KXEO Sports Report 8/19/2024
The St. Louis Cardinals lost 2-1 to the Los Angeles Dodgers at Busch Stadium on Sunday, August 18, 2024.
The Cardinals also lost the series to the Dodgers and lost even more ground to National League Central-leader Milwaukee, who comes to Busch Stadium to start a three-game series on Tuesday, August 20, 2024.
Lars Nootbaar provided a home run for the Cardinals only run in the loss to the Dodgers on Sunday.
St. Louis suffered their fifth loss in the past six games.
The Cardinals fell to 61-63 and a season-worst 11 games back of the Brewers in the NL Central, and five games back in the chase for a Wild Card spot.
The Kansas City Royals defeated the Cincinnati Reds 8-1 at Great American Ballpark on Sunday, August 18, 2024.
The Royals completed the three-game series sweep.
Kansas City enjoyed their fourth straight win which pushed them 3.5 games in front of Boston for the final American League Wild Card spot.
