As much volume as the Cardinals have used to insist their offense would improve with a renewed approach, that louder thump would come from within, and that the rhythm was going to get them to better results, the actual production has been muted.
It’s a familiar tune they’re playing, just fainter.
Given the head start of a runner at second base in extra innings, the Cardinals failed not once, not twice, but three times to score a single run before Cleveland inched away for a 2-1 victory in the 12th inning Saturday at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals lost their fourth consecutive game and would be unwinding in a six-game losing streak if not for Kansas City gifting a hit batter and four walks for a last at-bat rally Wednesday.