{"id":2420151,"date":"2026-05-17T04:30:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T04:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2420151"},"modified":"2026-05-17T04:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T04:30:07","slug":"cardinals-vs-royals-weather-update-projected-return-to-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/cardinals-vs-royals-weather-update-projected-return-to-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardinals vs. Royals Weather Update: Projected Return to Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div q:key=\"QW_9\"><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=6z q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>The St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals are in the middle of a weather delay, but the contest is expected to return to action soon.<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=70 q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"71\">The St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals are in the middle of a weather delay, but the contest is expected to return to action soon.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=72 q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>St. Louis took down the Kansas City Royals on Friday night in extra innings and will look to build off it on Saturday afternoon. The game was delayed due to inclement weather, but the Cardinals announced that the game is scheduled to resume at 2:00 p.m. CDT. <\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=73 q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"74\">St. Louis took down the Kansas City Royals on Friday night in extra innings and will look to build off it on Saturday afternoon. The game was delayed due to inclement weather, but the Cardinals announced that the game is scheduled to resume at 2:00 p.m. CDT. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=75 q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>&#34;Weather permitting, this afternoon&#39;s game will begin at 2:00 PM,&#34; the Cardinals announced. <\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=76 q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"77\">&#8220;Weather permitting, this afternoon&#8217;s game will begin at 2:00 PM,&#8221; the Cardinals announced. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=78 q:key=vcaa:https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cardinals\/status\/2055711578318582035--><!--qv q:id=79 q:key=YFn6:mL_1--><\/p>\n<figure on:qvisible=\"q-5jqjri-8.js#_hW[0]\" q:key=\"HU_0\" q:id=\"7a\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Weather permitting, this afternoon&#8217;s game will begin at 2:00 PM. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8veZv6pd0d\">https:\/\/t.co\/8veZv6pd0d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cardinals\/status\/2055711578318582035?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=7b q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>The Cardinals and Royals faced off on Friday night in one of the most electric games of St. Louis&#39; season so far. The Cardinals took down the Royals in 11 innings thanks to a walk-off winner by Yohel Pozo. <\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=7c q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7d\">The Cardinals and Royals faced off on Friday night in one of the most electric games of St. Louis&#8217; season so far. The Cardinals took down the Royals in 11 innings thanks to a walk-off winner by Yohel Pozo. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=7e q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>That wasn&#39;t even the biggest story of the game, though. Cardinals fans took over right field and took part in the &#34;tarps off&#34; trend with a multitude of guys out there shirtless <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/cardinals\/onsi\/cardinals-fans-behind-viral-tarps-off-trend-vs-royals-unmasked-pat3\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">waving their shirts<\/a> above their heads. The energy was palpable. So much so that Cardinals manager took to X &mdash; for the first time in six years &mdash; and shared that he was purchasing tickets in right field for fans who wanted to come in and bring the energy the club got on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OliMarmol\/status\/2055698008931442876\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Friday night<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=7f q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7g\">That wasn&#8217;t even the biggest story of the game, though. Cardinals fans took over right field and took part in the &#8220;tarps off&#8221; trend with a multitude of guys out there shirtless <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/cardinals\/onsi\/cardinals-fans-behind-viral-tarps-off-trend-vs-royals-unmasked-pat3\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">waving their shirts<\/a> above their heads. The energy was palpable. So much so that Cardinals manager took to X \u2014 for the first time in six years \u2014 and shared that he was purchasing tickets in right field for fans who wanted to come in and bring the energy the club got on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OliMarmol\/status\/2055698008931442876\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Friday night<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=7h q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>&#34;Last night&rsquo;s atmosphere was electric. Let&rsquo;s run it back this weekend,&#34; Marmol wrote. &#34;I&rsquo;ll buy tickets for fans who want to sit in the right field Loge and bring the energy.&#34;<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=7i q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7j\">&#8220;Last night\u2019s atmosphere was electric. Let\u2019s run it back this weekend,&#8221; Marmol wrote. &#8220;I\u2019ll buy tickets for fans who want to sit in the right field Loge and bring the energy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=7k q:key=vcaa:https:\/\/twitter.com\/OliMarmol\/status\/2055698008931442876--><!--qv q:id=7l q:key=YFn6:mL_1--><\/p>\n<figure on:qvisible=\"q-5jqjri-8.js#_hW[0]\" q:key=\"HU_0\" q:id=\"7m\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Last night\u2019s atmosphere was electric. Let\u2019s run it back this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll buy tickets for fans who want to sit in the right field Loge and bring the energy.<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wxax7VZhzp\">https:\/\/t.co\/wxax7VZhzp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oliver Marmol (@OliMarmol) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OliMarmol\/status\/2055698008931442876?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=7n q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>The Cardinals and Royals had a wild game on Friday night and now St. Louis is 26-18 on the campaign and in third place in the National League Central. The Royals are 19-26 on the campaign over in the American League Central. <\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=7o q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7p\">The Cardinals and Royals had a wild game on Friday night and now St. Louis is 26-18 on the campaign and in third place in the National League Central. The Royals are 19-26 on the campaign over in the American League Central. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=7q q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>The Cardinals are scheduled to send Kyle Leahy to the mound for his ninth start of the season. Leahy enters the day with a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/leahyky01.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">4.31 ERA across 39 2\/3 innings of work. <\/a>The Royals will turn to Noah Cameron, who has a 5.55 ERA so far this season. <\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=7r q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7s\">The Cardinals are scheduled to send Kyle Leahy to the mound for his ninth start of the season. Leahy enters the day with a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/leahyky01.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">4.31 ERA across 39 2\/3 innings of work. <\/a>The Royals will turn to Noah Cameron, who has a 5.55 ERA so far this season. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=7t q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>St. Louis has been hot lately. The Cardinals enter the day on Saturday winners of six of their last 10 games and two straight overall. The Cardinals are tied with Milwaukee Brewers for second place in the National League Central and are just 2 1\/2 games behind the Chicago Cubs for first place. The Cardinals certainly didn&#39;t enter the 2026 season with these expectations, but they are thriving.<\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=7u q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7v\">St. Louis has been hot lately. The Cardinals enter the day on Saturday winners of six of their last 10 games and two straight overall. The Cardinals are tied with Milwaukee Brewers for second place in the National League Central and are just 2 1\/2 games behind the Chicago Cubs for first place. The Cardinals certainly didn&#8217;t enter the 2026 season with these expectations, but they are thriving.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:id=7w q:key=1jXG:QW_7--><!--qv q:id=7x q:key=9yVI:Ef_0--><\/p>\n<div on:click=\"q-PR6RmUkK.js#s_Ytib2zHV0Tc[0 1]\" q:key=\"WY_1\" q:id=\"7y\"><!--qv q:s q:sref=7x q:key=--><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"google-news-widget\" class=\"my-5 p-4 flex items-center gap-4 rounded-lg bg-[#F0F0F0]\">\n<div class=\"flex min-w-0 flex-1 items-center gap-3\"><span class=\"font-group-big text-black text-[16px]\">Add us as a preferred source on <span class=\"font-bold\">Google<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\"><span class=\"hidden pt-[1px] leading-[1.4] md:inline\">Follow<\/span><svg viewbox=\"0 0 4 8\" fill=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"h-[12px] w-[6px] md:h-[8px] md:w-[4px]\"><path d=\"M0.5 0.5L3.5 4L0.5 7.5\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/div>\n<p><!--\/qv--><\/div>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.si.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals are in the middle of a weather delay, but the contest is expected to return to action soon. St. Louis took down the Kansas City Royals on Friday night in extra innings and will look to build off it on Saturday afternoon. 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