What went wrong in St. Louis Cardinals’ terrible series against Rays

Jun 7, 2022; St. Petersburg, Florida, USA; St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Dakota Hudson (43) throws a pitch during the second inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 7, 2022; St. Petersburg, Florida, USA; St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Dakota Hudson (43) throws a pitch during the second inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /
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ST. PETERSBURG, FL – JUNE 9: Miles Mikolas #39 of the St. Louis Cardinals throws against the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning of a baseball game at Tropicana Field on June 9, 2022 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – JUNE 9: Miles Mikolas #39 of the St. Louis Cardinals throws against the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning of a baseball game at Tropicana Field on June 9, 2022 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images) /

Thursday: Rays 2, Cardinals 1

Despite a tremendous outing from pitcher Miles Mikolas, the Cardinals’ offense couldn’t piece anything together, yet again.

Mikolas pitched eight innings, giving up three hits and two earned runs, thanks to a two-run homer off the bat of Ji-Man Choi to score Kevin Kiermaier. Mikolas did strike out nine batters and induced 12 swings and misses.

Their lone run came in the sixth innings when Albert Pujols reached on a throwing error by Rays’ starter Shane McClanahan. Paul Goldschmidt scored on the error allowing Nolan Arenado to move to third base and Pujols to reach second. The Cardinals left four on base and were 0-for-six with runners in scoring position.

Many times this season, fans have seen the Cardinals’ have offensive explosions followed by games of maybe one or two crossing home plate. It was frustrating to see them so stymied at the plate.

Hopefully, the Cardinals will shake this off and look better against their NL Central rival Reds.

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