PHILADELPHIA — In a city where some considerable political history was made some 246 years ago this month, the Cardinals affixed a resounding John Hancock to their own history in the first inning of Saturday’s game with the Philadelphia Phillies.
For the first time in club annals, the Cardinals hit four consecutive home runs. With two out in the first, former Mizzou star Kyle Gibson was nailed for back-to-back-to-back-to-back home runs by Nolan Arenado, Nolan Gorman, Juan Yepez and Dylan Carlson. Arenado's homer was a two-run shot, scoring Paul Goldschmidt.
But after they made history, the Cardinals also were trying not to repeat recent history.