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Cardinals Reset Humiliating Record Before Commanding 12-5 Victory Over Angels

St. Louis' fan base is not concerned with attending home games at the moment
Nate Hagerty|
Apr 2, 2025; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals catcher Ivan Herrera (48) has a cooler poured on him by first baseman Willson Contreras (40) and Pedro Pages (43) after he hit three home runs in a victory over the Los Angeles Angels at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images
Apr 2, 2025; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals catcher Ivan Herrera (48) has a cooler poured on him by first baseman Willson Contreras (40) and Pedro Pages (43) after he hit three home runs in a victory over the Los Angeles Angels at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images | Jeff Curry-Imagn Images

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The St. Louis Cardinals retained their lead in the National League Central on Wednesday by defeating the Los Angeles Angels in an incredible fight to the finish.

Cardinals manager Oli Marmol claimed that this year's lineup has adopted a relentless hitting approach, which was on full display during Wednesday's series finale against the Angels.

Despite the Cardinals overcoming a 7th inning 5-3 deficit to win 12-5 over Los Angeles, St. Louis' fan base helped reset an embarrassing record that was claimed on Monday.

"Business lunch-time baseball at Busch Stadium on a day with a tornado watch in the area and poor weather expected ... draws 20,309 tickets sold," St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Derrick Goold reported Wednesday afternoon. "That is the smallest non-pandemic crowd in Busch III history. That mark has been reset twice in this homestand."

During Monday's series opener against the Angels, a Busch Stadium record low of 21,206 tickets were sold, far surpassing last season's lowest point for the Cardinals franchise.

St. Louis fans are beyond frustrated after Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak's years of short-sighted leadership and empty promises.

For instance, this past offseason was supposed to be spent trading veteran salaries to help St. Louis commit to an organizational reset. Sadly, Mozeliak didn't remove any of the several Cardinals players who were expected to be dealt, resulting in this year's club being stuck in limbo between rebuilding and contending.

Considering that fan dissatisfaction is at an all-time high for the Cardinals, it'll be interesting to see what happens to ticket sales if this year's underdog roster continues to perform shockingly well.

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NATE HAGERTY

Nate Hagerty joined “Inside The Cardinals” as a content creator to spread knowledge about his favorite childhood team. A hometown native of Boston, Hagerty chose at an early age of six years old to follow the St. Louis Cardinals. The miraculous season of 04’ for the Red Sox did not deter Hagerty from rooting against his hometown team, nor did it in 2013 against the Red Birds. For all business/marketing inquiries regarding Inside The Cardinals, please reach out to Scott Neville: nevilles@merrimack.edu 

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