ST . LOUIS (AP) Adam Wainwright was a glorified spectator last fall, cheering on the St . Louis Cardinals from the bench as they rose from wild card to World Series champions. It's a lot more fun being part of the action. Every fan …

ST . LOUIS (AP) The Washington Nationals do not have pitcher Stephen Strasburg on the roster as expected for the NL Division Series against the St . Louis Cardinals . The Cardinals went with one left-hander in the bullpen, Marc Rzepczynski …

… lead in their NL division series, and Jordan Zimmermann will try to help by overcoming a rocky history against the St . Louis Cardinals in Game 2 on Monday.

… WASHINGTON (AP) It's another umpiring call that went the St . Louis Cardinals way this postseason. And it's not the first time ..... Game 3 of Washington's NL division series against St . Louis . Nationals manager Davey Johnson came out to argue …

… AP) Set aside the high-pressure task of postseason pitching that Chris Carpenter routinely masters for the St . Louis Cardinals and think about this: Even the take-it-for-granted act of breathing feels odd on occasion now that he's …

… regular season, compiling a majors-high 98 wins. That doesn't count for much come the postseason, where the St . Louis Cardinals excel. So what if manager Tony La Russa retired after last year's World Series title? Who cares that slugger …

… with those tying and go-ahead, two-run hits. The names might change. Not the outcomes. This is what the St . Louis Cardinals do. Pushed to the brink, they never blink.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) The St . Louis Cardinals ' unheralded bullpen is making quite a name for itself in October right along with proven postseason stars Carlos Beltran and David …