The St. Louis Cardinals still own the worst record in the National League, but appear to be turning the corner.
They have won each of their last two series and have pulled to within 7.5 games of first place in the NL Central, winning seven of their last nine games.
The offense appears to be clicking again, and the starting rotation has started to look better as well.
But the Cardinals own a shocking mark this season.
Though they sit at the bottom of the National League, they have a positive run differential, joining the rival Chicago Cubs as one of two teams with losing records that have positive run differentials.
Cardinals have the fourth worst record in MLB with a positive run differential 🤯
The Cubs and Cardinals are the only teams in the bottom 14 with a positive run differential pic.twitter.com/Com1XdoTVe
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) May 17, 2023
Rarely does a team with a positive run differential have a losing record.
But baseball is rarely that simple.
Also, the Cardinals have been playing much better baseball as of late.
In addition to the offense and the rotation, the bullpen has been taxed.
The defense also has not been as stout as it normally is.
But things have cleaned up for the Cardinals as they continue to gain ground in the NL Central and NL Wild Card races.
Their run differential currently sits at +6.
The only teams as of now with worse records than the Cardinals are the Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, and Oakland Athletics.
There are nine teams ahead of St. Louis that currently have negative run differentials.
St. Louis is 17-26 on the season after having gained some significant ground in the standings in the month of May.
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