After suffering a three-game sweep at home by the Florida Gators, the Mizzou baseball team can quickly brush the final series of the regular season aside on focus on Tuesday’s start of the SEC Baseball Tournament.  The Tigers are the 10-seed and will open with 7-seed Ole Miss on Tuesday 30 minutes after the opening game of the tourney.  The sweep following a loss at Vandy the weekend before sends the Tigers to Hoover, AL on a four-game losing streak.

Steve Bieser said the weekend sweep at the hands of Florida was not Mizzou baseball.

“It just wasn’t typical Mizzou Baseball. We failed because we couldn’t execute. That was something we could consistently do in the games we’ve won this year. For whatever reason we weren’t able to execute a few small things this series.”

2019 SEC Tournament
Tuesday-Sunday, May 21-26
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, Hoover, Ala.

Tuesday, May 21

Game 1                 9:30 a.m.              #6 Texas A&M vs. #11 Florida [SEC Network]

Game 2                 TBD                        #7 Ole Miss vs. #10 Missouri [SEC Network]

Game 3                 4:30 p.m.             #8 Auburn vs. #9 Tennessee [SEC Network]

Game 4                 TBD                        #5 LSU vs. #12 South Carolina [SEC Network]

Wednesday, May 22

Game 5                 9:30 a.m.              #3 Georgia vs. Winner Game 1 [SEC Network]

Game 6                 TBD                        #2 Arkansas vs. Winner Game 2 [SEC Network]

Game 7                 4:30 p.m.             #1 Vanderbilt vs. Winner Game 3 [SEC Network]

Game 8                 TBD                        #4 Mississippi State vs. Winner Game 4 [SEC Network]

Thursday, May 23

Game 9                 9:30 a.m.              Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6 [SEC Network]

Game 10              TBD                        Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8 [SEC Network]

Game 11              4:30 p.m.             Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 [SEC Network]

Game 12              TBD                        Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 [SEC Network]

Friday, May 24

Game 13              3:00 p.m.             Winner Game 9 vs. Loser Game 11 [SEC Network]

Game 14              TBD                        Winner Game 10 vs. Loser 12 [SEC Network]

Saturday, May 25

Game 15              Noon                     Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 11 [SEC Network]

Game 16              TBD                        Winner Game 14 vs. Winner Game 12 [SEC Network]

Sunday, May 26

Game 17              2 p.m.                   Winner Game 15 vs. Winner Game 16 [ESPN2]

All Times Central

The second game of each session will begin 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game.

Hunter Dozier doubles in RBIs 25 and 26 on the season

>>Royals Topple Angels, End Skid

(Anaheim, CA)  —  Danny Duffy and three Royals relievers combined on a six-hitter to defeat the Angels 5-1 in Anaheim.  Hunter Dozier doubled home two Kansas City runs in a three-run third. Nicky Lopez and Adalberto Mondesi each had two hits and scored a run in the win.  The Royals ended a four-game skid.  Tyler Skaggs allowed four runs and struck out seven in five-and-two-third innings in defeat.  Kevan Smith doubled home Kole Calhoun in the fourth for the LA run.  The Angels are 2-and-3 in their last five.

>>Rangers Beat Cardinals In 10 Innings

(Arlington, TX)  —  Nomar Mazara’s sacrifice fly scored Danny Santana in a two-run 10th as the Rangers beat the Cardinals 5-4 in Arlington.  Willie Calhoun delivered an RBI-single to tie it earlier in the inning.  Santana and Shin-Soo Choo belted solo shots for Texas, which has won four of its last five.  Paul DeJong drove in two runs, including one in the 10th to give St. Louis a short-lived 4-3 lead.  Dexter Fowler homered in the ninth for St. Louis to tie it.  The Cards are 2-and-7 in their last nine games.

>>Mariners Rally To Take Down Twins

(Seattle, WA)  —  Mitch Haniger, Daniel Vogelbach and Edwin Encarnacion all homered to help rally the Mariners to a 7-4 win over the Twins in Seattle.  The Mariners trailed 3-1 going into the fifth.  Yusei Kikuchi got the win after going six innings and surrendering three runs, only one of which was earned for Seattle, which snapped a three-game slide.  Jonathan Schoop and Jorge Polanco drove in runs for the Twins.  Kyle Gibson took the loss after allowing four runs over six innings for Minnesota, which had a five-game win streak snapped.

>>Bieber Strikes Out 15 As Indians Blow Out Orioles

(Cleveland, OH)  —  Shane Bieber struck out a career-high 15 in his first Major League complete game as the Indians dominated the Orioles 10-0 in Cleveland.  Bieber scattered five hits to pick up his third win of the year.  Carlos Santana homered and drove in two while Mike Freeman had a two-run double.  The Tribe has won four of five.  Both Dwight Smith Junior and Chris Davis struck out four times for the Orioles.  Yefry Ramirez gave up five runs in less than four frames to drop to 0-and-2.  The O’s have lost nine of their last 11.

>>Cubs Hold Off Nationals

(Washington, D.C.)  —  Anthony Rizzo homered and Albert Almora Jr. had three hits to lead the Cubs to a 6-5 victory over the Nationals in DC.  Kyle Hendricks pitched into the sixth and gave up four runs to get the win.  The Cubs took the rubber match at home.  Anthony Rendon and Howie Kendrick homered in a late rally for Washington in the loss.  Jeremy Hellickson gets the loss after allowing three runs on four hits in three innings for the Nats who have lost two of their last three.

>>Brewers Edge Braves In Extras

(Atlanta, GA)  —  Ben Gamel homered in the 10th inning to lift the Brewers to a 3-2 win over the Braves in Cumberland.  Christian Yelich and Keston Hiura also went yard for Milwaukee.  Starter Brandon Woodruff went eight innings and allowed just two runs.  Josh Hader got the win after a scoreless two innings.  Ronald Acuna Junior and Freddie Freeman both homered in defeat for the Braves. It was the 200th career home run for Freeman.  Wes Parsons took the loss after giving up a run in the 10th for Atlanta, which has won seven of its last nine.

>>Pirates Outlast Padres

(San Diego, CA)  —  Colin Moran drove in four runs as the Pirates outlasted the Padres 6-4 in San Diego.  Moran launched a three-run homer in the first inning and singled in a run in the eighth for Pittsburgh.  Joe Musgrove pitched into the seventh to earn the win and Felipe Vazquez secured his 13th save of the season.  The Bucs took three-of-four in the road series.  Cal Quantrill gave up five runs over five frames to take the loss for San Diego.  Hunter Renfroe clubbed a three-run homer in defeat.

>>Braves Drill Cardinals

(Atlanta, GA)  —  The Braves collected 14 hits in a 10-2 rout of the Cardinals in Atlanta.  Adam Wainwright took the loss, giving up five runs in four innings.  Marcell Ozuna and Matt Carpenter homered for St. Louis, which has lost five-of-six.  Austin Riley made his debut for the Braves and finished 4-for-7 in two games against St. Louis with a double, home run and two RBI.  The Cards are in Texas tonight to open a three-game set against the Rangers.  St. Louis sends Miles Mikolas to the mound against José Leclerc.

>>Not So Sweet 16 For Royals

(Kansas City, MO)  —  The Royals ended their homestand with an embarrassing 16-1 loss to the Rangers and utility player Chris Owings pitching an inning and a third to close out the game.  Starter Homer Bailey did not make it through a five-run fifth to take the loss.  Owings gave up four runs and two of the five homers the Rangers hit.  Nicky Lopez had two doubles and two walks in defeat.  KC dropped four of six on the homestand.

>>Cubs Fall To Reds

(Cincinnati, OH)  —  Eugenio Suárez drilled two RBI singles in the Reds 4-2 win over the Cubs in Cincinnati.  José Quintana gave up three-runs on six hits in five innings for the loss.  Willson Contreras accounted for Chicago’s offense with a two-run double in the first.  With the loss, the Cubs’ run of eight consecutive series victories came to an end.  Chicago opens a three-game road set against the Nationals tonight with Cole Hamels opposing Washington’s Max Scherzer.

>>Yelich Homers Twice As Brewers Bash Phillies

(Philadelphia, PA)  —  Christian Yelich hit two of the Brewers’ four home runs in an 11-3 bashing of the Phillies in Philadelphia.  Yasmani Grandal had a three-run shot and drove in four and Mike Moustakas went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer for Milwaukee.  Zach Davies improved to 5-and-0 with the win.

>>Twins Cruise Past Mariners

(Seattle, WA)  —  C.J. Cron went four-for-five and drove in two while Byron Buxton drove in three as the Twins cruised past the Mariners 11-6.  Michael Pineda went seven innings and gave up just three runs.  Minnesota improved to 28-and-15.

>>Kipnis Homers Twice As Indians Outslug Orioles

(Cleveland, OH)  —  Jason Kipnis homered twice and drove in six as the Indians outslugged the Orioles 14-7 at Progressive Field.  Carlos Santana went 2-for-4 with three RBI as the Tribe overcame an early 5-1 deficit.  A.J. Cole earned the win in relief of starter Trevor Bauer.

>>Tigers Trounced By A’s

(Detroit, MI)  —  The Tigers losing streak is up to four games after they were thrashed by the A’s 17-3 at Comerica Park.  Starter Spencer Turnbull got the loss, giving up six runs, one earned, on five hits while striking out six in four innings.  Detroit avoided a shut-out with Dawel Lugo’s three-run homer in the ninth inning.  The Tigers send Daniel Norris to the mound tonight against the A’s Frankie Montas.

>>White Sox Beat Blue Jays

(Chicago, IL)  —  Ryan Cordell had two RBI, including the game-winner with a suicide squeeze, as the White Sox beat Blue Jays 4-2 at Guaranteed Rate Field.  Dylan Covey and three relievers tossed a combined two-hitter in the win.  Alex Colomé notched his ninth save of the season.  The series continues tonight with Iván Nova opposing Toronto’s Aaron Sanchez.