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In manager Oliver Marmol’s perfect world, left-hander Packy Naughton and Andre Pallante, the relievers who were the first two hurlers for the Cardinals in Monday afternoon’s “bullpen game,” would have pitched the first six innings. The final three would belong to late-inning stalwarts Giovanny Gallegos, Genesis Cabrera and Ryan Helsley.

ST. LOUIS — There was good news — and a snippet of old news for Cardinals right-hander Dakota Hudson Friday night.

PITTSBURGH — There were four key takeaways Saturday night in the Cardinals’ 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

PITTSBURGH — The Cardinals recently had homered in 12 consecutive games and 14 of 15, yet netting them only a middling record of 7-8. So they switched gears, hitting 10 singles to account for all their runs Friday night en route to a 5-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

NEW YORK — Pete Alonso’s 10th-inning leadoff, walk-off, two-run homer gave the Mets a 7-6 victory over the Cardinals on Thursday afternoon at Citi Field.

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ST. LOUIS — Once it became apparent that Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright, on the COVID injured list, could not start on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game set here with Baltimore, Cardinals Oliver Marmol had the option of using Miles Mikolas, his best starter this season, on regular four…

ST. LOUIS — Left-handed reliever Packy Naughton, replacing COVID-affected Adam Wainwright, made his first Cardinals start Tuesday night against a Baltimore Orioles team which hadn’t been to St. Louis, almost since its forbearers, the Browns, were here.

SAN FRANCISCO — After back-to-back games when they squeezed one run from nine innings of opportunity, the Cardinals did a remix of their lineup and, as a new rhythm took hold, introduced a hitter they once thought was going to be part of their season all along.