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Oli Marmol Takes Hard Stance Following Cardinals' Series Loss To Tigers

The Cardinals' manager has taken a hard stance on the state of the team.
Zach Pressnell|
Apr 30, 2025; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol (37) reacts after being ejected from the game by umpire Bruce Dreckman (1) in the eighth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-Imagn Images
Apr 30, 2025; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol (37) reacts after being ejected from the game by umpire Bruce Dreckman (1) in the eighth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-Imagn Images | Katie Stratman-Imagn Images

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The St. Louis Cardinals have been red hot as of late, but they recently ran into the buzz saw that is the Detroit Tigers.

Tarik Skubal and the Tigers successfully took two of the three games against the Cardinals to improve to an MLB-best record of 33-17 while the Cardinals dropped to 27-23.

Following the crushing series loss, Cardinals manager Oli Marmol praised the team and their mindset rather than speaking negatively of the team.

“Definitely not the result we wanted,” Marmol said, via Katie Woo of The Athletic. “But we matched up well against them. That’s a good lineup, good roster overall, and it was good to size up against them and see where we’re at. I think our guys handled themselves extremely well.”

“The work being put in, I think that’s the key to all of this. I really like where our guys are in this process of development and how they’re approaching their day overall, their mindset, and the intentionality to their work. That’s been the key to all of this. And that’s why I believe it’s sustainable — because of the way they’re going about it.”

The Cardinals have all the reason in the world to be positive right now.

They're tremendously exceeding expectations while playing some very good baseball.

With the trade deadline coming up, it's very hard to imagine the Cardinals gutting their roster in order to chase a rebuild, considering how good the team is playing.

With Marmol's backing, this team is likely going to continue to surprise a lot of people this season, especially if they continue to trend in the positive direction.

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ZACH PRESSNELL

Zach Pressnell has experience covering all major US sports at both the professional and collegiate levels. He’s produced content for FanSided, Blog Red Machine, The Game Haus, Bethany College Athletics and the Bethany College online newspaper, He graduated from Bethany College (WV) with a degree in Communications and Media Arts, specializing in Sports Journalism. Pressnell was also a four-year member of the baseball team where he earned himself All-PAC recognition as a pitcher (and a cool Tommy John surgery scar). Now, Pressnell specializes in NFL and MLB coverage for Sports Illustrated’s “On SI” network among others. For all business/marketing inquiries regarding "St. Louis Cardinals On SI," please reach out to Scott Neville: scott@wtfsports.org

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