Jimmy Crooks, who has been struggling since being recalled from Triple-A Memphis, hit a hanging sweeper for a solo home run in the eighth inning as the Cardinals beat the Braves 2-1. All-Star Riley O'Brien closed out the ninth for his 23rd save.

These three moments defined the first half for the St. Louis Cardinals.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lars Nootbaar hit a three-run home run and later scored a run, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night. Matthew Liberatore (5-6) allowed four hits over six scoreless innings,

TULSA, OK - The Springfield Cardinals tied a franchise record in the first inning on Saturday night when Brody Moore hit the team's eighth grand slam of the season, matching the 2021 club. The Cardinals won a rain-shortened game 10-4 over the Tulsa Drillers.

The St. Louis Cardinals made a very solid move sending Brendan Donovan to the Seattle Mariners.

The Cardinals were lifted to a 2-1 win on rookie Jimmy Crooks' solo homer in the eighth inning. The late win came after rain paused play for nearly three hours

Jake Bauers and Brice Turang went deep for the Milwaukee Brewers, who capped a long week in St. Louis by beating the Cardinals 8-4 on Thursday and taking four of the five games.