Kevin’s Thursday Sports

BASEBALL-

THE CARDINALS AND MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AWAIT FINAL WORD ON WHETHER THE REDBIRDS SEASON CAN GET THE GREEN LIGHT TO RESUME AND END THE TWO WEEK SABBATICAL DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS..

 

ROYALS 5 CINCINNATI 4

THE BULLPEN MADE THINGS DICEY IN THE LATE INNINGS, BUT KANSAS CITY MANAGED TO HOLD OFF THE REDS TO GET A SPLIT OF THE TWO GAME SERIES AT GREAT AMERICAN BALLPARK…TREVOR ROSENTHAL WALKED THE BASES LOADED BUT WAS ABLE TO INDUCE A GAME-INNING DOUBLE PLAY BALL FROM FORMER ROYALS WORLD SERIES HERO CHRISTIAN COLON TO END IT..MANAGER MIKE MATHENY SAID THE PULSE RATE BECAME ELEVATED IN THE NINTH…

 

SALVADOR PEREZ HAD THREE HITS INCLUDING A HOMER WHILE BRAD KELLER IMPROVED TO
2-0 BY ALLOWING JUST TWO HITS OVER SIX INNINGS…KANSAS CITY IS 8-4 ALLTIME NOW IN CINCINNATI AND LEADS THE REDS 17-10 IN THE ALLTIME SERIES..THE ROYALS HAVE WON FIVE OF SIX AND AFTER A DAY-OFF, PLAY IN MINNESOTA TOMORROW NIGHT…

NHL PLAYOFFS-

VANCOUVER 5 ST. LOUIS BLUES 2

THE DEFENDING STANLEY CUP CHAMPS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE IN EDMONTON…BO HORVAT SCORED TWICE POWERING THE CANUCKS TO AN OPENING GAME VICTORY IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINAL….WITH THE GAME TIED AT 2, VANCOUVER SCORED THREE CONSECUTIVE GOALS IN THE THIRD PERIOD..
DAVID PERRON AND JADEN SCHWARTZ SCORED FOR ST. LOUIS….SCHWARTZ SAID TOO MUCH TIME IN THE PENALTY BOX WAS A BIG PART OF THE OUTCOME…

 

THE BLUES WILL FACE THE CANUCKS IN GAME TWO TOMORROW NIGHT…