Three takeaways from the Cardinals' series win in Baltimore
By Curt Bishop

Richie Palacios' power surge
When Nolan Gorman got hurt, it appeared that the Cardinals were in some trouble.
However, they turned to a viable weapon off the bench to take Gorman's place in Richie Palacios. With the Cardinals up 2-0 in the fourth, Palacios hit a missile to right field that got out of Camden Yards in a hurry. He poked another one out of the yard in the seventh as the Cardinals held on for a 5-2 win, which helped give Adam Wainwright win No. 199.
A home run from Palacios was the Cardinals' lone tally on Wednesday, but it was all they would need as they held on to pull away with a series win. Palacios drew the start at second base with Gorman out.