Monday, Aug. 13 at St. Louis - Cardinals 7, Nationals 6: Cooling off the hottest hitter in baseball is no small task as Matt Carpenter's go-ahead, three-run home run in the eighth inning (his 17th in 31 games!) elicited a curtain call from the Busch Stadium faithful. (Associated Press)
#MondayMosaic - August 13-19
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Monday, Aug. 13 at St. Louis - Cardinals 7, Nationals 6: The anticipation in the dugout and stands mere seconds before Paul DeJong's walk-off blast landed in the Washington bullpen turned into jubilation as the Cardinals secured one of the season's sweetest victories. (Billy Hurst/Cardinals)
Tuesday, Aug. 14 at St. Louis - Cardinals 6, Nationals 4: John Gant channeled his inner Michael Jordan after smacking his first big-league hit with a two-shot in the second inning. (Associated Press)
Wednesday, Aug. 15 at St. Louis - Cardinals 4, Nationals 2: The spectacular has become seemingly routine for defensive wiz Harrison Bader, who robbed Bryce Harper of a hit in the fourth inning by covering 68 feet in 4.2 seconds, according to Statcast. (Billy Hurst/Cardinals)
Friday, Aug. 17 at St. Louis - Cardinals 5, Brewers 2: Kolten Wong continued his hot-hitting August (.366 in 12 games) with a clutch two-run double in the eighth to extend the Cards' lead to three. (Scott Rovak/Cardinals)
Saturday, Aug. 18 at St. Louis - Cardinals 7, Brewers: Interim manager Mike Shildt (top) and Jack Flaherty (bottom) stole time to soak in the wisdom of Hall of Famers Tony La Russa, Bob Gibson and Bruce Sutter prior to on-field ceremonies honoring the club's 2018 Hall of Fame class. (Scott Rovak/Cardinals)
Saturday, Aug. 18 at St. Louis - Cardinals 7, Brewers 2: On a day when the Cardinals inducted speedster Vince Coleman into the club's Hall of Fame, rookie Harrison Bader showcased his wheels by reaching a Statcast-tracked sprint speed of 28.9 feet per second with his two-run triple in the sixth. (Scott Rovak/Cardinals)
Sunday, Aug. 19 at St. Louis - Brewers 2, Cardinals 1: Tyler O'Neill showed he's not the only Cardinals outfielder with defensive muscle as he robbed Jesus Aguilar with a leaping grab in front of the right-field bullpen in the second inning. (Billy Hurst/Cardinals)
Sunday, Aug. 19 at St. Louis - Brewers 2, Cardinals 1: Patrick Wisdom's first big-league homer provided the club's lone offensive highlight in a one-run defeat that did little to sour an impressive 5-2 homestand and seventh straight series win that moved the team within a half-game of a wild-card spot. (Scott Rovak/Cardinals)