Even on the best day of his career, Cardinals catcher Ivan Herrera stood in Yadi's shadow, and that's not helpful.

The question has put manager Oli Marmol in a tough place. The Cardinals (4-2) had a strong opening week, scoring 42 runs in six games and posting an MLB-best +17 run differential. Aiming to build upon that early success,

Iván Herrera hit three home runs to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Angels 12-5. Herrera hit his third home run of the game, and of the season, off Brock Burke to cap a seven-run eighth inning for the Cardinals.

Herrera, who hit two homers in the first six innings Wednesday, will try throwing from his knees to stop a stealing spree against him. Opponents are 60 for 64 on

Eric Samulski examines Cardinals catcher Ivan Herrera's three-home-run power surge and whether he is worth picking up while sharing the starting role with Pedro Pagés.

St. Louis Cardinals’ catcher Iván Herrera made multiple pieces of history in yesterday’s 12-5 win over the Angels. In addition to becoming the first catcher in franchise history to tally three home runs in a single game, the 24-year-old also became the second youngest player in Cardinals’ history to accomplish the feat.

Herrera hit his third home run of the game, and of the season, off Sean Burke to cap a seven-run eighth inning for the Cardinals. Herrera hit a two-run homer in the sixth, and a solo shot in the fourth off Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi to give him his first career multi-home run game.

El panameño Iván Herrera conectó tres jonrones para ayudar a los Cardenales de San Luis a derrotar el miércoles 12-5 a los Angelinos de

Iván Herrera hits his second home run of the day to left field in the bottom of the 6th inning and gives the Cardinals a 3-1 lead