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CARDINALS WELCOME THE ASTROS TO BUSCH STADIUM FRIDAY, IT’S THE FIRST OF A SIX GAME HOMESTAND FOR THE RED BIRDS. THE CARDS COME OFF A 4 GAME SERIES SWEEP IN PITTSBURGH, BEATING THE PIRATES 6-3 THURSDAY. THE RED BIRDS ARE TIED WITH THE CUBS FOR FIRST PLACE
- THE CARDS WENT 7-1 ON THE ROAD TRIP
- RED BIRDS HAVE WON 4 STRAIGHT SERIES
- RED BIRDS HAVE A SHARE OF 1ST PLACE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE MAY 7
- GOLDSCHMIDT, WONG & FOWLER HOMERED IN THE WIN
- RED BIRDS HAVE WON 8 STRAIGHT GAMES IN PITTSBURGH DATING BACK TO LAST SEASON
- CARDINALS HAVE WON 11 OF THEIR LAST 13 GAMES
- RED BIRDS HAVE OUTSCORED THEIR OPPONENTS BY 27 RUNS SO FAR THIS SEASON, CROSSING THE PLATE 472 TIMES
- RED BIRDS ARE 54-47, 28-20 AT HOME, 26-27 ON THE ROAD
- THE CARDS HAVE SERIES AGAINST TWO 1ST PLACE TEAMS ON THE UPCOMING HOMESTAND, AGAINST HOUSTON AND THE CUBS
ROYALS LOOK TO GET BACK ON THE WINNING TRACK FRIDAY NIGHT AT HOME AGAINST THE INDIANS. THE BLUE CREW DROPPED THE SERIES OPENER 5-4 IN 14 INNINGS THURSDAY. DOWN BY 2 RUNS IN THE 14TH, THE ROYALS LOADED THE BASES WITH NO OUTS, BUT COULD ONLY SCORE 1 RUN.
- THE GAME LASTED NEARLY 5 HOURS, FINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT IN KC
- HUNTER DOZIER HIT A 2 RUN HOMER IN THE FIRST
- ROYALS WERE 0-9 WITH RUNNERS IN SCORING POSITION
- ROYALS HAVE WON 9 OF THEIR LAST 13 GAMES
- BLUE CREW HAS 3 MORE GAMES AGAINST THE INDIANS AND THEN 3 AGAINST TORONTO ON THE HOMESTAND
- THE ROYALS ARE 39-65 ON THE SEASON, 22-30 AT HOME, 17-35 ON THE ROAD
- OPPONENTS HAVE OUTSCORED THE ROYALS BY 74 RUNS SO FAR THIS SEASON. KC HAS SCORED 452
DODGER STADIUM RENOVATION – WRIGLEY AND FENWAY ARE THE OLDEST STADIUMS IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, DODGERS STADIUM IS THE THIRD OLDEST, BUILT IN 1962. PLANS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED FOR A $100 MILLION RENOVATION THAT SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN TIME FOR THE 2020 SEASON. THE DODGERS ARE SCHEDULED TO HOST THE ALL STAR GAME NEXT YEAR. THE RENOVATED STADIUM WILL STILL HOLD UP TO 56,000 FANS.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – FRIDAY IS THE DAY CHIEFS VETERANS HAVE HAD CIRCLED ON THE CALENDAR FOR MONTHS, THE DAY THEY ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT TO TRAINING CAMP IN ST. JOES. THE FIRST OFFICIAL TRAINING CAMP PRACTICE IS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY.
- CHIEFS FIRST PRESEASON GAME IS AT HOME AUGUST 10TH AGAINST CINCINNATI
THE 2020 TOKYO OLYMPICS ARE LESS THAN A YEAR AWAY. THE JAPANESE ARE MAKING THE MEDALS OUT OF RECYCLED ELECTRONIC DEVICES. ABOUT 5,000 MEDALS WILL BE HANDED OUT. NEARLY 158 MILLION POUNDS OF DONATED ELECTRONICS, INCLUDING 6 MILLION MOBILE PHONES, WERE REDUCED TO AROUND 71 POUNDS OF GOLD, 7700 POUNDS OF SILVER AND OVER 4800 POUNDS OF BRONZE. GIVES NEW MEANING TO SCRAP MEDAL.
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.
- AFTER THE OPENING GAME, MIZZOU WILL PLAY THE NEXT FIVE AT HOME AGAINST W. VIR., S.E. MISSOURI, S. CAROLINA, TROY, OLE MISS