If John Gast picks somebody off tonight, this is going to be a very loud gamethread.

The St. Louis Cardinals signed Ty Wigginton because the slower he gets, the more like Ty Wigginton he becomes.

Lance Lynn vs. Jeremy Hefner starts off the clubs' four-game series at Busch Stadium tonight. Because the game has been picked up nationally, the first pitch is at 6:05 p.m. CDT.

On Sunday morning, the St. Louis Cardinals announced that sinkerballer Jake Westbrook was being placed on the disabled list due to right-elbow inflammation and that lefthander John Gast would be promoted from Triple-A to replace him in the rotation.

The Cardinals hunt for another sweep.

A quick check on the prospects closest to the majors.

Jhoulys Chacin takes the mound in opposition. edit: Score some runs, Cardinals

Let's not forget that the lone hit lead off the game and was courtesy of a broken bat. 27 straight after that. via Brooks Baseball via a.yfrog.com

Garland is still around? huh.

The Cleveland Indians got a 10-strikeout game out of Scott Kazmir. The more impressive thing was just how much like Scott Kazmir he looked.