Game Recap

GAME 42: Late Inning Lapses

May 18, 2013 | Ray DeRousse

With the flurry of today’s news and activities, I’m going to keep this recap short. The Cardinals (27-15) lose the second …

May 17, 2013 | Ray DeRousse | One Comment

David Freese broke his long home run drought with a grand slam in the first inning, as the Cardinals (27-14) and …

May 15, 2013 | Ray DeRousse

After throwing the greatest game by a rookie in Cardinal history, what do you do for a follow-up? Throw another shutout, …

May 14, 2013 | Ray DeRousse

For five spectacular innings, rookie John Gast (1-0) bewitched the Mets with precise off-speed stuff in his Major League debut. …

May 13, 2013 | Ray DeRousse

Troubled early innings from Lance Lynn (W 6-1) and Mets starter Jeremy Hefner created a 3-3 deadlock until the seventh. …

May 11, 2013 | Ray DeRousse

Twelve years have passed since Bud Smith (who?) impossibly produced the last Cardinal no-hitter against the Padres. Many great pitchers …

May 10, 2013 | Ray DeRousse | One Comment

In his eighth start as a major league pitcher, Shelby Miller (5-2) rocked Colorado with a one-hit complete game shutout …

May 8, 2013 | Ray DeRousse

A weaker effort from Jake Westbrook added fuel to yet another back-and-forth battle between the Cardinals and Cubs. As usual, …

May 7, 2013 | Ray DeRousse

It’s always a fun weird time at Wrigley Field, but the strangest aspect of tonight’s showdown between the Cardinals and …

May 5, 2013 | Ray DeRousse | One Comment

Since the Brewers entered the National League and began head-to-head in-season battles with the Cardinals, the Cardinals had never managed …