The defending world champion-St. Louis Cardinals have somewhat fallen into a minor slump for the first time this season; and at the moment are in second place in the Central division behind the Cincinnati Reds.
The Cardinals are currently 27-24 overall on the season so far and enter tonights contest which is just the first of four with the Mets in the Big Apple at just a game and a half back for first place.
The team, behind first-year manager Mike Matheny, is 2-5 in there last seven games. The current slump began following there first sweep of the year against the San Diego Padres at home--and the current slump pushed the team out of the number one spot in the National League and Central divisions for the first time all season.
All since just May 18th the team has had to put the likes of all three Kyle McClellan, Lance Berkman, and Matt Carpenter all on the 15-day disabled list.
On the bright side from the injuries, the Cardinals have gotten to see a glimpse from possible future first baseman Matt Adams. In eleven games so far, Adams is batting an impressive .317 at the plate with one home run and five batted in.
The team announced yesterday that they decided to recall right-hander Maikel Cleto from Memphis and optioned both Chuckie Fick and Brandon Dickson (both pitchers) back to Memphis.
The Cardinals will open up the four game series against the Mets tomorrow with a 6:05 first pitch St. Louis time and will feature a pitching matchup of Adam Wainwright and the Mets' Johan Santana.
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