Moss picks perfect time to break out of slump

ST. LOUIS — The stuffed rat peeked out from a shelf in Brandon Moss’ locker, just under the stacks of unopened bats that the left fielder had ordered as a hopeful remedy for his struggles.

Open to suggestions, superstitions or anything else that could help him escape a 1-for-41 skid, Moss arrived at Busch Stadium on Tuesday to find the rat hidden in his glove. And now, well, it’s not going anywhere, not after he turned in a two-hit, two-RBI performance that lifted the Cardinals to a 4-2 victory a few hours after the startling discovery.

Moss rubbed the rat’s head as he returned to his locker.

“I’m keeping him,” Moss then declared. “Haven’t named him yet.”

Rumor is that the rodent was delivered by reliever Jerome Williams. A day earlier, a roach had been stashed among Moss’ things in an attempt by teammates to loosen up a veteran slugger mired in what he characterized as the worst slump of his career.

“I have never been 1-for-41,” said an exasperated Moss. “I have been lucky before and squibbed a ball and broken my bat, something. I’ve …

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