Good morning! Happy Tuesday.
The Cardinals extended their winning streak to nine games last night, beating the Brewers, 5-2, and maintaining their three-game lead in the NL Wild Card race. Jon Lester picked up his 200th career win, and Nolan Arenado surpassed the 100-RBI mark — the first Cardinal to do that since Matt Holliday in 2012.
In the Wild Card standings at the start of play on Tuesday, the Cardinals hold a three-game lead over the Reds, a four-game lead over the Padres, and they are 4 1⁄2 games up on the Phillies.