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Mike Claiborne joins Joe Roderick for another edition of Claibs & Joe on STL Sports Central, with the 2026 Cardinals season nearing the finish line and football season kicking into high gear.
Claibs and Joe break down what the Cardinals have learned during an evaluation-heavy season and look ahead to some of the biggest questions facing the club in 2027. They discuss Riley O’Brien’s recent struggles and the future of the closer role, Matthew Liberatore’s place on the pitching staff, the Cardinals’ options at third base, and whether prospects like Rainiel Rodriguez could eventually factor into the equation. They also examine what the final games of the season could mean for several players fighting for roles next year.
Then the conversation shifts to football, including the changing landscape of college football, the transfer portal’s impact on recruiting and roster building, early-season conference matchups, and why it’s becoming harder to evaluate teams in September. Plus, Claibs gives his thoughts on the opening of the NFL season, Buffalo’s outlook, and why Week 1 results shouldn’t always be taken at face value.
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Matthew Liberatore only allowed 1 run in his final start at Busch Stadium for the season, but the offense couldn't figure out Anthony Molina.
The Giants late inning pitching and defense made things interesting late with errors leading to a few Cardinals runs, plus walks in the 9th allowed the Cardinals to tie things up with a Leo Bernal 2-out single
But the Cardinals once again went to Riley O'Brien in the 10th and on the first pitch, he gave up a 2-run homer to give the Giants back the lead. The Giants would survive another threat by the Cardinals in the bottom half of the inning, but lose 6-5
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Tonight was not Andre Pallante's night as he got hit around by the Giants bats. A solo home run for Alec Burleson the lone bright spot in the Cardinals loss
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Quinn Mathews gave an outstanding effort tonight, pitching 6.2 innings, allowing 1 run. Alec Burleson added to his MLB RBI lead with his 110th of the season.Riley O'Brien made things interesting again in the 9th inning, but would end up with his 110th save of the season.
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It's a delayed live edition of the Card Postgame Show, as the Cardinals win the series from the White Sox with a 3-1 win on Sunday.
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On the day the Cardinals inducted their 2026 HOF class that included Yadier Molina, catching prospect Leo Bernal continued to impress with a go-ahead home run in the 8th inning to give the Cardinals a 5-4 lead (Pujols and Molina?)
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With the 2006 World Series team in attendance, the young Cards put on an offensive show, winning 7-3 with the middle of the order doing most of the damage to snap the 3-game losing skidJoe Roderick and Hunter Mulholland have your postgame
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The St. Louis Cardinals fall 7-6 and get swept by the San Francisco Giants, who scored six in the eighth to complete the comeback against the Cardinals.
Hunter Mulholland and Ethan Hannaford recap the Cardinals' series finale against the Giants.
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The Cardinals offense had been averaging 6 runs a game so far on this current road trip, but on Tuesday night, they were unable to get anything going, with only 5 hits on the night.
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Mike Claiborne and Joe Roderick look ahead to a huge weekend at Busch Stadium as the Cardinals celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 2006 World Series championship team and welcome Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina into the Cardinals Hall of Fame.
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