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          Secret to Cardinals' offensive success

          Allen Craig, Matt Holliday and the Cardinals have a .410 OBP with runners in scoring position. Justin Edmonds/Getty Images
          • Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterJun 9, 2013, 10:47 AM ET
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            • Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com
            • Analyst/reporter ESPN television
            • Author of "The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty"
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          CINCINNATI -- Pitching to the St. Louis Cardinals is like standing on a hill of fire ants. You might get one or two of them, but the rest will keep coming, and they will get you.