By sweeping the destined National League Central champions in four games, the Cardinals buried the Milwaukee Brewers into an ill-timed funk.
"They just flat-out beat us,” Brewers pitcher Adrian Houser said. “We're a little out of sync, but nothing to press the panic button about. We're still in the driver's seat."
Yeah, but the Brewers have lost seven of their last nine games. They are playing terrible baseball with the postseason is right around the corner.
"We all have to do a little bit better to win a baseball game,” Brewres manager Craig Counsell said. “That’s what this week told us.