The Cardinals are currently 9 games under .500 and in last place by 2.5 games in the NL central which Features the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates. Their current hot stretch has them with the worst record in the NL and the fourth worst record in all of baseball. Despite that current hot stretch (7-3 in their last 10) the have managed to gain one whole game on the Brewers over that period (6-4 in their last 10) leaving the Cardinals 7.5 games back
Posted the above on May 16th. Not much has changed since then despite the "here come the Cardinals" pearl clutching. The Cardinals were then, and remain, one of the wost teams in the game.