The objective, of course, is to win every series. Since the majority are 3-games long, the objective then is to finish the season with around a .666 (rounding down for mild comedic purposes) winning percentage—or two wins for every loss.
The Cardinals hovered about .666, or 2X+.500 if you cringe to invoke Beelzebaseball, throughout April and have the chance to finish May 1 there with a win this afternoon. Unfortunately, Kyle Lohse is pitching, so this one will be up to the offense. In their favor, Homer Bailey is pitching, whose struggles continue into this young season. His BABIP right now is .420, which is is ridiculously unfortunate and he’s still striking out batters at a very healthy clip. If the Cardinals take their free passes today, they should be able to score a bounty of runs.
After this series is a tough four-game stretch against the Phillies before settling into a pretty weak looking May with a bunch of games against the Pirates, Padres, Astros, Reds, and Cubs. If they go about their business, we should be looking at .666 to start June, too. And that’s a very happy thing.
Updated at 3:32: And that’s a winner!