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Nolan Gorman delivers key hit as Cardinals pull away from Braves 10-4

Nolan Gorman hit a tiebreaking three-run double in the eighth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals snapped a five-game losing streak with a 10-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesda...

3 DAYS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Launches long ball in loss Contreras went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Monday's loss to Atlanta.

Impact Contreras tried to bring St. Louis back with a two-run shot off Raisel Iglesias in the ninth inning that brought his team within a run, but the comeback attempt ultimately fell short. The long ball was only the second of 2025 for Contreras, who belted 15 homers in just 358 plate appearances last season. The catcher-turned-first-baseman is slashing a paltry .182/.234/.295 on the campaign, but he's been bringing that mark up of late, going 6-for-16 over his past four games.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Braves rally on Sean Murphy's 3-run homer, then hold off slumping Cardinals 7-6

Sean Murphy hit a three-run homer during Atlanta’s five-run eighth inning, and the Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 for their fourth consecutive victory

4 DAYS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Goes deep Sunday Contreras went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, a double and two runs scored in Sunday's win over the Phillies.

Impact Contreras opened up the scoring in the fourth with a two-run blast to left for his first home run of the year. He also matched his extra-base hit season total with two Sunday. Contreras is off to a very slow start with his bat but now has four hits and three RBI in his last two games. For the year, he's hitting .158/.213/.263 with six RBI, six runs and a 2:22 BB:K in 62 plate appearances.

APRIL 14 • ROTOWIRE

Matthew Liberatore pitches 6 shutout innings to help Cardinals top Phillies 7-0

Matthew Liberatore pitched six shutout innings, Willson Contreras and Jordan Walker homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-0

APRIL 13 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Phillies turn 5 double plays in 4-1 win over Cardinals

Nick Castellanos had a two-run double to stake Philadelphia to an early lead, and the Phillies turned five double plays in a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals

APRIL 12 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Not in St. Louis lineup Contreras is absent from the lineup for Friday's game against the Phillies.

Impact It's a day off for the slumping Contreras, who is just 5-for-49 with 22 strikeouts in the early going. Alec Burleson is at first base for the Cardinals, and Jordan Walker has moved up to the No. 2 spot in the lineup.

APRIL 11 • ROTOWIRE

Could be moved down in lineup Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol is weighing the possibility of moving the slumping Contreras down in the batting order, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.

Impact Conteras has gotten off to a dreadful start this season, going 5-for-49 with 22 strikeouts, and he's done so while mostly batting second for St. Louis. The 32-year-old is a good bet to eventually get going offensively, but it's possible he'll be moved to a lower profile spot in the batting order while he's scuffling. If Marmol wants to continue alternating his lefty and righty hitters, Jordan Walker and Masyn Winn would appear to be the most likely candidates to be elevated to the No. 2 spot, if Contreras is indeed dropped lower in the lineup.

APRIL 10 • ROTOWIRE

Joey Bart singles in 13th to give Pirates 2-1 win over Cardinals despite 6 hitless from Fedde

Joey Bart singled in the winning run with the bases loaded in the 13th inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals despite six hitless innings from...

APRIL 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Joey Bart homers as the Pirates beat the slumping Cardinals 8-4

Joey Bart, Andrew McCutchen and Isiah Kiner-Falefa each drove in two runs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates handed St. Louis its fourth consecutive loss with an 8-4 victory over the Card...

APRIL 8 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Will not move back to catcher Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Monday that Contreras is not a candidate to move back to catcher in the wake of the Ivan Herrera (knee) injury, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

Impact Contreras will be available as an emergency third catcher, but he is set to remain the team's primary first baseman. Pedro Pages will receive the bulk of the reps at catcher for St. Louis while Herrera is out, and Yohel Pozo has been called up to serve as Pages' understudy.

APRIL 7 • ROTOWIRE

Pozo promoted to help fill catching void left by Herrera injury PITTSBURGH -- Making it clear that they have no intention of moving catcher-turned-first baseman Willson Contreras away from his new positio...

APRIL 7 • MLB.COM

'It's sick': What Cardinals' offensive outburst vs. Angels showed of lineup's potential A sixth consecutive game with double-digit hits that included participation from Masyn Winn and Willson Contreras showed a glimpse of how pr...

APRIL 4 • STLTODAY.COM

Cardinals' Willson Contreras and Masyn Winn Finally Snap Hitless Streaks After going hitless in the first five games, Willson Contreras and Masyn Winn finally registered a hit.

APRIL 3 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Iván Herrera becomes first Cardinals catcher with 3-homer game in win over Angels

Iván Herrera has become the first catcher in the St. Louis Cardinals' 123-year history to hit three homers in a game

APRIL 2 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Iván Herrera hits 3 home runs to help Cardinals beat Angels 12-5

Iván Herrera hit three home runs to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Angels 12-5

APRIL 2 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Angels score 3 in the 10th inning and 3 in the 11th for a 9-7 victory over the Cardinals

Kyren Paris hit a tiebreaking single in the 11th inning, Yoan Moncada followed with a two-run double and the Los Angeles Angels beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-7

APRIL 2 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

First day off Tuesday Contreras is absent from the lineup in Tuesday's game versus the Angels.

Impact Contreras is still looking for his first hit of the season, having gone 0-for-18 with eight strikeouts in the Cardinals' first four games. Alec Burleson will cover first base and Nolan Gorman will be the DH on Tuesday while Contreras regroups.

APRIL 1 • ROTOWIRE

'That was a bad taste': Why Contreras put his batting tape in his MOUTH ST. LOUIS – A dying clock and the fear of striking out caused a panicked Willson Contreras to do something that he instantly regretted in th...

MARCH 30 • MLB.COM

Cardinals' Willson Contreras does unthinkable by eating something inedible in the middle of at bat | Sporting News What was the St. Louis slugger thinking?

MARCH 30 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Cardinals' Willson Contreras does unthinkable by eating something inedible in the middle of at bat | Sporting News Canada What was the St. Louis slugger thinking?

MARCH 30 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Ranking the 10 best first basemen in MLB for 2025

Our eight-part position series continues with the top 10 first basemen entering the 2025 season.

MARCH 27

Cardinals insider gets honest about Nolan Arenado, Masyn Winn, and Willson Contreras's mainstream appeal It will be an interesting season for the St. Louis Cardinals as the team continues to enter a new era of baseball for the organization.

MARCH 26 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Blistering ball this spring Contreras reached base in all three of his plate appearances Wednesday versus the Nationals and is now slashing .412/.512/.588 during Grapefruit League play.

Impact Contreras has drawn positive reviews for his defense at first base and if this spring is any indication, a move off catcher could unlock more offense for the 32-year-old. He's expected to see most of his action at first base in 2025 but will also be used some at designated hitter, as he was Wednesday.

MARCH 19 • ROTOWIRE

Cardinals' Gamble With Willson Contreras Is Already Paying Off The former catcher is proving he’s capable.

MARCH 18 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM