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>>Nats Outslug Cards
(St. Louis, MO) — Howie Kendrick homered in the fourth inning to break a 1-1 tie and put the Nationals up for good as they topped the Cardinals 6-2 at Busch Stadium. Kendrick’s shot tied the Nats’ season home run record at 215. Victor Robles went 2-for-3 with two RBI for Washington, which sits atop the NL wild card race. Patrick Corbin yielded two unearned runs and struck out 11 over six frames to get the win. Miles Mikolas gave up three runs over six innings to take the loss for the Cards, who have dropped five-of-eight.
>>Reds Ride Three-Run First Past Cubs
(Chicago, IL) — Aristides Aquino launched a two-run homer to cap a three-run first inning and the Reds went on to beat the Cubs 4-2 at Wrigley Field. Joey Votto drove in the first run with a double for Cincinnati, which has won four of its last six games. Sonny Gray gave up two runs over six-and-two-thirds, striking out nine for his 11th win. Kyle Schwarber drove in both Chicago runs with a double and a triple. Yu Darvish struck out 13,including eight in-a-row, but gave up four runs in seven innings to take the loss. Chicago had its five-game winning streak snapped.
>>Brewers Get By Padres On “Moose” Homer
(Milwaukee, WI) — Mike Moustakas broke a 1-all tie with a solo homer in the seventh inning and the Brewers went on to beat the Padres 3-1 at Miller Park. Lorenzo Cain also homered as Milwaukee won its fourth in-a-row. Matt Albers got the win and Drew Pomeranz his second save. The Brewers are tied with the Cubs for the second wild card spot as both teams are two games behind St. Louis.
>>A’s Edge Royals
(Oakland, CA) — Brett Anderson and three relievers combined on a six-hitter as the A’s edged the Royals 2-1 in Oakland. Rookie A.J. Puk got the win with two scoreless innings. Liam Hendriks fanned two in a flawless ninth for his 23rd save. Matt Olson’s solo homer tied the game at one in the seventh and Seth Brown doubled in the go-ahead run two batters later. Jorge Lopez took the loss, allowing two runs and four hits in six-plus innings. Nick Dini’s sac-fly scored the KC run in the fifth. The Royals fell 40 games below .500 at 56-and-96.
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>>Cards Double Up Nats Behind Ozuna
(St. Louis, MO) — Marcell Ozuna’s two-run, ground-rule double broke a 2-all tie in the seventh inning as the Cardinals beat the Nationals 4-2 in St. Louis. Ozuna also hit a two-run homer in the first inning and threw a runner out at the plate. Dakota Hudson pitched seven innings of two-run ball for his 16th win as the Cards snapped a two-game skid. Carlos Martinez collected his 20th save. Victor Robles singled in a run and Anthony Rendon hit a solo homer for Washington, which has lost three-of-four. Sean Doolittle took the loss.
>>Royals Surge Past A’s In Ninth
(Oakland, CA) — The Royals scored twice in the top of the ninth inning to surge past the A’s 6-5 in Oakland. Brett Phillips tied the game with a solo homer before Adalberto Mondesi doubled in the go-ahead run. Mondesi also tripled in a run in the first and Jorge Soler crushed his 45th home run of the season. Kevin McCarthy got the win and Ian Kennedy his 30th save. Reliever Liam Hendricks blew the save and took the loss for Oakland. Marcus Semien drilled his 31st homer of the year and Matt Olson doubled twice and had two RBI. The A’s had their six-game winning streak snapped.
>>Cubs Top Reds, Win Fifth Straight
(Chicago, IL) — Kyle Schwarber belted a three-run homer in the first inning to propel the Cubs to an 8-2 win over the Reds at Wrigley Field. Nicholas Castellanos contributed a two-run double. Alec Mills picked up the win in relief with two scoreless innings. The Cubs won their fifth straight and are second in the NL wild card standings, a half-game behind the Nationals. Reds starter Kevin Gausman took the loss. Curt Casali and Phillip Ervin plated runs for Cincinnati, which had won three of its previous four games.
>>Cubs’ Rizzo Dealing With Sprained Ankle
(Chicago, IL) — Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo will miss at least five days as he deals with a sprained ankle. Rizzo’s ankle will be immobilized in a boot for the next five-to-seven days before being re-evaluated. He turned his right ankle during Sunday’s win over the Pirates. The 30-year-old slugger is batting .289 with 26 home runs and 93 RBI for the Cubs.
>>Brewers Pick Off Padres
(Milwaukee, WI) — Cory Spangenberg’s two-run triple snapped a 1-all tie in the fourth inning as the Brewers beat the Padres 5-1 at Miller Park. Spangenberg also singled in a run and Travis Shaw homered for Milwaukee, which has won 10 of its last 11. Zach Davies earned his 10th win.
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>>Braun, Brewers Slam Cards In Ninth
(St. Louis, MO) — Ryan Braun hit a go-ahead grand slam in the ninth inning and the Brewers held on to beat the Cardinals 7-6 in St. Louis. Cory Spangenberg also homered for Milwaukee, which has won nine of its last 10 games. Matt Albers got the win. Josh Hader gave up a two-run homer in the ninth before posting his 33rd save. Harrison Bader homered twice, and Paul DeJong and Tommy Edman also went deep for St. Louis. John Gant took the loss.
>>Astros Rout Royals To Sweep Series
(Kansas City, MO) — Josh Reddick went 5-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and three runs scored as the Astros routed the Royals 13-3 in Kansas City. Yuli Gurriel and Kyle Tucker also homered for Houston, which swept the three-game series. Wade Miley pitched six innings of two-run ball for the win. Jakob Junis took the loss for KC. Whit Merrifield had two singles to bring his AL-leading hit total to 193. The Royals are five losses away from 100.
>>Cubs Bombard Bucs Again For Sweep
(Chicago, IL) — Kris Bryant homered twice and drove in four runs as the Cubs mashed the Pirates 16-6 at Wrigley Field. Chicago hit five homers in all, with Ian Happ, Kyle Schwarber and Jonathan Lucroy also connecting. Brad Wieck got the win in relief as the Cubs swept the three-game set with their fourth straight win overall. Pablo Reyes’ singled in two to highlight Pittsburgh’s five-run third. Trevor Williams gave up seven runs in less than three innings to take the loss. The Bucs gave up 47 runs in the series.
Patrick Mahomes threw for 443 yards and four touchdowns to power the Chiefs to a 28-10 win over the Raiders in Oakland. Demarcus Robinson had six catches for 172 yards to go along with two touchdowns for Kansas City. Travis Kelce had 107 yards receiving and also scored. Mecole Hardman caught a touchdown as well. Charvarius Ward and Bashaud Breeland each had interceptions for the Chiefs, who improved to 2-and-0. Josh Jacobs rushed for 99 yards for the Raiders. Derek Carr threw for 198 yards and a touchdown but also tossed two interceptions. Oakland is 1-and-1.
Demarcus Robinson and Hardman combined for 233 yards and three touchdowns. The game was won in the second quarter, when Mahomes threw for 278 yards and four touchdowns. The Chiefs scored touchdowns on all four of their drives in the second quarter.
With the win, the Chiefs are now alone in first place in the AFC West after the Chargers fell to the Lions earlier on Sunday. At 1-1, the Raiders are tied with the Chargers for second place in the division. Denver lost on a last second field goal at home to Chicago. The Broncos are 0-2.
Kelly Bryant was 15-of-20 for 225 yards with one touchdown and one interception
The Missouri Tigers got off to a fast start and the game was never in doubt in a 50-0 win over Southeast Missouri State on Saturday night. However, there is still more work to be done in preparation for their SEC opener next Saturday against South Carolina.
After being flagged for ten penalties in the first half last week against West Virginia, the Tigers were flagged six times against SEMO in the first half, including a rougher the punter call and two blocking infractions that brought back big gains.
Barry Odom wanted to see the Tigers take some more shots downfield in the pass game and Kelly Bryant was successful on two deep throws to Jalen Knox. Both set up short touchdowns. However, Bryant also got picked off in the endzone and left Brian Bannister out to dry on another deep pass that he threw into double team.
Mizzou got started quickly, putting up 27 points in the first 8:19 of the game.
Larry Rountree who had 86 yards on 11 carries took it untouched from three-yards out on the opening drive. On the ensuing drive, SEMO QB Daniel Santacaterina was hit as he threw and Cale Garrett picked it off and went 27 yards for a pick-six. After the first long completion from Bryant to Knox, Bryant hit Albert O on a fade and then just two minutes later, Richaud Floyd returned a punt 71 yards for his third career punt return for a TD.
The Tigers scored on a running play, pass play, defensive interception and a special teams play.
Mizzou outgained SEMO 192 to 45 in the first half.
The starters stayed in the game for the first ten minutes of the third quarter as Mizzou built a 47-0 lead. Tyler McCann kicked his second field goal of the game, and Tyler Badie added a six-yard touchdown run before the reserves took over.
McCann added a 52 yard field goal, his third of the night, early in the fourth quarter.
The Tigers improve to 2-1 and will host the Gamecocks next Saturday. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m.
>>Rockies Clip Cardinals On Desmond Homer
(Denver, CO) — Ian Desmond hit a go-ahead solo homer in the sixth inning as the Rockies clipped the Cardinals 2-1 in Denver. Tony Wolters tied the game with a double in the fifth. Antonio Senzatela picked up the win after throwing six innings of one-run ball for Colorado, which has won two in-a-row. Jairo Diaz Paul got his third save. Paul Goldschmidt doubled in the only run for St. Louis in the third. Dakota Hudson gave up runs in six innings, but took the tough-luck loss. The Cardinals have dropped two in-a-row.
>>Soler-Powered Royals Outslug White Sox
(Chicago, IL) — Jorge Soler went 4-for-5 with a pair of two-run homers to power the Royals to an 8-6 win over the White Sox in Chicago. Soler hiked his homer total to 43. Adalberto Mondesi, Bubba Starling and Ryan O’Hearn also connected for KC, which has won seven of its last 10 games. Mondesi had three hits, two RBI, scored three runs and swiped two bases. Eloy Jimenez hit a three-run shot and Jose Abreu a two-run blast for Chicago. Glenn Sparkman got the win. Reynaldo Lopez took the loss.
>>Moustakas Lifts Brewers Past Marlins
(Miami, FL) — Mike Moustakas’ second home run of the game broke a 5-all tie in the ninth inning to lift the Brewers to a 7-5 win over the Marlins in Miami. He earlier hit a three-run shot in his return from a wrist injury. Trent Grisham also went deep for Milwaukee in place of injured star Christian Yelich, who is out for the season with a fractured kneecap. Brent Suter got the win and Josh Hader his 30th save as the Crew won its sixth straight. Jose Urena took the loss for Miami. Isan Diaz and Garrett Cooper hit back-to-back homers for the Fish to tie the game at five in the fifth.
>>Padres, Paddack Keep Cubs Quiet
(San Diego, CA) — Chris Paddack and two relievers combined on a three-hitter as the Padres shut out the Cubs 4-0 in San Diego. Paddack fanned seven over six innings of three-hit ball for his ninth win. Manuel Margot went 3-for-4 with a solo homer and Wil Myers singled in two for the Friars. Margot also robbed Nicholas Castellanos of a home run as San Diego won for the fourth time in five tries. Cole Hamels allowed one run in four-and-a-third to take the loss for Chicago, which has lost five-of-six. The Cubs fell into a tie with the Brewers for the second NL wild card spot.
