With their slumping St. Louis Cardinals in Washington for the weekend, Tony La Russa and Albert Pujols plan to…
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WASHINGTON – It was hardly ideal timing for a 400th home run. For Albert Pujols, it happened in the fourth inning of a 13-inning loss to a last-place team — and in a game in which he twisted his ankle trying to climb a rolled-up tarp.
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A milestone home run from Albert Pujols wasn't enough to save the St. Louis Cardinals from another loss against a National League bottom feeder.
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The Washington Nationals aren't planning on any playoff celebrations this year, so they'll make do with moments like Thursday night's thrilling victory. If the St. Louis Cardinals don't start beating last-place clubs, they won't have any postseason joy, either. Ian Desmond singled home Nyjer Morgan in the bottom of the 13th inning and Washington overcame Albert Pujols' 400th…
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With St. Louis Cardinals star Albert Pujols hitting his 400th career homer and Alex Rodriguez having recently reached the 600-homer mark, now is a great time for a guy who served up a homer to each slugger to compare and contrast the two future Hall of Famers: Facing A-Rod Rodriguez did minimal damage against me in my career. He hit one homer, but it was a big one. It was a grand slam in extra innings when I was with the Boston Red Sox and he was with the Texas Rangers.
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St. Louis Cardinals star Albert Pujols hit his 400th home run Thursday, a solo shot to right-center in the fourth inning against the Washington Nationals. He becomes the 47th player to reach that career milestone. Pujols led off the fourth inning by sending an 0-1 fastball from Nationals starter Jordan Zimmermann into the right-center seats. The drive broke a three-way tie with Al Kaline and Andres Galarraga for 47th place on baseball's career list.
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Daniel McCutchen pitched six shutout innings for his third victory as a major league starter, Neil Walker tripled with the bases loaded and the Pittsburgh Pirates dealt the St. Louis Cardinals another damaging loss by winning 5-2 on Wednesday night. Dropping their fourth consecutive series against a losing-record team, the Cardinals fell 3 1/2 games behind Cincinnati in the NL Central.
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Gather 'round, because it's time to recap the most recent diamond doings. Roll Call starts at PNC Park,…
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Adam Wainwright doesn't give up many runs and Pittsburgh doesn't score many. St. Louis had every reason to expect a two-run lead to hold up against an opponent whose main goal is avoiding its worst season since the 1950s. Somehow it didn't happen, and the Cardinals wound up instead with a difficult-to-take loss.
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The St. Louis Cardinals have placed left-hander Dennys Reyes on the 15-day disabled list with elbow soreness and recalled right-hander Fernando Salas from Triple-A Memphis. Salas is 0-0 with a 2.51 ERA in 12 games with St. Louis, allowing four runs — including three homers — in 14 1-3 innings. Reyes has pitched in 50 games, going 2-1 with a 3.94 ERA in 32 innings.
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