Three runs in 18 innings. One extra base hit in 67 plate appearances. Bernie Miklasz has watched the Cardinals lose two straight to the worst team in baseball, and he's finished pretending the rebuild explains it. Since July 5, St. Louis ranks last in the majors in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging and OPS. Bernie's point: it doesn't matter what you call this season, there's no excuse for an offense this bad. Then something that worries him more. Two prospects hit five home runs in one night at High-A Peoria, and Bernie's reaction wasn't celebration. It was a question: what happens to these guys when they get to St. Louis? Nolan Gorman is hitting .141 in Memphis. Nathan Church is chasing 45 percent of pitches outside the zone. Iván Herrera's slugging percentage since June 1 ranks 160th out of 168 qualifying hitters. Jordan Walker is the only one who made it out, and Bernie explains what actually changed for him.
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