St. Louis Cardinals -- 2025 and trying to contend

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MLB news: Sept. 1 -- Players and pitchers of the Month for August

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MLB news: Sept. 1 -- Rookies of the Month for August and standings

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MLB news: Sept. 1 -- American League leaders

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MLB news: Sept. 1 -- National League leaders

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Cards news: Sept. 1 -- Team statistics for August

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Cards news: Sept. 1 -- 2027 team statistics

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Player of the Month: Nolan Gorman -- The 27-year-old third baseman hit .314 with 11 home runs, 24 RBIs and 21 runs scored in 27 games. He got on base at a .385 clip and boasted a .714 slugging percentage.
Starting Pitcher of the Month: Aaron Rozek -- Just acquired from the San Francisco Giants, the 31-year-old won all six of his starts while posting a 3.25 ERA. He pitched 36.0 innings, during which he struck out 30 and had a 1.31 WHIP.
Relief Pitcher of the Month: Jhoan Duran -- The 29-year-old right-hander got into 13 games going 1-0 with a 1.26 ERA. He pitched a total of 14.1 innings during which he struck out 15 and posted a 1.26 WHIP.

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Cards news: Sept. 1 -- Player Development Report

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Record: 79-55, 2nd, 1.5 GB Cincinnati

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The St. Louis Cardinals have added outfielders Robert Neustrom and Jack Lausch to their roster along with left-handed relief pitcher Julio Robina.
The team was able to add the players due to the Sept. 1 expansion of rosters to 28 players.
Neustrom has been the Cardinals starting left fielder much of the season batting .229 with 22 home runs and 58 RBIs before suffering a knee injury on August 8 which kept him out for three weeks.
He did play two rehab games at AAA Memphis, where he hit .250 with one home runs and an RBI.
St. Louis acquired Lausch in a July 31 trade with the Baltimore Orioles.
The 23-year-old played in 28 games/27 starts at AAA Memphis where he hit .315 with nine home runs and 25 RBIs.
Prior to that, he had split the season between the Orioles AAA team at Norfolk and with the Orioles.
He has played 48 games in the majors, during which he has hit .271 with five homers and 17 RBIs.
Robaina, 26, has bounced between the Cardinals and AAA this season.
In 20 games with St. Louis, he has posted no record with a 7.90 ERA.
Pitching in 18 games for Memphis, the lefty has gone 4-4 with five saves and a 3.59 ERA.
Being sent down is outfielder Cameron Leary.
The 25-year-old did have some success during his time with the Cardinals, hitting .262 with two home runs and seven RBIs in 15 games/13 starts.
He will have to pass through waivers before joining Memphis.

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Record: 80-55, 2nd, 1.5 GB Cincinnati

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Record: 80-56, 2nd, 2.5 GB Cincinnati

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Record: 81-56, 2nd, 2.5 GB Cincinnati

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MLB news: Sept. 6 -- Week 23 - Awards and standings

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With a series coming up against the NL Central-leading Cincinnati Reds, the St. Louis Cardinals have recalled right-handed pitcher David Matos from AAA Memphis where he was on an injury rehab.
The series will be played in St. Louis. The Reds lead the Cardinals by 2.5 games in the NL Central standings.
Matos, 27, has not pitched in the majors since June 27 when he suffered a strained hamstring during a 5-3 win over the Washington Nationals.
The right-hander was 8-4 with a 2.76 ERA at the time of the injury.
Matos made a rehab start at Memphis on Sept. 1 earning a win by going seven innings, allowing three runs on nine hits, in a 6-3 over Gwinnett.
Going to AAA will be 27-year-old right-hander Michael McGreevy.
Playing in the majors for the first time, McGreevy made 15 starts going 5-3 with a 3.92 ERA.

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Record: 82-56, 2nd, 1.5 GB Cincinnati

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Record: 82-57, 2nd, 2.5 GB Cincinnati

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Record: 82-58, 2nd, 3.5 GB Cincinnati

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The Los Angeles Angels will get a chance to defending their 2022 World Series title after they became the first time to clinch a 2023 playoff berth with a 6-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 9.
At 90-50, the Angels own a 16.5 game lead over the Houston Astros in the American League West Division with 22 games to play.
The Angels will be in the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. A division title will be their fourth in a row.

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Record: 82-59, 2nd, 3.5 GB Cincinnati