... Rasmus reached on a bunt hit to start the seventh, sliding to elude the tag of Justin Morneau at first, and scored on Rick Ankiel's two-out double. Wainwright got two quick outs to start the game before walking Mauer and Morneau, and Kubel ...

... striking out six and walking two. He retired his first 11 batters and the Cardinals were hitless before Ludwick and Rick Ankiel opened the fifth with doubles. Jason LaRue's RBI single made it three straight hits before Liriano recovered to retire ...

... Coghlan misplayed Schumaker's hit. Chris Duncan followed with an RBI single. The Cardinals added two more runs when Rick Ankiel doubled off the wall in right, but he was thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a triple. - Advertisement - Emilio ...

... Louis loaded the bases on a single and two walks and Ludwick delivered a two-run single that put St. Louis up 6-3. Rick Ankiel walked to reload the bases and the Cards got another run when Cubs left fielder Alfonso Soriano couldn't hold Yadier ...

... run. Ludwick followed with his 13th homer this season to the Brewers bullpen in left-center field. Pinch-hitter Rick Ankiel singled next, but was caught stealing. Pineiro had been 1-4 in his last six starts despite not allowing more than ...

... shortened by cervical disk replacement surgery in August. He can made an additional $500,000 in performance bonuses. Three more Cardinals who are eligible for arbitration: outfielders Ryan Ludwick and Rick Ankiel and pitcher Brad Thompson.

... Louis avoided hearings with all five players who filed for arbitration and has not had a hearing since 1999. Outfielder Rick Ankiel agreed to a deal hours before a hearing was scheduled to start last week. - Advertisement - Both the Cardinals and ...

... catching Albert Pujols looking at a curveball for strike three. The 22-year-old lefty issued a leadoff walk to Rick Ankiel in the second and a one-out single to Chris Duncan. Both runners advanced on a passed ball, then scored on Khalil ...

... Kazmir. Although Tampa Bay's All-Star left-hander gave up a three-run homer to Ryan Ludwick and a solo shot to Rick Ankiel during Thursday's 9-7 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, he didn't view his latest start as a setback. The 25 ...

... Ibanez. Wainwright also allowed a home run to Ryan Howard leading off the second, his sixth homer of the spring. Rick Ankiel hit a two-run homer off Phillies starter Carlos Carrasco in the third inning. Wainwright had his third mediocre outing ...