Cardinals Fans Forced to Cheer Vicariously Through Romero, May, Edman in Playoffs

St. Louis Cardinals' fans used to rooting on their team in the playoffs are having to live vicariously through several former St. Louis players in the postseason again this season.

Both Dustin May and JoJo Romero, players the Cards traded to the Brewers on Aug. 3, played major roles in Milwaukee's 7-4 defeat of the Dodgers on Monday to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series.

May, a starter most of his career, was the first reliever out of the Milwaukee bullpen when Logan Henderson lasted just four innings. May pitched a scoreless fifth inning, striking out one and throwing strikes on eight of his 14 pitches.

Then, in the sixth inning, Milwaukee turned the game over to Romero, and the lefty continued his mastery over Shohei Ohtani by getting the Dodgers superstar to chase a slider that was well off the plate for a strikeout. Romero, who struck out two, ended up picking up the first playoff victory of his career after pitching a scoreless inning.

Edman, the 2025 NLCS MVP after being traded from St. Louis to Los Angeles in a three-team trade that also involved the Chicago White Sox, got a start on Monday night and delivered a single and scored two runs for the Dodgers.