7 takeaways from Cardinals series win over Cubs

Tuesday evening Cardinals scoring spree

The Cardinals have games where they score so many runs that it can be jaw-dropping. Combine this with the nights where they score zero runs, and you’ll have a fan base wondering what on earth is going on.

In the fourth inning of Tuesday night’s game, Nolan Arenado knocked his 26th homer of the season. He hit the fly to the left-center field 397 feet at 103.7 mph.  Later that inning, Tyle O’Neill snapped a streak as he hit his eighth home run on a fly to left field, scoring Nolan Gorman. O’Neill’s homer traveled 385 feet at 108.8 mph.

Brendan Donovan singled to right field, scoring Corey Dickerson and Andrew Knizner. Donovan advanced to second base on a fielding error from Seiya Suzuki.

In the sixth inning, Tommy Edman hit his ninth home run on a fly to center field off Anderson Espinosa. The homer traveled 394 feet at 101.9 mph. It is excellent to see Edman contribute with the long ball.

In the ninth inning, Andrew Knizner was walked with the bases loaded, allowing Gorman to score. Edman then hit a double on a fly to right field, scoring Tyler O’Neill and Corey Dickerson. Dylan Carlson hit his fourth triple of the season on a liner to center field, scoring Knizner and Edman.

Goldschmidt then grounded into a double play, scoring Carlson.

After failing to score in the afternoon game, it was great to see them break out in the evening.