Monday, June 11, at St. Louis - Cardinals 5, Padres 2: Things were looking up when the week unfolded, as home runs by Jose Martinez (left), Marcell Ozuna (center) and Jedd Gyorko paved the way for Bud Norris (right) to save a 5-2 win that opened the Cardinals' six-game homestand. Billy Hurst/St. Louis Cardinals (Martinez,Ozuna); Scott Rovak/St. Louis Cardinals
#MondayMosaic - June 11-17
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Tuesday, June 12, at St. Louis - Padres 4, Cardinals 2: While the Padres were riding a "bullpen game" - employing five relievers to cover nine innings - Yadier Molina paused to ponder their three-run fourth against starting pitcher Miles Mikolas, who'd be tagged with just his second loss of the season. Scott Rovak/St. Louis Cardinals
Wednesday, June 13, at St. Louis - Padres 4, Cardinals 2: Star Wars Night took Busch Stadium by storm and provided comic relief during an evening when the Cardinals' ship crash-landed despite Tommy Pham's efforts to channel the force on a double launched by the Padres' Franmil Reyes in the sixth inning. Billy Hurst/St. Louis Cardinals (Star Wars); Chris Lee/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/AP
Wednesday, June 13, at St. Louis - Padres 4, Cardinals 2: After a midgame video-board tribute to Mark McGwire's record home run season 20 years ago as a Cardinal, the Padres bench coach rose from the dugout and soaked in a standing ovation. Billy Hurst/St. Louis Cardinals
Friday, June 15, at St. Louis - Cubs 13, Cardinals 5: Players and fans remembered Red Schoendienst during a moment of silence prior to first pitch, just hours after family, friends and baseball luminaries gathered at the Cathedral Basilica for a funeral mass celebrating the Hall of Famer's life. Jeff Roberson/AP
Friday, June 15, at St. Louis - Cubs 13, Cardinals 5: The Cardinals' only sensation of being "close" came when Tommy Pham and Harrison Bader averted a seventh-inning collision on Ian Happ's fly ball. The final eight-run deficit tied the club's 2018 high for most lopsided loss of the season (June 6 vs. Miami). Billy Hurst/St. Louis Cardinals
June 16, at St. Louis - Cubs 6, Cardinals 3: Marcell Ozuna homered for the third straight game and extended his hitting streak to nine games, but his two-run shot off Kyle Hendricks in the first couldn't prevent the Cardinals from losing their fourth straight, their longest skid of the season. Billy Hurst/St. Louis Cardinals
Sunday, June 17, at St. Louis - Cardinals 5, Cubs 0: With one well-timed throw to third for a force play, Harrison Bader delivered the first out of the fourth and some much-needed relief to Cardinals starter Jack Flaherty, who'd escape a bases-loaded jam with an inning-ending strikeout of pitcher Jose Quintana. Billy Hurst/St. Louis Cardinals
Sunday, June 17, at St. Louis - Cardinals 5, Cubs 0: That moment against the Cubs when you break a 1-for-14 slump with an RBI double. Billy Hurst/St. Louis Cardinals