Colby Rasmus hit a pair of homers, Albert Pujols and Skip Schumaker also connected, and Adam Wainwright bounced back from a shaky first inning to lead the Cardinals past the slumping Atlanta Braves 11-4 on Thursday night. The Braves, looking to turn things around after a poor road trip knocked them out of first place in the NL East, jumped ahead 3-0 in the first inning.

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Veteran umpire Bob Davidson says he ejected a fan at Miller Park because the fan used a homophobic slur aimed at Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina. Davidson said he decided to throw out 44-year-old Sean A. Ottow of Waukesha, Wis., in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday night because he wanted to make sure Molina wouldn't do something to escalate the situation.

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There was uncomfortable silence in the St. Louis Cardinals' clubhouse. Either it was a quiet reflection of a team tired of losing and ready to go on a September run or the settling realism that this season is over. Ryan Braun hit a three-run homer and the Milwaukee Brewers roughed up rookie Jaime Garcia in an 8-1 win Wednesday night that kept the slumping Cardinals from gaining ground in the…

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In a season that didn't go as planned for Trevor Hoffman, baseball's career saves leader added another milestone to his illustrious career. Hoffman earned his 600th save Tuesday night, closing out the Milwaukee Brewers' 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. A few months ago, Hoffman couldn't have been sure this day would come.

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A player, a manager, a coach and even a fan were ejected Tuesday night during the Milwaukee Brewers' 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the bottom of the seventh, home plate umpire Bob Davidson stopped the game and walked to the stands near the backstop netting and motioned for a fan, Sean A.

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A player, a manager, a coach and even a fan were ejected Tuesday night during the Milwaukee Brewers game with the St. Louis Cardinals. In the second, Milwaukee manager Ken Macha was thrown out by second base umpire Tim Timmons while arguing a call that cost the Brewers a run. Cardinals pitching coach Dave Duncan was ejected from the dugout by home plate umpire Bob Davidson in the third for arguing a…

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St. Louis Cardinals center fielder Colby Rasmus, who has been with the big club for only two seasons, managed to…

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St. Louis Cardinals center fielder Colby Rasmus has only been with the big club for two seasons but he's…

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ST. LOUIS — Don't count Colby Rasmus as thrilled to be a Cardinal. Rasmus, a second-year center fielder, requested a trade at some point in each of the past two seasons, manager Tony La Russa said Sunday. (GM John Mozeliak said later Sunday that no request was made.) Either way, Rasmus hasn't fully embraced the idea of being with the St. Louis Cardinals next season. “He’s learned about being a Cardinal but … ask Colby,” La Russa said. “Let him handle it however he wants to handle it.

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Yadier Molina simply wanted a sacrifice fly. Instead, Molina's grand slam capped a six-run eighth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals overcame Corey Hart's two homers to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-6 on Monday. The Cardinals had taken a 4-2 lead in the eighth, and Molina came up with the bases loaded and one out.

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