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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1767979" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/one-giant-goose-egg-hudson-helsley-hold-tight-to-what-offense-cardinals-provide-in-4/article_132013ee-fcbf-5068-be32-868867db1496.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/dgoold" target="_blank">Derrick Goold</a></p><p>Working consistently without a net and a lingering inability to string any steady offense together demands precision from the Cardinals’ strengths in order to win.</p><p>With a game tottering, a victory in the balance Saturday, the Cardinals leaned on the reliever who has been as close to flawless as they come.</p><p>Ryan Helsley took the ball with the bases loaded, one out, and a slim two-run lead to protect in the seventh inning. A wild pitch and that lead cleaves in half. A base hit and it’s vaporized. The runs provided by rookie Brendan Donovan’s double and Tommy Edman’s solo home run offered the narrowest margin for error. Perfect spot for Helsley. The right-hander got a double play from the first batter he faced and escorted the Cardinals down the tightrope toward what became a 4-0 victory against San Francisco at Busch Stadium.</p><p></p><p>Helsley’s cool in the seventh climaxed a game shaped by Yadier Molina’s instincts, Dakota Hudson’s persistence, and the golden sheen of Edman’s glove.</p><p>All of the things the Cardinals count on when the offense doesn’t add up.</p><p>“If we’re going to go through this stretch where we’ve talked about our offense quite a bit, you’re going to have to win ballgames the way we just did,” manager Oliver Marmol said. “We pitch well. We play good defense. We make good decisions. And score three, four runs. There will be a stretch where we hit. You still have to win games when you’re not feeling great. That’s what we did.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1767979, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/one-giant-goose-egg-hudson-helsley-hold-tight-to-what-offense-cardinals-provide-in-4/article_132013ee-fcbf-5068-be32-868867db1496.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/dgoold']Derrick Goold[/URL] Working consistently without a net and a lingering inability to string any steady offense together demands precision from the Cardinals’ strengths in order to win. With a game tottering, a victory in the balance Saturday, the Cardinals leaned on the reliever who has been as close to flawless as they come. Ryan Helsley took the ball with the bases loaded, one out, and a slim two-run lead to protect in the seventh inning. A wild pitch and that lead cleaves in half. A base hit and it’s vaporized. The runs provided by rookie Brendan Donovan’s double and Tommy Edman’s solo home run offered the narrowest margin for error. Perfect spot for Helsley. The right-hander got a double play from the first batter he faced and escorted the Cardinals down the tightrope toward what became a 4-0 victory against San Francisco at Busch Stadium. Helsley’s cool in the seventh climaxed a game shaped by Yadier Molina’s instincts, Dakota Hudson’s persistence, and the golden sheen of Edman’s glove. All of the things the Cardinals count on when the offense doesn’t add up. “If we’re going to go through this stretch where we’ve talked about our offense quite a bit, you’re going to have to win ballgames the way we just did,” manager Oliver Marmol said. “We pitch well. We play good defense. We make good decisions. And score three, four runs. There will be a stretch where we hit. You still have to win games when you’re not feeling great. That’s what we did.” [/QUOTE]
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