3 ugly moments from St. Louis Cardinals series with Braves

ATLANTA, GA - JULY 07: Tommy Edman #19 of the St. Louis Cardinals and Dylan Carlson #3 of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrate a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves in eleven innings at Truist Park on July 7, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Brett Davis/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - JULY 07: Tommy Edman #19 of the St. Louis Cardinals and Dylan Carlson #3 of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrate a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves in eleven innings at Truist Park on July 7, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Brett Davis/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – JULY 04: Conner Capel #71 of the St. Louis Cardinals bats against the Atlanta Braves in the second inning at Truist Park on July 4, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Brett Davis/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – JULY 04: Conner Capel #71 of the St. Louis Cardinals bats against the Atlanta Braves in the second inning at Truist Park on July 4, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Brett Davis/Getty Images) /

Ugly No. 2: RISP and LOBs

While getting home runs from Juan Yepez and Connor Capel, the Cardinals were 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position. The leam left 11 runners on base and struck out eight batters.

On Tuesday, Nolan Gorman singled to score Paul Goldschmidt in the first inning, but that was all the Cardinals could muster in the 7-1 loss. The team was 1-for-5 with runners in scoring position while leaving a whopping 12 runners on base. Imagine if any of those runners had scored. Terribly frustrating to keep seeing.

On Wednesday, the team struck out eight times. They were 0-for-5 with runners in scoring positions and left nine runners on base. Nolan Arenado and Andrew Knizner each grounded into double plays.

While the Cardinals did win Thursday, Braves pitching struck out 19 batters. They were 4-for-11 with runners in scoring position. They left 11 runners on base in the game.

The Cardinals showed once again how terribly inconsistent they are at the plate. Much of the team has fallen off at hitting. Possibly a return to St. Louis and the return of some major league hitters will help in the coming weeks.