The St. Louis Cardinals are one of the most iconic franchises in baseball. “The Cardinal Way” was one of the first phrases I learned growing up around the game.

The St. Louis Cardinals seemingly waved the white flag on the season at the trade deadline, but for a few weeks, the players on the roster hadn't given up. With

Its Monday, August 18 and the Cardinals (61-64) are in Miami to open a series against the Marlins (59-65). Matthew Liberatore is slated to take the mound for St. Louis against Eury Pérez for Miami.

For as much as the Yankees crushed the ball all over Busch Stadium on Saturday night, the series finale against the Cardinals instead turned on a few fortuitous bounces and a return to the lineup from a revived MVP.

The St. Louis Cardinals shook up the roster ahead of action on Saturday against the New York Yankees. Unfortunately, the Cardinals had to place Victor Scott II

One of their most impressive wins during that franchise-record 14-game win streak came on Friday night. The Brewers faced an 8-1 deficit after two innings against the Reds and clawed their way back on the strength of two homers and five RBI from Christian Yelich — doing so while using his customized Bob Uecker bat for player’s weekend.

The Yankees open a five-game, two-city road trip Friday night in St. Louis against the Cardinals. Here is the lineup.

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