Cardinals Fall Short of Sweep, Defeated by Pirates

Connor HarbitSeptember 20th, 2024St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis, Mo. (KFMO) - The St. Louis Cardinals fell just a bit short of completing the sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates, dropping the final game 3-2 on Thursday.

Both teams picked up their first run in the 4th inning, but the Cardinals led briefly in the bottom of the sixth following an RBI double for Brendan Donovan. The Pirates tied things up in the very next half inning, the top of the seventh, on a solo home run for Yasmani Grandal. They'd then score the winning run in the top of the 8th, an RBI single for Nick Gonzales off of JoJo Romero. Aroldis Chapman came on and shut the Cardinals down in the 9th to earn the Pirates their only win of the series.

St. Louis is now 77-76. They start a series with the Cleveland Guardians today, first pitch 7:15. Pregame starts at 6:20 on B104.3.

Broadcast Schedule

Friday, August 1:
7:45p, MLB: St. Louis @ San Diego*
Saturday, August 2:
8:15p, MLB: St. Louis @ San Diego*
Sunday, August 3:
2:15p, MLB: St. Louis @ San Diego*
Monday, August 4:
8:15p, MLB: St. Louis @ Los Angeles (N)*
Tuesday, August 5:
8:15p, MLB: St. Louis @ Los Angeles (N)*
Wednesday, August 6:
2:15p, MLB: St. Louis @ Los Angeles (N)*
Friday, August 8:
6:20p, MLB: Chicago (N) @ St. Louis*
Saturday, August 9:
5:20p, MLB: Chicago (N) @ St. Louis*
6:00p, NFL, PreWk 1: Kansas City @ Arizona
Sunday, August 10:
12:20p, MLB: Chicago (N) @ St. Louis*
Monday, August 11:
5:50p, MLB: Colorado @ St. Louis*
Tuesday, August 12:
5:50p, MLB: Colorado @ St. Louis*
Wednesday, August 13:
12:20p, MLB: Colorado @ St. Louis*
Friday, August 15:
6:20p, MLB: New York (A) @ St. Louis*
8:00p, NFL, PreWk 2: Kansas City @ Seattle
Saturday, August 16:
5:20p, MLB: New York (A) @ St. Louis*
Sunday, August 17:
12:20p, MLB: New York (A) @ St. Louis*
Monday, August 18:
4:45p, MLB: St. Louis @ Miami*
Tuesday, August 19:
4:45p, MLB: St. Louis @ Miami*
Wednesday, August 20:
4:45p, MLB: St. Louis @ Miami*
Thursday, August 21:
5:40p, MLB: St. Louis @ Tampa Bay*
Friday, August 22:
5:40p, MLB: St. Louis @ Tampa Bay*
6:00p, NFL, PreWk 3: Chicago @ Kansas City
Sunday, August 24:
10:15a, MLB: St. Louis @ Tampa Bay*
Monday, August 25:
5:50p, MLB: Pittsburgh @ St. Louis*
Tuesday, August 26:
5:50p, MLB: Pittsburgh @ St. Louis*
Wednesday, August 27:
5:50p, MLB: Pittsburgh @ St. Louis*
6:00p, VB: St. Louis CC @ Mineral Area
Thursday, August 28:
12:20p, MLB: Pittsburgh @ St. Louis*
Friday, August 29:
4:45p, MLB: St. Louis @ Cincinnati*
6:30p, FB, Week 1: NC @ Farmington^
Saturday, August 30:
4:45p, MLB: St. Louis @ Cincinnati*
Sunday, August 31:
10:15a, MLB: St. Louis @ Cincinnati*
^ - denotes live video
+ -denotes game on KFMOsportsPlus
* - denotes game on B104.3