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With the Cardinals coming to town this weekend, who knows what to expect. This series is always a fun one.

And according to one article the St. Louis Cardinals are considered to be one of six serious contenders in the 'Halladay Trade Sweepstakes.' And sports talk radio in St.

If Ryan Franklin isn't named to the National League All-Star team on Sunday, it won't be his fault.

Mere hours after a once-in-a-season win, the Cardinals endured the exact opposite on Saturday: a loss of the sort that seems to be happening a few times a week.

In Brad Thompson's last three starts, the Cardinals have been outscored 26-2, although Thompson has given up only about half those runs.

Right-hander Brad Thompson starts against the Cincinnati Reds for the second time this season today when the St.

The Cardinals have yet to make an official announcement, but the club has promoted righthanded pitcher Clayton Mortensen from Triple-A Memphis, most likely to assume infielder Khalil Greene's spot on the roster.

"When I saw the lineup card today, I thought they're throwing some pretty good guys out there," Lincecum said.

The St. Louis Cardinals could not touch him. Lincecum threw a two-hitter for his third complete game of the season, all in his last four starts, in the San Francisco Giants ' 10-0 rout Monday night.

About the Cardinals: St. Louis acquired infielder Mark De Rosa from the Cleveland Indians on Saturday, but there's no confusion about who looms largest in the Cardinals' lineup.

Who needs Nick Johnson when you have got Nick Evans? The latter provided a needed jolt to this depleted lineup, blasting a two-run homer last night -- the offensive highlight of the Mets' 11-0 victory over the Cardinals at Citi Field.

A game the Cardinals were never really in deteriorated rapidly into a performance they would just as soon do without.

When the Mets broke Wednesday night's game open in the sixth inning and even wider apart in the seventh, it gave them a much-needed opportunity to take a little breath.

In today's game, Brad Thompson takes on Fernando Nieve . Game 3: Brad Thompson, RHP What's the Story? After posting ERAs in the bullpen of 2.95 and 3.34 in 2005 and 2006, Thompson has struggled since, posting a 4.71 ERA and becoming more of a swing starter and mop-up man than a setup reliever.

Good evening! Adam Ronis here to take you through tonight's game. On Brad Thompson: He has made four starts and appeared in 13 games.

Brad Thompson loves starting. He prefers it to pitching out of the bullpen. And he's even pretty good at it.

STLtoday.com sports columnist Jeff Gordon previews the Cardinals game every Monday through Friday, exclusively in the Cardinals Update newsletter.

On this night, might his hanging fly ball drop beyond the left-center field wall? On this night it did.

Josh Kinney remembers the feeling he had when he was sent back to Triple-A Memphis on April 17.

Detroit and the St. Louis Cardinals are meeting this week for the eighth time in interleague play, although it's the teams' first series in St.