3. Cardinals (Falling)
Off Their Perch Losers of six out of eight, the Cardinals are suddenly feeling the heat in the NL Central race; last week's five-game lead is down to one. With the team suddenly scrounging for runs (4.1 per game in May, down from 4.6 in April), Tony La Russa pulls Skip Schumaker ( .218/.301/.277) out of the leadoff spot in favor of Colby Rasmus (.292/.415/.573). The move lasts all of one game, as the latter goes 0-for-4 in a loss, then sits against lefty Wandy Rodriguez—as if Skippy can hit southpaws (.210/.278/.226 from 2007-2009). Regarding Rasmus, one has to be impressed with the second-year center fielder, who ranks 16th in the league with a .328 True Average, just eight points behind Albert Pujols.
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