Fans can
relive five of the best Cardinals games of 2010 in the annual Cardinals
Classics series, which starts tonight on FOX Sports Midwest. The slate of
games is headlined by “The Brawl,” the Cardinals’ emotional Aug. 10 win at
Cincinnati
that featured a first-inning brawl and a second-inning homer by Yadier Molina.
Cardinals
Classics starts tonight
(Monday, Feb. 28) at 8 p.m. with “Stavi’s Shot,” the Cardinals April 9 win at
Milwaukee in which Nick Stavinoha hit a pinch-hit home run off all-time saves
leader Trevor Hoffman. Cardinals Classics airs Mondays from Feb. 28
through March 28.
Schedule for
Cardinals Classics – Best of 2010 – on FOX Sports Midwest (times
Central)
Monday, Feb. 28 at 8
p.m.: STAVI'S SHOT – April
9, 2010 – Nick Stavinoha hits a pinch hit two-run ninth-inning home run off of
all-time saves leader Trevor Hoffman and the Cardinals beat the Brewers,
5-4.
Replay: Sunday, March 6 at
8 p.m.
Monday, March 7 at 6
p.m.: OPENING DAY –
April 5, 2010 – Albert Pujols hits two home runs, Yadier Molina adds a grand
slam as the Cardinals defeat the Reds, 11-6.
Replay: Friday, March 11 at
7 p.m.
Monday, March 14 at 8
p.m.: WAINO IS BUENO
– June 4, 2010 – Adam Wainwright registers the first shutout of his career,
striking out eight Brewers in the Cardinals 8-0
victory.
Replays: Thursday, March 17
at 6 p.m.; Saturday, March 19 at 11 a.m.
Monday, March 21 at 8
p.m.: HOME OPENER – April
12, 2010 – Albert Pujols hits a three-run home run off of Wandy Rodriguez and
Adam Wainwright throws eight scoreless innings as the Cardinals beat the Astros,
5-0.
Replays: Tuesday, March 22
at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, March 25 at 4:30 p.m.
Monday, March 28 at 8
p.m.: THE BRAWL – Aug. 10,
2010 – After the infamous first-inning brawl, Yadier Molina sparks an emotional
Cardinals club with his second-inning home run off Johnny Cueto. The Cardinals
defeat the Reds, 8-4.
Each
Cardinals Classics show is a 30-minute, condensed version of the original
FOX Sports Midwest telecast.
FOX Sports
Midwest is entering its 18th season as the Cardinals TV partner and
is scheduled to televise 152 regular season games and five spring training games
in 2011.