ST. LOUIS CARDINALS NEWS

Willson Contreras - Goes yard twice in win Contreras went 3-for-4 with a walk, a double, two home runs and four RBI in Friday's 8-5 win over the Royals.

Impact The veteran backstop bookended a big day for the Cardinals' offense by launching a two-run homer off Michael Lorenzen in the first inning and a solo shot off Angel Zerpa in the ninth. With the performance, Contreras snapped an 11-game homer drought, a stretch in which he hit just .146 (6-for-41) with one RBI. On the season, he has 15 doubles, 15 home runs and 34 RBI in 72 contests, and Contreras' .875 OPS would be his highest mark since 2019.

AUGUST 10 • ROTOWIRE

Ryan Helsley - Notches 37th save Helsley gave up a hit and a walk in a scoreless ninth inning Friday to record his 37th save of the season in an 8-5 win over the Royals.

Impact It didn't look like Helsley's services would be needed headed into the late innings, but the Cardinals scored twice in the eighth and ninth frames to erase a 5-4 deficit. The St. Louis closer then made things interesting by bring the tying run to the plate with one out, but he coaxed a double play grounder out of Vinnie Pasquantino to end the night. Helsley has worked three of the last four days, likely making him unavailable Saturday, but he racked up saves in each appearance to extend his major-league lead in saves over Cleveland's Emmanuel Clase (33).

AUGUST 10 • ROTOWIRE

Miles Mikolas - Bailed out by offense Mikolas came away with a no-decision in Friday's 8-5 win over the Royals, giving up five runs on eight hits over four innings. He struck out three without walking a batter.

Impact The veteran righty cruised through the first two innings before giving up three straight hits to begin the third as the wheels came off. Mikolas got the hook after 78 pitches (51 strikes) and was in line for his 10th loss of the year until the Cardinals rallied late. Since blanking the Nationals on July 8 over 6.1 innings, Mikolas has been in a tailspin, stumbling to a 7.11 ERA, 1.66 WHIP and 14:4 K:BB over his last five starts and 25.1 innings. He'll try to turn things around in his next outing, which lines up to come at home next weekend against the Dodgers.

AUGUST 10 • ROTOWIRE

Cardinals look to sweep 2-game series against the Royals

The St. Louis Cardinals will look to sweep a two-game series against the Kansas City Royals on Saturday

AUGUST 10 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

How to Watch Royals vs. Cardinals: TV Channel & Live Stream - August 10

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AUGUST 10 • MLB.COM

Willson Contreras' two homers lead Cardinals past Royals Willson Contreras belted a pair of two-run homers to fuel the visiting St.Louis Cardinals to an 8-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on F...

AUGUST 10 • SACBEE.COM

Contreras helps power Cardinals' comeback win with 2-HR game KANSAS CITY -- Willson Contreras’ best offensive night of the season came at the right time. The Cardinals’ catcher clobbered his first mult...

AUGUST 10 • MLB.COM

Willson Contreras hits pair of 2-run homers in Cardinals' 8-5 victory over Royals

Willson Contreras hit a pair of two-run homers and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Friday night

AUGUST 10 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Royals vs. Cardinals Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 10

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AUGUST 10 • MLB.COM

Cardinals Future Looks Dim In Latest Farm System Rating By Baseball America The St. Louis Cardinals are well-respected around the league after years of dominance and consistently developing impactful players in their...

AUGUST 9 • SI.COM

Lars Nootbaar - On bench against RHP Nootbaar is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Royals.

Impact Even with right-hander Michael Lorenzen on the mound for Kansas City, the lefty-hitting Nootbaar is absent from the starting nine. Friday's contest marks Nootbaar's fourth time on the bench in nine games. Brendan Donovan, Victor Scott and Tommy Pham will fill the outfield.

AUGUST 9 • ROTOWIRE

JoJo Romero - Handed loss Thursday Romero (5-2) allowed a run on one hit over 1.1 innings, taking the loss versus the Rays on Thursday.

Impact Romero also allowed an inherited runner to score on a two-run home run by Brandon Lowe, which put the Rays ahead for good. Since the start of July, Romero has allowed just two runs over 11 innings, but he's taken three blown saves in that span while adding three holds. He remains the Cardinals' top lefty setup man with a 2.44 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and 39:9 K:BB with 28 holds and six blown saves over 48 innings this season.

AUGUST 9 • ROTOWIRE

Cardinals Hurler Labeled 'Most Likely To Be Traded' From Club In Offseason The St. Louis Cardinals have done an excellent job at retooling the pitching staff after last year's horrendous season and should be in a go...

AUGUST 9 • SI.COM

Paul Goldschmidt - Drives in two, swipes bag Goldschmidt went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a stolen base in Thursday's loss to the Rays.

Impact Goldschmidt drove home Nolan Arenado on a groundout in the opening frame before then adding an RBI single in the third, giving the first baseman only his second multi-RBI game since June 22 against the Giants. The single also snapped an 0-for-19 skid at the plate for the veteran infielder and he's now batting a putrid .154 (4-for-26) in August with one homer, four RBI and two runs scored.

AUGUST 9 • ROTOWIRE

Nolan Arenado - Reaches four times in loss Arenado went 3-for-3 with an RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in Thursday's loss to the Rays. He also drew a walk.

Impact Arenado got the Cardinals on the board with an RBI single in the opening frame before then coming around to score the team's third run on a Paul Goldschmidt groundout. The third baseman would go on to reach four times in the contest while also swiping his second bag of the season in the fifth inning. It marked Arenado seventh game this season with three or more hits and he's now posted multiple knocks in five of his last nine contests. Over that stretch he's batting .411 (14-for-34) with three doubles, six RBI and five runs scored.

AUGUST 9 • ROTOWIRE

Kyle Gibson - Allows two runs in no-decision Gibson did not factor into the decision in Thursday's loss to the Rays, allowing two runs on eight hits and one walk over six innings. He struck out six.

Impact Both runs charged to Gibson came across in the opening frame after he surrendered back-to-back hits to open the contest, followed by a two RBI-single from Dylan Carlson with two outs in the inning. The right-hander was able to keep the Rays off the board over the next five innings, however, generating 11 whiffs while posting at least six strikeouts for the third time in his last four starts. Gibson is still looking for his first win since July 7 against the Nationals, though he's managed to go six or more innings in three of his five outings over that span.

AUGUST 9 • ROTOWIRE

Royals host the Cardinals to begin 2-game series

The Kansas City Royals start a two-game series at home against the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday

AUGUST 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

'It's been fun to watch him': Arenado rounding into form at right time ST. LOUIS -- While the Cardinals let an opportunity to sweep the Rays slip away on Thursday night, it appears that Nolan Arenado has regaine...

AUGUST 9 • MLB.COM

St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Royals odds, picks and predictions The St. Louis Cardinals (59-57) and Kansas City Royals (64-52) meet Friday to open a 2-game series. First pitch from Kauffman Stadium is set...

AUGUST 9 • AZCENTRAL.COM

Rays knock off Cardinals, salvage final game of series Brandon Lowe hit a two-run homer and scored twice as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays rallied past the St.Louis Cardinals 6-4 Thursday to avoid a...

AUGUST 9 • THESTATE.COM

Rays knock off Cardinals, salvage final game of series Brandon Lowe hit a two-run homer and scored twice as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays rallied past the St.Louis Cardinals 6-4 Thursday to avoid a...

AUGUST 9 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Lowe, Carlson spark Rays to a 6-4 victory over Cardinals to avoid a sweep

Brandon Lowe hit a two-run homer and former Cardinal Dylan Carlson drove in two runs to help the Tampa Bay Rays avoid a sweep by beating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4

AUGUST 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

How to Watch Royals vs. Cardinals: TV Channel & Live Stream - August 9

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