ST. LOUIS — Teams that possess a shaky defense and inconsistent bullpen tend to sustain their share of gut-punch losses, and the St. Louis Cardinals certainly fit that category.
On their last road trip alone, the Cardinals went 4-6. Three of those losses were of the walk-off variety, and a fourth occurred Saturday when the Chicago Cubs scored three two-out runs in the bottom of the eighth for a 3-2 verdict.
However, St. Louis manager Mike Matheny continues to tout his team’s resilience. The Cardinals displayed some of it Monday night by rolling over the Colorado Rockies 8-2 and moving within four games of the idle Milwaukee Brewers for first place in the National League Central.