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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1773788" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-comeback-by-committee-reveals-lengths-they-must-reach-to-win-division/article_d61159eb-313c-55a9-b3b0-fcd1cd43685b.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/dgoold" target="_blank">Derrick Goold</a></p><p>The measure of any aspiring contender is the lengths it can go when a game feels long out of reach.</p><p>Eager to flex the depth of their lineup at full strength and anxious to find the relievers who extend the bullpen’s influence, the Cardinals got both in the sixth inning Monday to turn just another nondescript dud into the biggest comeback of the season. Dylan Carlson, batting eighth, hoisted the Cardinals up from a five-run hole with his three-run homer. But it tied the game only after lefty T. J. McFarland stalled Pittsburgh with a perfect inning of relief.</p><p>That combination, backed by the constants the Cardinals have come to count on, pushed them toward a 7-5 victory at Busch Stadium.</p><p></p><p>“There’s no panic there,” manager Oliver Marmol said. “They know what they’re capable of.”</p><p>The Cardinals have been waiting for it to show.</p><p>More than a third of the way into the season, the first-place Cardinals have been powered by a nucleus of consistencies. There’s Paul Goldschmidt, the ultimate proton, who got a day off after his 46-game streak of reaching base ended and started it up again Monday by reaching base in his first four plate appearances. His leadoff double in the sixth keyed the rally, and his leadoff homer in the seventh inning broke the 5-5 tie to give the Cardinals the lead for the first time. Such a lead is secured by the other reliable elements on the roster – the neutralizers out of the bullpen.</p><p>A trio of trusted relievers – Genesis Cabrera, Giovanny Gallegos, and Ryan Helsley – retired all eight batters they faced, cinching Helsley’s fifth save of the season.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1773788, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-comeback-by-committee-reveals-lengths-they-must-reach-to-win-division/article_d61159eb-313c-55a9-b3b0-fcd1cd43685b.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/dgoold']Derrick Goold[/URL] The measure of any aspiring contender is the lengths it can go when a game feels long out of reach. Eager to flex the depth of their lineup at full strength and anxious to find the relievers who extend the bullpen’s influence, the Cardinals got both in the sixth inning Monday to turn just another nondescript dud into the biggest comeback of the season. Dylan Carlson, batting eighth, hoisted the Cardinals up from a five-run hole with his three-run homer. But it tied the game only after lefty T. J. McFarland stalled Pittsburgh with a perfect inning of relief. That combination, backed by the constants the Cardinals have come to count on, pushed them toward a 7-5 victory at Busch Stadium. “There’s no panic there,” manager Oliver Marmol said. “They know what they’re capable of.” The Cardinals have been waiting for it to show. More than a third of the way into the season, the first-place Cardinals have been powered by a nucleus of consistencies. There’s Paul Goldschmidt, the ultimate proton, who got a day off after his 46-game streak of reaching base ended and started it up again Monday by reaching base in his first four plate appearances. His leadoff double in the sixth keyed the rally, and his leadoff homer in the seventh inning broke the 5-5 tie to give the Cardinals the lead for the first time. Such a lead is secured by the other reliable elements on the roster – the neutralizers out of the bullpen. A trio of trusted relievers – Genesis Cabrera, Giovanny Gallegos, and Ryan Helsley – retired all eight batters they faced, cinching Helsley’s fifth save of the season. [/QUOTE]
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