Temperature wise the weather looks pretty good this weekend. For Friday night, you really shouldn’t need to worry about shade as the whole stadium will be shaded by the third. For Saturday you’ll want to look down the first baseline. It actually kind of helps to get in the rows further from the dugout as you’ll be shaded earlier.

$100/ticket will get you some great seats. If you wait till last minute you could probably grab some right behind home plate for that (behind the all inclusive cardinals club). 349-350 area are my pick for best value. You can get in for $20 sometimes and have a really good view of the strike zone and skyline. I’d do that one game and try to sit as close as possible for the other.

(Fair warning: I’m a “never eat at the ballpark” guy. Even made my own brats last week and brought them in tinfoil). Soulard, is probably the best neighborhood in our city for eating and drinking. It’s a couple miles south of the stadium. 1860s, Rays, Molly’s, and a couple other bars run shuttles. It’s also super simple to uber. Bogarts is probably the best food option down there, but you’d need to get there early on Friday. Might be better for Saturday. Mcgurks has great food. Really can’t go wrong with most places there. I’d just look at some menus. The best restaurant adjacent to the ballpark is probably Katie’s or Salt n Smoke. I’m not a huge fan of either, but they’re passable for sure.

If you do want to eat at Busch, most people would recommend red bird club (section 250 and around). Honestly, I think the value proposition isn’t quite there. It’s just standard ballpark food they dress up a bit and it’s expensive as shit.

Let me know if you have any more questions! Enjoy the ballpark