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Hochman: The Cardinals are sure hitting with assurance (and hounded Bassitt in process)

The Cardinals' Alex Burleson gestures to teammates after doubling in the the fourth inning of a game against Toronto on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at Busch Stadium.

  • Christian Gooden, Post-Dispatch

Benjamin Hochman is a sports columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Since the start of 2008, the St. Louis Cardinals have played 2,328 games.

Only twice have they hit 14 batted balls in a game with an exit velocity of at least 100 mph.

One of those games was Sunday.

Now, it’s the smallest of sample sizes (one three-game series), but it’s the only sample size we’ve got.