The St. Louis Cardinals swept the Giants at Busch this weekend. Mike Mikolas pitched 7 innings giving up just 2 hits and the Cards offense tallied 9 runs for the win. Leading 1-0, the Redbirds broke the game open in the 6th with 5 runs, highlighted by a Jose Martinez 2 run single. Matt Carpenter added a home-run in the 8th as the Cards win it 9-2.
The Cardinals open a 3 game set with the Milwaukee Brewers tonight in St. Louis. The Cards trail the Brewers by 2 games in the NL Central and are in the #2 wildcard slot, 1 ½ games ahead of the Rockies.