There was that jumping catch that center fielder Harrison Bader made near the wall to end the eighth. But most of the aforementioned amounted to a 10-2 trampling by the Atlanta Braves and a fourth consecutive series loss for the Cardinals, something that didn’t come close to happening last year.
And the Cardinals headed into the not-so-good-night for Arlington, Texas and an interleague series this weekend with the Texas Rangers where one or two runs a game probably aren’t going to be enough. The Cardinals trail division leader Chicago by 3½ games, and are only 3 games ahead of last-place Cincinnati.