| Cards finish tough trip with shutout loss |
| A frustrating road trip for the Cardinals ended with a perfunctory loss. R.A. Dickey shut down the Redbirds offense, while Blake Hawksworth never really got going, and the Cards fell to the Mets, 4-0, at Citi Field on Thursday. |
| Starting pitching options diminishing |
| The Cardinals maintain interest in a starting pitcher, but the options may be dwindling. |
| No rest for weary, ailing with short turnaround |
| Fully a third of the Cardinals' starting lineup is dealing with some sort of nagging injury, but all of the various wounded warriors are healthy enough to play. |
| Pujols rescues Cardinals in 13th inning |
| Albert Pujols laced an RBI single through the left side with two outs in the 13th inning, giving St. Louis a hard-earned 8-7 win over the Mets at Citi Field on Wednesday. |
| Oswalt no longer on Cards' Deadline radar |
| Rumors continued to fly around the Cardinals on Wednesday, but not much appeared to be actually going on with the club as Saturday's non-waiver Trade Deadline approaches. |
| Molina playing, thriving through pain |
| Yadier Molina continues to deal with soreness in his left shin, but he may not get a day off any time soon. |
| Cards bring up MacDougal, option Salas |
| Right-hander Mike MacDougal had his contract purchased from Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday, joining the Cards as a replacement for Fernando Salas, who was optioned to Memphis. |
| Wainwright off as Cardinals fall to Mets |
| Adam Wainwright simply wasn't sharp, enduring his worst start of the season as the Cardinals lost to the Mets, 8-2, at Citi Field on Tuesday night. |
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