The St Louis Cardinals’ record 17-game winning streak came to an end on Wednesday night, following the team’s 4-0 loss to Milwaukee Brewers at the Busch Stadium in St Louis.
The Cardinals’ loss marked only the third occasion since 1900 that a winning streak of 17 games or more was ended in a shutout loss. The only other occasions were the Yankees’ 19-game streak in 1947 and the Athletics’ 20-game streak in 2002.
Daniel Vogelbach proved to be the major winner of the night, hitting a two-run homer that led the Brewers to their decisive victory without reply from the Cardinals. “Going out there and being able to put a stop to their winning streak makes you feel pretty good,” Vogelbach admitted following his team’s victory.
Despite the disappointment of the shutout loss, Cardinals coach Mike Shildt remained optimistic about his team’s ability to bounce back to winning ways. “That was a cool run. Let’s start another one,” he exclaimed.
The Cardinals next face the Chicago Cubs on Saturday, October 2nd, with the two sides facing off yet again a day later.
