Sports – Tuesday, July 6th, 2021

Harrison Bider’s RBI single in the 9th inning proved to be the difference, and Matt Carpenter tripled in two runs as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants Monday, 5-3. The Cards and Giants play again tonight at 7:50 on KSMO Radio.

Nick Castellanos 7th inning homer tied the game at 2-2 which was followed by a three-run homer that same inning by Eugenio Suarez and the Cincinnati Red beat the Royals, 6-2. Kansas City will play the Reds again tonight at Kaufmann Stadium.

Nolan Arenado was selected to his 7th All-Star Game and Alex Reyes was selected for the first time as the St. Louis Cardinals representatives in Colorado. Salvador Perez will be the lone representative for Kansas City at the Mid-Summer Classic.