The question coming out of Sunday's misspent afternoon at Busch Stadium isn't about how costly the 10-5 loss was to Cincinnati Reds for the Cardinals.
It's how many games it could cost in the new future.
For the third time in their previous five games, the Cardinals had to remove a reliever in the midst of an injury due to a physical ailment. Throw in the fact that the Cardinals had to call on Genesis Cabrera and Alex Reyes to handle middle innings, and the Cardinals could go into Monday's doubleheader at Miller Park without four key relievers: that duo and John Gant (groin) and Giovanny Gallegos (groin).