Cardinals seek sweep; Ozzie leads CornBelters on WJBC

Posted on September 2, 2015

Ozzie Guillen will manage the Normal CornBelters on Wednesday, (Photo by Keith Allison/flickr)

By WJBC Staff

The St. Louis Cardinals look to complete a three-game sweep of the Washington Nationals at Busch Stadium tonight.

Michael Wacha (15-4) goes for the Cardinals against Nationals’ ace Max Scherzer (11-11).

Before the game, catch Tim Lewis on Sportstalk at 6:10 p.m. on WJBC 1230 AM and WJBC.com.

Fresh off their West division clinching win, the Normal CornBelters host the Evansville Otters. Former White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen will serve as acting manager for the CornBelters as Brooks Carey serves a one-game suspension.

Greg Halbleib will call the action on WJBC.com starting at 6:20 p.m.

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