The Cardinals rise to No. 8 in Bleacher Report’s MLB power rankings after sweeping the Guardians and leapfrogging the slumping Yankees.

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We play a lot of close game,” Shildt said, “and we need to figure out a way to add on and have a little bit of margin for error with our pitching group.” It’s the story more often than not. The Padres are three games better than they were through 83 games last year,

The Pirates won the opening game of the series in shutout fashion, 7-0 as Andrew Heaney took a no-hitter into the sixth inning. The Cardinals are now 3-1 against the Pirates after the loss. The Buccos are tied for a season-long four-game winning streak and the Cardinals are 3-1 in the last four.

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The St. Louis Cardinals visit the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday for the second game of their 3-game series from PNC Park.