A VIEW FROM THE TOPOnce the Cardinals got to the top of the National League Central Division, a potential playoff team in Houston, let alone the Cubs, Oakland and Los Angeles, awaited them, in succession, for the next 11 games.
MUNOZ AGAINAfter he started just 13 games before July 20, Yairo Munoz got his sixth consecutive start Friday night, this time at third base, as he rested Tommy Edman. “He’s earned it,” said Shildt. “The one day he was 0 for 3, but he had a 10-pitch at-bat you could see kind of drained the opposing pitcher maybe physically and mentally.