CHICAGO • The comeback late Saturday night, one fueled by Matt Carpenter and capped by Paul DeJong, put the Cardinals in the position they wanted, they needed coming out of the All-Star break.
As manager Mike Shildt made the point Saturday night, the Cardinals and Cubs have played four games before most of the league has played two coming out of the break, and they'll play their fifth game in four days Sunday. The series is split, two games each, and into the mix flies the Cardinals' lone All-Star pitcher, Miles Mikolas. Back from paternity leave -- he raced to Jupiter, Fla.