Eye black smeared beneath a hardened squint. Neck veins bulging. Teeth flashing in a roar.
The best way to tell you about the burning desire to win that rages inside Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado, and how that inferno is turning up the temperature on a team that could use an extra degree or two, is to start with the image of Arenado that will be impossible to miss today.
Arms flexed at his side, fists clenched at his waist, Arenado is screaming for all to hear. And more than 13,000 socially distanced fans at Busch Stadium are screaming right back.