Gordon Graceffo, who made a grip change on his slider in early July, blossomed into one of the biggest surprises of the 2026 season for the St. Louis Cardinals. More high-leverage opportunities -- and possibly a shot at closing games -- could be in Graceffo's future.

Over the last two seasons, the St. Louis Cardinals’ bullpen has been a bright spot, logging a 3.64 ERA in 2024 (7th in MLB) and a 3.74 ERA in 2025 (10th). But that wasn’t the case in 2026. St. Louis relievers fell to the bottom third of the league, finishing 22nd in ERA (4.46). They …

Upon being recalled from Triple-A Memphis in early July, Cardinals' reliever Gordon Graceffo worked with coaches to change the grip on his slider. Suddenly, he went from striking out just three batters in June to 46 over the final three months. Is it time for the Cards to grow Graceffo's role?

The Cardinals need to make a change to Gordon Graceffo's role, one that could benefit the team significantly.

Gordon Graceffo bailed out the pitching-thin Cardinals on Thursday by using his experience as a starter and opening the game with three perfect innings. His work helped the Cards beat the Orioles 7-5 and snap a season-worst five-game losing streak.

The Cardinals needed a little bit of help from Gordon Graceffo this week, and he gave them just that on Thursday with a solid start.

The St. Louis Cardinals have a big day ahead on Thursday against the Baltimore Orioles.

Peter Strzelecki and Gordon Graceffo, relievers pressed into high-leverage situations on Friday night with Riley O'Brien and George Soriano unavailable because of heavy usage of late, surrendered three walks and two earned runs in the eighth inning of a 3-1 Cardinals' loss to the Blue Jays.

The St. Louis Cardinals lost Max Rajcic to the Injured List on Monday.