KJEL SPORTS THURSDAY AUGUST 18, 2022

THE MISSOURI SPORTS HALL OF FAME FOOTBALL LUNCHEON IS SET FOR OCTOBER 19TH IN SPRINGFIELD…AMONG THE ELITE 11 INDUCTEES WILL BE LEBANON YELLOWJACKET LINEMAN FROM THE 70’S CRAIG EVANS, MARSHFIELD’S NATHAN DUNN, BOLIVAR’S RICH SCHOLTEN, STOCKTON’S T.W. NORMAN, AND MOUNTAIN GROVE’S JARED EMERY….ALSO UP FOR INDUCTION IS LONGTIME WAYNESVILLE RADIO BROADCASTER MARV LUTEN…THIS YEAR’S EVENT IS BEING HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY PLAZA STARTING AT 11AM…

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL-

CARDINALS 5 COLORADO 1

JORDAN MONTGOMERY EARNED HIS SIXTH WIN OF THE SEASON WHILE HOLDING THE ROCKIES TO JUST ONE  RUN  AND SIX HITS OVER FIVE AND TWO THIRDS INNINGS..

NOLAN GORMAN HAD TWO HITS AND THREE RBI IN THE CONTEST AND IS TRYING TO STAY SHARP WHILE SHARING PLAYING TIME..

BRENDAN DONOVAN FINISHED THE GAME WITH THREE HITS.

THE CARDINALS WITH  THE WIN  INCREASE THEIR NL CENTRAL LEAD TO THREE GAMES WITH A 65-AND-51 RECORD. ADAM WAINWRIGHT STARTS FOR ST. LOUIS AGAINST THE ROCKIES THIS AFTERNOON. PRE-GAME BEGINS AT 11:20 WITH FIRST PITCH AT 12:15 ON KJEL…

 

MINNESOTA 4 ROYALS 0

THE TWINS COMPLETED A THREE GAME SWEEP IN MINNEAPOLIS…….EMILIO PAGAN CAME IN FOR INJURED STARTER TYLER MAHLE AND PICKED UP THE WIN…..JOSE MIRANDA HOMERED AND HELPED MINNESOTA OUTSCORE K.C. 17-2 IN THE THREE GAMES…DANIEL LYNCH TOOK THE LOSS…THE ROYALS GO TO TAMPA BAY TO FACE THE RAYS TONIGHT AT 6:10…

TEXAS LEAGUE-

ARKANSAS 7 SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 6