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Pujols to rest two or three more days
Wednesday, March 10th 2010
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(STLToday.com) Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols, three-time Most Valuable Player in the National League, said today he will take a couple of more days off to rest his sore back and might be able to play Friday or Saturday here.
After working out, Pujols, who hasn’t played since last Saturday when he felt a twinge, said his back just didnt’ feel right.
“It’s not sore. It’s weak,” said Pujols.
Like Pujols, left fielder Matt Holliday also was a late scratch from today’s exhibition against the Washington Nationals with what has been described as soreness in his right rib cage.
Holliday said the ailment was a normal spring occurrence but he was waiting to see a doctor. A club release said he ... [ More ]
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Pujols, Holliday scratched
Wednesday, March 10th 2010
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(MLBBlogs) Cardinals sluggers Matt Holliday and Albert Pujols have both been scratched from the team's lineup on Wednesday due to injury.
Pujols is out for a third straight day due to what he characterized as weakness in his lower back. He first felt some discomfort in the area on Saturday. Pujols said the pain has just about vanished from the area, but he's still working through some weakness. He is hoping to return to the lineup this weekend.
Holliday has what the club is calling "soreness in his right ribcage." He was in the training room and not available to speak to reporters when the home clubhouse at Roger Dean Stadium was open prior to game time on Wednesday afternoon.
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C. Duncan vs. D. Duncan for first time
Wednesday, March 10th 2010
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(STLToday.com) The designated hitter position for today’s Cardinals-Washington Nationals exhibition game will have an interesting flavor.
For the Cardinals, it will be Albert Pujols, playing for the first time since last Saturday when he felt a twinge in his back. Pujols initially was listed at first base but was moved to DH as the medical staff and manager Tony La Russa conferred and Allen Craig, who hasn’t played this spring because of a quadriceps strain, will be at first base. Pujols will get a maximum of three at-bats, said La Russa. (Cards’ lineup at bottom of this post.)
The Nationals’ DH will be a familiar face _ Chris Duncan, who will be facing a staff coached by his father, Dave, for the first time since C. ... [ More ]
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Pujols set to return to Cards' lineup
Wednesday, March 10th 2010
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(MLB.com) Albert Pujols returned to the Cardinals' lineup on Wednesday after missing two games due to a sore back.
Pujols had been slated to play on Monday in Fort Myers, but he was scratched from that trip after coming down with some back discomfort on Sunday. Pujols took batting practice on Tuesday at the Cardinals' complex at Roger Dean Stadium but did not rejoin the club for its second day in Fort Myers.
On Wednesday, though, Pujols was restored to his customary No. 3 spot in the Cardinals lineup as designated hitter.
Also for the Cardinals, Allen Craig made his 2010 spring debut after missing the Cardinals' first six games due to a left quadriceps injury. Craig will serve as the designated hitter ... [ More ]
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Wainwright irked by struggles in debut
Tuesday, March 9th 2010
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(MLB.com) Adam Wainwright has graduated to the point where the "three-year rule" no longer applies to him. He's gained big league tenure, allowing him to leave a Spring Training game early or avoid shagging balls in the outfield sometimes.
Wainwright retains one trait he's had since his first spring in Major League camp, though: He gets mad when he pitches poorly in the Grapefruit League.
So Wainwright made no secret of his irritation with his showing on Tuesday. The right-hander allowed four runs in two innings of the Cardinals' 7-6 loss to the Twins at Hammond Stadium, departing with a 4-3 deficit. He gave up two leads, which may have been most galling of all.
"I never like giving up a lead," he ... [ More ]
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Rasmus rips two-run shot in loss to Twins
Tuesday, March 9th 2010
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(MLB.com) TWINS 7, CARDINALS 6
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Tuesday, March 9
Cardinals at the plate: Colby Rasmus hit a two-run homer as part of a three-run fifth that gave St. Louis a two-run lead. Skip Schumaker had a pair of hits, a run scored and an RBI from the leadoff spot.
Twins at the plate: Third-base prospect Danny Valencia hit a solo homer over the left-field wall with two outs in the bottom of the eighth to break a tie. Justin Morneau doubled in a pair in the first inning off Cards starter Adam Wainwright. Morneau now has six RBIs this spring.
Cardinals on the mound: Wainwright's spring debut wasn't successful in terms of numbers. The righty gave up four earned runs on five hits, ... [ More ]
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Stiff back sidelines Pujols
Tuesday, March 9th 2010
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(STLToday.com) Slowed by what two Cardinals officials called minor back stiffness, first baseman Albert Pujols did not make a scheduled start Monday and, according to manager Tony La Russa, won't be in the lineup until Wednesday at the earliest.
Pujols was expected to join the team for Monday's game against the Boston Red Sox at City of Palms Park, but instead he remained back in Jupiter, Fla., in part so he could visit a chiropractor. Pujols experienced stiffness in his lower back Sunday, and he described the procedure as an adjustment.
"It's been bothering me some so I got it looked at," Pujols said before leaving the Cardinals' training complex in Jupiter. "I don't want to push it if it's going to ... [ More ]
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Cards' Ryan appears ahead of schedule
Monday, March 8th 2010
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(MLB.com) Brendan Ryan's timetable may be accelerated somewhat following a successful workout on Monday. The Cardinals' shortstop is recuperating from February right wrist surgery, and he hopes to be available to play for the team on Opening Day, April 5, in Cincinnati.
Monday brought a step forward in Ryan's rehabilitation. He took soft toss for the first time since the operation. Soft toss is a kind of batting practice where a coach or teammate stands very close to the player and tosses a ball up in the air. The player swings, hitting a ball into a net. Ryan took 15 swings in soft toss as part of his Monday workout. He'll increase that to 30 on Tuesday and 45 on Wednesday. After a day off on Thursday, he hopes to take actual ... [ More ]
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Carp feeling fine after healthy debut
Monday, March 8th 2010
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(MLB.com) Chris Carpenter smiled. He cracked jokes. He wasn't relieved; he was just at ease.
This is what Carpenter looks like when he feels good and isn't worried about feeling bad. And for once, that's right where Carpenter is these days. For the first time in three years and the third time in eight, Carpenter is enjoying a Spring Training following a normal, healthy, rehab-free winter. So although his results were decent but not great in his 2010 Grapefruit League debut, Carpenter was in fine spirits after his two innings.
The former National League Cy Young Award winner allowed a run on four hits over two innings, striking out one with a hit batsman and no walks. He was long gone before the Cardinals' 7-6 loss to the Red Sox at City of ... [ More ]
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Late offense not enough for Cardinals
Monday, March 8th 2010
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(MLB.com) RED SOX 7, CARDINALS 6
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Monday, March 8
Cardinals at the plate: St. Louis didn't pick up its first hit until the seventh inning, when Shane Robinson doubled off Manny Delcarmen. Robinson scored when Jon Jay just beat out a double-play ball. Daryl Jones doubled home two runs off lefty reliever Dustin Richardson to give the Cardinals the lead in the eighth.
Red Sox at the plate: J.D. Drew led off the second inning with a triple and scored on Bill Hall's single. Drew's replacement, Josh Reddick, tripled in a run in the fifth inning. Marco Scutaro had a pair of hits from the leadoff spot. Shortstop prospect Jose Iglesias hit a three-run shot on the first pitch he saw with two outs ... [ More ]
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