Ben Frederickson: 13 thoughts on the Cardinals, who have 13 chances to dodge making bad first-half history

The Cardinals have 13 games left before the regular season pauses for MLB's All-Star break.

They can win at least four of them, right?

Here's why I ask: The kind of history no team wants to make is within regrettable reach. Without at least four wins in these final 13 first-half games, the 2023 Cardinals would set the organization's expansion-era low for first-half winning percentage.