KJEL SPORTS MONDAY AUGUST 21, 2023

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SUNDAY-

CARDINALS 7 NEW YORK METS 3

DAKOTA HUDSON FURNISHED ANOTHER STRONG START, AND PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT BELTED A 2-RUN HOMER AND DROVE IN 3 RUNS… THE REDBIRDS COLLECTED 15 HITS…HUDSON WORKED INTO THE SIXTH INNING AND IMPRPOVED TO 5-0 ON THE SEASON…

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A FOUR RUN 7TH INNING HELPED THE CARDS AVOID A 3-GAME SWEEP AFTER DROPPING THE FIRST TWO IN THE SERIES ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY….

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ST. LOUIS IS NOW 13-7 ON SUNDAY’S IN 2023….IT’S ON TO PITTSBURGH FOR THE FIRST OF 3 WITH THE PIRATES TONIGHT AT 6:05..PRE-GAME AIRS AT 5:10 ON KJEL….

 

CHICAGO CUBS 4 ROYALS 3

HOME RUNS FROM SEIYA SUZUKI AND MIGUEL AMAYA BACKED THE PITCHING OF KYLE HENDRICKS LIFTING THE NORTH-SIDERS TO A WIN SUNDAY AT WRIGLEY FIELD….K.C. MADE A RUN IN THE TOP OF THE 9TH WITH A PAIR TO MAKE IT CLOSE BEFORE CLOSER ADBERT ALZOLAY WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN THE FINAL OUT…MICHAEL MASSEY AND KYLE ISBEL HAD TWO HITS EACH FOR THE ROYALS AND JORDAN LYLES WENT THE 8 INNING DISTANCE BUT SUSTAINED THE LOSS, DROPPING HIS RECORD TO 3-14 ON THE YEAR…..KANSAS CITY HEADS WEST TO MEET THE A’S IN OAKLAND TONIGHT AT 8:40…..

TEXAS LEAGUE-

WICHITA 12 SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 1

NFL PRE-SEASON SATURDAY-

KANSAS CITY 38 ARIZONA 10

THE DEFENDING SUPER BOWL CHAMPS SQUARED THEIR EXHIBITION MARK AT 1-1 WITH A PENALTY-FILLED VICTORY IN THE RETURN TRIP TO GLENDALE….PATRICK MAHOMES PLAYED THE FIRST QUARTER, COMPLETING TEN OF 15 PASSES FOR 105 YARDS INCLUDING AN 18 YARD TOUCHDOWN STRIKE TO JUSTIN WATSON…

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BACKUP Q.B.’S SHANE BUECHELE AND BLAINE GABBERT WERE GOOD ALSO AS WAS THE DEFENSIVE EFFORT. THE CHIEFS HELD ARIZONA TO ONLY 248 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE AND JUST ONE TOUCHDOWN, WHICH TOOK PLACE IN THE CLOSING SECONDS OF THE FIRST HALF. KANSAS CITY HELD THE CARDINALS TO 3-OF-13 ON THIRD DOWN. …THE CHIEFS CONCLUDE THE PRE-SEASON SLATE WITH A NOON KICKOFF SATURDAY AGAINST CLEVELAND AT ARROWHEAD STADIUM……

RACING-

GARET WILLIAMSON OF COLUMBIA CAPTURED THE 25 LAP POWRi 410 OUTLAW BANDIT SPRINT SERIES FEATURE SATURDAY AT LUCAS OIL SPEEDWAY….AURORA’S JUSTIN WELLS WAS VICTORIOUS IN THE LATE MODEL FEATURE…RODNEY SCHWEITZER OF KANSAS CITY, KANSAS WAS FIRST IN THE STOCK CAR FEATURE..CAR COUNT WAS 46 AT WHEATLAND…….

SPRINGFIELD HOSTED THE FLYIN FARMER 55 IN TRIBUTE TO THE GREAT KEN ESSARY SATURDAY….
REPUBLIC’S ANTHONY FERRARA TOOK THE CHECKERED IN THE MIDWEST MODZS A-CLASS FEATURE…RYAN GILLMORE OF SPRINGFIELD PREVAILED IN THE B-MOD FEATURE…..JODY TILLMAN OF BRANSON WEST CLAIMED VICTORY IN THE POWRi PURE STOCK MAIN…
AUSTIN HARRELL OF SPRINGFIELD DROVE TO A WIN IN THE MIDWEST MODZS B-CLASS FEATURE…SPOKANE’S TANNER FOSTER WON THE LEGENDS FEATURE….MITCH KEETER OF WEBB CITY WAS FIRST IN THE LATE MODEL FEATURE…ALAN MATNEY OF SPRINGFIELD CAPTURED THE MINI STOCK FEATURE…144 CARS WERE ENTERED TO RUN AT SPRINGFIELD….

AYRTON GENNETTEN OF VERSAILLES WAS VICTORIOUS LAST NIGHT AT THE STATE FAIRGROUNDS IN SEDALIA IN THE POWRi 410 BANDIT SERIES FEATURE WITH A FIELD OF SIXTEEN CARS….

WILLIAM BYRON WON SUNDAY’S NASCAR EVENT ON THE ROAD COURSE AT WATKINS GLEN…SAM MAYER TOOK CHECKERED IN THE XFINITY RACE……