The Cardinals fanbase is not responding well to the team's trend of mediocre play that has spanned the past three seasons.

Alec Burleson hit a game-ending solo homer with two out in the ninth inning, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday. Burleson drove an 87 mph slider from Dennis Santana (4-5) deep to center for his 16th homer.

Contreras, 33, entered Monday hitting .261/.345/.460 (125 OPS+) with 19 home runs and 70 runs batted in over the course of 120 games. His contributions were estimated to have been worth 2.3 Wins Above Replacement, according to the calculations hosted at Baseball Reference.