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Cardinals Stun NL Central Rival Brewers In Epic Extra-Innings Comeback Victory

St. Louis is still in the fight for a playoff spot

Nate Hagerty

Aug 21, 2024; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado (28) is doused with water by shortstop Masyn Winn (0) and center fielder Lars Nootbaar (21) after hitting a walk-off grand slam against the Milwaukee Brewers during the tenth inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 21, 2024; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado (28) is doused with water by shortstop Masyn Winn (0) and center fielder Lars Nootbaar (21) after hitting a walk-off grand slam against the Milwaukee Brewers during the tenth inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports / Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
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The St. Louis Cardinals suffered a heartbreaking loss in Tuesday's series opener against the National League Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers but rebounded right back

Wednesday night's late-game thriller saw the struggling Cardinals offense come back to life in an exciting back-and-forth game between the top two teams in the NL Central.

Cardinals superstar third baseman Nolan Arenado stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the 10th inning and clobbered a grand slam off Trevor MeGill's knuckle curveball to seal a 10-6 victory over the division-rival Brewers.

Arenado hasn't looked like himself at the plate for most of the season and it was refreshing to see him pull through for the Cardinals when they needed him most.

However, the night's biggest story might be what prospect Luken Baker did in the bottom of the seventh inning that helped bring St. Louis back into the game.

The 27-year-old, who was recently recalled from Triple-A Memphis to bolster the lineup's production against left-handed pitchers, belted his third-career major league home run in his first at-bat since re-joining St. Louis' active roster to tie the game at 4-4.

If it weren't for the spark ignited by Baker's two-run blast, who's to say the Cardinals would have scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to send the game to overtime?

It was reassuring to see the Cardinals muscle their way to victory after losing the way they did the night prior. There's still some ways to go for St. Louis before they're back in the playoff race but Wednesday night's battle proved that this team can't be counted out just yet.

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Nate Hagerty

NATE HAGERTY

Nate Hagerty joined “Inside The Cardinals” as a content creator to spread knowledge about his favorite childhood team. A hometown native of Boston, Hagerty chose at an early age of six years old to follow the St. Louis Cardinals. The miraculous season of 04’ for the Red Sox did not deter Hagerty from rooting against his hometown team, nor did it in 2013 against the Red Birds. For all business/marketing inquiries regarding Inside The Cardinals, please reach out to Scott Neville: nevilles@merrimack.edu 

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