead of Sunday start vs. Cardinals

The Cincinnati Reds have finally brought up a reinforcement on good terms, rather than out of necessity. The last place club has seen their pitching ranks decimated by injuries, and the churn they’ve been going through in that time has seen arms brought up for stints and designated for assignment just to free up roster […]

Cardinals rumors: 2 players who will be on move before trade deadline

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten out to a great start to the 2026 Major League Baseball season. St. Louis is currently second in the National League Central, despite parting ways with several veterans before the campaign started. It appears the team may move on from two more players ahead of this year’s trade deadline. […] The post Cardinals rumors: 2 players who will be on move before trade deadline appeared first on ClutchPoints .

What do the Cardinals want from Lars Nootbaar?

The St. Louis Cardinals and the fans at Busch Stadium welcomed Lars Nootbaar back into action this weekend as he made his season debut. I, personally, was more ready for his return than I expected this offseason, as I simply hoped for a healthy return and a quick trade out of St. Louis. As this […]

Cardinals Promote Rising Pitcher Into Key Role as Rotation Struggles

The St. Louis Cardinals recently announced that they’ll be shifting to a six-man rotation from this point forward. Derrick Goold reports.   Hunter Dobbins’ next appearance will be as a starter. #stlcards plan to upshift to a six-man rotation in the coming week. — Derrick Goold (@dgoold) June 6, 2026 This comes after Hunter Dobbins’ recent […] The post Cardinals Promote Rising Pitcher Into Key Role as Rotation Struggles appeared first on HEAVY .

100 Game Countdown: The Cardinals’ exciting rebuild

We zoomed through the first third of the season and now the St. Louis Cardinals have just 100 games to go in this rebuild season. Unlike most rebuilds, this one has been fun and honestly, maybe we are spoiled by being fans of the Cardinals. That was one of the topics of conversations on Cardinals […]

Brewers Select Drew Rom

The Brewers selected left-hander Drew Rom ahead of Saturday’s matchup against the Rockies. Fellow lefty Brian Fitzpatrick was placed on the 15-day IL with an elbow injury. Milwaukee had an opening on the 40-man roster, so no corresponding move was needed. Rom last pitched in the big leagues with the Cardinals in 2023. He struggled […]

Cincinnati Reds vs. St. Louis Cardinals – Nick Lodolo vs. Matthew Liberatore

It will be a battle of southpaws on the mound at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Saturday afternoon as Nick Lodolo and Matthew Liberatore earn the starts from the Cincinnati Reds and Cardinals, respectively, in Game Two of this three-game weekend series between the National League Central rivals. For Lodolo, the hope is that […]

The Cardinals’ Pitching Pipeline Is Trending in the Right Direction

Chaim Bloom and the Cardinals front office have spent the last year feverishly adding as much pitching talent to the farm system as possible. As ORSTLcardsfan noted in his article yesterday, this has been a “re-stock the pitching pipeline” year.  I think most of us were happy with the pitchers and types of pitchers brought […]

St. Louis Cardinals and Reds Bullpen Wreck Cincinnati Big Time Friday

Kyle Leahy’s finish was better than his start and the St. Louis Cardinals bats were more than enough to overcome the Cincinnati Reds Friday night at Busch Stadium with an honorable mention going to the Reds bullpen for a big assist during the latter half of the game. Trying to explain what happened in both […]

Cardinals Phenom JJ Wetherholt Could End a 25-Year Franchise Drought

St. Louis Cardinals’ breakout rookie JJ Wetherholt is on track to become the organization’s first Rookie of the Year winner in over 20 years.   Is JJ Wetherholt the clear Rookie of the Year favorite? He's accumulated nearly twice the fWAR of the next rookie in the National League! pic.twitter.com/8c3UOfsWAH — Dealin' the Cards (@DealinTheCards) June […] The post Cardinals Phenom JJ Wetherholt Could End a 25-Year Franchise Drought appeared first on HEAVY .

Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds Friday Night

After a much-needed day off, the St. Louis Cardinals open another home series Friday night versus the Cincinnati Reds. Kyle Leahy will make the start for the Cardinals while the Reds are scheduled to send Brady Singer to the mound. First pitch scheduled for 7:15pm central time at Busch Stadium. Broadcast being handled by Cardinals.tv. […]

Cardinals’ Oliver Marmol shares crucial JJ Wetherholt injury update before Reds game

The St. Louis Cardinals are set to play the Cincinnati Reds on Friday. Rookie JJ Wetherholt has played a crucial role in the Cardinals’ success this season. Despite being in a rebuild, the Cardinals have upset expectations. Wetherholt, however, is not playing on Friday due to a groin injury. There’s a chance he may not […] The post Cardinals’ Oliver Marmol shares crucial JJ Wetherholt injury update before Reds game appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Cardinals Activate Lars Nootbaar

June 5th: Nootbaar has been officially reinstated, with Saggese optioned out as the corresponding move. June 3rd: The Cardinals will activate Lars Nootbaar from the 60-day injured list for Friday’s series opener against the Reds, manager Oli Marmol told reporters (including Jeff Jones of The Belleville News-Democrat). St. Louis will need to make an active […]

Cincinnati Reds vs. St. Louis Cardinals – Brady Singer vs. Kyle Leahy

The Cincinnati Reds should be fresh following their off-day on Thursday, but they’re also ‘fresh’ off losing 4 of 6 at home during their most recent homestand against the Atlanta Braves and Kansas City Royals, respectively. Now, the Reds are in St. Louis and ready to face a Cardinals club that they saw briefly two […]

Albert Pujols gets 100% real on Cardinals upsetting expectations in 2026

The St. Louis Cardinals have upset expectations amid their rebuild this season. Former Cardinals superstar Albert Pujols has been paying attention to his former ball club’s performance. Pujols recently commented on the Cardinals’ play this season, via Tamar Sher. “When the Cardinals have a good team, it’s different. It’s a different energy coming into the […] The post Albert Pujols gets 100% real on Cardinals upsetting expectations in 2026 appeared first on ClutchPoints .

How big is the donut hole in the St. Louis Cardinals development pipeline?

Whether you consider the Cardinals as rebuilding, retooling, resetting, competing, whichever word you like, the 2025 off-season was certainly a noticeable transition. One could even look at the 2025 draft as the kick-start to a process that looks an awful like how I’d imagine a rebuild. One that, in my view, in not nearly complete. […]

Cardinals Receive Major Injury Update on Two Key Contributors

The St. Louis Cardinals have received some encouraging updates on injured position players Ramon Urias and Nathan Church.   OF Nathan Church & INF Ramón Urías will begin Major League injury rehab assignments this evening with Memphis (AAA). — Cardinals Player Development (@CardsPlayerDev) June 4, 2026 Both Urias and Church are scheduled to start rehab stints […] The post Cardinals Receive Major Injury Update on Two Key Contributors appeared first on HEAVY .

Lars Nootbaar’s Return Gives Cardinals Something Stats Can’t Track

We now know that the St. Louis Cardinals will finally have Lars Nootbaar back in the Major League lineup as he’s being activated for the homestand versus the Cincinnati Reds starting Friday night. There’s been a lot of discussion about what that will mean for the roster moving forward, but I’d like to focus on […]