Allen Craig and Matt Adams each had a homer and drove in three runs to help the Cardinals avoid a losing record in April with a victory over the Brewers Wednesday at Busch Stadium.

The Cardinals announced Wednesday that Jim Edmonds and WIllie McGee are the first players elected by fans to the team's new Hall of Fame. Marty Marion was the veteran selection, and Mike Shannon a special management selection. 

The Cardinals blew a 3-0 lead for the second night in a row en route to another extra inning loss to the Brewers, the first time the Cardinals have lost consecutive games in extra innings since 2006.

Khris Davis, who had gone 0-for-5 and struck out four times, tripled in a run and then scored on a sacrifice fly in the 12th inning to lift the Brewers over the Cardinals Monday night at Busch Stadium. 

Randal Grichuk was at Busch Stadium for a pre-draft workout in 2009 but ended up having to wait nearly five years before he made it back there as a Cardinal on Monday.

The Cardinals on Monday promoted outfielder Randal Grichuk and infielder Greg Garcia from Memphis and sent Shane Robinson and Kolten Wong down to the Triple A club.

Rob Rains led a panel discussion on Breaking the Color Barrier in Sports at the Missouri Cherry Blossom Festival in Marshfield, Mo. over the weekend.

In case you missed Rob's regular Monday morning visit with Jamie Allman on "Allman in the Morning" on News Talk 97.1, click the audio player below to hear it.

Adam Wainwright capped the best April of his career and Jhonny Peralta hit two homers to break the Cardinals' drought en route to a 7-0 victory over the Pirates Sunday at Busch Stadium. 

The Pirates used a four-run fourth inning and a stellar performance from their bullpen in relief of ill starter Francisco Liriano to beat the Cardinals Saturday at Busch Stadium.