Colby Rasmus hit a pair of homers, Albert Pujols and Skip Schumaker also connected, and Adam Wainwright bounced back from a shaky first inning to lead the Cardinals past the slumping Atlanta Braves 11-4 on Thursday night.

Losing teams are bringing out the worst in the St. Louis Cardinals at a most inopportune time.

Charlie Manuel scoffed at the notion of second place. So did Phillies stars Jimmy Rollins and Roy Oswalt.

With an emphatic sweep, the St. Louis Cardinals gave second baseman Brandon Phillips a different description to use.

Adam Wainwright matched a career best with a two-hitter for his 16th victory, helping St. Louis beat the reeling Florida Marlins 7-0 on Friday night.

Two doubles and two RBIs qualifies as a monster day for Matt Holliday. So far, it's been a fairly weak season for the St. Louis Cardinals' big free agent pickup.

David Freese waited so long for his first home run, St. Louis Cardinals pitchers were teasing him.