The Latest Breaking News from Paul DeJong

CHICAGO — The Cardinals continued their red-hot start coming out of the All-Star break behind a strong outing from left-hander Steven Matz, and closed the gap between them and their rivals the Chicago Cubs in the process.

ST. LOUIS — This weekend’s series between the Cardinals and Washington Nationals couldn’t rightly conclude without another brief joust with Mother Nature and an interruption due to rain.

CHICAGO — One day after the Cardinals watched a starting pitcher leave the game early due to injury and the bullpen blew a pair of leads, they bounced back behind a stellar start from Miles Mikolas, and bullpen pillars Giovanny Gallegos and Jordan Hicks came on in relief and secured…

ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals returned from their European excursion with a daunting homestand waiting for them in St. Louis with the defending World Series champion Houston Astros the first foe knocking at their door.

WASHINGTON — Cardinals starting pitcher Jack Flaherty pulled it together after he gave up five early runs, and he somehow managed to still be standing on the mound in the seventh inning with the his club leading by multiple runs.

NEW YORK — On his first Father’s Day as a father, Nolan Arenado put the Cardinals on his shoulders and so they could see something they haven’t in weeks.

Well, if anything, his hands are in good hands.

Good starting pitchers have been hard to come by this season, so here are a few worth adding.

Following a depressing start, St. Louis now looks like the best team in the NL Central.

CINCINNATI — The Cardinals had chance after chance after chance in the late innings Monday to turn a tie game into their latest triumph on the climb back to contention.

ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals finished their homestand in a similar fashion to how they started it, with Jack Flaherty on the mound and their offense providing a double-digit scoring output in a victory in front of a home crowd.