Cardinals vs. Giants; CornBelters on WJBC tonight

Posted on August 18, 2015
Busch Stadium
The St. Louis Cardinals play the San Francisco Giants at Busch Stadium tonight. (Photo by Facebook/Nicolas Henderson)

By WJBC Staff

The St. Louis Cardinals continue their series against the San Francisco Giants tonight in St. Louis.

A pair of righthanders will both be seeking their 10th win of the season as Lance Lynn (9-7) pitches for the Cardinals against Mike Leake (9-6) who will be making his second start after being acquired in a trade with the Cincinnati Reds.

WJBC has action with Cardinals Radio Network starting at 6:20 p.m.

The Normal CornBelters take their franchise-best 10-game winning streak to Lake Erie for road trip against the Crushers.

WJBC’s Greg Halbleib has the call starting at 5:50 p.m. on WJBC.com.

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