KJEL SPORTS MONDAY JULY 3, 2023

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SUNDAY-

CARDINALS 5 YANKEES 1

JORDAN MONTGOMERY OUTDUELED GERRIT COLE AND ST. LOUIS TOOK 2 OF 3 IN THE WEEKEND SERIES THAT FEATURED A FRIDAY NIGHT RAINOUT AND DOUBLEHEADER SPLIT SATURDAY….MONTGOMERY BEAT HIS FORMER TEAM FOR THE 2ND TIME SINCE BEING ACQUIRED LAST SUMMER IN A DEAL WITH THE NEW YORK….THE LEFTHANDER PITCHED SIX AND TWO THIRDS INNINGS AND UPPED HIS RECORD TO 6-7…BRENDAN DONOVAN ENJOYED A 3 FOR 4 DAY AT THE PLATE INCLUDING A SEVENTH INNING CIRCUIT CLOUT.NOLAN ARENADO AND TOMMY EDMAN ADDED TWO HITS HELPING ST. LOUIS GO TO 35-48 AND STAY 9 AND A HALF GAMES BEHIND FIRST PLACE MILWAUKEE AND CINCINNATI IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL…..
A ROADTRIP WILL PRECEDE THE ALL-STAR BREAK WITH THE CARDS IN MIAMI TO MEET THE MARLINS TONIGHT…PRE-GAME AIRS AT 4:45 ON KJEL……AFTER THAT 4-GAME SET, ST. LOUIS WILL BE CHICAGO-BOUND TO MEET THE WHITE SOX FRIDAY NIGHT, THEN AFTERNOON CONTESTS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY…

 

ROYALS 9 DODGERS 1

THE KANSAS CITY OFFENSE SPRUNG TO LIFE FOR THE 2ND TIME IN 24 HOURS TO BACK THE STRONG PITCHING OF BRADY SINGER WHO ALLOWED ONE RUN AND 4 HITS OVER SEVEN INNINGS…….MAIKEL GARCIA SPEARHEADED A 15 HIT ATTACK WITH A 4 FOR 4 PERFORMANCE WHILE NICKY LOPEZ WAS 2 FOR 5 WITH 4 RBI’S..
K.C. TOOK THE FINAL TWO GAMES OF THE SERIES, AND HEAD NORTH TO MEET MINNESOTA TONIGHT AT 7:10……

TEXAS LEAGUE SUNDAY-

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 5 ARKANSAS 4

RACING-

AT LAKE OZARK SPEEDWAY SATURDAY, SHANE STEWART OF BIXBY, OKLAHOMA WON THE 410 OUTLAW SPRINT FEATURE..GAVIN MILLER OF ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA PREVAILED IN THE POWRI MIDGET FEATURE..STOUTLAND’S BEN NEWELL DROVE TO VICTORY IN THE MIDWEST MODS FEATURE..DEREK HENSON OF RUSSELLVILLE WAS FIRST IN THE SUPER STOCK MAIN..DUSTIN REEVES OF CAMDENTON TOOK THE HORNETS FEATURE…58 CARS WERE A PART OF THE PROGRAM AT ELDON……

AT SPRINGFIELD SATURDAY, MITCH KEETER OF WEBB CITY TOOK THE CHECKERED IN THE LATE MODEL FEATURE..TYLER GARRETSON OF CENTERVILLE, ARKANSAS WON THE LEGENDS FEATURE..THE MINI STOCK MAIN WENT TO TYREL JONES OF BOIS D’ARC….AUSTIN HARRELL OF SPRINGFIELD DROVE AHEAD OF THE FIELD TO WIN THE MIDWEST MODZ B-CLASS FEATURE..JODY TILLMAN OF BRANSON WEST WON THE PURE STOCK FEATURE..ROBERT BELL OF SPRINGFIELD WON THE MIDWEST MODZ A-CLASS FEATURE..DEREK WATSON OF BOLIVAR WAS FIRST IN THE B-MOD FEATURE..CAR COUNT WAS 116 AT SPRINGFIELD……

NEW ZEALANDER SHANE VAN GISBERGEN WAS THE WINNER SUNDAY IN THE NASCAR CHICAGO STREET RACE…..COLE CUSTER WON SATURDAY’S XFINITY RACE…..

M.L.S. SATURDAY-

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 3 VANCOUVER 0

ST. LOUIS CITY 2 COLORADO 0