RYAN HELSLEY NEWS

Alec Burleson's 2-run homer in the 7th inning lifts Cardinals to 7-6 victory over Angels

Alec Burleson hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning, Pedro Pagés had a three-run double for his first MLB hit and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Angels 7-6

MAY 15 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Arenado drives in 3 and Gray pitches seven innings as the Cardinals beat the White Sox 3-0

Nolan Arenado drove in three runs, Sonny Gray gave up three hits in seven innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago White Sox 3-0 on Friday night

MAY 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gray pitches Cardinals past scuffling Mets 7-4 for their first 3-game win streak of season

Sonny Gray extended his terrific start with St. Louis, Paul Goldschmidt hit an early two-run double and the Cardinals beat the New York Mets 7-4 for their first three-game win stre...

APRIL 27 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gorman snaps slump with walk-off homer to give Cardinals 5-3 win over Diamondbacks

Nolan Gorman snapped an 0-for-19 slump with a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning that gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 5-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks

APRIL 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

William Contreras drives in 2 runs for Brewers in a 2-1 win over Cardinals in 10 innings

William Contreras drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and finished with two RBIs as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 on Friday night

APRIL 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lynn earns his first win in second stint with Cards, who beat A's before season-low crowd of 3,296

Lance Lynn earned his first win for the St. Louis Cardinals in seven years, a 3-2 victory over the Athletics before a season-low crowd of 3,296 at the Oakland Coliseum

APRIL 17 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bounces back with save Helsley earned his fourth save Tuesday in a win over the Phillies after tossing a scoreless ninth inning. He did not allow a baserunner and struck out two.

Impact Helsley shut the door on the Phillies with a perfect inning and secured the shutout for the Cardinals. He's now tied with four others for the second-most saves in baseball with four and has allowed just one run over his last six innings.

APRIL 10 • ROTOWIRE

Gray tosses 5 innings in Cardinals debut to help St. Louis beat Philadelphia 3-0

Sonny Gray tossed five innings in his St. Louis debut, and the Cardinals shut out the Philadelphia Phillies 3-0

APRIL 10 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bohm's RBI double in 10th inning helps Phillies edge Cardinals 5-3

Alec Bohm had an RBI double in the 10th inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3

APRIL 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Marlins drop 9th consecutive game to start season, falling 3-1 to Cardinals

The winless Miami Marlins, who are off to the worst start in the 33-year history of the franchise, dropped their ninth consecutive game, losing 3-1 to Steve Matz and the St. Louis...

APRIL 6 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Contreras' go-ahead homer helps Mikolas and the Cardinals beat the Padres 5-2

Willson Contreras hit a two-run homer off Yu Darvish in the sixth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 to win the first two of a three-game series

APRIL 3 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws five scoreless innings, but Cards spoil his home debut

Yamamoto went five scoreless innings for Los Angeles in his home debut, but the Dodgers still lost to the Cardinals in a rare rain-delayed c...

MARCH 31

Cardinals beat Dodgers 6-5 in 10 innings after Betts homers again in the ninth

Paul Goldschidt drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning with a groundout after Mookie Betts homered again to help Los Angeles tie it in the ninth, and the St. Louis Cardinals...

MARCH 31 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Solid to begin spring Helsley has allowed a hit and a walk while striking out three over two innings across two Grapefruit League appearances.

Impact Helsley enters 2024 with a tentative grasp on the closing role in St. Louis. A forearm injury derailed his 2023, though he was solid with 14 saves and a 2.45 ERA over 36.2 innings last season. The Cardinals have retooled their bullpen a bit, but Helsley should remain the favorite for saves to begin the campaign.

MARCH 3 • ROTOWIRE

Shaky in 14th save Helsley allowed two hits and struck out two over a scoreless inning to earn the save in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Reds.

Impact Helsley got the job done despite a bit of a shaky outing. While he lost nearly three months to a forearm injury, Helsley was sharp when healthy. He converted 14 of 19 save chances this year but also maintained a 2.45 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 52:17 K:BB across 36.2 innings while working as the Cardinals' primary closer when available.

OCTOBER 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Snares 13th save Helsley picked up the save in Tuesday's 4-1 victory over the Brewers. He struck out three over a perfect inning.

Impact Helsley struck out all three batters he faced Tuesday to nab his 13th save of the season. The performance was a perfect bounceback after Helskley walked three batters and blew a save in his last appearance. In September, Helsley owns a 0.84 ERA and a 17:6 K:BB with six saves across 10.2 innings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Blows save Saturday Helsley allowed a run on three walks and struck out two over 1.1 innings, taking a blown save in Saturday's 5-2 extra-innings win over the Padres.

Impact Helsley was called upon for a four-out save opportunity, but he faltered in a wild ninth inning. He threw 15 of 30 pitches for strikes in this appearances. Helsley is now 12-for-17 in save chances this season while posting a 2.60 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 47:17 K:BB over 34.2 innings. He had pitched 8.1 scoreless innings and converted five saves since returning from a forearm injury before Saturday's sloppy outing.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Notches save Monday Helsley pitched 1.1 perfect innings and struck out two to earn the save in Monday's 1-0 win over the Brewers.

Impact Helsley's last six outings have come in three pairs of back-to-back days. He's gone 8.1 innings without allowing a run since returning from a forearm injury, allowing two hits and three walks while striking out 12 in that span. The closer is up to 12 saves, two holds and four blown saves while pitching to a 2.43 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 45:14 K:BB through 33.1 innings this season.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Picks up fourth consecutive save Helsley pitched a scoreless ninth while allowing a hit, a walk and striking out two en route to his 11th save of the year.

Impact Helsley pitched himself out of some slight trouble after the Phillies had men on first and second with one out. The 28-year-old has returned to old form since coming off the injured list, allowing just two hits and owning a 10:3 K:BB over seven scoreless frames while picking up four saves over the last eight days.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Locks down 10th save Helsley picked up the save Wednesday against the Orioles. He allowed one hit while striking out two over a scoreless inning.

Impact After striking out the first two batters in the ninth, Helsley gave up a two-out triple to Gunnar Henderson before getting Aaron Hicks to pop out, preserving a 1-0 shutout victory. Henderson's triple was the first hit surrendered by Helsley since he returned from the IL on Sep. 1. He's been dominant in that span, earning three saves over six scoreless innings while striking out eight. Overall, Helsley improved to 10-for-14 in save opportunities with a 2.61 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 41:13 K:BB across 31 innings this season.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Secures ninth save Helsley picked up the save in Tuesday's win over Baltimore, tossing a perfect inning.

Impact Helsley needed just seven pitches to set down the top of Baltimore's lineup in order, securing a 5-2 victory. The 29-year-old flamethrower has successfully converted the Cardinals' last two save opportunities, posting five consecutive scoreless appearances since his return from injury Sept. 1. As of now, Helsley seems to have returned to primary closing duties for the Cardinals.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Nabs save Saturday Helsley earned a save against the Reds on Saturday, walking one batter and notching one strikeout over one scoreless inning.

Impact Helsley entered with a one-run lead in the ninth inning and walked the first batter he faced but quickly rebounded to induce a double-play groundout. He then worked a full count to Will Benson before ending the contest with a punchout. This was Helsley's first save opportunity since he returned from an extended stay on the injured list Sept. 1. The right-hander has been excellent since being activated, posting a 6:2 K:BB while allowing just one hit over four scoreless frames.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Activated from injured list The Cardinals reinstated Helsley (forearm) from the 60-day injured list Friday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Impact Helsley landed on the injured list in mid-June with a right forearm strain. Given that Helsley has been sidelined for nearly three months and performed poorly (4 ER over 4.1 IP) during his rehab assignment, the Cardinals will likely limit his role to middle relief for the last month of the season. Brendan Donovan (elbow) was moved to the 60-day injured list in a corresponding move.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Eyeing Friday return Helsley (forearm) is on track to be activated from the 60-day injured list Friday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Impact Helsley had initially hoped to return Wednesday, but the Cardinals will hold off until rosters expand to make the move. The reliever has had multiple starts and stops as he works his way back from a right forearm strain, but his return is now imminent. It's possible Helsley works his way back into closing situations, although it probably wouldn't happen right away considering he's been sidelined since early June. JoJo Romero has been the primary closer for the Cards of late, with Giovanny Gallegos also in the mix.

AUGUST 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Eyeing Wednesday return Helsley (forearm) said he's expecting to be activated from the 60-day injured list Wednesday, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

Impact Helsley was recently pulled off his minor-league assignment for about a week after experiencing pain in his forearm during his Aug. 18 outing with Double-A Springfield, but he rejoined the affiliate over the weekend and made a one-inning appearance Sunday, giving up two earned runs on three hits while striking out a batter. Though he wasn't at his sharpest Sunday, Helsey indicated that so long as he bounces back well from that rehab outing when he's re-evaluated Monday and Tuesday, he'll be on track to rejoin the St. Louis bullpen by the middle of the week. Helsley logged seven saves in 11 chances before landing on the IL in June, but the Cardinals could elect to ease him back into the closer's role coming off the lengthy absence.

AUGUST 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE