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Last week, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Cardinals manager Mike Matheny had high praise for Matt Carpenter : "He has established himself as the best second baseman in the league," Matheny said.

When it comes to the dream of becoming a MLB All-Star, it does pay to be apart of the best team in the land.

Despite going on a tear that garnered him National League Player of the Month honors for May, Domonic Brown is pretty far away from being voted into a starting spot in the All-Star game.

Shelby Miller has routinely confounded hitters this season. The St. Louis Cardinals right-hander, though, is still trying to solve his own first-inning struggles.

Before going on the disabled list in early June because of a left knee injury, outfielder Bryce Harper was clearly the Nationals' best player this season.

Tyler Lyons could not slow the Marlins' offense on Sunday, and the Cardinals dropped their first series since late April.

The St. Louis Cardinals did the 'lineup shuffle' for the series finale against the Miami Marlins on Sunday.

Matt Brown, and son, Aidan, 5, share a love of baseball. They play hit and pitch on the front lawn, watch and attend Cardinal baseball games.

The team with the worst record in baseball looks to beat the squad with the best mark for the second straight day when the Miami Marlins host the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.

For decades, baseball fans throughout Missouri have wanted to be more like "Stan the Man."

"Same sleeping shirt the night before," the St. Louis Cardinals ace said. "I couldn't wear blue jeans.

MIAMI The first of what health permitting will be countless career double-digit strikeout games for Jose Fernandez came Friday night.

The Cardinals arrived in Miami having won 18 of their last 23 road games without losing a series away from Busch Stadium since the season's first three games.

Cardinal fans want the head of Fox Sports broadcaster Ken Rosenthal on a pike after he speculated on national TV that third baseman David Freese could be trade bait.

The overwhelming emotion as David Freese spoke to the media following the Cardinals' 7-6 win on May 17 was relief.

Allen Craig knocked in the eventual deciding run in the eighth inning and Adam Wainwright tossed seven scoreless innings to become the first 10-game winner in the majors, as St. Louis emerged with a 2-1 win over the New York Mets in the rubber match of a three-game series.

Mother Nature hasn't been kind to the Mets. And if Thursday's forecast of rain and thunderstorms in New York is correct, the Mets may have their seventh postponed game of the season, this one the series finale with the Cardinals.

MLB Team Report - St. Louis Cardinals - INSIDE PITCH The Cardinals have had three rookies and one second-year starter in their rotation lately, but that will change Friday when right-hander Jake Westbrook is slated to come off the disabled list to pitch at Miami.

Less than a week after the draft, the Cardinals have agreements in place with their top three picks after moving aggressively to lure high school shortstop Oscar Mercado into professional baseball.

No, Miller's not talking about that dominant outing in which he gave up a leadoff hit before retiring 27 in a row.