Kevin’s Tuesday Sports

BASEBALL-

THE CARDINALS ARE IN THE TWIN CITIES FOR THE FIRST ROAD GAME OF THE ABBREVIATED 2020 SEASON…..THE REDBIRDS ARE 2-1 AFTER THE OPENING WEEKEND AGAINST PITTSBURGH…CARLOS MARTINEZ GETS THE START TONIGHT AT TARGET FIELD AGAINST THE TWINS HOMER BAILEY..BOTH TEAMS SPORT 2-1 RECORDS….PRE-GAME AIRS AT 6:15 ON KJEL..

ROYALS 14 DETROIT 6

IT WAS A LONG BALL FESTIVAL AT COMERICA PARK WITH SIX ROUNDTRIPPERS STRUCK BY KANSAS CITY INCLUDING A PAIR FROM MAIKEL FRANCO..WHIT MERRIFIELD, SALVADOR PEREZ, JORGE SOLER AND BRETT PHILLIPS ALSO WENT DEEP…MANAGER MIKE MATHENY ON A BANNER NIGHT FROM THE OFFENSE.

A SIX RUN FOURTH PUT THE ROYALS IN CONTROL….IN HIS MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT, FOSTER GRIFFIN OUT OF THE BULLPEN WAS CREDITED WITH THE VICTORY, BUT WAS ALSO FORCED TO LEAVE THE GAME WITH WHAT WAS LATER DIAGNOSED AS A FOREARM STRAIN..THE TWO TEAMS MEET AGAIN TONIGHT AT 6:10…

WITH ONGOING CONCERN ABOUT COVID-19, THE GREAT LAKES VALLEY CONFERENCE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT SOME FALL SPORTS WILL BE PLAYED DURING THE SECOND SEMESTER, INCLUDING FOOTBALL, SOCCER AND VOLLEYBALL…CROSS COUNTRY, GOLF, SWIMMING AND DIVING, BOWLING, INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD AND AND TENNIS WILL BE ALLOWED TO COMPETE THIS FALL. A DETERMINATION ON THE WINTER SPORTS OF BASKETBALL AND WRESTLING WILL BE MADE BY OCTOBER FIRST..

WORLD TEAM TENNIS-

SPRINGFIELD LASERS 24 LAS VEGAS ROLLERS 19