St. Louis Cardinals

NEW YORK (AP) — Alec Burleson hit his first homer in almost nine months Friday night, a three-run blast that powered the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-2 win over the New York Mets. Burleson's second-inning round-tripper off José Buttó was his first since he homered against the Minnesota Twins last Aug. 3. He has 10 career longballs in 143 games. J.D. Martinez went 2-for-4 with an RBI double in his Mets debut. Martinez signed a one-year contract on March 23 but was sidelined by lower back stiffness. Willson Contreras hit a 445-foot homer off the facade along the second deck in left field in the third for the Cardinals. Miles Mikolas (2-3) gave up two runs in 5 2/3 innings to lower his ERA from 6.49

A St. Louis destination has reached its 10-year mark as a staple for the downtown baseball scene, celebrating with a great musical lineup all weekend long.

The New York Mets face the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday, April 26, 2024 (4/26/24) at Citi Field in Queens, New York. How to watch: Fans can watch the game via AppleTV+ . Here's what you need to know: What : MLB game Who : New York Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals When : Friday, April 26, 2024 (4/26/24) Time : 7:10 p.m. Where : Citi Field TV : N/A Channel finder: Verizon Fios , Comcast Xfinity , Spectrum/Charter , Optimum/Altice , Cox , DIRECTV , Dish , Hulu , fuboTV , Sling . Live stream: AppleTV+ Here's a recent MLB story from the AP: New York Mets (12-11, third in the NL East) vs. San Francisco Giants (12-13, fourth in the NL West) San Francisco; Wednesday, 3:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets:

The Mets have recalled J.D. Martinez from Triple-A Syracuse and designated Zack Short for assignment.

Cardinals Slugger Has Shined In Minors; Should St. Louis Give Him A Chance? St. Louis needs a little boost in the middle of the lineup right now Author: Patrick McAvoy Apr 26, 2024 In this story: St. Louis Cardinals MLB News The St. Louis Cardinals could use a boost on offense right now. St. Louis has seen some improvement in the starting rotation after a dreadful 2023 season but the club's offense has taken a step back. The Cardinals had a rough 2023 campaign mainly due to a struggling rotation but the club's offense still performed. So far this season, that hasn't been the case. St. Louis as a team currently has the 26th-ranked batting average at .221, 29th in home runs with 16, 27th in hits

Any hopes the St. Louis Cardinals might have had that their abysmal 2023 season was fully a thing of the past have already begun to fade. The Redbirds are off to an 11-14 start, last place in the National League Central, with the third-worst run differential in the NL at -26. There's time yet to turn this season around, but too much has gone wrong, too quickly, to have blind faith that the Cardinals have the right formula to compete for a postseason spot in 2024.

St. Louis Cardinals (11-14, fifth in the NL Central) vs. New York Mets (13-11, third in the NL East) New York; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (1-3, 6.49 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 20 strikeouts); Mets: Jose Butto (0-0, 1.65 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 21 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Mets -130, Cardinals +108; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets take on the St. Louis Cardinals after Francisco Lindor's four-hit game on Wednesday. New York has a 13-11 record overall and a 6-6 record at home. The Mets are 9-4 in games when they out-hit their opponents. St. Louis has a 6-7 record in road games and an 11-14 record overall. The Cardinals are 2-4 in games decided

The fear — with all due respect to Dylan Carlson — is that Jordan Walker becomes Dylan Carlson. Of course, there's still some time for Carlson, 25, to become a productive major leaguer (be it in St. Louis or, as the trend has recently gone, in another city). The swatting switch-hitter debuted in 2020 — had a big postseason game, too, that pandemic season — and then tallied a .780 on-base plus slugging percentage in 2021, the year he finished third in the voting for National League Rookie of the Year. Man, if you had asked me in 2020 where Carlson would be as a player by 2024, I would've said: multitime All-Star.

St. Louis Cardinals' Masyn Winn is congratulated by teammates after scoring a run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in St. Louis.

“It’s not something you want,” Manager Oli Marmol said. “It’s not something anybody wants for him. But the situation does call for it.”

While rain may be known for bringing spirits down, that's not happening at Busch Stadium.

The Arizona Diamondbacks face off with the Cardinals on Tuesday night in St. Louis for the second game of a three-game set.

St. Louis is last in the National League in batting average, runs and home runs, and they’re second from the bottom in hits, on base percentage, and slugging percentage.

The first place Milwaukee Brewers came into Busch Stadium this weekend for a three game series with the last place Cardinals. The Brewers leave St. Louis with a three game sweep knocking the Cardinals six games back in the National League Central Division. Sunday’s loss was especially disturbing. After a 12 strikeout performance by ace […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks look to even their four-game series with the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on Sunday.