St Louis Cardinals surprising some fans with their resiliency in early 2026… so far
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 07: Nathan Church #27 of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrates with Masyn Winn #0 after hitting a two-run home run in the eighth inning against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on April 07, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images) | Getty Images It has been encouraging to see the offense win in different ways this season, whether it’s a late inning or extra inning comeback… the team cobbling together runs with small-ball tactics, and just edging out the other team; or, just scoring a lot overall.
However you want to frame it, this team has just been a lot more FUN. Even if they’re not super good (yet? ).
The Cardinals scored 22 runs vs the Rays, then only scored 7 runs vs the Mets (and somehow still won the series). Vs the Tigers they scored 11 runs, which is sort of more normal (but lost the series). And now they are scoring 6.
5 runs vs the Nationals in the first two games of the series, feeling a bit more like the beginning to the season. Before the season began I expected that the team would be in a lot of close games… so far, 6 of their 11 games have been relative nailbiters, close ones! Only one game I would describe as a big loss, where Detroit defeated the Cardinals 11-6 this last Saturday.
Other than that, it’s been pretty exciting except when we got shut out by the Tigers the day before. The season is still very very early, but it feels like a lot has happened already. Which has made this season a lot more interesting than the past 3, so far.
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