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Albert Pujols had his fourth three-home run game on Sunday. Mark McGwire had just three as a St. Louis Cardinal.

An over reliance on a fastball declining in velocity, no viable off-speed pitch and minimal pitching inside add up to a shaky debut for St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Ottavino.

Like a number of short-timers before him, St. Louis Cardinals reliever Fernando Salas wore number 59 for his one-game MLB introduction before returning to Triple-A.

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Ho hum. Albert Pujols drove in multiple runs in Thursday’s game – again.

St. Louis Cardinals starter Jaime Garcia already has three no-decision shutout outings this season.

Adam Wainwright pitched a great game for the St. Louis Cardinals against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night, but great wasn’t great enough.

David Freese is delivering considerably better offensive production from the third base position than the St. Louis Cardinals received in 2009.

Streaky St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Ryan Ludwick had a rough day on Sunday, striking out four times.

Multiple three-base hits in one game aren’t that unusual for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Brad Penny is now one of a select group of St. Louis Cardinals pitchers with a grand slam. Bob Gibson, who watched Penny’s shot Friday night, has two.

Catch me talking St. Louis Cardinals baseball with Matt Perrault and Ken Miller on KXnO FOX Sports Radio 1460 in Des Moines today (Friday) at 6:05 p.m. CDT.

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A handful of factoids relating to St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jaime Garcia.

On Tuesday, outfielder Ryan Ludwick collected his ninth final-at bat winning hit in the last three-plus years for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Three St. Louis Cardinals hitters have at least 24 RBI through the team’s first 39 games and are on pace for 100 RBI seasons.

Two of three St. Louis Cardinals starters working on quality start streaks saw them end over the weekend.

Streaky Ryan Ludwick is in the midst of one of his hottest runs as a St. Louis Cardinal.

Catch me talking St. Louis Cardinals baseball with Matt Perrault on KXnO FOX Sports Radio 1460 in Des Moines today (Friday) at 5:20 p.m. CDT.

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St. Louis Cardinals rookie Jaime Garcia’s 2010 start invokes memories of another left-hander from Mexico who made his MLB debut 30 years ago, Fernando Valenzuela.

The St. Louis Cardinals Adam Wainwright has 25 quality starts in his last 26 outings, including all seven in 2010.

The Pirates and Cardinals right fielders this weekend traveled long roads before achieving major league success.

Yadier Molina found himself in the middle of most of the pivotal plays in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 4-3 series-opening win in Pittsburgh on Friday night.

History is on the side of Chris Carpenter and the St. Louis Cardinals Friday night in Pittsburgh.

I will again be a panelist for FOX Sports Midwest’s live chat during Thursday afternoon’s St. Louis Cardinals game. Join in the discussion!

Nick Stavinoha is only one short of tying for the most pinch-hit home runs in a season by a Cardinal since Tony La Russa became manager in 1996.

Of course it is early, but Jaime Garcia’s 2010 start matches that of a couple of Hall of Famers, including one named “Lefty.”

With another quality start on Monday night in Philadelphia, the St. Louis Cardinals rotation would establish their longest string of quality starts since 1973.

Kyle Lohse deserved a win on Saturday after tossing seven innings of one-run ball for the St. Louis Cardinals, but instead took a no-decision.

The Cardinal Nation Blog will again be highlighted on KSDK Channel 5, the Sunday home of the St. Louis Cardinals. This time, the focus is on David Freese’s six RBI on Thursday.