Cards announcer Dan McLaughlin calls Lars Nootbaar's homer

This story was excerpted from John Denton's Cardinals Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, . And to get it regularly in your inbox. The son of two former college sprinters and the owner of 94 stolen bases in two levels of the Minor Leagues this season, Victor Scott II is known for having an explosive first step and elite top-end…

Christian Yelich and Lars Nootbaar will be among the star attractions when the Milwaukee Brewers play the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday at 4:10 PM ET, at American Family Field. Bet with the King of Sportsbooks place your bets with BetMGM Sportsbook. Use bonus code "GNPLAY" for special offers! Date: Thursday, September 28, 2023 Time: 4:10 PM ET TV…

The Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals meet Friday in MLB action from Busch Stadium. The Phillies are fresh off a series versus the Braves, losing three of four games. As for St. Louis, they played the Orioles in their last set and won two of three matchups. Check back all season long for free MLB picks at Sports Chat Place. The…

In the preview for tonight's game, I suggested that it wouldn't be a good idea to bet against the Atlanta Braves when it came to winning a slugfest. This might've been the night to disregard that advice, as the St. Louis Cardinals did indeed out-slug the Braves on their way to a 10-X victory to open up this series. Things actually did get off to an…

The New York Mets could've used this kind of play, oh, a couple of months ago, but they'll still look for an impressive road sweep against the St. Louis Cardinals in the final game of this four-game series. First pitch of Sunday's matinee is set for 2:15 p.m. ET from Busch Stadium. Righty Carlos Carrasco (3-6, 6.40 ERA) will take the mound for the…

Two of the most disappointing teams in baseball this season continue their four-game set this weekend, as the New York Mets (55-67) look to make it two in a row against the St. Louis Cardinals (54-67) on Friday night. First pitch is set for 8:15 p.m. ET from Busch Stadium. New York will give the ball to the recently recalled Joey Lucchesi (1-0,…

Lars Nootbaar and the St. Louis Cardinals take the field on Thursday at Busch Stadium against Jose Quintana, who gets the start for the New York Mets. First pitch will be at 7:15 PM ET for the first game of a four-game series. Bet with the King of Sportsbooks place your bets with BetMGM Sportsbook. Use bonus code "GNPLAY" for special…

The New York Mets take on the St. Louis Cardinals in the first game of a four-game series on Thursday, August 17. First pitch is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. ET from Busch Stadium. Jose Quintana (0-4, 3.03 ERA) will take the mound for the Mets, and Adam Wainwright (3-7, .8.78 ERA) will pitch for the Cardinals. The Mets are -122 moneyline favorites…

This season hasn't gone quite as expected for Houston Astros starter Cristian Javier. The right-hander was coming off a 2022 campaign where he looked unhittable at times and was striking out batters like there was no tomorrow. However, that hasn't been the case in 2023. That said, Javier has started to show some flashes of the guy he was last…

The Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals meet Saturday in MLB action from Busch Stadium. This will be the third installment in a four-game weekend series. The Cubs took a blowout win in the opener, then on Friday Chicago kept it rolling with a close victory. Check back all season long for free MLB picks at Sports Chat Place. The Cubs jumped out…

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The St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs meet Sunday in MLB action from Wrigley Field. This is the finale in a four-game weekend series. The first two installments were a split, then in game two Chicago took the series lead with a high-scoring victory. Check back all season long for free MLB picks at Sports Chat Place. The Cardinals got two RBI…

The St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs meet Friday in MLB action from Wrigley Field. This will be the second installment in a four-game NL Central rivalry matchup. St. Louis struck first with a five-run win in the series opener. Check back all season long for free MLB picks at Sports Chat Place. The Cardinals came into this series on a…

2023-07-11Baseball: St Louis Cardinals fight back to split MLB London Series against the Chicago Cubs The St Louis Cardinals stormed back from a 4-0 first-inning deficit to beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5 and split Major League Baseball's second London Series. For some punters, this event was about gawking at two-foot long hot dogs and potentially seeing…

The St. Louis Cardinals, including Lars Nootbaar (.275 slugging percentage in past 10 games, including zero home run), battle starting pitcher Shane Bieber and the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field, Friday at 7:10 PM ET. He had a one-hit performance in his previous game (1-for-4) against the Reds. Game Day: Friday, May 26, 2023 Game…

The St. Louis Cardinals will continue their series with the San Francisco Giants in a Wednesday night MLB matchup at Oracle Park. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Cardinals-Giants prediction and pick, laid out below. St. Louis has limped to a 9-15 record, surprising given the talent-rich roster.…

St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants 4/25/2023 Picks Predictions Previews The St. Louis Cardinals will go against the San Francisco Giants in MLB action in Oracle Park, CA, on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at 9:45 PM ET. The Cardinals' defense of their 2022 NL Central Division title gets off to a sluggish start. The Cardinals dropped both of…

The St. Louis Cardinals and Lars Nootbaar, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI last time in action, take on Merrill Kelly and the Arizona Diamondbacks at Busch Stadium, Monday at 7:45 PM ET. He hit a home run while going 1-for-2 in his most recent game against the Pirates. Game Day: Monday, April 17, 2023 Game Time: 7:45 PM…

The highlight of Friday's MLB schedule figures to be a rivalry game in the NL Central between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Brewers. These are the two main contenders in the NL Central this year with Friday being the first of 13 head-to-head games between the Cards and Brewers. The Brewers head into this three-game series with a ton of…

JUPITER, Fla. - Yankees starter Nestor Cortes isn't quite ready to sprint off the mound and dive headfirst to the first-base bag like he famously did last season. While toeing the rubber in his second start of the spring, however, he looked like he's in midseason form. The left-hander threw four shutout innings on Thursday in a 1-1 tie with the…

MIAMI - Lars Nootbaar returned to St. Louis Cardinals spring camp Thursday not only with a World Baseball Classic title, but a friendship that has some holding hope the franchise could eventually land a baseball sensation. Nootbaar and Team Japan capped a perfect run in the 2023 World Baseball Classic on Tuesday with a 3-2 victory Tuesday over the…

MIAMI -- Munetaka Murakami, a Japanese Triple Crown winner who, at 23, is already among the best hitters in the world, thought about bunting. It was the ninth inning, two runners occupied first and second base with nobody out, and Japan trailed Mexico by a run in the World Baseball Classic semifinal, the type of moment that yearns for greatness.…

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Shane Bieber looked good over 4 2/3 innings Tuesday afternoon at Goodyear Ballpark, but the Guardians allowed four runs in the ninth inning as the Angels rallied for a 8-6 win. Bieber struck out five and it appeared the Guardians had the game under control when they scratched out three runs in the sixth to take a 6-4 lead. But…

Oddsmakers are having a tough time separating the Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals in Game 1 of their Wild Card Series on Friday. At the time of writing, the game is lined close to a pick'em, with the Phillies as a slight -116 favorite on the road. While the Cardinals were being coy before confirming Jose Quintana will be their Game 1…

Rick Ulreich/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images. Pictured: St. Louis Cardinals right fielder Lars Nootbaar (21). The Atlanta Braves looked like they might get a much needed win last night with 5-4 lead heading into the bottom of the ninth inning, but closer Kenley Jansen didn't quite have his control and the St. Louis Cardinals came back to walk it…