ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals were hospitable hosts to old friend Skip Schumaker, but they weren’t exactly accommodating. Instead, they dealt him and his Miami Marlins a series-opening loss.
Meanwhile, the Cardinals won their third game in a row and the fifth in their last six games as they beat the Marlins 6-4 in the first contest of a three-game set in front of an announced 35,619 at Busch Stadium on Monday night.
The Cardinals (41-53) moved into a tie with the Pittsburgh Pirates for fourth place in the National League’s Central Division.
