The Royals start a three game series tonight in Chicago against the White Sox, meaning they probably stayed the night in St. Louis to save a few bucks on hotel rooms.<\/p>\n
Alarms were set early in pitcher’s rooms; they were more than ready to get out of town.<\/p>\n
For the 6th straight game, the Cardinals won. For the 5th straight game, the Cardinals have scored 8 or more runs. For the 2nd straight game, the Cardinals have hit a grand slam.<\/p>\n
I was wrong<\/a>.<\/p>\n Wainwright was… right?<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/StlCrdsfn11\/status\/895849803040653313<\/p>\n At least I think I was wrong.<\/p>\n A look at the NL Central standings shows the Cardinals in 2nd place, only 1 game back of the Chicago Cubs (even in wins @ 59, 2 games back in the loss column).<\/p>\n Against the odds, the Cardinals have made the division a race.<\/p>\n Then again, the Cardinals have already had one 6-game winning streak in 2017 that was erased by a 7-game losing streak a few weeks after.<\/p>\n So time will tell, I guess.<\/p>\n It’s not stopping fans from throwing gas on the growing excitement fire:<\/p>\n The last time we scored 8+ runs in 5 straight games was 2011. <\/p>\n The last time we hit grand slams in back-to-back games was 2011. pic.twitter.com\/dEAqoLXjoi<\/a><\/p>\n — St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) August 11, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n