Cardinals manager Marmol sidelined by flu; Dickerson starts at DH
Bench coach Schumaker takes over as manager for game with Pirates.
Bench coach Schumaker takes over as manager for game with Pirates.
Cardinals' home has become even less hospitable to hitters and home runs, seeing a plunge in runs per game in 2021. But is it an advantage to build on?
An average of 258,000 people were watching the Cards' 9-0 victory over Pittsburgh on Thursday at any given point, the best figure for a home opener in five years.
Right fielder Dylan Carlson, hitting leadoff, turned the first Cardinals at-bat of the 2022 season into a wind-whipped double because he sprinted hard and did not stop.
Only La Russa has failed in last 61 years.
In our weekly chat we go beyond Cardinals questions and look at the Blues goalies and Kansas trying to outrun the NCAA.