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Cardinals Shildt won't 'scapegoat' coaches; urges 'hard conversations' with Albert, hitters about changing approach

Cardinals outfielder Dylan Carlson homers in the fourth inning on Friday night at Busch Stadium.

As the Cardinals’ “one-dimensional” and wholly struggling offense has become the subject of internal discussions, external criticism and ongoing dissection, manager Mike Shildt acknowledged changes are necessary but said Friday those must be in approach, not coach.

“I’m not going to, at this moment, sit here and make a coach a scapegoat for our inability to A: be healthy, you know, and B: not to be able to perform as well as we’d like on the field,” Shildt said.