The St. Louis Cardinals are suddenly among the hotter teams in the league. They’ve won three consecutive series after dropping the first four, and they stand just a game and a half behind the Chicago Cubs for first place in the National League Central.
Starting pitchers Carlos Martinez and Adam Wainwright each turned in adequate starts. The bullpen allowed only one run in 7 2/3 innings. Trevor Rosenthal picked up his second save of the season in the nightcap.
The offense, led by Randal Grichuk, Kolten Wong, Matt Carpenter, Dexter Fowler, and Matt Adams, did enough damage in the final five innings of game one and the first four innings of game two to secure the two victories.