After forecasted inclement weather forced a one-day delay to the series between the Royals (49-43) and St. Louis Cardinals (48-42), the two teams will do battle in a split doubleheader Wednesday at Busch Stadium.
Game one, scheduled for a 12:45 p.m. CT first pitch, features a matchup of dueling right-handers on the mound. For Kansas City, it’ll be Alec Marsh, who enters with an even 6-6 record and 4.57 ERA. St. Louis is sending out Andre Pallante, who is 4-3 with an even 4.00 earned run average.
Both teams need big wins in this two-game set, and know that saving arms will be important for a long day ahead. Pallante has been a more than serviceable starter, starting seven of his 16 games this season. His starts in 2024 are two seasons removed from his most recent starts before that (2022), but he’s done well. Marsh is now a starter by trade after effectively splitting duties between starting and relief last season (17 games, eight starts).
If St. Louis secures the sweep, it will push the Cardinals to the 50-win threshold. Kansas City only needs to win one of the two games to reach that mark.
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