The St. Louis Cardinals hope to continue their winnings ways as they open a 3 game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates tonight at Busch Stadium. The Cards are coming off a road trip that saw them win 5 of 6 games and take over the top spot in the Wild Card standings. Pittsburgh, has lost 7 of their last 10 games and have fallen out of contention. Jack Flaherty gets the start for the Redbirds tonight.
The Kansas City Royals continue their homestand tonight, opening a 3 games series with the Detroit Tigers. KC has lost 7 of its last 10 games going into tonight’s contest.