After inclement weather rained out Wednesday’s game, the Cardinals played their fifth doubleheader of the season Thursday at Busch Stadium. They rallied twice to win Game 1, 6-5, in ten innings, but fell short of another comeback in Game 2 and lost 7-5, splitting the twin bill and losing the series.

It’s Thursday, June 5, and the Royals (32-29) are in St. Louis to take on the Cardinals (33-27). Cole Ragans is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Matthew Liberatore for St. Louis. Yesterday’s matchup between the two was postponed due to inclement weather in the area. Today will be a doubleheader.

The game between the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals scheduled for Wednesday night has been postponed by rain

The Kansas City Royals complete a doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals in the finale of a 3-game set at Busch Stadium Thursday.

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St. Louis Cardinals starter Matthew Liberatore left Thursday night’s game against Kansas City with fatigue issues, the team said

The St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals will play a split doubleheader on Thursday. Here's how to watch on TV and via live stream.

The St. Louis Cardinals pitching staff was already showing signs of strain heading into a difficult stretch of schedule.

St. Louis starter Matthew Liberatore left the Cardinals’ game Thursday night against Kansas City because of fatigue.

So many times this season, the Royals’ excellent pitching has consistently picked up the offense. On Thursday night, the script was flipped.