Jeremy Hellickson will be on the mound Wednesday night against the Cardinals, trying to turn the tide in favor of the Nationals and snap their recent skid. He has rarely been allowed to pitch deep into games, but he has been one of the Nats' most consistent starters all year. In his most recent start against the Cubs, Hellickson carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning before he ran out of stamina. Left-hander Austin Gomber will be on the mound for St. Louis; first pitch is at 8:15 p.m. ET. (více...)

Seven times across the five scoreless innings Austin Gomber tossed Friday against the Royals, the rookie left-hander threw a curveball and a slider on consecutive pitches, his two breaking pitches twirling in tandem. The sequences were conspicuous for several reasons. (více...)

Austin Gomber fired five scoreless frames in a 7-0 win over the Royals on Friday. Gomber held the Royals to just four hits — three of them singles — while walking one and striking out three. [...] (více...)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Matt Carpenter homered for the sixth time in seven games, Austin Gomber pitched five scoreless innings and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-0 Friday night. Carpenter tops the National League with 32 home runs, a .600 slugging percentage and 65 extra-base ... (více...)

The Cardinals will enter the second leg of the annual I-70 Series winners of four straight series and five games over .500 for the first time since late June. Austin Gomber (1-0, 4.10) gets the ball when they rekindle their cross-state rivalry with the Royals at 7:15 p.m. CT on Friday at Kauffman Stadium, following Thursday's off-day. Right-hander Burch Smith (1-3, 6.41) counters for Kansas City. The Royals took two of three from the Cardinals at Busch Stadium in May. (více...)