CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 16: Roel Ramirez #77 of the St. Louis Cardinals hands the game ball over to manager Mike Shildt #8 of the St. Louis Cardinals in the fifth inning against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on August 16, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
The St. Louis Cardinals just finished up a 13-game stretch against some of the worse teams in baseball but struggled mightily at times.
The St. Louis Cardinals entered a 13-game stretch that could very well determine their season. In facing the Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies and Pittsburgh Pirates, four teams with losing records, the Cardinals had to finish that stretch with a winning record.