The stagnant Cardinals' offense needs a jolt, and Yairo has that in his bat. He homered in Monday's game, demolishing a slider that died in the strike zone. That seventh-inning swat drove in two runs to tie the game. The day before, he drove in two runs with a hit, too.
The Cardinals (41-42) need to take advantage of these next five games against lowly Seattle and San Francisco, both in last place. The timing of Matt Carpenter's injury works out, since Carp was slumping and Munoz is hungry.
“I've been feeling good the whole season, and I've been talking to Jose (Martinez) and Yadi (Molina) about being ready for any opportunity,” Munoz told reporters in Seattle.