It took almost seven hours for the Mets and Cardinals to complete their Saturday game, but they did with New York winning in 20 innings 2-1.
Mark McGwire received a standing ovation from Cardinals fans Sunday in his first public appearance in St. Louis since admitting he used steroids.
Matt Holliday has agreed to a multiyear contract with the Cardinals. The team did not disclose details, but a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press it's a seven-year contract for $120 million.
Former home run king Mark McGwire is back in baseball, as the hitting coach with the St. Louis Cardinals, who on Monday announced that Tony La Russsa will return to manage the team next season.
Dodger manager Joe Torre and hitting star Andre Ethier reflect on their series clinching win over the Cardinals in the NLDS Saturday night
With a combination of tough pitching and timely hitting the Dodgers beat the Cardinals 5-1 Saturday night to complete a sweep in their NL Division Series.
After Matt Holliday dropped a line drive with two outs in the ninth, the Dodgers rallied for two runs and a 3-2 win that gives them a 2-0 lead in the NLDS. Game 3 is set for Saturday in St. Louis.
Matt Kemp hit a two-run homer as the Dodgers beat the Cardinals, 5-3, Wednesday in the NLDS opener. The teams set a division series record by stranding a combined 30 runners. Game 2 is Thursday at Dodger Stadium.
New York, NY (Sports Network) - St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols has been named the National League's Most Valuable Player, as voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
Pujols, who won this award in 2005 and is a four-time runner-up, garnered 369 points to outdistance Philadelphia first baseman Ryan Howard by 61 points. Pujols placed first on 18 of the 32 ballots cast by two writers from each NL city, second on 10 others, third on two, fourth on one and seventh on another.
The 28-year-old Pujols, who was named the Sporting News Player of the Year and the NL's Most Outstanding Player earlier this offseason, finished second to Atlanta's Chipper Jones in the NL batting race, hitting .357 with 37 home runs and 116 runs batted in during the 2008 season, and did so while playing with a torn ligament in his right elbow.
Pujols' 104 walks, .462 on-base percentage and 1.115 OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) were all career-highs. He is also the only major leaguer to hit at least 30 home runs and drive in 100 runs in each of his first eight seasons.
This marks the 16th time a Cardinals player has been honored. Their total of MVP winners is the most in the NL and second only to the New York Yankees' 20 MVPs in the American League.
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