Friday 29th March 2024

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The St. Louis Cardinals are scheduled to return to play on Saturday with a doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field, the team announced Thursday.

The doubleheader, featuring two seven-inning games, will stand in for Friday’s contest that was postponed following another positive coronavirus test on Thursday.

St. Louis will begin to make up the games missed due to its COVID-19 outbreak by playing three doubleheaders in Chicago over the next week. In addition to the Saturday twin bill on the south side, the team will play doubleheaders at Wrigley Field against the Cubs on Monday and Wednesday.

A fully updated schedule is expected to be released by MLB on Friday.

The Cardinals last played on July 29, when they lost to the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. After that game, a COVID-19 outbreak swept through their clubhouse.

They enter play Saturday still sporting a 2-3 record while riding a three-game losing streak, and must now play 55 games in 43 days.