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CARDINALS RIDE A 4 GAME WIN STREAK UP AGAINST THE ROYALS WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN KANSAS CITY. THE RED BIRD TOOK ADVANTAGE OF AN EARLY ERROR TO SCORE IN THE FIRST, AND THAT’S ALL THEY WOULD NEED TO CRUISE TO A 2-0 WIN IN THE SERIES OPENER.
- CARDS HAVE WON 8 STRAIGHT IN K.C.
- JACK FLAHARTY PITCHED 7 STRONG INNINGS, GIVING UP 0 RUNS TO EARN THE WIN ON THE MOUND
- RED BIRDS SCORED THEIR RUNS IN THE 1ST AND 3RD INNINGS
- GOLDSCHMIDT AND EDMAN DROVE IN THE CARD RUNS
- CARDS HAVE OUTSCORED THEIR OPPONENTS BY 18 RUNS SO FAR THIS SEASON, CROSSING THE PLATE 520 TIMES
- RED BIRDS ARE 62-55, 34-23 AT HOME, 28-32 ON THE ROAD
- CARDS ARE IN 2ND PLACE IN THE DIVISION, 1 GAME BEHIND THE CUBS
- AFTER WEDNESDAY’S GAME IN KANSAS CITY, THE CARDS WILL PLAY 4 IN CINCINNATI
- CARDS NEXT HOME GAME WILL BE NEXT MONDAY AGAINST THE BREWERS WHEN THE BIRDS OPEN A 7 GAME HOME STAND
ROYALS NEED A WIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO AVOID A 2 GAME SERIES SWEEP TO THE CARDS IN THE I-70 SERIES. THE BLUE CREW BATS WENT SILENT AND WERE SHUT OUT 2-0 IN MONDAYS TWO GAME SERIES OPENER.
- JORGE SOLER HAS BEEN NAMED THE AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK AFTER HITTING 6 HOME RUNS, WITH A .409 AVERAGE IN 7 GAMES
- AFTER WEDNESDAY’S GAME KC WILL HOST THE METS FOR 4 GAMES
- THE ROYALS ARE 43-77 ON THE SEASON, 23-36 AT HOME, 20-41 ON THE ROAD
- OPPONENTS HAVE OUTSCORED THE ROYALS BY 101 RUNS SO FAR THIS SEASON. KC HAS SCORED 521
THE HOUSTON ASTROS ARE THE BETTING FAVORITE TO WIN THE WORLD SERIES RIGHT NOW. 22-YEAR-OLD ASTRO LEFT FIELDER YORDAN ALVAREZ IS BECOMING THE TALK OF BASEBALL. OVER THE WEEKEND HE BROKE HALL OF FAMER TED WILLIAMS 80-YEAR-OLD RECORD FOR MOST RBI IN THE FIRST 45 GAMES OF A MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER, THE OLD RECORD WAS 47, ALVEREZ HAD 49. HE’S GOT A .355 AVERAGE AND 17 HOME RUNS.
THIEVES BROKE INTO ALEX RODRIGUEZ’S RENTED CAR IN SAN FRANCISCO SUNDAY NIGHT WHEN HE WAS CALLING A GAME ON ESPN. THEY STOLE A REPORTED $500,000 IN ELECTRONICS AND JEWELRY. FORMER ALL-STAR A-ROD SAYS SOME OF THE ITEMS WERE PERSONAL AND IRREPLACABLE.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – IT IS THE SECOND TO LAST DAY OF CHIEFS TRAINING CAMP IN ST. JOE. THE TEAM WILL BREAK CAMP AFTER PRACTICE TOMORROW. THEY TRAVEL TO PITTSBURGH FOR PRESEASON GAME NUMBER TWO THIS SATURDAY. THEY COME OFF A BLOWOUT WIN OVER CINCI IN THE PRESEASON OPENER.
- CHIEFS WILL PLAY AT THE STEELERS SATURDAY
- OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE LINE ON WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY WILL BE MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY AT CAMP
- CHIEFS STILL HAVE THE STEELERS, NINERS & PACKERS ON THE PRESEASON SCHEDULE
- CHIEFS OPEN THE REGULAR SEASON SUNDAY SEPT. 8TH WITH A NOON GAME IN JACKSONVILLE
- CHIEFS FIRST HOME GAME OF THE REGULAR SEASON WILL BE ON WEEK 3, SEPT. 22ND AGAINST THE RAVEN
SEAHAWKS QB RUSSELL WILSON AND SINGER WIFE CIARA SAY THEY HAVE JOINED THE OWNERSHIP GROUP OF THE SEATTLE SOUNDERS OF THE MLS. THEY’RE NOT ALONE, OTHER MINORITY CELEBRITY OWNERS INCLUDE DREW CARAY, THE ESTATE OF PAUL ALLEN AND RAPPER MACKLEMORE.
MISSOURI TIGERS FOOTBALL – THE MIZZOU TIGERS ARE BUSY GETTING READY FOR THE NEW SEASON.
- 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.
MISSOURI ST. FOOTBALL – THE BEARS OPEN THE SEASON THURSDAY AUGUST 29TH AT NORTHERN ARIZONA.
- MSU’S FIRST HOME GAME WILL BE SEPT. 21ST VS KENNESAW ST.