ST. LOUIS -- Andy Benes, whose 1.86 ERA during last season's second half for the Cardinals led National League starters, made his retirement official Thursday. Benes, who's long hinted he would ...

Andy Benes came within one out of a shutout and contributed to younger brother Alan's early exit with two hits during an 11-run third inning as the Cardinals beat Chicago 11-2 Friday night.

While former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Andy Benes may be known for his baseball successes, when he comes to Cape Girardeau later this month, his focus will be on his struggles. Benes was the ...

LOUIS -- Andy Benes was mulling the next stage of his career Thursday after the Cardinals declined a $6 million option on his contract. The team wants to sign Benes, 35, but at a lower salary.

ST. LOUIS -- Andy Benes nearly retired in April. Instead, he transformed himself from a power pitcher who had lost his pop into a crafty righthander. Benes kept his second-half comeback rolling ...

Righthander Drew Benes, son of former Cardinals pitcher Andy Benes and nephew of former Cardinals pitcher Alan Benes, was taken by the Cardinals today in the 35th round of baseball's amateur draft.

Andy Benes won for the first time in almost a year, Edgar Renteria homered twice and Scott Rolen hit an RBI triple in his St. Louis debut as the Cardinals beat the Florida Marlins, 5-0, last night ...

Benes then retired the next 11 batters before turning the game over to the bullpen in the ninth. "The single biggest thing we needed was for Andy to pitch like he did," La Russa said.

LOUIS -- Andy Benes kept his second-half comeback rolling Monday night, allowing two hits in seven scoreless innings in the St. Louis Cardinals' 7-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

But Andy Benes wasn’t tracking the ball. He wanted to see Shane’s face. “Seeing him when he got to third on his first at-bat, on that triple, we saw that big smile,” Andy said.