Cardinals' rookie reliever Hancel Rincon, who was making his MLB debut, was told to straighten up his hat during Friday's sixth inning -- much to the dismay of manager Oliver Marmol and the St. Louis coaching staff. Undeterred, the Cards rallied for the win thanks to Ivan Herrera's blast.

The Cardinals released their Spring Training schedule for their 30th season in Jupiter, Fla., but those games might never materialize because of looming labor strife between the MLB Players Association and the league's 30 owners.

After being placed on the injured list in late August with forearm tightness, St. Louis Cardinals starter Hunter Dobbins recently received more serious news about his right arm. The 27-year-old underwent elbow surgery on Wednesday, according to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Dobbins had Tommy John surgery while in college, missing his entire …

Riley O'Brien leads the National League in saves with 35, but the Cardinals closer has blown two saves and lost four times since the break for the MLB All-Star Game. Also, many of the downward statistical metrics seem to signal trouble for the 31-year-old All-Star reliever.

The Cardinals rally…yet again

It was reported that the Cardinals 'expect' Winn to return to action at some point this weekend vs. the Rockies