The St. Louis Cardinals opened the 2025 Major League Baseball season with a typical five-man starting rotation but now has moved to a six-man staff. Steven Matz began the season in the bullpen and moved back to the rotation on Wednesday with a fantastic five-inning outing while allowing just one earned run and two base hits.
The St. Louis Cardinals made several bold announcements ahead of Wednesday afternoon's first pitch at 12:15 PM Central Standard Time against the Houston Astros.
The St. Louis Cardinals made several decisions ahead of Wednesday's series finale against the American League West foe Houston Astros. For instance, left-handed pitcher Steven Matz will make his first start of 2025 after spending the beginning of the season tossing out of the Cardinals' bullpen.
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Steven Matz makes his return to the Cardinals’ rotation Wednesday afternoon. The lefty is scheduled for his first start of the season against the Astros.
The St. Louis Cardinals plan to expand their starting rotation to six men this week, as Steven Matz is slated to start Wednesday against the Houston Astros.
The St. Louis Cardinals are focused on maintaining their streaking offense, improving their pitching staff and staying afloat in the hypercompetitive National League Central.
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Cardinals completing a season opening sweep. Game Result Cardinals win 9-2. The offense erupts with two 3-run HR’s (Pages and Scott) and a solo shot by Gorman.
Coming off of an 83-win campaign in 2024, the St. Louis Cardinals are basically the third-best team in the National League Central, and they’re looking to shake things up.
Steven Matz, 33, enters the 2025 season in jeopardy with the Cardinals, looking to re-establish himself as a major-league caliber starter. Matz has struggled with injuries since he signed with the Cardinals as a free agent in 2022.
The St. Louis Cardinals talked a big game early in the offseason when they stated that they would be focusing on youth in 2025 rather than trying to contend. However, they have not made one move to shed any payroll or even add to their group of young players.
The Cleveland Guardians could still benefit from adding a veteran arm or two to their starting pitching staff for the 2025 season. This need has been something many analysts have urged the Guardians to do in the new year.
The St. Louis Cardinals entered this offseason prepared to be active in the trade market but they haven't yet been able to make a deal. In a failed attempt
With the Chicago White Sox looking to target players on the bottom of team’s depth charts to take chances on, or those coming back from injury the White Sox should look to players like Steven Matz, John Means, and Wade Miley as reclamation projects.
The St. Louis Cardinals are one of the most intriguing teams this offseason. St. Louis hasn't done much yet, but it has been in a lot of trade rumors. It's not unrealistic to suggest that a few could be on the way.
The Cleveland Guardians continue to be one of the most intriguing teams of the offseason. They've already made some significant and interesting moves, but are they done?
A pair of AL Central teams are interested in trading for two St. Louis Cardinals starting pitchers. Steven Matz and Erick Fedde have both reportedly “drawn interest” from the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Guardians.
The Tigers and Guardians have both expressed interest in trading for Cardinals starting pitchers Erick Fedde and Steven Matz.
The San Francisco Giants will have a tough time replacing Blake Snell this winter. Snell was one of the top pitchers available, and his contract shows his value around the league.
While the Cardinals would surely like to offload the final year of his contract, that may be easier said than done.
The St. Louis Cardinals activated left-hander Steven Matz from the 60-day injured list on Sunday after the veteran starter missed four months with multiple back issues.
He was seemingly on track to be activated from the injured list around the start of July. Instead, he’ll now be sidelined for another month at the very least.
Looking to continue their climb back into the playoff picture after an abysmal start to the season, the St. Louis Cardinals need to move pitcher Steven Matz out of the rotation and into the bullpen. Here's why.
Matz is due to meet with the Cardinals' team surgeon in St. Louis on Monday to determine whether or not surgery is needed.
It was reported late Tuesday night that left-handed free-agent starting pitcher Steven Matz had agreed to a four-year, $44 million contract with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Matz is coming off of arguably his best season, as he posted a career-high 14 wins against seven losses, adding a 3.82 ERA and 1.33 WHIP in his lone year with the Toronto Blue Jays.
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