Quote of the day: Manager Tony La Russa on the health of Scott Rolen. “When he gets to the park tomorrow, we’ll see how he feels. If he needs to bang one, we’ll give him one.”

OK.

Of all the numbers following the Cardinals 6-4 victory over the Cubs on Monday, it’s this one that stands out to me. St. Louis is looking at playing 35 games in the season’s last 34 days (that would include a makeup of Sunday’s game against Chicago).

With such a brutal schedule, that creates a need in the starting rotation. As good as Looper, Pineiro, Reyes, Wainwright and Wells have been in recent weeks, they’re going to need some help in the final month.

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