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- Updated: May 15, 2016
LOS ANGELES — Though the schedule-makers did the Cardinals a favor by piggybacking a pair of road series that required a single round-trip flight to the West Coast, the two halves of this trip to Southern California have thus far highlighted an early-season trend. While able to beat up on those opponents with losing records, the Cardinals still can’t find any traction against those playing above .500.
With Saturday night’s 5-3 loss to the Dodgers, the Cardinals fell to 4-14 against teams with winning records. Their 15-4 record vs. the rest of the bunch is the reason they’re still clinging to a winning mark themselves. But with a nine-game deficit to erase in the National League Central, the Cardinals are going to have to diversify their success some more if they have any hope of chipping away at the Cubs’ lead.
The Cardinals opened the road trip by feasting on a wobbly Angels pitching staff, against which they tallied 41 hits and 25 runs. Thirty-one miles away at Dodger Stadium, the same Cardinals team has held a lead for one inning while losing the first two games of the three-game series. On Saturday, the offense was stymied by Dodgers …
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