KWWR Sports Report 8/23/21

The St. Louis Cardinals shut out the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 3-0 win at Busch Stadium yesterday (Sunday).

The Cardinals honored Bob Gibson’s life during the game.

Adam Wainwright put up another Bob Gibson like performance striking out 9 in 8 scoreless innings.

St. Louis is 4 and 1/2 games behind Cincinnati for the 2nd Wild Card spot.

The Kansas City Royals completed a series sweep over the Chicago Cubs yesterday at Wrigley Field with a 9-1 victory.

The Royals capped off a successful week in which they went 6-1 against the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs.