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Sonny Gray strikes out 10 in the Cardinals' 2-0 victory over the the Rangers
St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn throws toward first base during the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Ronaldo Bolaños) Texas Rangers' Corey Seager swings at a pitch during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Ronaldo Bolaños) St. Louis Cardinals' Masyn Winn is greeted in the dugout after scoring during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Ronaldo Bolaños) St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Sonny Gray throws a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Ronaldo Bolaños) St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Sonny Gray throws a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Ronaldo Bolaños) St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn throws toward first base during the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Ronaldo Bolaños) Texas Rangers' Corey Seager swings at a pitch during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Ronaldo Bolaños) St. Louis Cardinals' Masyn Winn is greeted in the dugout after scoring during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Ronaldo Bolaños) St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Sonny Gray throws a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Ronaldo Bolaños) ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Sonny Gray struck out 10 while allowing only four singles over seven innings and Willson Contreras had a part in both St. Louis runs as the Cardinals beat the Texas Rangers 2-0 on Saturday. Gray's 19th game with double-digit strikeouts made the 35-year-old right-hander in his 13th big league season the 10th active pitcher with 1,800 career strikeouts. Gray (6-1) threw 64 of 91 pitches for strikes and had only one walk. Advertisement Ryan Helsley worked the ninth for his 13th save in 15 chances to wrap up the Cardinals' seventh shutout of the season. Phil Maton pitched the eighth. The Cardinals went ahead to stay by manufacturing a run without a hit after the second inning nearly started with a home run. Contreras led off with a towering flyball near the left-field pole that prompted a crew chief review to determine it was foul as initially called. He then walked, advanced on a wild pitch by Patrick Corbin (3-4), got to third on a groundout and scored on Nolan Arenado's sacrifice fly. Maysn Winn led of the Cardinals fourth with a double and went home on a ground-rule double by Contreras, a ball that hit just fair down the left-field line and bounced into the seats. Advertisement Corbin allowed two runs on three hits and two walks over 5 1/3 innings. Texas, after an 11-1 win Friday night, was shut out for the eighth time. Key moment Cardinals second baseman Brendan Donovan's nifty play in the ninth inning to throw out speedy No. 3 hitter Wyatt Langford for the second out around two strikeouts by Helsley. Key stat The Cardinals finished with a 19-8 record in May, their best record in that month since 20-7 in 2013, their last World Series season. Up next Jacob deGrom (4-2, 2.42 ERA), who has allowed two runs over fewer in each of his last eight starts, pitches the series finale for Texas on Sunday. Eric Fedde (3-4) goes for the Cardinals. ___ AP MLB:
Associated Press
3 days ago
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- Associated Press
Left-hander Génesis Cabrera agrees to 1-year deal with the Cubs
The Chicago Cubs agreed to a one-year contract with former New York Mets left-hander Génesis Cabrera on Thursday and designated right-hander Brooks Kriske for assignment. Cabrera, 28, had a 3.52 ERA and threw seven strikeouts across 7 2/3 innings and seven games of relief for the Mets this year. He was designated for assignment on Saturday, refused an outright assignment to Triple-A Syracuse and became a free agent. Cabrera, who is from the Dominican Republic, also had has stints with the St. Louis Cardinals and the Toronto Blue Jays, is 17-14 with a 3.88 ERA in seven major league seasons. Kriske pitched two scoreless innings in his lone appearance this season for the NL Central-leadig Cubs. ___ AP MLB:
Reuters
3 days ago
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Report: Orioles set to add John Mabry to coaching staff
Former longtime major league player John Mabry is in discussions with the Baltimore Orioles to become a senior advisor on the staff of interim manager Tony Mansolino, The Athletic reported Thursday. Mabry, 54, played for 14 major league seasons for eight clubs, including eight seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals. He also has served as a coach for the Cardinals, Kansas City Royals and most recently the Miami Marlins. The Orioles fired manager Brandon Hyde, as well as field coordinator and catching instructor Tim Cossins on May 17. Baltimore was 15-28 at the time of the dismissals after making consecutive playoff appearances. In 1,321 career games, Mabry was a career .263 hitter with 96 home runs and 446 RBIs. He made his major league debut in 1994 with the Cardinals and was fourth in National League Rookie of the Year voting in 1995 when he batted .307 in 129 games. --Field Level Media
Forbes
4 days ago
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The Surprising St. Louis Cardinals Have Been Unstoppable In May
St. Louis Cardinals' Masyn Winn bats during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. ... More Louis Cardinals, Saturday, May 17, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) This was expected to be a tough year for the St. Louis Cardinals, as most people predicted them to finish below .500. Apparently, no one told the players they weren't supposed to compete. The club has a 32-24 record and would claim a playoff spot if the season ended today. The Cardinals have been on an incredible hot streak for most of the month of May. They were 14-19 through May 2, but have gone 18-5 since then. They've won five of their last six games after defeating the Baltimore Orioles last night, and they've outscored opponents by 45 runs through 56 games this season. Their success is driven by their outstanding middle infielders. Second baseman Brendan Donovan's .335 batting average is third in the National League, and he leads the league with 69 hits and 18 doubles. His 144 OPS+ indicates his total offense has been 44% better than the league average. Shortstop Masyn Winn is hitting .278/.357/.438 with a 122 OPS+ and highlight-reel defense. Their starting rotation has been excellent, but in an unconventional way. Matthew Liberatore is a potential All-Star with a 2.73 who leads the league with a 3.4% walk rate and a 6.4 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Sonny Gray has a 3.55 FIP, but the other three starters are thriving despite low strikeout totals. Erick Fedde, Miles Mikolas, and Andre Pallante all have strikeout rates below 16%, while the league average is 22%. Nevertheless, they have ERAs of 3.90, 3.90, and 4.23. There's an element of luck involved with their strong pitching performances, including in the bullpen. Ryan Helsley, John King, and JoJo Romero all have ERAs of 3.72 or better despite WHIPs of 1.42 or worse. The Cardinals do have some legitimately excellent middle relievers though, including Kyle Leahy, Phil Maton, and Steven Matz. Advanced metrics portend some regression for their pitching staff. They also have several holes in their lineup where they aren't getting enough production, so they could look to add a bat or two before the trade deadline. A corner outfielder and a first baseman/designated hitter stand out as areas of need. An important component of the Cardinals' success has been health. The only player they have on the injured list at the moment is left-hander Zack Thompson, who isn't an integral part of the pitching staff. He only threw 17 innings for them last season. Overall, they've lost less expected production due to injuries than any other team in MLB this year according to the Baseball Prospectus Injured List Ledger. The team's outstanding start through the first two months of year was unexpected, not just by fans and pundits, but by their own front office. At the end of last season, the club announced they would spend the winter looking to shed veterans, reduce payroll, and get younger. They accomplished their financial goal, as their estimated competitive balance tax payroll of $164 million is $43.7 million lower than last year's and the lowest the franchise has had since 2015. They let first baseman Paul Goldschmidt walk away in free agency and spent much of the winter trying unsuccessfully to trade third baseman Nolan Arenado. The only free agent they signed all offseason was reliever Phil Maton on a one-year, $2 million contract. The St. Louis Cardinals might not be able to keep their hot start going all season—at least not without some major trade acquisitions—but they have established some building blocks in Donovan, Liberatore, and Winn. The future might not be as far away as it once seemed.
CBS News
6 days ago
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- CBS News
Orioles finally win 3 in a row, beating the Cardinals 5-2. Can they keep it up?
It took 12 games for the 2024 Orioles to produce their first three-game winning streak. This year it took 53. Baltimore finally achieved that modest accomplishment Monday, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 for its third victory in a row. If the Orioles — who are still 15 games under .500 — are going to dig out of this hole, it's going to take more performances like this one. Charlie Morton and Dylan Carlson, a couple offseason additions who haven't performed well so far, led the way. "Charlie threw outstanding," said Carlson, who hit a three-run homer. "It was great playing behind him, great pace, bullpen did a great job. Guys up and down the lineup contributed, did a great job. Good team win." Of all the Orioles who have struggled this year, Morton is probably the most emblematic of the team's poor start. Baltimore signed him to a one-year deal instead of being more aggressive in the starting pitching market, and he promptly lost his first six starts. He has pitched mostly out of the bullpen of late. "I'm 41 years old. I can't really expect that I'm going to go out there and have the best year of my career. ... (But) I didn't expect to come in and have a 10 ERA," Morton said. "Waking up every day and thinking about how bad it was going, it was kind of surreal." On Monday, Morton (1-7) was given another chance to start, and he allowed two runs and four hits in six innings. That came after scoreless starts by Trevor Rogers and Dean Kremer in the team's previous two games. Carlson hasn't played much for the Orioles, but now he has homered in consecutive games. He's 5 for 12 over the last three games after going 1 for 22 before that. This three-game winning streak comes about a week after Baltimore fired manager Brandon Hyde and replaced him on an interim basis with Tony Mansolino. The new skipper said before Monday's game that outfielder Colton Cowser and infielder Jordan Westburg were going to Triple-A on rehab assignments. So, for the first time in a while, the news has been mostly good for the Orioles for a few days.
