... 1 in home series this season. Brandon Medders struck out Albert Pujols to end the sixth, Jeremy Affeldt struck out Joe Thurston with runners on first and second to end the eighth and Brian Wilson finished for his 12th save in 15 chances. - Advertisement ...

... Cardinals put runners on first and third in the ninth. St. Louis missed a chance to load the bases with one out when Joe Thurston was caught in a rundown between second and third on pinch hitter Chris Duncan's single off R.A. Dickey. Manager ...

... appeared the way I tried to get back to the plate that I didn't get it, but, I know I got it." Pujols hit a two-run double off Zambrano in the third to give him 87 RBIs on the year, and Joe Thurston also singled in a run in the inning.

... Morneau, and Kubel broke his bat on an RBI single that gave the Twins the lead. A second run scored when third baseman Joe Thurston booted Cuddyer's two-out grounder and then threw late to first. Kubel doubled to start the sixth and Cuddyer followed ...

- Advertisement - JUPITER, Fla. Joe Thurston started both ends of a two-city, day-night doubleheader. He made the most of a very long day. The St. Louis Cardinals ...

... Pujols had two hits and two RBIs in the St. Louis Cardinals' 5-2 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday night. Joe Thurston and Skip Schumaker had an RBI apiece for the Cardinals, who will go for a three-game sweep Thursday with Kyle Lohse ...

... had a two-run double, Ankiel broke out of a 1-for-20 slide with three hits for the Cardinals. Khalil Greene, Joe Thurston and Ryan Ludwick also had RBIs for St. Louis. The Mets, who blew an early 4-0 lead, had a chance to break the ...

... went 2-for-4 and is batting .429 with three homers and nine RBIs in the team's first six games. Rick Ankiel and Joe Thurston had three hits apiece for the Cardinals, who finished with 19 hits overall. Adam Wainright (1-0) pitched five ...

... Zimmermann, giving St. Louis homers from its 3-4-5 hitters off the rookie right-hander in his first career loss. Joe Thurston later added his first major league home run for St. Louis, which has won three in a row and nine of 11 overall ...

... likely cut is rookie third baseman David Freese, batting .158 in 19 at-bats while losing time to Brian Barden and Joe Thurston. The 27-year-old Boyer was designated for assignment on Saturday when the Braves recalled left-hander Jo-Jo ...