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Christian Yelich homered and Trevor Megill escaped a jam in the ninth inning, sending the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday in the finale of a four-game series.
"He still thinks he's better," St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Alec Burleson cracked in reference to his dad, Jason. "After the first game here, he tried to tweak my swing. I was like, alright, he's throwing 102.
Jordan Walker rejoins the St. Louis Cardinals as Michael Siani is optioned. Updates on Brendan Donovan and Lars Nootbaar included.
It wasn't so long ago that the St. Louis Cardinals were arguably the most pleasant surprise of the 2025 MLB season; once written off as a team in denial about its inevitable rebuild, the Redbirds shook off a sleepy winter to finish the first two months of the year smack in the NL playoff picture at 33-25.
Ryan Helsley is in his final season before free agency and would be coveted at the deadline. But will the Cardinals need him?
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The St. Louis Cardinals are a tweener team, as it is still too early to tell if they can become real postseason contenders.
Cardinals fourth. Brendan Donovan singles to shallow center field. Ivan Herrera singles to shallow right field. Brendan Donovan to third. Alec Burleson flies out to center field to Jackson
Indeed, it was. The Blue Jays swept the Cardinals, capped by a 5-2 win Wednesday afternoon. It marked the third time the Cardinals have been swept this season and dropped their record to 36-32.
Manager Oliver Marmol and the St. Louis Cardinals have been one of the more interesting teams in the league to follow. They took the offseason to seemingly kick