NL Wrap: Edmonds Double Strike Lifts Cards Over Padres
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Jim Edmonds belted two solo homers to lead the host St Louis Cardinals to an easy 9-3 win over the San Diego Padres in National League action at Busch Stadium Tuesday.
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This time it was Jim Edmonds&#39; turn to get the hero&#39;s welcome, his joyous St. Louis Cardinals teammates surrounding him as he tried to touch home plate.
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Mike Cameron's two-run double capped San Diego's four-run seventh inning against Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter, and free-falling St. Louis saw its lead in the NL Central shrink to 1 1/2 games following the Padres' 7-5 victory Tuesday night.
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Jim Edmonds blasted a two-run homer in the 12th inning and the rejuvenated St. Louis Cardinals beat the Astros, 6-4, to force the N.L.C.S. to Game 7.
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Jim Edmonds hit his 300th career home run, Jason Marquis won his 11th straight decision and the St. Louis Cardinals won their eighth in a row overall, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 Saturday night.
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Chris Carpenter pitched seven innings of six-hit ball and the St. Louis Cardinals got first-inning homers by Larry Walker and Scott Rolen in beating the San Diego Padres 4-2 Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory.
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The skinny: Suppan picked up the win Thursday, allowing the Padres two runs in six innings. In the same game, the Padres lost for the first time in Peavy&#39;s last 10 starts.
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Scott Rolen homered twice to become the first NL player to reach 100 RBIs this season as the St. Louis Cardinals downed the Atlanta Braves, 10-4, on Sunday night.
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Hours after talks broke off with Mike Cameron, the San Diego Padres agreed in principle Friday to acquire center fielder Jim Edmonds and cash from the St. Louis Cardinals for a minor leaguer.
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Trevor Hoffman became major league   baseball's all-time saves leader as the San Diego Padres   solidified their hold on the NL West with a 2-1 win over the   Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.
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Brian Giles threw out a runner at the plate in the ninth inning and singled home the winning run in the 10th to give the San Diego Padres a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.
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Khalil Greene&#039;s game-winning, two-run single in the ninth inning set off quite the celebration among the San Diego Padres.
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Albert Pujols hits a two-run homer that launches St. Louis to a 5-1 victory over the San Diego Padres in the opening game of the division series on Tuesday.
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Albert Pujols belted his major-league  leading 43rd homer and Jim Edmonds followed with a two-run shot  as the St Louis Cardinals eased to a 7-2 win over the San Diego  Padres in National League action Thursday.
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Ryan Klesko singled in the go-ahead run with no outs in the eighth inning and the San Diego Padres beat St. Louis 7-3 on Monday night to keep alive their slim playoff hopes and end the Cardinals&#39; nine-game winning streak.
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Edgardo Alfonzo's two-run double capped a six-run rally in the fourth inning, and the San Francisco Giants tied the Chicago Cubs for the wild-card lead by beating the Padres, 7-5, last night at San Diego.
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Scott Hairston hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning and the San Diego Padres rallied past Pittsburgh 5-3 Wednesday night to increase their NL wild-card lead.