St. Louis Cardinals Do Something That No Team in Baseball Has Done This Year on Sunday

The St. Louis Cardinals committed three errors in the first inning on Sunday against the Chicago Cubs. The game is being played in London.
St. Louis Cardinals Do Something That No Team in Baseball Has Done This Year on Sunday
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At the time of this posting, the Chicago Cubs lead the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0, in the top of the second inning.

The game is being played in London as part of Major League Baseball's efforts to continue to globalize the game. The United Kingdom seems to be responding well to baseball also, having hosted the London Series in 2019 and seeing Great Britain perform very well at this years World Baseball Classic.

Unfortunately for the Cardinals, they aren't responding as well, doing something that no team in baseball has done this season - and not in a good way.

Per Jesse Rogers of ESPN:

Per @ESPNStatsInfo: First time 3 errors in a first inning by any team this season, and the 5th time this season a team has committed multiple 1st-inning errors. Teams are 0-4 this season entering today when committing multiple 1st-inning errors (by a combined score of 27-6).

The Cardinals errors came from shortstop Paul DeJong, second baseman Nolan Gorman and third baseman Nolan Arenado. The DeJong error and the Arenado error were tough calls, but they were called errors nonetheless.

The Cubs entered play incredibly hot, having won nine of their last 10 games and are well on their way to making it 10 of 11 and 12 of 14. They are 3.0 games back in the National League Central.

It's been a different story for the Cardinals all season. After winning the National League Central last year, they are in last place this season, 9.5 games behind the Cincinnati Reds.


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Brady Farkas
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