BenFred: Cardinals lineup isn't good enough to ignore hitters begging for a shot

St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong (16) heads down the baseline after hitting a double during the tenth inning of a game on Friday, May 31, 2019 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Wong scored the winning run on a hit from Matt Carpenter, not pictured, later in the inning. Photo by Colter Peterson, cpeterson@post-dispatch.com

Desperate times call for desperate measures, especially after a front office shows no sense of desperation at the deadline.

The message the Cardinals were handed on July 31 was clearer than the Cubs’ rise in the standings since.