4 takeaways as Cardinals avoid sweep by Padres
Cardinals break out of a slump with youngsters stepping up at the plate
In the fifth inning, the Cardinals broke their scoreless streak with a solo shot to right-center field off the bat of Lars Nootbaar. It was his 13th this season The homer traveled 386 feet at 100.2 mph.
The legend of Brendan Donovan grew Thursday. Donovan knocked a grand slam home run to right center field, scoring Dylan Carlson, Nootbaar, and Tommy Edman. The homer traveled 418 feet at 103.8 mph. This was so good to see from the rookie.
Hopefully, the mini-slug fest serves as a jumpstart for the Cardinals as they head down the stretch to October baseball.