Cardinals will boost number of 6:45 p.m. starts next season
(WorldNews Sport)

With Major League Baseball games running longer and longer, the Cardinals will be starting more home games earlier than had been their norm before the recently completed season. This year, the Redbirds moved the first pitch of 15 weeknight games (Monday through Thursday) during the school year up by a half-hour over their usual 7:15 p.m. starting time. These were in April and the first half of May before the Cards went with the later starts during the meat of the summer. They returned to 6:45 p.m. starts in mid-August - when most schools had resumed classes - and stayed there for the rest of the season. Next year, the plan is to implement the 6:45 starts for all weeknight games in April,...