KANSAS CITY -- The road back to October will soon turn tougher for the Cardinals, whose schedule will see a sharp increase in the degree of difficulty once the club wraps up the I-70 Series.
But the Cards are building momentum as they lead into those critical head-to-head matchups by snatching wins away from teams already buried in the standings. A nine-game, three-city swing that could have tripped the club up has instead proved fruitful as St. Louis secured yet another series win with Saturday night's 8-3 victory over the Royals at Kauffman Stadium.
The Cardinals have reeled off four straight wins (one shy of their season high) during stops in Miami and Kansas City, and their run of five consecutive series wins is a season best.