It’s red-hot, first-place Cardinals vs. sputtering Cubs

Wednesday night’s 7-5 win in Miami capped a historic road trip for the St. Louis Cardinals.They won all six games of their excursion to Atlanta and Miami, marking the first time in the franchise’s 126-year history they had swept a road trip of six or more games.“There’s been some great teams that have been through here,” Cardinals manager Mike Matheny told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “That’s an impressive statement.”Now the Cardinals have a chance to make another impressive statement when they start an eight-game homestand Friday night in Busch Stadium against the Chicago Cubs.As good as it’s been during a 16-5 run over the last 21 games, St. Louis (19-14) hasn’t exactly beaten up the stiffest competition. In that span, just five wins — four over Milwaukee, one against Cincinnati — have occurred against teams with winning records.Over the next 25 games, the Cardinals play the Los Angeles Dodgers seven times and the Cubs on six occasions. Throw in series with Boston, Colorado and Cincinnati, and one might get a better feel for where this club is headed by early June.Catcher Yadier Molina sounded like a man who’s confident in the club’s direction after the series finale in Miami. St…. Read full this story

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