ST. LOUIS – The entire three-game series between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium was postponed Friday night after two more players for the home team, as well as a staff member, tested positive for the coronavirus.
Major League Baseball announced the whole weekend set was off hours after saying Friday night’s game had been scrapped to ensure everyone affected on the Cardinals was identified.
The Cardinals have been off since July 31, when two players’ coronavirus tests returned positive. In all, eight St. Louis players have tested positive, including star catcher Yadier Molina.
The Cardinals spent five days in quarantine in a Milwaukee hotel before finally being cleared to travel back to St. Louis late Tuesday, when they returned negative tests for the second straight day. They got workouts in at home and had been prepared to return to action Friday.
Now their next game is scheduled for Monday at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cubs are next set to play Tuesday against the host Cleveland Indians.