How Al Jackson Earned His Masterpiece Vs. Sandy Koufax

After losing 10 of 11 decisions against the Dodgers, Al Jackson persevered and outdueled Sandy Koufax.

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Roger Freed Vs. John Denny: Cardinals' Feathers Ruffled

Credible journalists adhere to a self-imposed policy of no cheering in the press box. John Denny wanted his Cardinals teammates to do the same in the dugout.

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How Terry Kennedy Started To Catch On With Cardinals

Called up from the minors to substitute for an injured Ted Simmons at catcher, Cardinals rookie Terry Kennedy contributed a bloop and a blast in a doubleheader sweep of the Phillies.

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Despite Homering, Tommy Pham Still Struggles With Mechanical Flaw

Outfielder Tommy Pham, who entered the Cardinals’ game Sunday in an 0-for-29 slump, repeatedly has said a mechanical flaw is holding back his swing.

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The Meeting Of A Lifetime At Busch Stadium

Just by looking at the embrace between Scott Hopfinger of Belleville, Illinois, and Beth Larsen of Springfield, Missouri, you can tell it's one filled with love and compassion, and one that's been a long time coming.

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Video: Tommy Pham On Breaking Hitless Streak

Pham snaps his hitless streak, but says he still has work to do: "You don't want to be a consistent out in the lineup like I've been, you want to help the team out... I'm just glad I finally helped today." #STLCards pic.twitter.com/8XC8OgIl4X

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Video: Mike Matheny's Postgame Press Conference 7-1-18

Matheny after #STLCards are swept by the Braves: "We ran into a hot team, ran into good pitching, and we made some mistakes that we got to fix." pic.twitter.com/PCGdUXMQbR

— FOX Sports Midwest (@FSMidwest) July 1, 2018

Braves Beat Cardinals 6-5: Tommy Pham Singles, Homers, & Drives In Three Runs; Francisco Pena Singles & Knocks In Two Runs; Jordan Hicks Strikes Out One Over Two Hitless/Scoreless Innings

Individual Highlights:
Matt Carpenter started at third base and batted leadoff.  0-for-3 with one run, two walks, and one strikeout.
Tommy Pham started in centerfield and batted second.  2-for-4 with one home run, three two-out RBIs, one run, and one strikeout.
Jedd Gyorko started at shortstop and batted fifth.  1-for-3 with one run, one walk, and one strikeout.
Kolten Wong started at second base and batted seventh.  1-for-3 with one double, one run, one walk, and one stolen base.
Francisco Pena started at catcher and batted eighth.  1-for-4 with two RBIs and two strikeouts.
Greg Holland entered in the seventh and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out.  (p-s:12-8)(g/f:0-1)
Jordan Hicks entered in the eighth and pitched two innings.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out.  (p-s:21-18)(g/f:5-0)

Rough Outing:
Harrison Bader started in right field and batted sixth.  0-for-4 with three strikeouts.
John Gant started and pitched 5.1 innings.  He allowed four hits, four earned runs, one home run, three walks (one intentional), threw one wild pitch, and struck two out for the losing decision (2-3).  79-48)(g/f:6-4)
Mike Mayers entered in the sixth and pitched to five batters.  He allowed two hits, two earned runs, and threw two wild pitches.  (p-s:19-11)(g/f:2-1)(ir-s:1-1)

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Video: Tommy Pham Hits Home Run 7-1-18

Have no fear, Tommy Pham is here!

A three run shot, puts the #STLCards down by just one.

Tune in now to FSMW or FSGO. pic.twitter.com/jH123jHKn1

— FOX Sports Midwest (@FSMidwest) July 1, 2018

Lucas Hackmann, Who Got Bit By Last Season's Rally Cat, Was Hit By A Wayward First Pitch

Remember the Rally Cat adventure that struck Busch Stadium last August? The scared little kitten ran around the outfield for a while before a member of the Cardinals grounds crew attempted to end things peacefully, only to get scratched and bitten in the process (as seen on the right):

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Cardinals Starting Lineup 7-1-18

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Video: Jim Hayes & Rick Horton Preview Cardinals-Braves Game 7-1-18

Gant, who was "unbelievable ... absolutely dominating" in his last outing, starts the series finale against the Braves this afternoon.
Toyota Cardinals Live pregame starts at 12:30.#STLCards | #Braves pic.twitter.com/V86phI0Kjp

— FOX Sports Midwest (@FSMidwest) July 1, 2018

Bob Gibson Has Anticlimactic End To Shutout Streak

Batters couldn’t produce a run against Bob Gibson, so he did it for them.

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Series Preview: Braves @ Cardinals June 29-July 1, 2018

With an exciting roster of young talent, the first-place Braves (45-34) have jumped to a fast start in 2018. They are ranked among the top-10 major league teams in runs scored (No. 5) and ERA (No. 10).

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Cardinals Homestand Highlights: Monday, June 25 - Sunday, July 1, 2018

The Cardinals are back at Busch Stadium after a seven-game road trip through Philadelphia and Milwaukee. The six-game homestand kicks off with a three-game interleague series against the Cleveland Indians (June 25-27) and concludes with three games versus the Atlanta Braves (June 29-July 1). The seventh homestand of the season is highlighted by Bob Costas Night and an all-over print button up shirt gate giveaway. Additionally, fans are encouraged to continue voting online for Cardinals players for the 2018 All-Star Game in Washington D.C. at cardinals.com/vote. #VoteSTL

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Cardinals Add Three Dates To 2018 Theme Tickets Calendar

The St. Louis Cardinals have announced the addition of three theme events to the 2018 Theme Ticket calendar.

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Cardinals Seek Sweep As Carlos Martinez Faces Max Scherzer In Battle Of Aces

There’s nothing quite like a classic pitcher’s duel.

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Former Cardinals Playing In MLB 7-1-17: Rich Hill Strikes Out 11, Singles Twice, & Drives In One Run Over Seven Scoreless Innings For The Win; David Peralta Doubles Twice & Knocks In Two Runs; Jon Jay Singles & Hits A Solo Home Run

Blaine Boyer (former St. Louis-Boston) entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, hit one batter, and struck one out.  (p-s:16-13)

Boston beat Toronto 7-1

Brandon Moss (former St. Louis-Kansas City) started as designated hitter and batted seventh.  3-for-4 with one two-out RBI, three runs, and one strikeout.

Kansas City beat Minnesota 11-6 in game one of doubleheader

Matt Adams (former St. Louis-Atlanta) started at fist base and batted fifth.  1-for-3 with one RBI, one sac fly, and assisted in one double play.
Sam Freeman (former St. Louis-Atlanta) entered in the eighth and pitched to two batters.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out for the winning decision (1-0).  (p-s:9-5)(g/f:0-1)(ir-s:1-0)

Atlanta beat Oakland 4-3

David Freese (former St. Louis-Pittsburgh) started at third base and batted fourth.  1-for-3 with one double, three walks, and two strikeouts.

San Francisco beat Pittsburgh 2-1 in 11 innings

Shane Peterson (former Springfield-Tampa Bay) started in left field and batted seventh.  1-for-4 with one double and one strikeout.
Peter Bourjos (former St. Louis-Tampa Bay) entered late in the game in left field and batted seventh.  0-for-1 a the plate.

Ruben Tejada (former St. Louis-Baltimore) stated at shortstop and moved to second,  batting ninth.  2-for-4 with one run.

Tampa Bay beat Baltimore 10-3

Jon Jay (former St. Louis-Chicago-N) started in left field and batted leadoff.  2-for-4 with one home run, one RBI, one run, and one strikeout.

Cincinnati beat Chicago-N

Ty Kelly (former Memphis-Philadelphia) started at second base and batted seventh.  1-for-4 at the plate.
Pat Neshek (former St. Louis-Philadelphia) entered in the seventh and pitched to five batters.  He allowed tee hits, three earned runs, one home run, and one strikeout.

Fernando Salas (former St. Louis-New York-N) entered in the sixth and pitched two innings.  He allowed four his, three earned runs, one home run, and struck two out for the winning decision (1-2)  (p-s:35-35)(g/f:3-1)

New York-N beat Philadelphia 7-6

Carlos Beltran (former St. Louis-Houston) started as designated hitter and batted fifth.  0-for-3 with one walk and two strikeouts.
Luke Gregerson (former Springfield-Houston) entered in the sixth and pitched to two batters.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out.  (p-s:10-5)(g/f:1-0)(ir-s:1-0)

Houston beat New York-A 7-6

Matt Belisle (former St. Louis-Minnesota) entered in the sixth and pitched 1.1 innings.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck one out for the hold (13).  (p-s:19-14)(g/f:2-1)(ir-s:1-1)

Brandon Moss (former St. Louis-Kansas City) started as designated hitter and batted seventh.  2-for-4 with one double, one run, and one strikeout.

Minnesota beat Kansas City 10-5 in game two of doubleheader

Sam Gaviglio (former Springfield-Seattle) started and pitched 6.1 innings.  He allowed five hits, three earned runs, one home run, one walk, one balk, and struck three out for the losing decision (3-3).  (p-s:81-54)(g/f:9-2)
Marc Rzepczynski (former St. Louis-Seattle) entered in the seventh and pitched to three batters.  He allowed one hit, one earned run, and one intentional walk.  (p-s:5-3)(g/f:1-0)(ir-s:1-1)

Albert Pujols (former St. Louis-Anaheim) started as designated hitter and batted third.  1-for-4 with one ground into double play.

Anaheim beat Seattle 4-0

Mark Reynolds (former St. Louis-Colorado) started at first base and batted fourth.  0-for-4 with four strikeouts and assisted in one double play.

Daniel Descalso (former St. Louis-Arizona) started in left field and batted leadoff.  1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one strikeout.
David Peralta (former Johnson City-Arizona) started in right field and batted second.  2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs.

Arizona beat Colorado 6-2

Rich Hill (former Memphis-Los Angeles) started and pitched seven innings.  He allowed four hits, no runs, one walk, and struck 11 out for the winning decision (5-4).  2-for-4 with one two-out RBI and two strikeouts.  (p-s:92-69)(g/f:5-3)

Allen Cordoba (former Johnson City-San Diego) entered late in the game at third base and batted ninth.  0-for-2 with one strikeout.

Los Angeles beat San Diego 8-0

Paul DeJong Confident He Belongs In Majors; Carlos Martinez Vs. Max Scherzer; Matt Carpenter, Stephen Piscotty Sit

From an injury call-up in late May to replace second baseman Kolten Wong, to another injury call-up in mid-June to replace Wong, to Cardinals regular shortstop, Paul DeJong has covered considerable ground with very little time elapsing.

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Matthew Bowman's First Save Caps Cardinals' Milestone Night

With a full-count fastball that froze a pinch-hitter standing at the plate for the first time in his Major League career, Cardinals reliever Matt Bowman capped a night of milestones at Busch Stadium by tallying one of his own.

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