Cardinals, CornBelters at home; Sportstalk on WJBC tonight

Posted on June 2, 2015

The Normal CornBelters play the Windy City ThunderBolts tonight at the Corn Crib. (Photo by B Corbin/WJBC)

By WJBC Staff

The St. Louis Cardinals continue their series with the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium tonight.

Lance Lynn will pitch for the Cardinals against righthander Tyler Cravy who will be making his Major League debut for the Brewers.

WJBC 1230 will have the game starting at 7:05 p.m. with Mike Shannon and John Rooney on the Cardinals Radio Network.

Tim Lewis will host Sportstalk starting at 6 p.m. on WJBC 1230 AM and WJBC.com.

After finishing a perfect 6-0 road trip, the Normal CornBelters open a six-game homestand against the Windy City ThunderBolts. Pregame begins at 6:20 p.m. on WJBC.com.

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