News Summary

• St. Louis Cardinals honored departing executive John Mozeliak before Sunday's game.
• Then the team honored Nolan Arenado, a former Cards All-Star whose past two years were particularly poor at the plate.
• While the ovations were loud and respectful for the once-great exec and slugger, they came from a smaller crowd than usual at Fan Appreciation Day.
• The Cardinals did win the ball game — St. Louis 5, Milwaukee 1 — and Ivan Herrera homered yet again, while Alec Burleson singled again.
• Both batted balls were symbols of what the Cards have in these rising stars.
• But the crowd, man.
• It’s been the overlying story all season.
• The Sunday attendance was 32,723.
• Last year, the last game drew 39,100, and in 2023, which was a horrible season, there were 44,614 for the finale.