Chris Carpenter ended his season on a strong note. The right-hander threw his first complete game of the season Thursday night and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies 6-1. Carpenter (16-9) snapped a four-game losing streak — during which he posted a 7.17 ERA — with the four-hitter. "I feel like I've gotten stronger and stronger as the year has gone on," Carpenter said.

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As the regular season winds down, 22 teams are facing an offseason filled with golf rounds and hot-stove…

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P.J. Walters quickly settled into a smooth rhythm against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Walters gave up an infield single to Andrew McCutchen on the first pitch of the game, then retired the next 14 batters in leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-1 win Wednesday. "I wish I could explain to you what he did today," St.

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A scoreboard on the fritz kept the St. Louis Cardinals from finding out the inevitable. They found out soon enough. Manager Tony La Russa said he didn't know for sure that the Cincinnati Reds had clinched the NL Central and eliminated the Cardinals from postseason contention until after St. Louis lost 7-2 to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.

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St. Louis Cardinals rookie pitcher Adam Ottavino wants a chance to pitch the final week after rehabbing from a shoulder injury rather than undergo surgery. Ottavino threw 30 pitches from the mound in a pre-game workout and hoped to be available in the bullpen. After seeking a second opinion, he opted for rehab rather than undergo a procedure that could have sidelined him for 10 months.

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Matt Holliday homered and drove in three runs as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 Monday night, staying in the NL Central race for at least one more day. A Cardinals loss would have clinched the division for Cincinnati. The Reds were idle, and their magic number remained at one going into Tuesday night's home game against Houston.

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Albert Pujols' stellar play is not showing any signs of slowing down despite his club being on the brink of postseason elimination. Pujols hit his league-leading 42nd home run and the St. Louis Cardinals held off the Chicago Cubs 8-7 Sunday, preventing the NL Central from being clinched. The first-place Cincinnati Reds won at San Diego and also needed a loss by the Cardinals to win the division.

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The Boston Red Sox signed Felipe Lopez on Saturday, four days after the infielder was released by the St. Louis Cardinals. Lopez was cut by the Cardinals one day after he arrived late for a game against Florida. St. Louis general manager John Mozeliak said it wasn't the first time Lopez reported late.

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St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Blake Hawksworth has been hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of Cubs center fielder Sam Fuld. Hawksworth had come in for starter Chris Carpenter in the fifth inning Saturday and was facing his second batter when Fuld's liner hit him in the face and Hawksworth fell to the ground.

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Sam Fuld hit a go-ahead two-run single off Chris Carpenter, Casey Coleman pitched seven effective innings and the Chicago Cubs beat St. Louis 7-3 on Saturday, damaging the Cardinals' flickering playoff hopes. Blake DeWitt and Aramis Ramirez had two hits and two RBIs apiece for Chicago, which trailed 3-0 in the third.

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