...four at bats. AP photo/Tom Gannam ST. LOUIS Mark Grudzielanek hit for the cycle in his first four at-bats and Chris Carpenter equaled his career best with 12 strikeouts, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 Wednesday...

...against the Yankees on Friday with Chris Peters, Scott Eyre and Bob File following him. Right-handers Brandon Lyon, Chris Carpenter and Luke Prokopec with follow Halladay to start the first four games of the spring. ''You can read anything you...

...through Nov. 11 and start negotiating money with any of the other 29 teams the following day. Cardinals right-hander Chris Carpenter, sidelined since mid-September because of nerve damage in his right biceps, filed conditionally. St. Louis must...

...and only one free-agent signing, with St. Louis agreeing Friday to a $500,000, one-year deal with pitcher Chris Carpenter. The only transaction announced Saturday was not exactly a biggie: Pittsburgh hired Frank Velasquez as its strength...

...swept the two-game series and hold an 8 1/2-game lead in the NL East. Cardinals 4, Padres 2 ST. LOUIS Chris Carpenter pitched seven innings of six-hit ball, and Albert Pujols homered for the third straight game to help the Cardinals...