Cardinals manager questions ONeills effort in key play

With St. Louis trailing 4-1 with two out in the seventh inning, O’Neill attempted to score on Brendan Donovan’s pinch-hit liner to right. But O’Neill was cut down by Ronald Acuña Jr. at the plate. Marmol took issue with O’Neill’s turn around third on the sharply hit ball to Acuña. “That’s not our style of play as far as the effort, rounding the bag there,” Marmol said. “It’s unacceptable.” O’Neill, who was hampered by leg issues throughout the 2022 season, acknowledged a tense conversation with Marmol about the play, but disagreed with the criticism of his effort. “He didn’t think…