Sampson activated from DL

Paronto DFA’d with an inflated ERA.

I had been getting extremely frustrated that we clawed within an inch of the divisional lead to stall there as St Louis and Chicago strung together wins at our same pace, but the fact that the Cards lost as well and we’re still only a game and a half out takes the sting out of this loss.

Lose again in our next game, though, and I wont be particularly pleased, regardless of the outcomes of any other team’s games.

“We haven’t had a game like this in a long time, where you just kind of cruise and you don’t have to worry about too much at the end of the game,” Francoeur said.