An epic turnaround in St. Louis has seen the Cardinals now play like contenders. Matt Carpenter has led this charge by doing what he does best.
It wasn’t that long ago that the St. Louis Cardinals were destined to miss the postseason for the fourth consecutive season. When the Cardinals fired Mike Matheny, the team had a record of 47-46 and were in fourth place in the highly competitive National League Central. They were seven and a half games behind the Chicago Cubs for the division and the season looked to be lost.
Fast forward to Aug.