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The Nationwide series will race north of the border tomorrow, while the Sprint Cup series takes the weekend off.
Carl Edwards will practice against this morning and qualify this afternoon for the Napa Auto Parts 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal.
He comes into the race holding onto second place in the series standings, trailing series leader Kyle Busch by 248 points. The green flag will drop on the race tomorrow afternoon at 1:00.
The Missouri Tigers will be back on the practice field this morning, short one quarterback after the dismissal yesterday of quarterback Blaine Dalton.
According to a release from the university, Dalton was kicked off the team by head coach Gary Pinkel for a violation of team conduct.
University of Missouri Police say Dalton was arrested on several charges early yesterday morning. Mizzou officials say there will be no further comment on the issue.
This will be the first game week practice for the Tigers as they get ready for their season opener next Saturday afternoon in St. Louis at the Edward Jones Dome against Illinois.
Two dramatic home runs leads the Cardinals to a 3 to 2 win last night at Busch Stadium. It was the home debut of recently acquired pitcher John Smoltz. He did not disappoint the 40,000 in attendance as he would go six innings, giving up just one run while striking out six.
St. Louis would take score the first run of the game in the second, when Jadier Molina hit into a double play, which drove in Matt Holliday who had doubled to lead off the inning.
Washington would answer back in the top of the third with a run of their own. A sacrifice fly by Pete Orr would score Alberto Gonzalez who had singled to start the inning.
The Nationals would take the lead in the seventh after they got back to back doubles off Cardinal pitcher Blake Hawksworth.
St. Louis would tie the game in their half of the eighth when pinch hitter Khalil Greene hit a solo home run. Greene had not batted since August 20 th . The home run was the first by Greene since he hit a home run in three straight game back in June.
Jason Motte was able to work out of a jam in the top of the ninth, and Alber Pujols would do the rest, as he led off the bottom of the inning with a walk off solo home run. It was the first walk off home run for Pujols since July of 2006.
Same two teams tonight as Mitchell Boggs will get the start for the Cardinals against the Nationals Craig Stammen. Game time is 6:15.
The long road that has been the Kansas City Royals season continues as they lose last night to Seattle 6 to 3. Former Kansas City captain Mike Sweeney helped do in his old team as he would score twice and also drew a bases loaded walk.
The Mariners got on the board first with two runs in the second inning. Kansas City would score one run in the top of the third when David DeJesus doubled home Josh Anderson. Anderson had singled to lead off the inning.
Seattle would score another run in the third, after a throwing error by Royals third baseman Mark Teahen , allowed the Mariners Franklin Gutierrez to score from third.
In the fourth, Seattle would score two more runs after three straight hits. The Royals would cut into the Mariners lead when Mitch Maier hit a two run home run in the top of the fifth.
That would end the scoring for the Royals. Seattle would go on to score one more run in the bottom of the seventh.
Gil Meche will take the mound tonight as they play game three of the four game set. Ian Snell will start for Seattle. First pitch is 9:10.
Governor Nixon has blocked the state board of health’s effort to take a number of possibly illegal regulations off the books. The rules apply to church-based childcare centers.
The board says it does not have the legal authority to enforce them. But Governor Nixon says the board is only an advisory body for the state health department…and he has told the department to ignore the recommendations.
Nixon says his administration is committed to the safety of children, although a spokesman is unable to say how rules that the board of health says are illegal will meet Nixon’s commitment.
Upload Bob Priddy’s interview with Nixon spokesman Scott Holste (514 mp3)
