Sports – Monday, July 8th, 2024

The St. Louis Cardinals had their hands full with the Washington Nationals over the weekend. On Friday Washington got off to a quick 5-0 lead over the Cards but by the top of the 4th St. Louis began to battle back and in the 9th inning they tied up the game. It took two extra innings but the Cards were victorious by the end of the night with a 7-6 score. On Saturday, it was a game to forget, the Nationals went up 9 by the bottom of the 2nd. The Cards would have a 4 run 3rd but it wouldn’t be enough as the final score would result in a 6-14 loss. Yesterday the Cardinals bounced back with a 8-3 red bird winner. This afternoon you can listen in to KSMO 1340 AM 95.7 FM to hear their final game of the series with the pregame starting at 2:10 and first pitch set to cross home plate at 3:05.

The Kansas City Royals faced the Colorado Rockies over the holiday weekend, on Friday Kansas City took the lead early but during the bottom of the 8th the Rockies went up a run and held on for the win, final score 2-4. Then Saturday, the Rockies would continue their winning ways putting down the Royals 1-3, however that would all change as yesterday the Royals had a dominate showing, routing the Rockies with a 10-1 victory. The Royals are off today as they prepare for a Missouri showdown on Tuesday versus the Cardinals.