9 takeaways from St. Louis Cardinals series with Rockies

DENVER, COLORADO - AUGUST 09: Starting pitcher Miles Mikolas #39 of the St Louis Cardinals throws against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning at Coors Field on August 09, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
DENVER, COLORADO - AUGUST 09: Starting pitcher Miles Mikolas #39 of the St Louis Cardinals throws against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning at Coors Field on August 09, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /
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DENVER, COLORADO – AUGUST 10: Lars Nootbaar #21 of the St Louis Cardinals hits a RBI sacrifice fly against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning at Coors Field on August 10, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
DENVER, COLORADO – AUGUST 10: Lars Nootbaar #21 of the St Louis Cardinals hits a RBI sacrifice fly against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning at Coors Field on August 10, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /

Good – Lars Nootbaar

Nootbaar continues his legendary status as a player for the Cardinals. He has stepped up to take over the role of the right fielder with the Cardinals, bringing fun and intensity along with him on the field, at the plate, and on the base paths. He is an epic player.

In the first inning Wednesday, Nootbaar hit a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Tyler O’Neill.

In the ninth inning, Nootbaar drew the roars of “Noot” from the Denver crowd as he tripled on a line drive to left field, scoring Paul DeJong.

Nootbaar has been so impressive of late, that manager Oli Marmol moved him up to lead off on Thursday. Marmol was rewarded with a double from Nootbaar in the first inning. While he did not score a run, Nootbaar’s hit to lead off the game was great to see.