Nolan Arenado #28 of the St. Louis Cardinals looks on from third base against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on July 07, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
The St Louis Cardinals were supposed to use games against the Pirates and Tigers to catch up in NL wild card race. It couldn’t be going worse.
This was supposed to be the stretch that launched the St. Louis Cardinals even closer to in position to overtake the second National League Wild Card spot. Consecutive series against the Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers, two teams under .