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Cardinals Steven Matz's quest for win continues after Reds bedevil lefty for 11 hits

CINCINNATI — At the stadium his teammate Adam Wainwright called “The Devil’s Lair” because of the horrors it's inflicted on his ERA in Cincinnati, Steven Matz continued a downward trend that began with a tumble right there at Great American Ball Park.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Fourth-Place Cardinals Are MLB’s Team to Beat. No, Really.

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

Sports Illustrated

Cardinals offense erupts for 10 runs as they close homestand with a series win over the Dodgers

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.

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Nolan Gorman blasts tie-breaking homer, launching Cardinals to 6-5 victory over Dodgers

ST. LOUIS — As opening day approached, manager Oliver Marmol said the player who arguably had the most impressive camp for the Cardinals did so without much fanfare or attention and just excelled all spring, quietly.

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Dodgers unsure if Julio Urías was tipping pitches in blowout loss to Cardinals

ST. LOUIS — The Los Angeles Dodgers were behind the eight-ball from the start of Thursday’s game.

Los Angeles Times

Cardinals overpower Dodgers, 16-8, by blasting record seven home runs

ST. LOUIS — The rules of the hamburger phone are simple as initially codified during a charter flight to Chicago and just in time to make some history Thursday.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

MLB issues warning against batters trying to trick pitchers into clock violations

“In recent days, we have seen batters attempt to induce pitchers to violate the pitch timer regulations by creating the appearance that they are in the batter’s box and alert to the pitcher ... when, in actuality, they have not fully entered the batter’s box,” MLB senior vice president Michael…

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Polling Place: Boo Willson Contreras? Miss Jose Abreu? And as for Connor Bedard …

Some respondents were less than thrilled with our Bedard question, suggesting it was unfair.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs’ Willson Contreras embraces villain role in emotional return to Wrigley Field

Contreras expressed gratitude for Cubs fans but also has been happy to stoke the flames of the Cubs-Cardinals rivalry since signing with St. Louis.

Chicago Sun-Times

Baseball by the Numbers: Let’s do the splits

Willson Contreras liked hitting at Wrigley Field, but the ballpark is no longer the extreme hitters’ park it was in the 1960s and ’70s

Chicago Sun-Times

The drama between Willson Contreras and the St. Louis Cardinals, explained

Why are the struggling Cardinals blaming Willson Contreras?

USA Today Sports Media Group

Cubs react to Willson Contreras being relieved of catching duties by Cardinals

“There are some guys who have been there a really long time working with Yadi [Molina],” manager David Ross said. “Going about things differently sometimes doesn’t go smoothly.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Cardinals remove ex-Cub Willson Contreras from catching rotation

Manager Oliver Marmol said the decision was made after a meeting with president of baseball operations John Mozeliak, pitching coach Dusty Blake and Contreras.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras has no hard feelings toward Cubs

Contreras, who will be making his Wrigley return Monday, remains close with former Cubs teammates.

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Once Jack Flaherty found his groove, Nolan Gorman launched Cardinals to win in Seattle

SEATTLE — Having built another lead as sturdy and permanent as a sandcastle, the Cardinals found themselves once again fighting against the tide to chase down what they had lost.

Tribune News Service

Mariners bats pick up a not-sharp Luis Castillo to beat Cardinals

SEATTLE — It doesn’t happen often, and it had yet to happen this season, but Saturday night Luis Castillo wasn’t the dominant, unhittable force that he’d been in his four previous starts this season. It won’t be the last time it happens this season.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Ben Frederickson: Before pounding Bumgarner off Diamondbacks, Cardinals were right to not trade for him

Remember when people actually thought the Cardinals trading for Madison Bumgarner before last season's trade deadline could be a good idea?

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Dillon Brooks calling LeBron ‘old’ is a childish insult and also a really dumb idea

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Tommy Edman drives in five, Nolan Gorman hits grand slam in Cardinals' rout of Diamondbacks

ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals offense exploded for a season-high 14 runs on 13 hits as they scored three runs or more in four separate innings to avoid being swept at home for the second time in this young season.

Sports Illustrated

Cardinals Player Bat Flips After a Walk Following Heated Exchange With Madison Bumgarner

Seven combined All-Star appearances, no love lost.

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Madison Bumgarner got in the weirdest shouting match with Willson Contreras over a hard swing

Bumgarner was at it again.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Late rally comes up short after six-run inning puts Jordan Montgomery, Cardinals in a hole

ST. LOUIS — Left-hander Jordan Montgomery had been the most consistent member of the Cardinals’ starting rotation, but the fourth inning became a frame he’d like to forget as the Arizona Diamondbacks scored six runs and turned the slimmest of Cardinals leads into a significant deficit for the home club.

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Jack Flaherty's strong start falls apart late as Cardinals lose 6-3 to Diamondbacks

ST. LOUIS — Cardinals pitchers Jack Flaherty and Andrew Pallante combined to give up a five-run seventh inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks broke open what had been a tie game as the Cardinals lost their seventh of 11 home games this season.

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Cardinals salvage series split with Tommy Edman's walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning

ST. LOUIS — Bases loaded situations had been a painfully unsuccessful scenario for the Cardinals, and it looked like it might be part of another frustrating loss marked by missed opportunities. But Tommy Edman smacked an RBI single through the infield with two outs and the bases loaded to drive…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Nolan Gorman, Nolan Arenado jump-start Cardinals offense in 3-0 win over Pirates

ST. LOUIS — After 14 consecutive innings of bad luck and offensive futility, the Cardinals manufactured a lone run in the sixth inning behind the hitting of Nolan Arenado and Nolan Gorman on Friday night.

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