When we last saw the St. Louis Cardinals play, the club was swept in four straight games by the Washington Nationals. An offense that focused on destroying the cover off the ball was embarrassed by the Nationals’ starting pitching.
If we were to place the NLCS in a vacuum and look at the rest of the season, there was substantial success. This was a team that went from worst to first in fewest errors committed, were one of the top baserunning teams, and a weak bullpen from 2018 became a strength in 2019.