Hours before his team found another way to win the improbable with contributions from the unexpected, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny described two different phases of the same club. There is the team the Cardinals know they are, he said, and the team they dream of being.
For a week, the Cardinals have been both.
Down by at least three runs for the third time in two nights to the Cubs, the Cardinals conjured a rally and pressed on for a 7-4 victory Tuesday at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals won their eighth consecutive game and improved their franchise-record start to 20-6.