KXEO Sports Report For 6/18/19
The St. Louis Cardinals shut out the Miami Marlins 5-0 last (Monday) night at Busch Stadium.
Dexter Fowler punctuated the win with a three run dong in the 8th inning.
Matt Carpenter jacked his 10th home run of the season.
The Cardinals are three games above .500 for the first time in over a month.
The Kansas City Royals with a 6-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on the road.
Royals slugger Jorge Soler hit his 19th homer of the year, and is now just 2 away of Mike Trout for the American League Lead.
It will be interesting to see how Albert Pujols is received at Busch Stadium on Friday when he returns to face his former club since leaving following the 2011 season.
Some have thought he might be welcomed with a bunch of boos after leaving the Cardinals for the Los Angeles Angels.
Redbirds star Matt Carpenter says Pujols deserves to be treated like a king in his first game back in St. Louis.
First pitch is this Friday at 5:15, with Pujols expected to step into the batter’s box in either the first or second innings.
Four people recovering after being shot and wounded at a rally yesterday (Monday) for the NBA Champion Toronto Raptors.
Police say 3 people were arrested.
An estimated 1.5 million fans packed downtown Toronto for a parade for the Raptors.
Police said the investigation is ongoing when asked if it was a targeted shooting or terrorism-related.
