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Relief in sight? Cardinals' tested, thinned pitching staff teeters in 6-3 loss to Cubs

St. Louis Post-Dispatch | August 19, 2020

Related Topics: Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Gaylen Pitts, Mike Shildt, Chicago, Wrigley Field

Chicago Cubs second baseman Jason Kipnis (27) turns to finish a double play with a throw over St. Louis Cardinals Dexter Fowler (25) during the second inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Mark Black)

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St. Louis Cardinals' Kolten Wong (16) is congratulated after scoring on a single by Paul Goldschmidt during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Mark Black)

CHICAGO — Of all the phrases Mike Shildt heard often as a young coach climbing the ladder with the Cardinals and likes to revisit now as a big-league manager, one from longtime coach and minor-league manager Gaylen Pitts stresses the importance of doing everything possible to win the present game without peering ahead to the next one.

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