10 best moments from St. Louis Cardinals’ historic winning streak

ST LOUIS, MO - SEPTEMBER 28: Members of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrate after beating the Milwaukee Brewers to clinch a wild-card playoff birth at Busch Stadium on September 28, 2021 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)
ST LOUIS, MO - SEPTEMBER 28: Members of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrate after beating the Milwaukee Brewers to clinch a wild-card playoff birth at Busch Stadium on September 28, 2021 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 15: Edmundo Sosa #63 and Dylan Carlson #3 of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrate after both scored during the first inning against the New York Mets at Citi Field on September 15, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 15: Edmundo Sosa #63 and Dylan Carlson #3 of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrate after both scored during the first inning against the New York Mets at Citi Field on September 15, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

Sweeping the Mets, Padres, Brewers, and Cubs

When you saw this stretch of games on the calendar in July, it was pretty cringeworthy filled with the knowledge it might get ugly. In the end, it wasn’t the Cardinals this stretch of games was ugly for as it turned out.

The Cardinals handled the Mets in New York 7-0, 7-6, and 11-4. They stunned the San Diego Padres at Busch 8-2, 3-3, and 8-7. They swept a four-game series from the Brewers in Milwaukee 5-2, 2-1, 10-2, and 8-5. They swept a doubleheader and a four-game set from the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field 8-5, 12-4, 8-5, and 4-2.

An improbable run from the Cardinals came with an improbable collapse from the Mets and Padres, a bad series from the NL Central winning Brewers and. a continued poor stretch from the Chicago Cubs.