Nolan Arenado

Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Arenado will be out of the lineup for Sunday's game in Milwaukee, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol is taking full responsibility for his team's struggles this season."I will wake up in the morning, and I'll figure out a way to continue to have (the team's) back and encourage them through a really shitty time," Marmol said following the Cardinals' 11-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday, according to The Athletic's Katie Woo."If you guys want to get on somebody, get on me. But I'm going to continue to support the hell out of that group."The Cardinals are 15-23 and last in the NL Central after what appeared to be a promising offseason following the additions of Sonny Gray, Kyle Gibson, and Lance Lynn. However, the offense has scuffled and sits 28th in batting average and 29th in the majors in runs scored.Nolan Arenado and Paul Goldschmidt have not contributed as expected, while their best position player in 2024 so far, Willson Contreras, is expected to miss about 10 weeks after fracturing his arm.2024 Stats PLAYER HR RBI OPS fWAR Nolan Arenado 2 20 .727 1.2 Paul Goldschmidt 2 11 .534 -0.4 Arenado tried to shoulder blame for the Cardinals' struggles one day prior to Marmol accepting responsibility."I've got to get on base more and drive in more runs," Arenado said Thursday."I know when I say that it might be adding more pressure, but I expect myself to do a better job all the way around to help these guys out."The Cardinals finished last season with a 71-91 record, good for their lowest winning percentage since 1995. St. Louis owns a 179-183 record under Marmol.Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol is taking full responsibility for his team's struggles this season."I will wake up in the morning, and I'll figure out a way to continue to have (the team's) back and encourage them through a really shitty time," Marmol said following the Cardinals' 11-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday, according to The Athletic's Katie Woo."If you guys want to get on somebody, get on me. But I'm going to continue to support the hell out of that group."The Cardinals are 15-23 and last in the NL Central after what appeared to be a promising offseason following the additions of Sonny Gray, Kyle Gibson, and Lance Lynn. However, the offense has scuffled and sits 28th in batting average and 29th in the majors in runs scored.Nolan Arenado and Paul Goldschmidt have not contributed as expected, while their best position player in 2024 so far, Willson Contreras, is expected to miss about 10 weeks after fracturing his arm.2024 Stats PLAYER HR RBI OPS fWAR Nolan Arenado 2 20 .727 1.2 Paul Goldschmidt 2 11 .534 -0.4 Arenado tried to shoulder blame for the Cardinals' struggles one day prior to Marmol accepting responsibility."I've got to get on base more and drive in more runs," Arenado said Thursday."I know when I say that it might be adding more pressure, but I expect myself to do a better job all the way around to help these guys out."The Cardinals finished last season with a 71-91 record, good for their lowest winning percentage since 1995. St. Louis owns a 179-183 record under Marmol.Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado blames himself for his team's fifth straight loss amid a tough start to the season.Arenado failed to tag Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras in the first inning in what could've been a double play to end the frame. Milwaukee ended up scoring three runs and never looked back in a 7-1 win Thursday that dropped St. Louis to a season-low seven games under .500.(Video source: MLB.com)"I messed up there (on the play at third base), and that (first inning) inning is on me," the 10-time Gold Glover said postgame, according to John Denton of MLB.com. "I've just got to be better and be a better player for the guys."I've got to get on base more and drive in more runs. I know when I say that it might be adding more pressure, but I expect myself to do a better job all the way around to help these guys out."Arenado, who's also an eight-time All-Star and five-time Silver Slugger, failed to redeem himself in the fifth inning, popping out in foul territory with the bases loaded and none out as the Cardinals trailed by four runs.The 33-year-old has gone deep twice with 20 RBIs and a .741 OPS over 37 games in 2024 following the worst offensive season of his career in 2023 since his 2013 rookie campaign. Arenado's decline at the plate comes after finishing as a 2022 NL MVP finalist.Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

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