ATLANTA — Even through the lowest stretch of their recent losing, the Cardinals had some element of their game trying to tug them out of the mess. They just couldn’t coordinate. If they got strong pitching, the offense meandered. When the offense had life, the pitching was ejected early, or the defense stumbled.
Members of the team mused about what could happen if they got the various facets of their team moving in the same direction.
They did Friday.