ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals’ Paul DeJong, who had fanned in two of his first three plate appearances Friday night, was allowed to stay in to face hard-throwing New York Yankees reliever Clay Holmes with two on and two out in the eighth inning of a game t…
Ben Frederickson: Assessing how the trade deadline affected certain current and former Cardinals
The trade deadline has come and gone and the annual tradition of grading each team’s moves or lack thereof is complete. The championship-desperate Padres are “winners” for selling off nearly their entire farm system for a series of moves headlined by J…
Lars Nootbaar’s ninth-inning single completes Cardinals’ rally past Cubs
ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals drew even on the loss side with the Milwaukee Brewers at the top of the National League Central Division Thursday. Moments after the Brewers had been swept in a three-game series at Pittsburgh, the Cardinals completed a comeba…
Scientist studies how torrential rainfall will change our rivers
ST. LOUIS — Beneath the surface of rivers lurks a hazard that isn’t well understood — but could wreak havoc on people and communities near the water. Changes in weather patterns may be unsettling river channels that have been historically sturdy, drivi…
Jeff Gordon: Unmatched Padres desperation lands Juan Soto in San Diego
Nobody should be surprised that the San Diego Padres landed slugging outfielder Juan Soto in a blockbuster trade with the Washington Nationals. They were desperate to win right now. Soto was the biggest prize in baseball’s marketplace this summer, so t…
Flood risk is rising across the St. Louis region. Who will solve the problem?
ST. LOUIS — The region’s sewers, creeks and storm drains were no match for last week’s record-shattering rainfall — a downpour remarkable not just for its unprecedented total, but also for its intensity. Pouring water sprawled over creek banks, across …
Tasked with stretching to cover innings, Cardinals bullpen bursts in 7-6 loss to Nationals
WASHINGTON — The trend the Cardinals are trying to stem by trading for at least one reinforcement is the one that continues to tax the bullpen. As the innings mount for relievers, ruptures happen. Cardinals starter Dakota Hudson made his return to the …
Boeing avoids strike for now as St. Louis workers to vote on new contract offer
BERKELEY, Mo. — Boeing may narrowly avoid a strike at its three St. Louis-area facilities after it made a new contract proposal to the union here. Local Boeing workers had voted to reject the company’s previous offer and initiate a strike, which was sc…
Ben Frederickson: Side effect of Juan Soto Madness appears to be undervaluing Dylan Carlson
At the risk of sounding like someone who does not understand the awesomeness of Juan Soto — I do, I promise — this feels like a good time to remind folks that Cardinals outfielder Dylan Carlson is producing in the present while also providing plenty of…
No honeymoon for SEC’s new football coaches at Florida, Louisiana State
Billy Napier doesn’t have time to style his hair. Not when you take over a college football program that’s rummaged through three head coaches the past decade. “It takes no time to get ready in the morning,” the Florida coach said of his buzzcut last w…