There were 3,905 reasons why the Cardinals would snap their losing streak at six games, longest in three years, Wednesday night.
In times of stress, teams often turn to their veteran leadership for answers. In the case of the Cardinals, they could rely on three players who had played 3,905 games, counting postseason, with the Cardinals and only the Cardinals.
And Yadier Molina (38 years old), Adam Wainwright (39) and Matt Carpenter (35), all of whom played in 2011 for the last Cardinals team to win a World Series title, largely took matters into their own hands Wednesday at Busch Stadium in a streak-snipping 8-2 decision over Cleveland.