The Latest Breaking News from Jordan Hicks

Before Sunday’s rainout sent the Cardinals trickling out of Busch Stadium to enjoy the All-Star break’s reprieve, Oliver Marmol shared the only plans on his schedule.

ST. LOUIS — On a sweltering 99-degree day at Busch Stadium Saturday, Cardinals right-hander Miles Mikolas, who comes from Jupiter, Fla., where it is this hot on a lot of days, had the cooling tonic for a well-ridden Cardinals bullpen. Seven innings.

ST. LOUIS — A tipping point in the Cardinals’ weekslong program to build Jordan Hicks into a starter arrived Tuesday night, and with it came a great reckoning on a big role.

NEW YORK — Whatever the scoreboard ultimately said after the final out of the game, the bigger question for both teams leaving the field Wednesday night was what they may have lost from their roster — and for how long.

ST. LOUIS — Logan Webb was clearly still seeking to rediscover his top-line form, but that didn’t matter Friday night against the Cardinals — for the Giants, or for his pitching line.

SAN FRANCISCO — After back-to-back games when they squeezed one run from nine innings of opportunity, the Cardinals did a remix of their lineup and, as a new rhythm took hold, introduced a hitter they once thought was going to be part of their season all along.

ST. LOUIS — For innings, for days, for most of this homestand, the Cardinals had been watching other teams have all the fun of watching baseballs soar over the wall while their home ballpark remained less than hospitable to their swings.

ST. LOUIS — On a scale of injuries, the right wrist contusion suffered Tuesday night by Cardinals right-hander Jordan Hicks, who has had myriad elbow problems since 2019, doesn’t rank as the most dire thing that’s happened to him. For instance, he lives every day as a Type 1 diabetic.

MIAMI — The idea behind swapping switch-hitters atop the Cardinals' lineup was to see if Dylan Carlson might pounce on some of the pitches that spot sees and do so with power.