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Remember how the Cardinals used to poach ex-Halos and ride them to playoff success? Well, they missed out on Howie Kendrick and it’s costing them dearly.
It’s his third season with the Nationals, and he gave them 121 regular season games in 2019, more than 2017 and 2018 combined. His first half was a stellar .327/.378/.563 with an OPS of .940. And then, in the second half, he got hot. Yeah. Even better. His second half was .373/.423/.587 and an OPS of 1.01. He has carried that into the playoffs, first destroying the last vestiges of a dream among all Dodgers fans, and now rolling right over the Cardinals. Last night he was 3 for 4 with 3 doubles, 3…
