Cardinals Vs Royals Live Stream: Watch Online Free 8:10 ET Thursday Missouri Rivals End 2014 Rivalry In St. Louis
Cardinals vs Royals live stream: Watch online free 8:10 ET Thursday for the finale of this interleague series in 2014 between these Missouri rivals.
The Cardinals (31-29) lost the first two in the series in Kansas City vs the Royals (28-31). They came home to St. Louis for the final two, winning last night 5-2. Watch the free live stream online to see which teams takes the finale.
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Michael Wacha (4-3, 2.45 ERA) will take the mound as he looks to build off his last start where he pitched six scoreless innings. The right-hander struck out seven over six innings and combined with three relievers on three-hitter in Saturday's 2-0 win over San Francisco.
"This guy's going to be tough as nails, if he's not already," manager Mike Matheny said of last fall's NLCS MVP. "You can't put a young pitcher through much more than what he's been put through."
Yordano Venture (2-5, 3.45 ERA) was knocked out of his last start in the third inning where he allowed five earned runs. The 23-year-old right-hander is set to return after missing one start.
"He was getting under pitches and his velocity was starting to drop a little bit. That's when we decided to go out and check it," manager Ned Yost told MLB's official website. "The trainers were right on it, and they came two minutes later and said it's the outside of the elbow, and that's where my concern dropped way off."
Ventura, who went 2-1 with a 2.00 ERA through his first six starts, has since dropped his last four while compiling a 5.91 ERA. It's unclear if his pitch count will be limited Thursday, according to ESPN.com.
"Right now, I don't feel any pain and I'm very grateful to God and the trainers for working with me so I can continue to get better," said Ventura, who has received a combined four runs of support during his losing streak. "It could've been worse. I'm very thankful to God that everything is working out."