J. Martinez homers, but Cards` bats quiet in loss
(MLB.com St. Louis Cardinals)

Marcell Ozuna slammed his bat on the grass outside the home dugout, his neon arm sleeve reflecting off the high afternoon St. Louis sky. His frustration, now beginning to mount, spoke for a number of the Cardinals` more vital offensive pieces. In fairness, Ozuna`s less-than-stellar start in red and white isn`t the most glaring of an ugly group of St. Louis slash lines history says are bound to turn around. And he was far from the only culprit of Tuesday`s 7-1 loss to the Twins, when a lineup absent of Yadier Molina and Tommy Pham stalled for the second straight game.