The Cardinals entered their June 17th series finale against the arch rival Cubs in dire need of a win. St. Louis had dropped four consecutive home games, staring down a potential 5 1⁄2 game deficit if Chicago wrapped up a sweep on Sunday Night Baseball. Instead, the Cardinals rebounded with a 5-0 victory, pushing their playoff odds back up to 47.7% as the statistical favorite to secure the second wild card. Lost in the shuffle of that game was a pinch-hit walk drawn by Dexter Fowler, a rarity given his abysmal production in 2018.
John Mozeliak was wrong to criticize Dexter Fowler’s effort
