Presenting SN's Five by Five, a quick recap in which we try to figure out exactly what we just saw by looking at five key moments during the game for each team. For the visiting Cardinals . . . 1. St. Louis hit .330 with runners in scoring position during the regular season but was just 7-for-34 (.194) during the postseason heading into Game 4. In the club's first such opportunity Tuesday, Matt Carpenter laced a double into left-center to chase home Daniel Descalso from second base in the top of the third inning....

McCarver works alongside play-by-play man Dan McLaughlin, who received less than sterling marks here for his work with Al Hrabosky in May. Adam Wainwright is on the mound for St. Louis, which enters this game at 43-36, opposed by Josh Beckett of the Dodgers, who enter this game at 44-36. FACTS AND MEMORIES During the game’s first at-bat, with Matt Carpenter at the plate, McLaughlin mentions how Beckett was the No....

Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins and defensive lineman J.J. Watt have both missed significant portions of the 2021 regular season with injuries, but there has been speculation about the stars returning to action for Arizona’s wild-card matchup against Los Angeles. Will they be able to suit up? Here are the latest updates on Hopkins and Watt ahead of Monday’s game. MORE: NFL playoff picks, predictions for wild-card games Will DeAndre Hopkins play vs....

The move is retroactive to April 19, two days after Wacha went six innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits, in a 6-3 victory over the Brewers. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN Wacha was set to start Tuesday, the Cardinals’ fifth consecutive day with a game, so no starter would be ready on normal rest, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch noted ....

The star of AMC’s “Mad Men,” and Disney’s"Million Dollar Arm," is a huge Cardinals fan, and as such, the team will honor his celebrity fandom with “Jon Hamm Day” on August 18. Fans who purchase the special Jon Hamm theme ticket will receive a Jon Hamm bobblehead. MORE: SN’s Q&A with Jon Hamm The Cardinals are also selling a limited number of VIP tickets to a pre-game event in which the patron will meet Jon Hamm, and will receive a ticket to the game, a professional photo of Jon Hamm and a bobblehead....

Series odds: The series price took another huge swing after the Cubs made it 1-1 with a 6-3 victory in Game 2 in St. Louis. With the next two games scheduled in the Windy City, and Arrieta a heavy favorite for Game 3, oddsmakers peg Chicago as a -165 favorite to win the best-of-five NLDS, a shift from +175 following Game 1. Cardinals bettors get +145 odds on the takeback....

“Starting on June 6, several of our former employees posted reports on social media about a toxic work environment in our Chicago office,” the statement began. “Many of them centered on one of our eight co-founders, Max Temkin, who led that office. We immediately began an internal investigation.” The company announced adjustments that saw Temkin step down from his office on June 9. They also hired specialists to reform the company’s HR department for transparent hiring as well as started bias training with an outside company, the press release revealed....

The mood is uneasy in Montreal, to put it mildly. POWER RANKINGS: Rangers, Habs in a free fall A 1-6-1 record — the franchise’s worst eight-game start to a season since 1941-42 — will do that, and frustration was the cliche of choice in the Habs’ locker room following the 6-2 loss to the Ducks, their seventh in a row to a cap a three-game California trip on which they were outscored 16-5....

Edwards recorded the fastest speed in Round 3 of Friday’s Coors Light pole qualifying at the 1.058-mile oval with a speed of 135.164 mph, which was slightly faster than Joey Logano who clocked in at 135.021 mph. MORE: Photos of Austin Dillon’s wild wreck | SN’s power rankings before New Hampshire David Ragan will start on the inside of Row 3 as he seeks to become the 12th different driver to win at New Hampshire in the past 12 races — the longest active streak at any track in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series....

The plane was on its way to Atlanta for the Tigers’ Peach Bowl matchup against Oklahoma. McCord, a native of Baton Rouge, La., was a sports reporter who graduated from Northwestern State in 2011 and LSU in 2013 with a bachelor’s in broadcast journalism. She had worked in Cleveland, covering the Cleveland Browns, before returning to radio to host 100.7 The Tiger (Baton Rouge) and 104.5 ESPN Baton Rouge. Most recently, she was a digital reporter for the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and the in-game host for the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans....

“I spent two and a half months away from baseball, just coming back today out of the bullpen feels great,” Carrasco said (via Fox 8 Cleveland). Carrasco threw 16 pitches with a strikeout in one inning of relief Monday for Double-A Akron against Harrisburg, marking his first outing since landing on the injured list in June due to chronic myeloid leukemia. The right-hander recieved a standing ovation from fans at Canal Park when he jogged in from the bullpen....

The free-agent shortstop agreed to a contract with the Twins early Saturday, The Associated Press and Houston TV sports anchor Mark Berman reported. The deal is pending a physical. Correa and his reps had been negotiating a return to the Astros, with team owner Jim Crane getting involved in the talks. LIVE: Latest signings, trades, updates, rumors from MLB offseason Correa’s time in the Twin Cities might be brief, based on how the contract reportedly is structured....

Multiple Nets players “remain fully in favor of the club signing” the 35-year-old forward, according to a report from SNY, which cites unidentified league sources. Brooklyn rebuilt its roster this summer as it landed both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, who is expected to miss most, if not all, of next season after rupturing his Achilles in the 2018-19 NBA Finals. The Athletic reported last month the two stars were “pushing” the front office to bring in Anthony....

So that apology Anthony issued? ‘‘It was Mr. Dolan’s decision,’’ Anthony said Thursday, via The Associated Press. MORE: 15 most overpaid players this season | Marbury is fed up The apology stemmed from the Knicks home game against the Trail Blazers, when a fan was heckling Anthony from the stands. Anthony told the fan he should ask Dolan, seated nearby, for a refund. ‘‘We sat down and we talked about it," Anthony said of the collaborative apology from the Knicks....

Carnival Cruise Line, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation, will begin a phased reopening of its North American cruises on August 1 across eight ships from Miami and Port Canaveral in Florida as well as in Galveston, Texas. Paused operations in all other North American and Australian markets have been extended through August 31, the company said in a statement on Monday. Costa Cruises, another branch of Carnival Corporation, also announced on Monday the further suspension of its cruises through June 30....

On Monday, Baskin and her husband Howard Baskin filed a lawsuit against both companies alleging that Royal Goode Productions breached the contract by using footage of both her and her husband in “Tiger King 2.” According to the lawsuit, which was obtained by Variety, the Baskins only signed appearance release forms for “Tiger King.” The lawsuit states that “understanding that the appearance releases limited Royal Goode Productions’ use of the footage of the Baskins and Big Cat Rescue to the single, initial documentary motion picture, the Baskins believed that any sequel – though odious – would not include any of their footage....

Justin Williams, the man nicknamed “Mr. Game 7” for his clutch ability to pull out the best performances in the most critical moments, did so once again on Sunday against the New York Islanders in his return debut. Called upon for the eighth round of the shootout Williams delivered with a simple five-hole shot that fooled Islanders goalie Thomas Greiss who never got a chance to drop to the butterfly position....

CTS is common in pregnancy and can occur in 31% to 62% of people who are pregnant. Researchers aren’t sure why CTS is so common in pregnancy. They speculate that pregnancy-related hormones might contribute to increased swelling throughout the body. Learn more about carpal tunnel in pregnancy, including signs and symptoms, causes, and treatment. Symptoms The median nerve provides feeling to your thumb, index finger, long finger, and part of your ring finger....

Philadelphia and the 26-year-old quarterback have agreed to a four-year contract extension that will run through the 2024 season, the team announced Thursday. The deal is worth $128 million, with at least $107 million guaranteed, according to ESPN. “Can’t even explain to you how excited I am right now to be a part of this city for this many more years. It means the world to me,” Wentz said in a video posted to Twitter....