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CARDINALS DON’T PLAY AGAIN UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT. THE RED BIRDS DROPPED THEIR FINAL GAME BEFORE THE ALL STAR BREAK TO THE GIANTS IN SAN FRANCISCO SUNDAY AFTERNOON 1-0. JACK FLAHERTY HAD A NO-HITTER INTO THE 7TH INNING, BUT THE FIRST HIT HE GAVE UP WAS A HOME RUN TO EVAN LONGORIA, AND THAT WAS THE ONLY RUN OF THE GAME.
- THE CARDS OUT HIT THE GIANTS 6-2 IN THE LOSS
- YAIRO MUNOZ HAD 2 HITS FOR THE CARDS IN THE LOSS
- RED BIRDS FINISHED THE WEST COAST TRIP WITH A 4-5 RECORD
- DESPITE GIVING UP ONLY 2 HITS, FLAHERTY TOOK THE LOSS. HIS RECORD IS NOW 4-6
- RED BIRDS ARE 44-44, 24-18 AT HOME, 20-26 ON THE ROAD
- THE CARDS HAVE OUTSCORED THEIR OPPONENTS BY 2 RUNS THIS SEASON, SCORING 393 AND GIVING UP 391
- THE RED BIRDS ARE 4-6 IN THEIR LAST 10 GAMES
- THE CARDS ARE 2 GAMES OUT OF FIRST PLACE, TRAILING THE CUBS AND BREWERS IN THE DIVISION STANDINGS
- THE RED BIRDS OPEN A 6 GAME HOMESTAND ON FRIDAY, WITH 3 GAME SERIES AGAINST BOTH ARIZONA AND PITTSBURGH
ROYALS ALL-STAR BREAK HAS THEM OFF UNTIL FRIDAY. THE BLUE CREW DROPPED SUNDAY’S GAME IN WASHINGTON 5-2. ALEX GORDON’S RBI IN THE 8TH TIED THE GAME AT TWO, BUT THE NATIONALS SCORED 3 IN THE BOTTOM OF THE INNING TO PULL AWAY FOR THE WIN.
- THE ROYALS OUT HIT THE NATS 9-8 IN THE LOSS
- THE BLUE CREW HAS A 1-8 RECORD IN SERIES DECIDING GAMES
- KC IS 8-21 IN SERIES FINALES THIS YEAR
- THE ROYALS ARE 30-61 ON THE SEASON, 16-28 AT HOME, 14-33 ON THE ROAD
- OPPONENTS HAVE OUTSCORED THE ROYALS BY 90 RUNS SO FAR THIS SEASON. KC HAS SCORED 382, AND GIVEN UP 472
- ROYALS ARE 2-8 IN THEIR LAST 10 GAMES
- THE BLUE CREW OPEN A 7 GAME HOMESTAND FRIDAY AGAINST THE TIGERS. THEY WILL HAVE 3 GAMES AGAINST DETROIT, AND 4 AGAINST THE W.SOX ON THE HOMESTAND
MLB ALL STAR GAME – THE CARDINALS AND ROYALS EACH HAVE ONE PLAYER GOING TO THE MID-SUMMER CLASSIC IN CLEVELAND TUESDAY NIGHT. CARDS SHORT STOP PAUL DEJONG AND ROYALS TEAM LEADER WHIT MERRIFIELD.
- NEITHER THE CARDS OR ROYALS HAD AN ALL-STAR GAME STARTER VOTED ONTO THE TEAM
- NEITHER THE CARDS OR ROYALS HAD A PITCHER SELECTED
- IT’S THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2007 THE CARDINALS HAVE HAD JUST ONE PLAYER GOING TO THE ALL-STAR GAME
- ASTROS HAVE THE MOST ALL STARS THIS YEAR WITH SIX. THE BREWERS, DODGERS AND ROCKIES ALL HAVE FOUR PLAYERS
- 33 ALL STARS WILL BE 28 OR YOUNGER. THE AVERAGE AGE OF THE STARTING LINE UP IS JUST ABOVE 25, THE YOUNGEST IN HISTORY
- ASTRO JUSTIN VERLANDER IS THE OLDEST ALL-STAR AT 36, RANGER HUNTER PENCE IS ALSO 36 BUT A BIT YOUNGER THAN VERLANDER
- MIKE TROUT IS THE SIXTH PLAYER TO START 6 STRAIGHT ALL STAR GAMES AT AGE 28 OR YOUNGER JOINING JOE DIMAGGIO, MICKEY MANTLE, ROD CAREW, PUDGE RODRIGUEZ AND KEN GRIFFEY JR.
WORLD CUP SOCCER – THE U.S. WOMEN’S TEAM WON THEIR 2ND STRAIGHT WORLD CUP TITLE, THEIR 4TH OVERALL. THE AMERICAN LADIES BEAT THE NETHERLANDS 2-0 ON A PENALTY KICK IN THE 61ST MINUTE, THEN A GREAT GOAL FROM ROSE LAVELLE EIGHT MINUTES LATER TO SEAL THE VICTORY.
- THE U.S. WOMEN HAVE A 12 GAME WORLD CUP WINNING STREAK DATING BACK TO 2015
- THE U.S. JOINS GERMANY AS THE ONLY TWO WOMEN’S WORLD CUP TEAMS TO WIN BACK TO BACK TITLES
- THE AMERICANS NEVER TRAILED IN THE TOURNAMENT
- THE U.S. SET A RECORD WITH 26 GOALS IN THE TOURNAMENT. THEY GAVE UP ONLY 3.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS ARE GEARING UP FOR TRAINING CAMP IN ST. JOE’S.
- CHIEFS ROOKIES HEAD TO TRAINING CAMP JULY 23RD, THE FULL TEAM IS SCHEDULED TO REPORT ON THE 26TH
- THE FIRST PRESEASON GAME IS AUGUST 10TH AGAINST CINCI
- CHIEFS PLAY THE BENGALS, STEELERS, NINERS & PACKERS IN THE PRESEASON