KJEL SPORTS THURSDAY AUGUST 12, 2021
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL WEDNESDAY-
CARDINALS 4 PITTSBURGH 0
COMPLETE GAMES ARE A RARITY, AND COMPLETE GAME SHUTOUTS EVEN MORE SO, BUT ADAM WAINRIGHT ACCOMPLISHED BOTH LAST NIGHT, RETIRING THE FINAL 15 PIRATES WITH SEVEN STRIKEOUTS AND NO WALKS…
THE 39 YEAR OLD VETERAN IMPROVED TO 11-6 WITH AN 88 PITCH MASTERPIECE AND ALSO CONTRIBUTED OFFENSIVELY WITH TWO HITS WITH AN RBI…YADIER MOLINA SINGLED IN THE GAME’S FIRST RUN IN THE FOURTH AND PAUL DEJONG ADDED A TWO RUN DOUBLE…
THE CARDS HAVE WON FOUR OF FIVE AND GO FOR THE 3-GAME SWEEP TODAY, WITH FIRST PITCH AT 11:35 ON KJEL…
NEW YORK YANKEES 5 ROYALS 2
A THREE RUN TOP OF THE 1ST SENT THE VISITORS ON TO A VICTORY AT KAUFFMAN STADIUM…LUKE VOIT PRODUCED A 2-RUN SINGLE
THE ROYALS HAVEN’T WON A SERIES AGAINST THE YANKEES DURING THE LAST TWELVE MATCHUPS, THE LAST TIME OCCURRED DURING KANSAS CITY’S CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON OF 2015….BRADY SINGER SUFFERED THE LOSS FOR THE ROYALS WHO TAKE TODAY OFF BEFORE HOSTING THE CARDINALS TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7:10 ON REGIONAL RADIO…THE YANKEES PLAY AT THE FIELD OF DREAMS TONIGHT AGAINST THE CHICAGO WHITE SOX IN DYERSVILLE, IOWA…
DOUBLE A BASEBALL-
ARKANSAS 14 SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 4
THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI FORMALLY INTRODUCED ITS NEW ATHLETIC DIRECTOR WEDNESDAY… DESIREE REED-FRANCOIS COMES TO COLUMBIA FROM NEVADA-LAS VEGAS AND SAID BECOMING IMMERSED IN THE CULTURE OF TIGER NATION IS HER FIRST TASK….
M-U SIGNED REED-FRANCOIS TO A SIX-YEAR CONTRACT THAT PAYS HER $800 THOUSAND PER YEAR, THE RICHEST DEAL FOR AN AD IN SCHOOL HISTORY. SHE OFFICIALLY STARTS ON SUNDAY……