#Oliver Marmol

The St. Louis Cardinals are in the final series of their 10-game road trip, as they open up a three game series with the Cincinnati Reds, who begin their own six-game homestand, from Great American Ball Park at 6:40 PM On Apple TV+. St. Louis comes into the game as slight favorites, with the total opening at 8.5. Oliver Marmol will send Steven Matz…

While St. Louis's offense has struggled on the road this year, the Red Sox thrive in the confines of Fenway Park. We're taking Boston to win on Friday night and improve to five games over.500 - read more in our Cardinals vs. Red Sox betting picks. The St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Red Sox will open a rare interleague series at Fenway Park on…

For the ninth time, and first since 2019, Major League Baseball, all 30 MLB Clubs, Minor League Clubs and other partners have organized a charity auction during Baseball's Annual Winter Meetings to benefit a special cause close to the game. The auction this year, which was spearheaded by the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros, will support the…

Tony Gonsolin is on fire this season, and while the Dodgers haven't been pumping at the plate of late, their starter's form is just too good to fade right now. Find out why he'll keep the Cardinals at bay with our MLB betting picks. The Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals play the middle leg of a three-game series on Wednesday night at…

The Kansas City Royals host the St. Louis Cardinals in the second game of a three-game set. The Cardinals won 1-0 on Monday in a closely contested affair. The win moved St. Louis to 13-9, while Kansas City dropped their fourth straight, falling to 7-14. Rookie and top prospect Bobby Witt Jr. extended his hitting streak to 10 games, but the Royals…

The magic number is down to five! Future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols is just five home runs away from 700 for his immaculate career. There is just one month of baseball remaining. Can one of history's best hitters reach 700? It's time to continue our MLB odds series with an Albert Pujols career home run prediction and pick. The St. Louis Cardinals…

The St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies meet in Game 2 of the best-of-three Wild Card Series on Saturday. In Game 1, the Cardinals held a 2-0 lead late but then collapsed in the ninth inning, and the Phillies claimed a 6-3 win. That means the Phillies are one win from advancing to the NLDS, and the Cardinals face an elimination game in…

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Derrick Goold reports the Cardinals named Matt Holliday the club's new bench coach. He takes over for Skip Schumaker, who left to replace Don Mattingly as manager of the Miami Marlins. Goold reports "Holliday joins the stuff run by a close friend, manager Oliver Marmol. " "When I think about what am I going to do with…

After winning last night's game in dramatic fashion, St. Louis has its eyes set on a sweep of this mini two-game series. Which flock of birds will prevail in Game 2? Find out in our MLB betting picks and predictions for Blue Jays vs. Cardinals. The Toronto Blue Jays and the St. Louis Cardinals will wrap up their abbreviated two-game series at Busch…

The bats of NL MVP candidate Paul Goldschmidt, Tommy Edman, and Brendan Donovan make the Cardinals' offense a deadly one, and one that should do the heavy lifting in sending this game Over the 9.5-run total. The battle for first in the NL Central rages on this Thursday afternoon at American Family Field as the St. Louis Cardinals take on the…

Steven Matz had a breakout season last year with Toronto and turned that into a four-year contract with the Cardinals. We like the southpaw to get have a solid outing tonight against the Reds' struggling offense and for St.Louis to get the win. Find out mo The St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds will open their 2022 season series at Great…

The more things change, the more they stay the same. St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol needs a new bench coach after Skip Schumaker left Tuesday to become skipper of the Miami Marlins. That could open the door for a former Cardinals star to return home. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports Schumaker's departure "offers a glimpse into what…

This is a blog series I put together on the 8 MLB Wild Card playoff teams. You can click these links for the other previews already published: Hopefully it helps improve your MLB playoff experience whether you're a diehard like me or just getting into the season and don't know where to start. And of course - follow Starting 9 for world class MLB…

Adam Frazier hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the ninth inning, and the visiting Seattle Mariners erased a seven-run deficit and topped the Toronto Blue Jays 10-9 on Saturday for a sweep of their American League wild-card series. It was the biggest road comeback win in playoff history and baseball's largest comeback victory to clinch a postseason…

ST. LOUIS -- The last time the Cardinals and Phillies faced off in the playoffs, the year was 2011. As it turns out, it was the last time for a couple of significant occurrences among the participants for the next decade. Upset by the Cardinals in a five-game NL Division Series, including a 1-0 classic in the finale, the Phillies would not see the…

The St. Louis Cardinals host the Philadelphia Phillies in a National League wild card series that begins Friday at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals (93-69/53-28 home) won the NL Central and are the league's #3 seed. The Phillies (87-75/40-41 road) captured the third NL wild card and are the #6 seed. Game 1 of the best-of-three series will be played at…

The best month of the sports calendar is October, and a big reason why starts Friday with the newly-minted best-of-three Wild Card Series for the MLB playoffs. We've gone from a one-game, winner-take-all format to a short series hosted by the higher-seeded team. MLB (not surprisingly) made a pretty big faux pas with its new postseason format.…

The sixth-seeded Philadelphia Phillies and third-seeded St. Louis Cardinals will clash in one of Major League Baseball's four best-of-three wild-card series starting Friday, with the Cardinals listed as -124 favorites to advance, per series odds at FanDuel. The Phillies can be had for+115 at DraftKings and Points Bet. Zack Wheeler has been tabbed…

NL Central Division rivals will square off on Wednesday afternoon, when the St. Louis Cardinals face the Pittsburgh Pirates from PNC Park. The Cardinals (93-68) have split their 80 road games and will be the number three seed in the National League playoffs. Last night, Albert Pujols and Corey Dickerson drove in two runs apiece during an 8-7 road…

Albert Pujols' career has been nothing if not a long, winding road. It started on the highest of highs; Pujols' first ten seasons in the majors are up there with the greatest individual stretches in major league history. From 2001-2011, Pujols accrued 86.6 bWAR, an average about about 8 bWAR a season. He was essentially an MVP-caliber player every…