Sports – Friday, July 14th, 2017

The St. Louis Cardinals will face the Pittsburgh Pirates starting tonight at tomorrow night at 5:10 on KSMO and on Sunday at 11:40. The Cards and Chicago Cubs are tied for 2nd place in the National League Central Division 5 1/2 games behind Milwaukee.

The St. Louis Cardinals announced that they activated second baseman Kolten Wong from the 10-day disabled list on Monday, and activated left-handed pitcher Kevin Siegrist from the 10-day disabled list today. To make room for both players on the St. Louis roster, infielder Alex Mejia and right-handed pitcher Luke Weaver were optioned to Memphis (AAA).

The Kansas City Royals will be hosting the Texas Rangers this weekend in a three game series. The Royals, in 3rd place in the American League Central Division just 3 games back of Cleveland.