Cole Leads Pirates Over Cardinals, 7-1
Gerrit Cole pitched the Pittsburgh Pirates to their first series win in Busch Stadium since April 2013.
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Gerrit Cole pitched the Pittsburgh Pirates to their first series win in Busch Stadium since April 2013.
After allowing a season-high 10 hits and four runs in arguably his worst outing of the season on Sunday, St. Louis Cardinals left-hander Jaime Garcia was back in form on Saturday.
Apparently, a new team means new results for J.A. Happ when he faces the St. Louis Cardinals.
Tony Watson says it's tough to keep winning and be on pace to win 99 games yet they can gain ground on the NL Central leading Cardinals.
Pittsburgh first baseman Pedro Alvarez insists his success against the St. Louis Cardinals is a fluke.
Yadier Molina tripled in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning when right fielder Gregory Polanco missed an attempted shoe-top catch and Michael Wacha got his 14th win to tie for the major league high as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Wednesday night.
Carlos Martinez was strongest at the end of his eight innings and Jason Heyward had two hits and two RBIs, helping the St. Louis Cardinals edge the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Tuesday night in a matchup of the National League's top two teams.
The Cardinals cling to a five game lead in the NL Central ahead of the Pirates, who soon return starting infielders Josh Harrison and Jordy Mercer.
Baseball fans who followed the 2015 MLB trade deadline with a close eye were treated to a surplus of trades, false reports, endless hug watches, and, above all, a couple weeks of nail-biting, cinema-like suspense.
Pirates General Manager Neal Huntington made an offer for Marlins reliever Steve Cishek, but his bid was topped by the St. Louis Cardinals.
Rob Neyer, FoxSports.com MLB writer, joined Starkey and Mueller Thursday to talk about the state of the Pirates and their National League competitors as August and the trade deadline loom.
Don't blame the Pittsburgh Pirates if they don't want to take a few days off for the All-Star break.
The St. Louis Cardinals head into the All-Star break with the NL Central lead and the best record in the majors. The Pittsburgh Pirates, however, have all the momentum.
Gerrit Cole pitched seven strong innings to become the major leagues' first 13-game winner and Neil Walker had a two-run homer among his three hits as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 on Friday night.
In the midst of a huge series with the Cardinals, MLB Network's Harold Reynolds joined the Starkey and Mueller show to talk about the Pirates chasing the NL Central leader and what he has seen from Gerrit Cole and Gregory Polanco this year.
Carlos Martinez made his case for inclusion on the National League All-Star team Thursday night by pitching 7 1-3 scoreless innings, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 in a matchup between the teams with the best records in the major leagues.
Actor Bill Murray took aim at St. Louis Cardinal fans during a recent pro-golf tournament.
No one cares about a loser. And many love to hate a winner.
Don't dare mess with the aesthetics of a game that Bob Costas is calling
According to a new report, the FBI and Justice Department are investigating officials of the St. Louis Cardinals for hacking internal networks of a rival team.
MLB Network Analyst and former Major Leaguer Carlos Beltran joined Andrew Fillipponi on "The Cook and Poni Show" Thursday to discuss the Pirates and the NL Central Division at the quarter pole of the season.
Matt Holliday and Kolten Wong hit three-run homers and Michael Wacha remained unbeaten as the St. Louis Cardinals held off the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-5 on Friday night.
Matt Adams hit a bases-loaded single with two outs in the 10th inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.
As if their recent domination of the NL Central wasn't enough to annoy Pirates fans and the rest of the division, their latest scorecard will put fans over the top.
Teams don't often trade a young pitcher like Shelby Miller, but when you're a team like the Cardinals with a surplus of young pitching ready to break out seemingly every year, it may be a bit more common. St. Louis general manager John Mozeliak basically said after trading Miller that one reason he did so was to make room in the rotation for Martinez, a top prospect who pitched out of the bullpen in 2014.
