The St. Louis Cardinals will enter this weekend’s series vs the Pittsburgh Pirates reeling from their five straight losses against the Oakland A’s and Los Angeles Dodgers, where they only managed to score five runs. After an 8-0 victory vs the Chicago Cubs on August 1st, the Cardinals inability to make a significant move at the trade deadline has exposed the team’s shortcomings going into the stretch run.
Marcell Ozuna‘s highly expected return has yielded two hits and one RBI. Michael Wacha‘s return to the rotation saw him give up six earned runs in only 3.