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.

Out of Town Scoreboard

Class 5, District 1 Tournament, Championship Game
Friday (KFMO, Video) - Final
1-Farmington21
2-Cape Central0
Class 3, District 1 Tournament, Championship Game
Friday - Final
1-Dexter33
3-Potosi12
Class 3, District 2 Tournament, Championship Game
Friday - Final
1-Valle Catholic34
2-Lift for Life48
Class 4, District 1 Tournament, Championship Game
Friday - Final
1-Festus42
6-North County24
Bob Sechrest Classic (@ Mineral Area)
Friday (PLUS) - Final
Wabash Valley65
Mineral Area95
Bob Sechrest Classic (@ Mineral Area)
Saturday (KFMO, PLUS) - Final
Lake Land68
Mineral Area77
NJCAA National Tournament, First Round
Wednesday (KFMO, PLUS) 
3-FL Southwestern-
14-Mineral Area-
Saturday - Final
Mineral Area62
Triton53

Broadcast Schedule

Tuesday, November 18:
4:30p, WBB: John A. Logan @ Mineral Area
5:30p, NHL: St. Louis @ Toronto*
Wednesday, November 19:
9:30a, VB, Nat'l Tourn, First Rnd: 3-FLSW vs 14-MAC
Thursday, November 20:
5:30p, NHL: St. Louis @ Philadelphia*
Saturday, November 22:
12:00p: KFMO Tailgate Show fueled by McDonald's
12:30p, FB, Class 5 Qtrfinal: Kirkwood @ Farmington
1:30p, MBB: Olney Central @ Mineral Area+
2:00p, NHL: St. Louis @ NY Islanders*
Sunday, November 23:
11:00a, NFL, Week 12: Indianapolis @ Kansas City
Monday, November 24:
4:30p, BBB, AV Qtrs: 1-South Iron vs 8-Ellington
5:30p, NHL: St. Louis @ NY Rangers*
6:30p, BBB, AV Qtrs: 2-Arcadia Valley vs 7-Clearwater
8:00p, BBB, AV Qtrs: 3-West County vs 6-Lesterville
Tuesday, November 25:
4:30p, GBB: Fredericktown @ Arcadia Valley
6:30p, BBB, AV Qtrs: 4-Fredericktown vs 5-Bismarck 
Wednesday, November 26:
4:30p, WBB: Wabash Valley @ Mineral Area+
5:30p, NHL: St. Louis @ New Jersey*
6:00p, BBB, AV Semis: TBD vs TBD^
8:00p, BBB, AV Semis: TBD vs TBD^
Thursday, November 27:
2:00p, NFL, Week 13: Kansas City @ Dallas
6:00p, BBB, AV 3rd Place: TBD vs TBD+^
8:00p, BBB, AV Championship: TBD vs TBD+^
Friday, November 28:
2:30p, NHL: Ottawa @ St. Louis*
Saturday, November 29:
12:30p, WBB: Mineral Area @ Olney Central
6:30p, NHL: Utah @ St. Louis*
^ - denotes live video
+ -denotes game on KFMOsportsPlus
* - denotes game on B104.3