No matter which way you look at it, Kolten Wong has been the best defensive second baseman in the National League this year.
Let’s just give Kolten Wong his Gold Glove right now
Cardinals win 70th game, eighth series in a row- an 8/21 recap
This team is rolling right now. Last night's game, that played into this morning, was one of the best wins of the season. Daniel Poncedeleon is on the mound tonight against Hyun-Jin Ryu. The Cardinals can keep up in the ever expanding NL Wild Card race with a win tonight. It's game time. Let's go.…
Harrison Bader is real
More information is almost always better than less and thus the introduction of Statcast data a few seasons ago was a good thing. There was nothing groundbreaking about it per se. A high exit velocity is pretty much the same thing as making good contact, a concept which has been around forever. A good sprint…
Hey, this is important: A Cardinals/Brewers series preview
The Cardinals and Brewers start a three-game series today. This is the most important series for the Cardinals thus far, a designation that will be usurped by every subsequent series until the end of the season. Such is life when you're 1 1/2 games out of a playoff spot with around 40 games to play.…
8/16/18 Recap: Defensive Miscues Overshadow Rally, Nats Win 5-4
The Cardinals look for the four game sweep of the Nationals, who today are a below .500 team. Luke Weaver will face off against TanNer rOark. I'll be reporting live from the game, which I've never done, so we'll see how it goes his toes. First Inning Things started off well for Weaver as he…
Wong, Gant (yes Gant) power Cardinals to seventh straight victory- an 8/14 recap
The Cardinals are absolutely ROLLING right now. They are hitting on all cylinders. After a walk-off victory last night, John Gant takes the mound for the Birds against Gio Gonzalex and the Washington Nationals. If they can pull out a victory tonight, it will be there seventh in a row. Let's keep things rolling. Lineups…
8/13/18 Recap: Cards walk off Nats in dramatic opener
The Cardinals pop the cork on a 4-game home series with fellow wild card contenders, the Washington Nationals, tonight. Our surprise virtuoso/stalwart rotation head Miles Mikolas takes on Nats, uh... Guy, Tommy Milone. Milone, 31, has been uninspiring throughout an 8-year career in the majors, putting up -0.4 bWAR in 754 innings, working almost exclusively…
Now the hard part: A Cards-Nats series preview
On this day four weeks ago, the St. Louis Cardinals entered the All-Star break with a sense of renewed hope with newly-crowned (interim) manager Mike Shildt at the helm even if the season already felt sort of hopeless. The team was 48-46, and to conceivably slip in to the Wild Card Game by reaching the…
MATT. CARPENTER. – an 8/7 recap
Miles Mikolas is going for his 12th win of the 2018 campaign tonight in Miami. The Cardinals nearly came back in last night's loss to the Marlins and are looking to get back on track with the Lizard King on the bump. Lineups https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1026936064030777345 https://twitter.com/DailyMLBLineup/status/1026920240117166081 Game Notes Marlins get a leadoff base hit by Dietrich…
Matt Carpenter is an MVP Candidate. Can He Win?
Since the All-Star break, the St. Louis Cardinals have experienced a small resurgence, chalking up three consecutive series wins against contending teams. The team has embraced the youth movement and retooled the bullpen, and they've made a change at manager. You can make an argument for all of these things helping get the Cardinals back…
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