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MILWAUKEE — There was not the major clattering event that doomed the Cardinals in their first meeting with a division rival this season, but instead a concert of minor misses.

Editors’ Note, Dec. 2 at 9:35 p.m. ET: This story has been updated to include the news of Jacob deGrom’s signing with the Rangers. The last time the Winter Meetings were held in person, in 2019, we saw three of the top free agents (Stephen Strasburg, Gerrit Cole and Anthony…

Reliever Brent Suter is one of the few professional athletes who speaks regularly about trying to combat climate change.

MILWAUKEE — With the NL Central crown in their pocket and time to kill on their hands, the Cardinals cannot do anything to change their postseason position in the coming days, but they had one more last chance to shape who they might face.

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BOSTON — Chaim Bloom insisted this week that how the Red Sox perform leading up to Aug. 2 would only go so far into determining his approach at the trade deadline. The standings matter, but they weren’t everything to the chief baseball officer’s plans.

MILWAUKEE — Ben Gamel rounded second base, pointed toward the Pirates dugout and pumped his left fist and arm in celebration, the emotion flowing through the Pirates outfielder glaringly obvious on Saturday at American Family Field.

ST. LOUIS — There was good news — and a snippet of old news for Cardinals right-hander Dakota Hudson Friday night.

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MILWAUKEE — The Pirates lost a game Wednesday. Whatever. It's not exactly a secret they'll lose a bunch more this season.

MILWAUKEE – Back at the ballpark that gave propulsion to a historic streak, the Cardinals could not muster that same magic to keep last year’s one lingering winning run going.