The St. Louis Cardinals lost their first series of the year this past weekend in San Francisco.
How concerning is this to the Cardinals?
Let's try not at all. Or maybe 0%. Either would work.
Fans are understandably on edge. After all, the teams offense seems to be under the impression that they only have two options when batting: strike out or hit a home run.
While this approach isn't exactly preferred by baseball people, it has propelled the Cardinals to a comfortable first-place lead after three weeks.
And therein lies the rub: The Cardinals are playing, admittedly, some pretty poor offensive baseball.
But they also have Albert Pujols mired in a protracted slump, which was preceded by Matt Holliday going home games on end without a hit, which has been accompanied by Brendan Ryan barely c ...
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Article written by Aaron Hooks
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