Here's what St. Louis Cardinals players and manager Oliver Marmol had to say after Saturday's win over the Los Angeles Dodgers that clinched a series victory.

Pinch-hitter Nolan Arenado hit a game-ending RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.

As if the Cardinals weren’t already one of the feel-good stories in baseball with their surprising surge into contention during what was supposed to be a developmental year, they have staked their legitimacy around their success rate against baseball’s best teams.