Monday, July 2, at Arizona - Cardinals 6, Diamondbacks 3: They weren't completely uniform in choosing their Independence Day accoutrements, but the Cardinals united behind Yadier Molina's three RBIs and six strong innings from Carlos Martinez to sock it to the first-place Diamondbacks in the series opener. Christian Petersen/Getty Images
#MondayMosaic - July 2-8
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Monday July 2, at Arizona - Cardinals 6, Diamondbacks 3: After becoming the ninth visiting reliever to ride the Chase Field shuttle from the bullpen to the mound (Arizona revived the bullpen cart to help mark the club's 20th anniversary), Bud Norris cruised to his 16th save with a 1-2-3 ninth inning. Ross D. Franklin/AP
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Tuesday, July 3, at Arizona - Diamondbacks 4, Cardinals 2: Arizona starter Zack Greinke left Marcell Ozuna with a sinking feeling after a called strike three to end the first inning. The veteran righthander won his fourth consecutive start to help the Diamondbacks snap a four-game losing streak. Christian Petersen/Getty Images
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Wednesday, July 4, at Arizona - Cardinals 8, Diamondbacks 4: Yadier Molina's three-run homer helped the Cardinals soar to a series-clinching win on Independence Day. Christian Petersen/Getty Images
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Wednesday, July 4, at Arizona - Cardinals 8, Diamondbacks 4: Viewed from a different angle, a Birds on the Bat celebration doesn't look quite the same to former Cardinal Daniel Descalso. Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images
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Thursday, July 5, at San Francisco - Cardinals 11, Giants 2: Things were looking up when Jedd Gyorko's three-run homer gave the Cardinals a 4-0 lead in the first inning of their series opener. Gyorko would match a personal best with five RBIs and post his second three-hit game of 2018. Ben Margot/AP
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Friday, July 6, at San Francisco - Giants 3, Cardinals 2: Kolten Wong's three-bagger was the Cardinals' second of the night, scoring Paul DeJong to knot the score 2-2 in the seventh. Ben Margot/AP
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Saturday, July 7, at San Francisco - Cardinals 3, Giants 2: Starting pitcher Carlos Martinez drove home a point with an RBI-double, staking himself to a 1-0 lead en route to his third straight victory. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP
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Saturday, July 7, at San Francisco - Cardinals 3, Giants 2:Ā A breeze off the bay. A blue sky painted with a white cloud deck. What better setting for a 2-for-4 day for Kolten Wong and a 3-2 win for the Cardinals? Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
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Sunday, July 8, at San Francisco - Giants 13, Cardinals 8: Thirteen years after Larry Walker became the first Cardinal to launch a "splash hit" homer into McCovey Cove, Matt Carpenter ended the drought with a pinch-hit, three-run bomb out of AT&T park off Ray Black - four batters into his major league debut. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP