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- Updated: April 20, 2016
12:27 AM ET
ST. LOUIS — Granted, it is a small sample size, five measly games worth.
But at some point the St. Louis Cardinals are going to have to beat a good team. After their 2-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, they are 0-5 against the other two contenders in the NL Central and 7-2 against the teams that have been accused in some quarters of tanking this season.
Facing the Cubs has been frustrating for Randal Grichuk and the rest of the Cardinals. Jeff Roberson/AP
The offense has cooled off considerably in the first two games of this series. On one hand, that’s not surprising, because the Cardinals faced Atlanta, Milwaukee and Cincinnati the previous three series, averaging more than eight runs a game. On the other hand, they don’t face Chicago’s two best pitchers, Jake Arrieta or Jon Lester, in this series, …
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