Brenden breaks down the most impressive Cardinals win of 2026, which happened last night against the Dodgers in an 8-6 win in 10 innings.

MLB.com Cardinals writer Brenden Schaeffer breaks down the 4-1 Cardinals win over the Pirates on Friday night at Busch.Quinn Mathews earned his first-ever MLB victory and did it throwing to a batterymate that he has known since their days in Springfield together.Jimmy Crooks did more than catch on Friday, as his 2-run homer also helped in the Cards' scoring department.

The Cardinals beat the O's on Thursday, 7-5, at Busch, but Blaze Jordan suffered an injury that could leave him out for quite a while, if initial fears are realized.

Brenden breaks down the aftermath of a rough loss on Tuesday at Busch as the Cards fell to the Orioles 13-1. The pitching is shot. And it's really nobody's fault.

Brenden breaks down the state of the Cardinals after a tough week for the team's wild card hopes, culminating in a brutal loss on Sunday in Philly.

Joshua Baez makes history! Let's react to the greatest MLB debut ever seen, Cards fans.

Brenden discusses the intrigue surrounding Cardinals OF prospect Joshua Baez and his potential promotion looming.

Brenden Schaeffer breaks down Monday's 6-5 loss to the Phillies as the Cardinals fell short of a comeback bid. The bottom of the eighth produced plenty of intrigue -- and two coaching decisions worthy of scrutiny.One of them was Oli Marmol's -- and postgame, he acknowledged he would do it differently, and make a different decision than the one he made.The other, though, was more complicated -- and perhaps more costly, as Pop Warner opted for a conservative approach rather than waving Masyn Winn home on a play that could have tied the game.

The Cardinals traded Lars Nootbaar to the D-backs, where he will rejoin buddy Nolan Arenado. We talk about the deal, as well as another deadline buzzer beater in which the Cards backfilled the bullpen with some help for 2026.

Brenden breaks down the Cardinals trade of May and Romero to the Brewers on Monday's deadline day.