7 takeaways from Cardinals series win over Cubs
Corey Dickerson hits
After struggling much of the season, it was great to see Dickerson finally break out of a frustrating effort that spanned most of the season.
On Tuesday evening, he was four-for-five with two runs and an RBI. Dickerson doubled on a sharp liner to left field in the fifth inning, scoring Nolan Gorman.
Dickerson was three-for-five Thursday, scoring one run and an RBI.
In the first inning, Dickerson got the Cardinals on the board with a single to left field, scoring Brendan Donovan. Dickerson scored that inning on a sacrifice fly to right field by Tyler O’Neill.
In the eighth inning, Dickerson hit a triple that went 232 feet at 108.6 mph.
Lars Nootbaar’s Cardinals legend grows
Nootbaar provided the only good thing from the Cardinals on Wednesday.
In the fifth inning, Nootbaar hit his eighth home run on a fly to right center field. The blast traveled 381 feet at 106.4 mph.
Nootbaar was two-for-five Thursday with one run.