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CARDINALS LOOK TO RUN THEIR WIN STREAK TO 3 TUESDAY NIGHT IN PITTSBURGH. THE RED BIRDS WON THE SERIES OPENER 6-5 IN 10 INNINGS MONDAY, PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT WITH A GRAND SLAM IN THE TOP OF THE 10TH TO PUT THE CARDINALS AHEAD FOR GOOD.
- THE CARDS ARE 4-1 SO FAR ON THE 8 GAME ROAD TRIP
- CARDINALS RIGHT-HANDED HITTERS WERE 0-20 BEFORE GOLDSCHMIDT’S GRAND SLAM IN THE 10TH
- CATCHER MATT WIETERS SMASHED A LONG HOME RUN FOR THE CARDS EARLY IN THE GAME
- PITTSBURGH SCORED 3 RUNS IN THE 10TH TO MAKE IT CLOSE
- THE RED BIRDS ONLY LOSS ON THE ROAD TRIP THUS FAR WAS IN CINCI SATURDAY NIGHT
- RED BIRDS ARE 52-47, 28-20 AT HOME, 24-27 ON THE ROAD
- CARDS ARE 7-3 IN THEIR LAST 10 GAMES
- THE RED BIRDS COME BACK HOME FRIDAY TO PLAY HOUSTON
FORMER CARDINAL CLOSER LEE SMITH WAS INDUCTED INTO THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME OVER THE WEEKEND. SMITH SPENT OVER FOUR SEASONS WITH THE RED BIRDS AND RACKED UP 160 SAVES, LEADING THE N.L. IN SAVES IN ’91 & ’92. SMITH RETIRED IN ’97 AS BASEBALL’S ALL TIME SAVES LEADER, HE STILL RANKS THIRD WITH 478 CAREER SAVES. HE PLAYED 18 SEASONS FOR 8 TEAMS. THE REST OF THIS YEAR’S HALL OF FAME CLASS INCLUDES MARIANO RIVERA, ROY HALLADAY, EDGAR MARTINEZ, MIKE MUSSINA AND HAROLD BAINES.
ROYALS GET BACK INTO ACTION TUESDAY NIGHT IN ATLANTA WITH THE FIRST OF A QUICK TWO GAME SERIES. THE ROYALS TOOK MONDAY NIGHT OFF AFTER DROPPING 2 OF 3 OVER THE WEEKEND IN CLEVELAND
- THE ROYALS ARE 37-64 ON THE SEASON, 22-29 AT HOME, 15-35 ON THE ROAD
- OPPONENTS HAVE OUTSCORED THE ROYALS BY 76 RUNS SO FAR THIS SEASON. KC HAS SCORED 441
- ROYALS ARE 7-3 IN THEIR LAST 10 GAMES
- KC WILL BE BACK HOME THURSDAY TO OPEN A SERIES AGAINST CLEVELAND
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS ROOKIES REPORT TO TRAINING CAMP TUESDAY, THE VETERANS ARE SCHEDULED TO REPORT FRIDAY. TYREEK HILL HAS BEEN CLEARED BY THE NFL TO OPEN CAMP WITH THE REST OF THE VETERANS FRIDAY. A LEAGUE INVESTIGATION FOUND HILL DID NOT VIOLATE THE NFL’S PERSONAL CONDUCT POLICY AFTER CONDUCTING A “COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATION” INTO ALLEGATIONS HE HAD ABUSED HIS 3-YEAR-OLD SON. 25-YEAR-OLD TYREEK HAD BEEN BANNED FROM TEAM ACTIVITIES FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS, BUT WILL NOW BE ABLE TO TAKE PART IN ALL CLUB ACTIVITIES.
- THE CHIEFS FIRST PRACTICE IS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY.
- CHIEFS PLAY THE BENGALS, STEELERS, NINERS & PACKERS IN THE PRESEASON
- CHIEFS FIRST PRESEASON GAME IS AT HOME AUGUST 10TH AGAINST CINCINNATI
THE NFL AND ITS PLAYERS UNION ARE TRYING TO WORK OUT A NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT AND AVOID A WORK STOPPAGE PRIOR TO 2021. LOOKS LIKE THEY MAY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF GROUND TO MAKE UP, HOWEVER. A RECENT REPORT QUOTES A CUTTING JOKE UNION LEADER DEMAURICE SMITH WHEN HE SAID AT AN EVENT, “I KNOW ROGER GOODELL WANTED TO BE HERE TONIGHT, HOWEVER, LYING, CHEATING AND STEALING IS A FULL-TIME JOB.” YOU CAN BE SURE THE COMMISSIONER DIDN’T THINK THAT WAS VERY FUNNY.
NFL HALL OF FAMER ERIC DICKERSON IS THREATENING THE NFL TO LEAD A BOYCOTT OF HALL OF FAMERS AT THE LEAGUES ANNUAL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONIES. LAST YEAR DICKERSON WAS DEMANDING LIFETIME HEALTH INSURANCE, AN ANNUAL SALARY FOR HALL OF FAMERS AND A SHARE OF LEAGUE REVENUE, THAT WOULD APPARENTLY ADD UP TO ABOUT $300,000 A YEAR. NO WORD YET ON IF THAT WILL AFFECT THIS YEARS HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS.