Cardinals marathon to air on Christmas Day

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ST. LOUIS — While the St. Louis weather forecast doesn’t offer much hope of being snowed in this Christmas, FOX Sports Midwest is giving Cardinals fans an excuse to cozy up in front of the television on Sunday anyway.

The station announced that it will be airing five of the team’s most memorable games from 2016, as well as a Hot Stove show and behind-the-scenes look at the Cardinals’ Winter Meetings stay. The marathon begins at noon CT and will run for 11 hours.

Here’s a look at the games chosen for a rebroadcast:

• July 16 vs. Miami (12 p.m.): On a night when the Cardinals celebrated the 10th anniversary of their 2006 World Series championship, Adam Wainwright flirted with a no-hitter through five innings and completed a three-hit shutout.

• April 8 at Atlanta (2 p.m.): The Cardinals earned their first victory of the season while also becoming the first team in Major League history to connect for three pinch-hit homers in one game. Beginning in the seventh, Jeremy Hazelbaker, Aledmys Diaz and Greg Garcia went deep as pinch-hitters in consecutive innings.

• May 2 vs. Philadelphia (4 p.m.): …

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