The secret to the Cardinals’ season has been discovered.
In an era dominated by advanced analytics, Statcast statistics and metrics that sound like they have more to do with launching missiles than playing baseball, this revelation is more of a throwback, a trusty measuring stick more than a computerized calculation.
Here it is.
The Cardinals (24-24) proved the theory true again in Friday’s doubleheader sweep of the lowly Pirates, just as they had proven it in Thursday night’s loss to the same club.
When the Cardinals score four or more runs, they tend to win.