The Cardinals again will attempt to reach the .500 mark Saturday night when they face the Kansas City Royals at Busch Stadium. If they win, they will be at .500 (55-55) for the eighth time in 16 games, covering 20 days.
The bad news is that they haven’t been as many as two games over .500 since June 16, nearly two months ago.
Lefthander Kwang Hyun Kim, who was shelled for four home runs in 2 2/3 innings by Cleveland in his previous start, will be working on nine days’ rest when he faces the Royals. Kim has has won five of his previous six decisions to level at 6-6, much like his team.