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

Week 9, Thursday (KFMO) - Final
Sullivan22
North County24
Week 9, Friday (KFMO, Video) - Final
Central12
Farmington56
Week 9, Friday - Final
Jackson62
Festus21
Week 9, Friday - Final
East Prairie14
Fredericktown40
Week 9, Friday - Final
DeSoto35
Herculaneum26
Week 9, Friday - Final
Hillsboro21
Poplar Bluff30
Week 9, Friday - Final
Potosi48
St. Charles West41
Week 9, Friday - Final
Caruthersville9
Ste. Genevieve30
Week 9, Friday - Final
St. Pius7
Valle Catholic14
Week 9, Friday - Final
Bayless6
Windsor46
Thursday - Final
Fredericktown8
Festus0
Thursday - Final
Kennett4
St. Paul0
Class 3, District 2 Tournament, Semifinals
Thursday (PLUS, Video) - Final
1-Potosi28, 25, 25
5-Central26, 13, 17
Class 3, District 2 Tournament, Semifinals
Thursday (PLUS, Video) - Final
2-Ste. Genevieve25, 25, 25
3-North County11, 16, 22
Class 2, District 4 Tournament, Championship Game
Thursday - Final
1-Valle Catholic25, 25, 25
2-Jefferson15, 20,   8
Class 1, District 4 Tournament, Semifinals
Thursday - Final
1-Bismarck25, 25, 25
4-St. Paul9,   9, 12
Class 1, District 4 Tournament, Semifinals
Thursday - Final
2-Valley Caledonia18, 22, 22
3-Crystal City25, 25, 25
Class 3, District 1 Tournament, Quarterfinals
Thursday - Final
3-Fredericktown25, 26, 25
6-Doniphan22, 24, 19
Class 5, District 1 Tournament, Quarterfinals
Thursday - Final
3-Farmington19, 11, 25, 25, 10
6-Lindbergh25, 25, 16, 18, 15

Broadcast Schedule

Saturday, October 25:
5:30p, NHL: St. Louis @ Detroit*
Monday, October 27:
5:30p, NHL: St. Louis @ Pittsburgh*
6:00p, NFL, Week 8: Washington @ Kansas City
Tuesday, October 28:
5:30p, VB, C3D2 Final: 1-Potosi vs 2-Ste. Gen^
6:45p, NHL: Detroit @ St. Louis*
Wednesday, October 29:
6:00p, VB: Lewis & Clark @ Mineral Area+
Thursday, October 30:
6:30p, NHL: Vancouver @ St. Louis*
TBD, VB State Sectionals
Friday, October 31:
6:00p, KFMOsports Tailgate Show fueled by McDonald’s
6:30p, FB, Districts: TBD vs TBD^
Saturday, November 1:
2:00p, WBB: Lincoln Trail @ Mineral Area+
5:30p, NHL: St. Louis @ Columbus*
Sunday, November 2:
2:00p, NFL, Week 9: Kansas City @ Buffalo
Monday, November 3:
7:00p, NHL: Edmonton @ St. Louis*
Tuesday, November 4:
4:30p, WBB: Vincennes @ Mineral Area
Wednesday, November 5:
6:00p, NHL: St. Louis @ Washington*
Thursday, November 6:
5:30p, NHL: St. Louis @ Washington*
Friday, November 7:
6:00p, KFMOsports Tailgate Show fueled by McDonald’s
6:30p, FB, Districts: TBD vs TBD^
Saturday, November 8:
5:30p, NHL: Seattle @ St. Louis*
^ - denotes live video
+ -denotes game on KFMOsportsPlus
* - denotes game on B104.3