DENVER — Willson Contreras homered drove in two runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-2 victory over the MLB-worst Colorado Rockies on Monday night. The Cardinals ended a three-game losing streak after being swept by Arizona while the Rockies marked their 100th game with their 76th loss.

If the team does end up selling, MLB insider Jim Bowden of The Athletic believes there are three relievers who the team is most willing to trade at the deadline. Those three all have one thing in common: they're on expiring contracts.

Nolan Arenado is expected to remain with the St. Louis Cardinals through the trade deadline after teams showed a lack of interest in the third baseman, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale.

The St. Louis Cardinals must balance long-term interests and near-term contention leading up to the July 31 trade deadline. That's a challenging needle to thread, but the current realities in St. Louis are such that they must do so.

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