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CARDINALS TAKE ON THE PIRATES THURSDAY AFTERNOON LOOKING TO RUN THEIR WIN STREAK TO 5, AND SWEEP THE 4 GAME SERIES IN THE STEEL CITY. THE RED BIRDS SCORED 9 RUNS IN THE 2ND INNING HIGHLIGHTED BY THREE 2 RUN HOMERS. SHORT STOP PAUL DEJONG BLASTED 3 HOME RUNS IN THE 14-8 WIN.
- THE CARDS ARE 6-1 ON THE 8 GAME ROAD TRIP
- CARDINALS HAVE WON 10 OF THEIR LAST 12 GAMES
- RED BIRDS RACKED UP 15 HITS IN THE WIN
- WAINWRIGHT PICKED UP THE WIN ON THE MOUND TO IMPROVE TO 7-7
- THE RED BIRDS ONLY LOSS ON THE ROAD TRIP THUS FAR WAS IN CINCI SATURDAY NIGHT
- RED BIRDS ARE 54-47, 28-20 AT HOME, 26-27 ON THE ROAD
- AFTER THURSDAYS GAME IN PITTSBURGH, THE CARDS RETURN HOME FRIDAY TO PLAY HOUSTON
ROYALS ARE BACK HOME THURSDAY NIGHT TO PLAY THE INDIANS IN THE FIRST GAME OF A 7 GAME HOMESTAND. THE BLUE CREW COME OFF A 2 GAME SERIES SWEEP IN ATLANTA AFTER A 2-0 WIN. BRAD KELLER ALLOWED ONLY 4 HITS OVER 7 INNINGS AND PICKED UP HIS FIRST CAREER BRI SINGLE.
- THE ROYALS SCORED THE ONLY 2 RUNS OF THE GAME IN THE 2ND INNING
- THE BLUE CREW HAD 5 HITS IN THE WIN, ATLANTA ALSO HAD 5 HITS
- ROYALS ARE 7-3 IN THEIR LAST 10 GAMES
- THE ROYALS ARE 39-64 ON THE SEASON, 22-29 AT HOME, 17-35 ON THE ROAD
- OPPONENTS HAVE OUTSCORED THE ROYALS BY 73 RUNS SO FAR THIS SEASON. KC HAS SCORED 448
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – FIRST OFFICIAL PRACTICE OF CHIEFS TRAINING CAMP IS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, BUT A LOT OF THE PLAYERS ARE ALREADY IN CAMP IN ST. JOE AND READY TO GO, INCLUDING NFL MVP QB PATRICK MAHOMES. THE ROOKIES REPORTED TO CAMP ON TUESDAY, THE VETERANS ARE ALL EXPECTED TO REPORT BY FRIDAY.
- CHIEFS FIRST PRESEASON GAME IS AT HOME AUGUST 10TH AGAINST CINCINNATI
ONE OF THE NFL’S ALL TIME RUNNING BACK GREATS IS IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE. FORMER VIKING STAR, NOW REDSKIN ADRIAN PETERSON HAS EARNED MORE THAN $99 MILLION IN 12 SEASONS, BUT IS CURRENTLY BEING SUED BY A PENNSYLVANIA LENDER FOR $6.6 MILLION. LAST YEAR A.D. HAD TO REPAY A MINNESOTA BANK FOR DEFAULTING ON A LOAN, AND JUST LAST WEEK A SEPARATE JUDGE ORDERED HIM TO PAY $2.4 MILL TO A SEPARATE CREDITOR. PEDERSON SAYS HE HAS BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY PEOPLE HE TRUSTED.
MISSOURI TIGERS FOOTBALL – THE MIZZOU TIGERS FIRST PRACTICE OF THE NEW SEASON WILL BE FRIDAY AUGUST 2ND AT 9 AM. THE TIGERS HAVE A NEW QUARTERBACK THIS YEAR, KELLY BRYANT TRANSFERRED FROM CLEMSON, WHERE HE LOST HIS STARTING JOB LAST SEASON.
- THE TIGERS OPEN THE SEASON AUG. 31ST AT WYOMING
- AFTER THE OPENING GAME, MIZZOU WILL PLAY THE NEXT FIVE AT HOME AGAINST W. VIR., S.E. MISSOURI, S. CAROLINA, TROY, OLE MISS
- SEC TEAMS ON THE MIZZOU SCHEDULE THIS YEAR ARE S. CAROLINA, OLE MISS, FLORIDA, TENN. AT HOME, VANDY, KENTUCKY, GEORGIA AND ARKANSAS ON THE ROAD.
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED’S TOP 25 PRESEASON COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL IS OUT. THE TOP 5 TEAMS ARE CLEMSON, ALABAMA, WISCONSIN, WASHINGTON & OKLAHOMA. THE SECOND FIVE ARE GEORGIA, PENN ST., AUBURN, OHIO ST.& WEST VIRGINIA. THE SECOND TEN ARE MICHIGAN ST., STANFORD, MIAMI, TCU, MICHIGAN, NOTRE DAME, CENTRAL FLORIDA, FLORIDA ST., ARIZONA & HOUSTON. THE LAST FIVE ARE MISS. ST., TEXAS, LSU, NC ST., FLORIDA ATLANTIC