Tony Cruz

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Jeff Gordon column

2013-05-20 08:14:03

With David Freese looking more like David Freese, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny has a set everyday lineup again. Matheny may move some guys up and down in the batting order, but he will run the same eight guys out onto the field most nights. And...

Cards score late for 4-2 win over Mets

2013-05-16 07:24:02

Shelby Miller wasn't perfect like he was for the final 27 hitters he faced last Friday. But, even with modest imperfections, he pitched shutout ball again Wednesday night against the New York Mets. This time, however, it was for only 5 2/3 innings and...

Beltran nearly as hot as last year

2013-05-16 07:34:02

True to his spring training word, manager Mike Matheny has been giving 36-year-old right fielder Carlos Beltran more days off in hope of keeping Beltran fresher for the second half, which seemed to sap Beltran last year when he fought through a succession...

Cardinals capitalize on Mets' miscues for victory

2013-05-16 00:00:00

ST. LOUIS _ Shelby Miller wasn't nearly as efficient this time out, but he pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings and the Cardinals got three runs thank to mistakes by the Mets in a 4-2 win on Wednesday night at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals got their second...

Wainwright and Cardinals mystify the Nationals

2013-04-24 00:00:00

WASHINGTON _ When it's time to decide whether a starter should get a chance to finish a potential shutout, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny will sometimes seek out Adam Wainwright in the dugout or find the ace standing nearby, ready with an opinion....

It's not how fast but where for Rosenthal's pitches

2013-04-20 04:14:02

For rookie Trevor Rosenthal, the reliever the Cardinals want to seize the offered late-inning role with the club, whether opposing hitters are ready for his blazing fastball is secondary as an explanation for his uneven start to the season. It's not...

Halladay brings Phillies fans to their feet with strong outing

2013-04-20 02:34:02

WITH A RUNNER on base and two outs in the seventh inning, a large portion of the 45,092 people at Citizens Bank Park rose from their seats and let out a hearty applause. Since the news had just broke in Boston that one of the Boston Marathon bombers had...

Tigers' Rondon has 4th straight scoreless outing

2013-03-16 17:10:00

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Detroit manager Jim Leyland hasn't decided on his closer. And he's starting to get tired of talking about it. Bruce Rondon has his fourth consecutive scoreless outing and starter Shawn Hill pitched four strong innings to lead...

Nationals' brutal Game 5 loss still stings - and invites second-guessing

2012-10-14 10:28:00

by Adam Kilgore The Washington Post October 13 - On the night of April 4, they gathered at Joe’s Stone Crab on East Grand Avenue in Chicago. The Washington Nationalshad come north from Viera, Fla., and the next day they would begin their six-...

Alvarez HR in 19th sends Pirates over Cards

2012-08-19 18:13:00

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pedro Alvarez homered in the 19th inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates won the longest game in the majors this season, outlasting the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 Sunday. � It took 6 hours, 7 minutes to finish. Both teams scored a run...

Pirates avoid three-game sweep

2012-05-03 20:21:00

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Erik Bedard struck out a season-high 11, including seven straight batters, and Pedro Alvarez hit a go-ahead home run as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep. Bedard (2-4)...

Darwin Barney collides with the Cardinals' Tony Cruz.

2012-09-23 00:00:00

Pittsburgh Pirates' Pedro Alvarez, right, celebrates as he prepares to cross the plate after hitting a two-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game as St. Louis Cardinals catcher Tony Cruz walks past Thursday.

2012-05-03 20:24:00