Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals coming from behind to win over the Orioles on Tuesday night in Baltimore. Lars Nootbaar put together a big day including a home run to help push the Cards out to a lead, and Andre Pallante was rolling along to maintain it -- until he wasn't. A 3-run homer for Baltimore meant the Cardinals had to f…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals win on Saturday over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Busch Stadium. Matthew Liberatore has been remarkable and was again on Saturday. But some defensive mishaps caused a solid lead to disappear as Jordan Walker and Brendan Donovan had some unfortunate moments in the field. But for Jordan Walker to be …

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals win on Friday night against the Diamondbacks as Oliver Marmol was ejected after arguing against the objectively terrible strike zone of home plate umpire Ron Kulpa. As so often seems to happen, Oli's fire may have sparked the Cardinals are the sixth inning became a rally that saw a key bases loade…

The St. Louis Cardinals took their first series loss since nearly a month ago in Atlanta, when they lost to the Tigers 5-1 at Busch Stadium on Wednesday. Andre Pallante was not at his best and struggled with walks, but he kept the Cardinals in it. Unfortunately, the offense did not produce the way you wanted to see in a bullpen game. Was there a bi…

The St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Detroit Tigers 5-4 in a tightly contested game on Tuesday night at Busch Stadium. Brenden Schaeffer breaks it all down here in the latest episode of his daily Cardinals podcast, B-Schaeff Daily, describing some of the key points in the matchup that ultimately turned against St. Louis in a tough loss. While there …

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals THUMPING the best team in MLB on Monday as the Cards beat the Tigers 11-4 to maintain this incredible run they're on recently. Sonny Gray was outstanding and continued a trend of his this season in the way that he rebounds from rough outings by showing his best work in the follow-up. The offense s…

This St. Louis Cardinals defense is unbelievable! Masyn Winn, Victor Scott II, Brendan Donovan, and yes, in perhaps a more subtle way, Willson Contreras was a significant contributor to the Cards 1-0 win on Saturday in Kansas City. Jordan Walker came up with the key swing, powering the lone run in the ball game as Miles Mikolas was brilliant yet ag…

Brenden Schaeffer hosted a live episode of B-Schaeff Daily during the St. Louis Cardinals off-night on Thursday and ended up tackling a lot of long-view type of topics in a Q&A with Cards fans. What will the Cardinals do at the trade deadline if they are winning and contending? What if they aren't? What if they're in the middle? And how much influe…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals splitting the doubleheader against the Phillies in Philadelphia on Wednesday. Game 1 was a tightly played contest that had a playoff atmosphere to it, and the Cardinals simply came a play or two short from finding a way to come out on top. So, the winning streak ended. But in Game 2, the Cardinals…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals on the Tuesday off day after the rains poured down in Philly to set up a DH on Wednesday. Cards fans jumped into the live comments on the stream that originally aired on YouTube, asking about the plan for Gorman and Walker, Herrera's future position, my predicted win total for the Cardinals this s…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals pulling off a thrilling win in Philadelphia Monday night, 3-2 over the Phillies to extend their winning streak to nine games! The hottest team in baseball just did it in dramatic fashion, on the road, and this time it came against a legitimate contending opponent. We dive into all the moments that…

#UDPartner SIGN UP FOR UNDERDOG using our promo code: BSCHAEFFUnderdog sign-up link: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-brenden-schaeffer Some of the stats surrounding this St. Louis Cardinals eight-game winning streak are absolutely incredible, especially when considering the numbers for the starting rotation and a bullpen that hasn't given up a r…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 win over the Nationals on Sunday, Mother's Day, as the Redbirds keep things rolling by sweeping the Nats and winning their eighth straight game! Miles Mikolas once again did all you could ask for, even if he felt like he could see his game extended beyond the 69 pitches that he threw, we expla…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 win over the Nationals on Saturday as Andre Pallante became the latest Cardinals starter to pitch an absolute gem. Were we surprised to see him stay in the game for the eighth inning considering the rested nature of the bullpen? Perhaps, but it's also fair to say there weren't really any obvio…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals 10-0 win over the Nationals on Friday night as Erick Fedde was masterful in a complete game shutout, the first of his MLB career! And it happened in the place that he was drafted all those years ago. More on Fedde's outing and his outlook, as well as the Cardinals lineup falling into form. Ivan He…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals optioning Luken Baker to Triple-A Memphis ahead of the weekend series in Washington D.C. Does this mean van Herrera is returning? And is it a bad thing that the Cardinals now have so many catchers on the active roster? Plus, on their day off, the Cardinals elected a new pope, who, despite erroneou…

Brenden Schaeffer and Grant Salsman discuss the previous 24 hours for the Cardinals as Sonny Gray followed up Matthew Liberatore's brilliance with some of his own on Wednesday. The Cardinals have won five straight games. Are they changing the opinions yet of what you had thought about them coming into the season? Or do we still need to see more to …

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 win over the Pirates on Tuesday at Busch Stadium as Matthew Liberatore outdueled Paul Skenes, who has to be about plumb tired of facing the Cardinals at this point. He still hasn't beaten this St. Louis team and it was Liberatore's brilliance combined with Alec Burleson's timely hitting agains…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 win over the Pirates on Monday at Busch Stadium as Miles Mikolas got the team through five innings and the power supply came from Alec Burleson, Willson Contreras and Jose Barrero! Plus, the Cards should have had more insurance but the umpires absolutely missed a call at home plate that someho…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the unbelievable St. Louis Cardinals doubleheader sweep of the Mets on Sunday at Busch Stadium as Michael McGreevy put the team on his back in Game 2. Victor Scott II made one of the best catches you'll ever see to rob a home run from Juan Soto. Erick Fedde and Andre Pallante walked way too many guys. Will the Cardinals …

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals calling up Michael McGreevy to the big-league roster on Saturday, optioning Roddery Munoz to Memphis. Is McGreevy joining the Cardinals rotation or is he simply here to provide some protection for the weekend? What do we see as his long-term path in 2025 and how will the Cardinals handle their exp…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the mounting St. Louis Cardinals losing streak in games against the New York Mets, dating back to last season as Sonny Gray got hit around by a Mets lineup that piled up 17 hits in a 9-3 beatdown on the Cards on Friday at Busch. Willson Contreras has largely been very steady at 1B defensively during this transition, but …

Brenden Schaeffer discusses a rain-soaked loss for the St. Louis Cardinals in Cincinnati on Thursday as the rain delay knocked Matthew Liberatore from his start prematurely and apparently took any chances the Cardinals had in the game with him. Are we concerned about the offense after being completely stymied by the Reds bullpen again? Or is this o…

Brenden Schaeffer provides the comprehensive breakdown of the St. Louis Cardinals thrilling doubleheader sweep of the Reds on Wednesday in Cincy as Miles Mikolas got his first win of the season with the Cards bats finally waking up. Masyn Winn has a two-homer game and caps a back-to-back-to-back sequence in the ninth inning of Game 1. Victor Scott …

Andy Humphrey and Brenden Schaeffer discuss Oli Marmol telling the Gashouse Gang show on KMOX Tuesday that "there's nothing to point at from a preparation standpoint or a from a player standpoint where there's something indicating why we should not have success on the road." Marmol sees the Cards' 2-12 road record as a blip on the radar that doesn'…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals dropping the series opener in Cincinnati against the Reds at Great American Ballpark, 3-1 as Nick Martinez out-dueled Andre Pallante. Pallante gave the Cardinals a quality start and saw the bullpen do a solid job behind him, but he did not get the run support he needed to win this game. Why have t…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses two big games in downtown St. Louis from Sunday as the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Brewers 7-1 and the St. Louis Blues won Game 4 over the Jets, 5-1, to even up the Stanley Cup Playoffs series. We discuss Erick Fedde's lackluster performance and Thomas Saggese's impending demotion. On Blues, we break down the win and…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 win over the Brewers on Saturday at Busch Stadium as the Cards walked it off on a Nolan Arenado home run in the bottom of the ninth. The Cardinals actually played a very solid game all the way through to the ninth, getting timely hitting and good defense to go along with a solid outing from So…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals win over the Brewers on Friday night at Busch Stadium as Nolan Arenado made of one his finest defensive plays as a big-leaguer to cut down the tying run at home plate and help Phil Maton out of an eighth inning jam. Kyle EveryDeahy pitched, too, showing his own escape tricks in the seventh. All of…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Blues 7-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 3 of their Stanley Cup Playoffs series on Thursday at Enterprise Center. Hear from Jim Montgomery from after the win as we break down the game and the way in which it may have shifted the state of the series moving forward with a massively important Game 4 loomin…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the stubbornness of the St. Louis Cardinals management as it pertained to the bullpen construction this past series in Atlanta. There were guardrails on many relievers in the bullpen, guardrails which individually, we completely agree with being in place. But add it all up, and collectively, it arguably meant the Cardina…

Andy, Brenden and Grant discuss the St. Louis Cardinals' loss to the Atlanta Braves from Wednesday afternoon at Truist Park. No matter who Oliver Marmol turned to behind Miles Mikolas, the relievers didn't get the job done on Wednesday unless their name was Kyle Leahy (AKA Kyle EveryDeahy). For everyone else, what did it matter the order Oliver Mar…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals 10-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night as the Cards got a hugely clutch swing from Nolan Gorman to break a tie in the eighth inning and propel St. Louis to the end of the five-game losing skid. Willson Contreras also worked one of the toughest walks you'll ever see, and bat-flipped the …

Brenden Schaeffer discusses another rough go of things for the St. Louis Cardinals bullpen as this time the Redbirds had a lead going into the bottom of the eighth inning and the top setup men were unable to deliver the game safely to Ryan Helsley for a ninth inning save chance. Plus, we're seeing a number of the young core players offensively regr…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4 loss to the Mets on Sunday, capping a series sweep for New York as the Cardinals fall to a pitiful 1-9 record in road games this season. The trio of Lindor, Soto, and Alonso combined to drive in more runs in this series than the entire Cardinals team scored. Ryan Fernandez's recent struggles r…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals shutout loss to the New York Mets on Saturday at Citi Field as Kodai Senga carved up a Cardinal lineup that is suddenly looking extremely pedestrian over the past couple of weeks. The season-long numbers don't yet fully reflect just how quiet the St. Louis lineup has become. What gives, here? Toug…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses a painful loss for the St. Louis Cardinals as Francisco Lindor and the Mets walked it off on Friday night at Citi Field. That's the seventh road loss of the year for the Cards in only eight games, and it was a frustrating one considering they got a few timely hits (including a clutch home run by Brendan Donovan in the to…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals loss to the New York Mets from Thursday night as the bats were quiet and one bad inning cost Andre Pallante on the mound. The Cardinals are now 1-6 on the road this season, which is a stark contrast to their 8-4 record at home. What do we make of this differential and is it something that is a cau…

The St. Louis Cardinals got a key series win on Wednesday over the Astros at Busch Stadium, so we had plenty to talk about on this episode of B-Schaeff Daily! From a strong start by Steven Matz to prospect buzz in Springfield, here’s what we’re diving into in Ep. 756: 🧢 Steven Matz delivers a solid start in his first turn back with the rotation — W…

In Ep. 755 of B-Schaeff Daily, Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals losing 2-0 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday at Busch Stadium. -Hunter Brown was darn good for the Astros, and the Cardinal bats were unable to take advantage of their best chances, going 1-for-7 with RISP -Erick Fedde was good in his own right, giving up only one run…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals 8-3 win over the Astros on Monday night at Busch Stadium. -Brendan Donovan went 4-for-4 and now leads MLB in hits. Is it time for the Cardinals to deliver him a muffin basket and right a wrong from over the winter? -Arenado could have been an Astro, but he didn't want to be, and now he's hitting n…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals 7-0 win over the Phillies from Sunday, including the revival of Willson Contreras at the plate as he put together a strong day offensively. Plus, Contreras had a strong message for Cardinals fans, leaning into the notion that this team plays for the fans -- and is hoping to see them back at Busch …

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals 2-0 win over the Phillies behind Andre Pallante's sterling outing on Friday night. There are some negative topics, though, too, as uncertainty forms over Masyn Winn's status after he left Friday's game with back spasms. Plus, what do we see looming for Miles Mikolas in a key start on Saturday? Follow this p…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the lineup move that sends Jordan Walker up into the two-hole for Friday's game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies at Busch Stadium. What does it mean for Willson Contreras? Follow this feed for daily Cardinals coverage all season long!

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Cardinals' ugly loss from Wednesday in which two key baserunning blunders came back to haunt the Redbirds. Plus, we discuss the bullpen and the news that Chris Roycroft is being optioned to Memphis Thursday. What needs to happen for the Cardinals' plan to shift to a six-man rotation to come to fruition? Is it even po…

Brenden Schaeffer discussing what seemingly was the first documented instance in Paul Skenes' entire life in which he gave up five runs in a game as the pitcher. And the St. Louis Cardinals did it to him. We broke down the game, including the performance by Sonny Gray, as well as the makeup of this Cardinal team that lends itself toward needing the…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses a mixed results type of night for Matthew Liberatore as the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Pirates 8-4 at PNC Park on Monday. Although Liberatore struck out seven and didn't walk anybody, he got bit by the big inning again and righties still seemed to feast on him. Is this considered progress or do we need to see more f…

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the Ivan Herrera injury, Ryan Helsley tumultuous inning and the Miles Mikolas meltdown in a Cardinals doubleheader loss on Sunday in Boston. Follow this feed for Cardinals content all year long!

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the situation surrounding the Cardinals pitching staff after an ugly loss on Friday saw the Redbirds hurlers walk EIGHT batters in surrounding 13 runs to Boston at Fenway. Erick Fedde struggled from the jump, but nobody that came in behind him really did their jobs, either. Is this a blip on the radar or a cause for legi…

In the spirit of recent contract extensions around Major League Baseball for up-and-coming players like Kristian Campbell and Jackson Merrill, Brenden Schaeffer discusses his top five contract extension candidates from the St. Louis Cardinals who the team should consider trying to sign on long-term deals. The key with many of these players is their…