21 Allen Craig, 1B

It was a game of threes for Cardinals infielder Allen Craig Saturday against the Rockies. He raised his batting average over .300 in the game as he went 3 for 3 with a triple, his second of the season. He also drove in the first of three Cardinals runs on a sacrifice fly in a 3-0 win. 

Craig is batting .302, the first time he has been over .300 all season. 

Cardinals first baseman Allen Craig hit his second home run in his last three contest on Tuesday night against the Cubs.

After not homering in the first 27 games this season, the 28-year-old told MLB.com that he shortened his swing and made a tweak to his batting stance, which has yielded some early results.

"Sometimes you just need to do it once so you can get the feeling," Craig said Wednesday. "I think it took some time to get my timing back. I was hitting some balls hard before, it just wasn't enough."

Cardinals first baseman Allen Craig had four RBI in a victory Sunday over Milwaukee.

Craig finished 2 for 5 with a double and triple and also scored a run. He's starting to work his way out of an early slump as his line is up to .291/.323/.419. The slugging mark is disappointing, but power numbers are notoriously slow to stabilize, and Sunday's game showed why it's far too early to worry.

Cardinals first basemen Allen Craig belted his first home run of the year Saturday against the Brewers. Craig ripped the solo shot off starter Yovani Gallardo in the sixth inning -- his first since Sept. 20 of last year. 

He also singled and scored in the second inning and finished 2 for 4 with two runs scored and an RBI in a 7-6 win.

Allen has hit safely in eight of the past nine games and is batting .361 (13 for 36) with one home run and six RBI over that span.