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CARDINALS LOOK TO MAKE IT TWO IN A ROW OVER THE ROCKIES AT BUSCH TONIGHT. THE RED BIRDS HIT THREE 2-RUN HOMERS IN THURSDAY’S 6-5 WIN. THE GAME WAS DELAYED AT THE BEGINNING DUE TO RAIN. CARLOS MARTINEZ GAVE UP 2 WALKS IN THE 9TH BUT HELD ON FOR THE SAVE.
- CARDS HAVE WON 10 OF THEIR LAST 13
- RED BIRDS REMAIN ½ GAME BEHIND THE CUBS FOR FIRST PLACE
- OSUNA, DEJONG AND FOWLER ALL HIT 2 RUN HOME RUNS
- RED BIRDS ARE 3-1 SO FAR ON THE 7 GAME HOMESTAND
- CARDS HAVE OUTSCORED THEIR OPPONENTS BY 30 RUNS SO FAR THIS SEASON, CROSSING THE PLATE 558 TIMES
- RED BIRDS ARE 68-58, 37-24 AT HOME, 31-34 ON THE ROAD
- AFTER THIS SERIES WITH THE ROCKIES THE CARDS WILL TRAVEL TO MILWAUKEE FOR 3 GAMES WITH THE BREWERS STARTING MONDAY
ROYALS OPEN A 3 GAME SERIES IN CLEVELAND FRIDAY NIGHT. THE BLUE CREW HAVE LOST 7 OF THEIR LAST 9 GAMES, INCLUDING A RAIN SUSPENDED GAME IN BOSTON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IT TOOK ONLY 12 MINUTES TO FINISH THE GAME, WITH THE RED SOX BREAKING THE 4 ALL TIE AND SCORING THE GAME WINNING RUN. 5-4 THE FINAL.
- THE ROYALS ARE 45-83 ON THE SEASON, 24-39 AT HOME, 21-44 ON THE ROAD
- KC IS 3-7 IN THEIR LAST 10 GAMES
- OPPONENTS HAVE OUTSCORED THE ROYALS BY 123 RUNS SO FAR THIS SEASON. KC HAS SCORED 542
- ROYALS WILL BE BACK HOME MONDAY TO OPEN A 4 GAME SERIES AGAINST OAKLAND
- ROYALS WILL HAVE THE A’S, O’S AND TIGERS AT THE ‘K’ FOR THEIR SEASON LONG 10 GAME HOMESTAND STARTING MONDAY
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – THE THIRD PRESEASON GAME IS USUALLY THE ONE NFL TEAMS TAKE MOST SERIOUSLY AS A “TUNE UP” FOR THE REGULAR SEASON OPENER. WITH THAT IN MIND, COACH ANDY REID HINTS THAT HE WILL BE PLAYING THE STARTERS MUCH MORE IN THIS GAME THAN THE PREVIOUS 2 GAMES. THE CHIEFS ARE 1-1 IN PRESEASON PLAY WITH A WIN OVER CINCI AND A LOSS AT PITTSBURGH LAST WEEK.
- CHIEFS STILL HAVE THE NINERS & PACKERS ON THE PRESEASON SCHEDULE
- CHIEFS OPEN THE REGULAR SEASON SUNDAY SEPT. 8TH WITH A NOON GAME IN JACKSONVILLE
DALE JR. RACING – YOU PROBABLY SAW THAT DALE EARNHARDT JR. WAS IN A FIERY PLANE CRASH WITH HIS WIFE AND 1 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER LAST WEEK. DESPITE THAT, JR. IS PLANNING ON GETTING BACK INTO A RACE CAR NEXT WEEK AT DARLINGTON. DALE JR. RETIRED FROM FULL-TIME RACING 2 YEARS AGO BECAUSE OF A SERIES OF CONCUSSIONS. JR. HAS BEEN SUFFERING LOWER BACK PAINS AFTER THE CRASH.
LARRY BIRD MURAL – THERE’S A NEW MURAL OF NBA GREAT LARRY BIRD ON THE SIDE OF A BUILDING IN INDIANAPOLIS. PROBLEM IS, LARRY DOESN’T LIKE IT. THE MURAL SHOWS BIRD WITH TATTOOS ON HIS FACE, ARMS AND NECK. LARRY’S ATTORNEY SAYS BIRD THINKS THE MURAL TARNISHES HIS IMAGE AND BRAND BY AFFIXING ALL THOSE TATTOOS TO HIS BODY.
MISSOURI TIGERS FOOTBALL – THE MIZZOU TIGERS OPEN THE NEW SEASON A WEEK FROM SATURDAY AT WYOMING.
MISSOURI ST. FOOTBALL – THE BEARS OPEN THE SEASON NEXT 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 5 IS LSU, MICHIGAN, FLORIDA, NOTRE DAME AND TEXAS. THE SECOND 10 CONSISTS OF OREGON, TEXAS A&M, WASHINGTON, UTAH, PENN ST., AUBURN, CENTRAL FLORIDA, MICHIGAN ST., WISCONSIN AND IOWA. THE LAST 5 IN THE TOP 25 ARE IOWA ST., SYRACUSE, WASHINGTON ST., NEBRASKA AND STANFORD.