KJEL SPORTS FRIDAY JUNE 18, 2021

 

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL THURSDAY-

ATLANTA 4 CARDINALS 0

GUILLERMO HEREDIA HOMERED AS THE BRAVES BEAT THE CARDINALS IN ATLANTA. THE CENTER FIELDER WENT 2-FOR-3 AT THE PLATE, GOING DEEP IN THE FIFTH.

CHARLIE MORTON THREW A SCORELESS SEVEN-AND-TWO-THIRDS FRAMES TO EARN HIS SIXTH WIN. CARDS FIRST BASEMAN PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT  COLLECTED THE FIRST HIT OFF MORTON, AND SAID THE VETERAN RIGHTHANDER WAS ON HIS GAME…

THE RIGHT-HANDER DIDN’T ALLOW A HIT UNTIL THE SEVENTH INNING. THE BRAVES’ PITCHING STAFF COMBINED TO SURRENDER JUST THREE HITS. ATLANTA HAS WON TWO OF ITS LAST FOUR. JOHN GANT WAS CHARGED HIS FIFTH LOSS, ALLOWING THREE RUNS OVER FIVE-AND-ONE-THIRD INNINGS. THE CARDINALS SAW THEIR THREE-GAME WINNING STREAK COME TO AN END. GAME TWO OF THE FOUR GAME SET IS TONITE WITH PRE-GAME AT 5:25 ON KJEL…

TONITE-

BOSTON AT KANSAS CITY AT 7:10

DOUBLE A BASEBALL THURSDAY-

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 5 WICHITA 3

NBA PLAYOFFS-

MILWAUKEE 104 BROOKLYN 89 (BUCKS AND NETS TIED AT 3-3 IN THE EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINAL)

TONIGHT-

PHILADELPHIA AT ATLANTA (HAWKS LEAD 3-2 IN THE OTHER EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINAL)

UTAH AT L.A. CLIPPERS (L.A. LEADS 3-2 IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINAL)

NHL PLAYOFFS-

TAMPA BAY 2 NEW YORK ISLANDERS 1 (LIGHTNING LEAD THE STANLEY CUP SEMIFINAL 2-1)

TONITE-

LAS VEGAS AT MONTREAL (KNIGHTS AND CANADIENS TIED AT 1-1)

NFL-

CHIEFS’ QUARTERBACK PATRICK MAHOMES WILL ONCE AGAIN GRACE THE COVER OF JOHN MADDEN’S VIDEO GAME AFTER EA SPORTS REVEALED THAT HE AND TOM BRADY WILL BE FEATURED ON THIS YEAR’S VERSION OF THE GAME.

MAHOMES APPEARED ON THE COVER OF MADDEN 20 AND JOINS BRADY AS THE ONLY TWO PLAYERS TO BE FEATURED ON THE COVER MULTIPLE TIMES..

GOLF-

THE MISSOURI JUNIOR MATCH PLAY GIRLS TOURNAMENT IS UNDERWAY….BUFFALO’S LYLA LOUDERBAUGH HAS ADVANCED TO THE SEMIFINAL ROUND TO FACE JACKSON’S ELLA OVERSTREET TODAY…AUDREY RISCHER OF COLUMBIA AND ELLIE JOHNSON OF DES PERES COMPRISE THE OTHER PAIRING AT THE OAK MEADOW COUNTRY CLUB IN ROLLA..