The St. Louis Cardinals duo has been incredible so far this season.

The Cardinals face the Cubs at Wrigley as St. Louis deals with trade deadline fallout while Chicago pushes to close a three-game gap on the Brewers.

Entering late July, the Cardinals’ farm system didn’t need to get much better. Rainiel Rodriguez was looking comfortable at Double-A at just 19 years old. Liam Doyle and Tanner Franklin flashed electric stuff on the mound.

The St. Louis Cardinals just under six weeks to go in the 2026 regular season.

The Cardinals tend to save this column during down weeks, as their rotation ranks ninth in baseball in ERA despite lacking a member who is rostered in 50% of Yahoo leagues. After a slow start in his first season as a rotation member,

St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds Game Preview

The St. Louis Cardinals have added to their depth, as they have signed outfielder Michael Siani to a minor league deal.

Safe to say that many expected the St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds series to be some high-scoring affairs. Tuesday night was not that kind of game as both Kyle Leahy of the Cardinals and Andrew Abbott of the Reds were mowing down batters with only a few exceptions.