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CARDINALS LOOK TO RUN THEIR WIN STREAK TO 3 TUESDAY NIGHT AT HOME AGAINST THE BREWERS, IT’S GAME 2 OF 3 AGAINST THEIR DIVISION RIVALS. THE RED BIRDS WON A LOW SCORING GAME IN THE SEASON OPENER MONDAY AND TAKE A HALF GAME 1ST PLACE LEAD OVER THE IDLE CUBS, MILWAUKEE IS 3 GAMES BACK.
- WONG, FOWLER AND DEJONG DROVE IN THE CARDINALS RUNS. DEJONG WITH A HOME RUN
- DAKOTA HUDSON PITCHED 6 2/3 INNINGS OF NO-HIT BALL TO GET THE WIN ON THE MOUND
- RED BIRDS HAVE A 5 GAME WIN STREAK AGAINST THE BREWERS
- THE BREWERS GOT THEIR ONLY HIT OF THE GAME OFF OF GALLEGOS IN THE 8TH
- THE CARDINALS HAVE 9 NO-HITTERS IN TEAM HISTORY
- CARDS HAVE OUTSCORED THEIR OPPONENTS BY 31 RUNS SO FAR THIS SEASON, CROSSING THE PLATE 549 TIMES
- CARDS AND CUBS ARE TIED FOR FIRST PLACE IN THE DIVISION
- RED BIRDS ARE 66-57, 35-23 AT HOME, 31-34 ON THE ROAD
- CARDS WILL PLAY 2 MORE GAMES AGAINST MILWAUKEE AND THEN 4 AGAINST COLORADO ON THIS HOMESTAND
ROYALS GO FOR TWO IN A ROW OVER THE O’S IN BALTIMORE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE BLUE CREW PULLED OUT A 5-4 WIN TO OPEN THE 7 GAME ROAD TRIP.
- ROYALS SCORED 3 IN THE 6TH AND 2 IN THE 7TH INNING
- BLUE CREW WON DESPITE BEING OUT HIT 7-6
- DINI, LOPEZ AND VILLAR HOMERED FOR THE BLUE CREW. IT WAS DINI’S FIRST MAJOR LEAGUE HOME RUN
- THE ROYALS ARE 45-80 ON THE SEASON, 24-39 AT HOME, 21-41 ON THE ROAD
- KC IS 5-5 IN THEIR LAST 10 GAMES
- OPPONENTS HAVE OUTSCORED THE ROYALS BY 112 RUNS SO FAR THIS SEASON. KC HAS SCORED 536
YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT THE NUMBER OF HOME RUNS AND STRIKE OUTS HAVE BOTH GONE UP IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL. EVERYONE’S TRYING TO HIT A HOME RUN EVERY TIME UP. A COUPLE OF GREATS, GOOSE GOSSAGE AND PETE ROSE, DON’T LIKE IT AT ALL. GOSSAGE IS DISGUSTED SAYING, “I CAN’T WATCH THESE GAMES ANYMORE. IT’S NOT BASEBALL. IT’S UNWATCHABLE.” PETE ROSE SAYS, “HOME RUNS ARE UP. STRIKE OUTS ARE UP. BUT ATTENDANCE IS DOWN…THAT’S NOT A GOOD THING.”
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – PRESEASON GAME NUMBER 3 COMES THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AT HOME AGAINST THE 49ers. COACH ANDY REID SAYS HE IS INCLINED TO PLAY THE STARTERS INTO THE 2ND HALF TO HELP THEM GET READY FOR THE SEASON OPENER IN LESS THAN 3 WEEKS. THE CHIEFS HAVE SPLIT THEIR FIRST TO EXHIBITION GAMES, WINNING THE FIRST AGAINST CINCI AND LOSING LAST WEEK IN PITTSBURGH. THE STARTERS HAVE PLAYED VERY LITTLE SO FAR, THE COACHES TRYING TO AVOID INJURIES.
- 3 OF THE 4 REGULAR SEASON GAMES IN SEPT. WILL BE ON THE ROAD, BUT THEN 3 OF THE 4 IN OCTOBER WILL BE AT HOME
- THE CHIEFS ARE CONSIDERED ONE OF THE TOP FAVORITES TO WIN THE SUPER BOWL THIS SEASON
MISSOURI TIGERS FOOTBALL – THE MIZZOU TIGERS ARE JUST A WEEK AND A HALF AWAY FROM GAME NUMBER ONE OF 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 A WEEK FROM THURSDAY AT NORTHERN ARIZONA.
THE AP PRESEASON TOP 25 POLL HAS DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMP CLEMSON ON TOP. ALABAMA, GEORGIA, OKLAHOMA AND OHIO ST. ROUND OUT THE TOP 5. SECOND FIVE IS LSU, MICHIGAN, FLORIDA, NOTRE DAME AND TEXAS. THE SECOND TEN CONSISTS OF OREGON, TEXAS A&M, WASHINGTON, UTAH, PENN ST., AUBURN, CENTRAL FLORIDA, MICHIGAN ST., WISCONSIN AND IOWA. THE LAST FIVE IN THE TOP 25 ARE IOWA ST., SYRACUSE, WASHINGTON ST., NEBRASKA AND STANFORD.