by Missourinet Sports | Jul 31, 2010 | Sports Features
Thanks to a rain delay of nearly two and a half hours, it took until 12:13 this morning for the Cardinals to score a run in the bottom of the 10th, and beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0. The run was the first scored by the Redbirds in 18 innings. A broken bat infield...
by Missourinet Sports | Jul 31, 2010 | Sports Features
For the first time since 2008, the Kansas City Royals hit a walk off home run to win a game. Alex Gordon would hit a three run home run in the bottom of the ninth and Kansas City beat Baltimore, 7-5. The win stopped the five game losing streak for the Royals. Things...
by [email protected] | Jul 31, 2010 | Military
Five of the 140 crew members of the new USS Missouri are from the boat’s namesake state. Fire Control Technician Ryan Thruston is one of those five.  He’s been in the Navy since graduating from high school in Jefferson City eight years ago and deciding...
by Missourinet Contributor | Jul 30, 2010 | Sports Features
Rookie Ike Davis hit a three-run homer and knuckleballer R.A. Dickey went 8 1/3 innings, as the New York Mets earned a 4-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the rubber match of a three-game set at Citi Field. Angel Pagan chipped in two hits including a triple and...
by Missourinet Contributor | Jul 30, 2010 | Sports Features
Ty Wigginton hit two sacrifice fly balls, including the game-winner in the 11th, helping the Baltimore Orioles snap a five-game losing streak with a 6-5 win over the Kansas City Royals. Nick Markakis and Corey Patterson both homered for Baltimore, which announced on...