Injury news from around MLB
 

With opening day right around the corner, here is some injury news from around the Champions League.

Opening day for 2000s Champions League
 

The Cardinals have set their roster for the season.
Starting rotation
Chris Carpenter
Matt Morris
Woody Williams
Jeff Suppan
Jason Marquis

Bullpen
RHP -- Alberto Reyes
RHP -- Kiko Calero
RHP -- Cal Eldred
LHP -- Steve Kline
LHP -- Ray King
RHP -- Julian Taveras
Cl -- Jason Isringhausen (R)

Position players -- starters
C -- Mike Matheny
1B -- Albert Pujols
2B -- Tony Womack
SS -- Edgar Renteria
3B -- Scott Rolen
LF -- Reggie Sanders
CF -- Jim Edmonds
RF -- Larry Walker

Reserves
C -- Yadier Molina
OF/1B -- John Mabry
IF -- Hector Luna
IF/OF -- Marlon Anderson
OF -- Ray Lankford

Note: Womack and Sanders will go into the season with day-to-day injuries. Sanders seems more serious so he may sit some early games until I get a diagnosis. Womack's will probably play through his injury and not miss much time.

Opening series at the Arizona Diamondbacks/First weekly rankings
 

The Cardinals will open the season with a three-game road series against the 2001 World Series champion Arizona Diamondbacks.

Game 1: Diamondbacks 4, Cardinals 3
 

Game 1: Diamondbacks 4, Cardinals 3
W: Greg Swindell 1-0, 0.00. L: Chris Carpenter 0-1, 3.86. Sv: Troy Brohawn 1, 0.00. HR: Grace 1.
Standings: 0-1, 3rd tied, 1 GB Cubs and Milwaukee.

Game 2: Diamondbacks 9, Cardinals 3
 

Game 2: Diamondbacks 9, Cardinals 3
W: Schilling 1-0, 2.70. L: Morris 0-1, 23.14. HR: Renteria 1, Bell 1, Williams 2 (2).
Record: 0-2, 5th, 2 GB Milwaukee.

April 8: Diamondbacks 2, Cardinals 0
 

Game 3: Diamondbacks 2, Cardinals 0, at Chase Field, Phoenix
W: Chavez 1-0, 0.00. L: Williams 0-1, 1.50. Sv: Kim 1, 10.80. HR: Gonzalez 1.
Std: 0-3, 5th, 3 GB Milwaukee.

Cardinals head to San Francisco still looking for their first win
 

The Cardinals are 0-3 as they prepare for a three-game series against the 2012 World Series champion Giants at AT&T Park in San Francisco.

April 10: Giants 3, Cardinals 0
 

Game 4: Giants 3, Cardinals 0, at AT&T Park, San Francisco
W: Vogelsong 1-0, 0.00. L: Suppan 0-1, 4.05. Sv: Kontos 1, 0.00.
Record: 0-4, 5th, 3 GB Milwaukee.

April 11: Cardinals 5, Giants 1
 

Game 5: Cardinals 5, Giants 1, at AT&T Park, San Francisco
W: Marquis 1-0, 1.29. L: Bumgarner 0-1, 5.52. HR: Edmonds 1.
Record: 1-4, 5th, 3 GB Milwaukee and Pittsburgh.

April 12: Cardinals 7, Giants 6
 

Game 6: Cardinals 7, Giants 6, at AT&T Park, San Francisco
Rec/std: 2-4, 4th (tied with Cincinnati), 3 GB Pittsburgh
W: Carpenter 1-1, 4.05. L: Lincecum 0-2, 6.30. Sv: Isringhausen 1, 6.75. HR: Womack 1, Belt 1.

Series with Reds preview; Players of the week
 

The Cardinals are finally back at Busch Stadium for their home opener against the Cincinnati Reds. Also, we have the AL and NL Players of the Week and the power rankings for the first week of the season.

Week 1 standings and leaders
 

Week 1 standings and leaders

April 13: Reds 5, Cardinals 3
 

Game 8: Reds 5, Cardinals 3
Rec/Std: 2-5, 5th, 3 GB Milwaukee and Pittsburgh
W: Latos 1-1, 4.30. L: Reyes 0-1, 9.82. Sv: Simon 1, 0.00. HR: Ludwick 2, Votto 2 (2), Womack 2, Edmonds 2.
Note: Matt Morris and Todd Frazier were ejected in the first inning after a first-inning brawl following a hit-by-pitch.

Suspensions for Frazier and Morris
 

The Cardinals' Matt Morris and the Reds' Todd Frazier have been suspended after instigating a brawl following a first-inning hit by pitch.

April 14: Reds at Cardinals, rained out
 

The game between the Reds and Cardinals at Busch Stadium on April 14 was rained out. It will be played as part of a doubleheader on April 15.

April 15: Reds 9, Cardinals 1 (Game 1)
 

Game 8: Reds 9, Cardinals 1, at Busch Stadium, St. Louis
Std: Record: 2-6, 5th, 3.5 GB Pittsburgh
W: Bailey 1-1, 7.11. L: Williams 0-2, 5.25. HR: Bruce 2, Ludwick 3, Cozart 2 (2), Renteria 2, Edmonds 3.
Player of the game: Zack Cozart 2 for 3, 2 HR, 4 RBIs.

April 15: Cardinals 9, Reds 8 (Game 2)
 

Game 9: Cardinals 9, Reds 8 (Game 2), at Busch Stadium, St. Louis
Rec/Std: 3-6, 5th, 3 GB Pittsburgh
W: Eldred 1-0, 1.50. L: Chapman 0-1, 0.00. HR: Edmonds 4, Rolen 1.
Player of the game: Scott Rolen 3 for 5 with two doubles, a home run and six RBIs.
Note: The Cardinals trailed 8-2 going into the bottom of the eighth. In the bottom of the eighth, Jim Edmonds hit a two-run home run off Cinncinati starter Mike Leake, followed by a Rolen solo shot to make it 8-5.
In the ninth, against Reds closer Aroldis Chapman, the Cardinals loaded the bases with a one-out pinch-hit single from Tony Womack, a reached on error by Marlon Anderson and a walk to Larry Walker.
Albert Pujols, who is batting .129 with no home runs and one RBI, struck out for the second out.
Edmonds, who went four for four with a double, a homer, three runs scored and three RBIs, then drew a walk, scoring Womack to make it 8-6.
Rolen followed with a bases-clearing double to win it.

Preview of Brewers series/Milestone for Walker
 

The Cardinals continue their opening homestand with a three-game series against the 2011 Milwaukee Brewers.

April 16: Brewers 8, Cardinals 1
 

Game 10: Brewers 8, Cardinals 1, at Busch Stadium, St. Louis
Rec/Std: 3-7, 5th, 4 GB Pittsburgh
W: Wolf 2-0, 1.17. L: Carpenter 1-2, 4.12.
Player of the game: Wolf allowed one on four hits over 7.1 innings. He struck out five and walked three.

April 17: Cardinals 3, Brewers 1
 

Game 11: Cardinals 3, Brewers 1, at Busch Stadium, St. Louis
Rec/Std: 4-7, 5th, 3 GB Pittsburgh
W: Marquis 2-0, 1.29. L: Greinke 1-2, 3.05. Sv: Isringhausen 2, 3.86. HR: Walker 1, Pujols 1.
Player of the game: Jason Marquis pitched seven innings allowing one run on three hits. He struck out two and walked three.