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CARDINALS OPEN A 3 GAME SERIES AT HOME AGAINST THE PIRATES MONDAY NIGHT, LOOKING TO RUN THEIR WIN STREAK TO THREE GAMES. THE RED BIRDS TOOK 2 OF 3 FROM ARIZONA OVER THE WEEKEND, INCLUDING A 5-2 WIN SUNDAY. PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT HOMERED AND ADAM WAINWRIGHT PITCHED SEVEN SCORELESS INNINGS.
- WAINWRIGHT IS 6-7 ON THE SEASON. HE WAS SCRATCHED FROM HIS FRIDAY START DUE TO BACK SPASMS
- WAINWRIGHT IS 4-0 IN DAY STARTS THIS SEASON
- RED BIRDS ARE 46-45, 26-19 AT HOME, 20-26 ON THE ROAD
- THE CARDS HAVE OUTSCORED THEIR OPPONENTS BY 5 RUNS THIS SEASON, SCORING 404 RUNS
- THE RED BIRDS ARE 6-4 IN THEIR LAST 10 GAMES
- THE CARDS ARE 3 GAMES OUT OF FIRST PLACE, TRAILING THE CUBS AND BREWERS IN THE DIVISION STANDINGS
- THE RED BIRD HIT THE ROAD AFTER THIS 3 GAME SERIES AGAINST THE PIRATES. THEY WILL PLAY 4 IN CINCI AND 4 IN PITTSBURGH BEFORE COMING BACK HOME FRIDAY THE 25TH
ROYALS WELCOME THE WHITE SOX TO TOWN MONDAY, THE FIRST OF A 4 GAME SERIES AT THE ‘K’. THE BLUE CREW TOOK 2 OF 3 AGAINST THE TIGERS OVER THE WEEKEND BUT MISSED A CHANCE TO SWEEP THE SERIES SUNDAY, LOSING 12-8.
- THE ROYALS ARE 32-62 ON THE SEASON, 18-29 AT HOME, 14-33 ON THE ROAD
- OPPONENTS HAVE OUTSCORED THE ROYALS BY 88 RUNS SO FAR THIS SEASON. KC HAS SCORED 402
- ROYALS ARE 3-7 IN THEIR LAST 10 GAMES
- AFTER THE 4 GAME SERIES AT HOME AGAINST THE WHITE SOX, THE ROYALS HIT THE ROAD FOR 5 GAMES, WITH SERIES IN CLEVELAND AND ATLANTA.
- KC IS TIED WITH DETROIT FOR THE WORST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN THE A.L., BALTIMORE IS WORSE
ROYALS TRADE – THE ROYALS TRADED PITCHER HOMER BAILEY TO OAKLAND FOR MINOR LEAGUE INFIELDER KEVIN MERRELL JUST MINUTES BEFORE BAILEY WAS SCHEDULED TO PITCH IN SUNDAYS GAME. BAILEY WAS 3-0 IN HIS LAST 6 STARTS FOR THE KC. EXPECT MORE TRADES FROM THE ROYALS IN THE COMING WEEKS BECAUSE BILLY HAMILTON, JAKE DIEKMAN, WILY PERALTA, MARTIN MALDONADO AND LUCAS DUDA ALL HAVE CONTRACTS THAT EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE SEASON
WIMBLEDON – NOVAK DJOKOVIC BEAT ROGER FEDERER SUNDAY TO TAKE THE WIMBLEDON TITLE. THEY HAD TO GO TO A FIFTH-SET TIEBREAKER TO DETERMINE THE WINNER, THE FIRST TIME IN A MEN’S FINAL HAS HAD TO GO TO A FIFTH SET TIE BREAKER IN GRAND SLAM TENNIS HISTORY. DJOKOVIC WON THE FINAL SET 13-12 FOR HIS 5TH WIMBLEDON CROWN.
- THE 4 HOUR 55 MINUTE MATCH WAS THE LONGEST FINAL IN WIMBLEDON HISTORY
- DJOKOVIC SAVED 2 MATCH POINTS TO REACH THE 5TH SET TIE-BREAKER.
- DJOKOVIC IS THE FIRST MAN SINCE 1948 TO SAVE MATCH POINTS IN THE FINAL AND GO ON TO VICTORY
- IT IS DJOKOVIC’S 16TH GRAND SLAM TITLE, FEDERER HAS 20, NADAL HAS 18
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS ARE GEARING UP FOR TRAINING CAMP IN ST. JOE’S.
- CHIEFS ROOKIES ARE SCHEDULED TO REPORT ON THE 23RD, THE REST OF THE TEAM ON THE 26TH