St. Louis Cardinals Weekly

Mike Michaelson breaks down a frustrating 2-0 loss in Pittsburgh where Andre Pallante was sharp but the Cardinals couldn't solve Jared Jones. A Postgame show on the Afterplay Network.

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Mike Michaelson breaks down the Cardinals' 5-3 win over the Nationals at Busch Stadium on Sunday, September 20, 2026 — Iván Herrera's two-homer day, Leo Bernal's go-ahead blast in the eighth, Quinn Mathews' seven-inning gut-it-out start, and what it all means for a young roster finishing out the season. Game details cross-checked with [espn.com](https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore/_/gameId/401817021), [mlbdb.com](https://www.mlbdb.com/score/st-louis-cardinals-vs-washington-nationals-823001), and [foxsports.com](https://www.foxsports.com/mlb/washington-nationals-vs-st-louis-cardinals-sep-20-2026-game-boxscore-96975?tab=boxscore).

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Mike Michaelson breaks down a punishing 8-5 extra-inning loss to Washington — the first-inning hole, Andrew Alvarez tying the Cardinals in knots, the late rally that felt like the old Cardinals, and the bizarre 11th-inning collapse that turned a comeback into a gut punch.

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Mike Michaelson breaks down a rough Friday at Busch Stadium as Kyle Leahy and the Cardinals get thumped 9-1 by Washington behind a sharp Cade Cavalli.

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Mike Michaelson breaks down a gut-punch extra-inning loss at Busch Stadium, where St. Louis clawed back to tie in the ninth only to be sunk by Drew Gilbert's pinch-hit homer in the tenth.

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Mike Michaelson breaks down a sloppy, stubborn loss to San Francisco: early damage off Andre Pallante, Bryce Eldridge's big night, and what it means with the season winding down.

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Mike Michaelson breaks down a tense 2-1 Cardinals win over San Francisco, as Quinn Mathews dazzles for 6.2 innings, rookie catcher Leo Bernal goes 3-for-4, and Riley O'Brien slams the door for his 37th save.

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Mike Michaelson breaks down the Cardinals' 3-1 Sunday win over the White Sox at Busch Stadium, where a sixth-inning error, an Alec Burleson two-out double, and Michael McGreevy's steady six innings sealed the series.

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Mike Michaelson breaks down a pivotal weekend series as the fading Cardinals host the first-place White Sox, plus JJ Wetherholt's injury timeline, Thomas Saggese's red-hot audition, and the September roster battles that will shape 2027. Sources: [cbssports.com](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/white-sox-visit-cardinals-looking-to-protect-al-central-lead/), [mlb.com](https://www.mlb.com/milb/news/cardinals-looking-to-finish-2026-season-strong?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage), [sportvectru.com](https://www.sportvectru.com/cardinals-jj-wetherholt-gets-special-attention-as-big-return-nears/), [sportsnet.ca](https://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/games/63c36a13-94ef-41b4-81e8-463fdc01bf5d)

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Mike Michaelson breaks down Saturday's gut-punch loss to the White Sox — a five-run lead fumbled away by the bullpen, a heroic Nathan Church night, and Riley O'Brien's blown save in the ninth.

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