Wallace, Jones to appear in Futures Game
Wallace, Jones to play in Futures Game Two of the Cardinals‘ top prospects — outfielder Daryl Jones and third baseman Brett Wallace — will appear for the U.S. Team in the Futures Game.
Cardinals ready for home cookin’
Cardinals ready for home cookin’ After what has felt like an extended road trip, the Cardinals will be happy to be back at Busch Stadium for Friday’s opener against the Twins.
Ozzie, Oquendo named managers for Futures Game
Former St. Louis Cardinals players Ozzie Smith and Bob Gibson stand on the field before the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates during Opening Day on April 6, 2009 at Busch Stadium in St.
Cards trumped: Big inning costs Carpenter
Carpenter outdueled by Santana in loss A one-inning lapse cost Chris Carpenter and the Cardinals in a 3-2 loss to Johan Santana and the Mets at Citi Field on Thursday.
Special job for Oquendo
Once teammates in the middle of the Cardinals‘ infield, coach Jose Oquendo and Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith will manage opposing teams in the Futures Game on July 12 at Busch Stadium.
Cardinals Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Chris Carpenter has come all the way back to his Cy Young form of 2005 and world-championship status of 2006, but he can’t do much without support.
Carpenter allowed hits (four) in only one of his seven innings Thursday against the Mets and threw only 18 balls out of 82 pitches. But in losing his second game against five victories, Carpenter received only two runs of support. In his other loss at Cleveland, the Cardinals didn’t score for him, and they’ve tallied just 36 runs in his 10 starts overall.
Carpenter threw five 1-2-3 innings out of the seven he pitched. In the decisive fourth inning, a three-run frame, he allowed a ground single to left by Luis Castillo, David Wright’s scratch single that Carpenter deflected, and a game-tying bloop single to right by Ryan…
Santana leads Mets over Cardinals 3-2 (AP)
Johan Santana was struggling. He had gone to 3-0 counts on four of his first 11 batters — something he hadn't done in an entire game in six years, not counting intentional walks. “My fastball,” he said, “was moving all over the place.” Santana went back to the clubhouse and reviewed video following the first inning.
Sheffield gets cortisone shot in knee
Manager Jerry Manuel predicted Sheffield would avoid the disabled list and return to the starting lineup tomorrow against the Yankees .
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It’s not often Johan Santana faces a pitcher who has been more dominant than he has, but he’ll do so Thursday afternoon at Citi Field, where the Mets will look to take three out of four from the Cardinals.
