KJEL SPORTS THURSDAY JUNE 24, 2021
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL WEDNESDAY-
DETROIT 6 CARDINALS 2
MATT MANNING HAD A SOLID START IN THE TIGERS WIN OVER THE CARDINALS IN DETROIT. MANNING EARNED THE WIN AFTER ALLOWING TWO RUNS IN FIVE-AND-TWO-THIRDS INNINGS. DAZ CAMERON HIT A SOLO SHOT IN THE FOURTH TO PUT DETROIT IN FRONT…
JONATHAN SCHOOP DROVE IN THREE RUNS, INCLUDING A FIFTH-INNING SOLO HOMER FOR THE TIGERS. JOHN GANT GAVE UP FOUR WALKS AND THREE RUNS IN THREE FRAMES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THINGS AREN’T GOING WELL RIGHT NOW..
NOLAN ARENADO HAD A SOLO HOMER IN THE SECOND INNING. ST. LOUIS HAS DROPPED FIVE OF SIX AND DETROIT IS RIDING A THREE-GAME WINNING STREAK. ST. LOUIS RETURNS TO BUSCH STADIUM TONITE TO HOST PITTSBURGH AT 7:15…PRE-GAME COVERAGE WILL AIR AT 6:20 ON KJEL..
YANKEES 6 ROYALS 5
FORMER MISSOURI STATE BEAR AND CARDINAL SLUGGER LUKE VOIT DELIVERED A WALK-OFF SINGLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE NINTH AS THE YANKEES CAPPED A WILD NINTH INNING WITH A WALKOFF VICTORY IN THE BRONX. GARY SANCHEZ HOMERED EARLIER IN THE INNING TO TIE THE GAME. ROUGNED ODOR HOMERED IN THE EIGHTH TO GIVE NEW YORK A SHORT-LIVED LEAD. AROLDIS CHAPMAN PICKED UP HIS FIFTH WIN OF THE SEASON, DESPITE BLOWING THE SAVE. K.C. MANAGER MIKE MATHENY ON THE PITCHERS SURRENDERING ELEVEN WALKS AND STILL ALMOST NABBING A COMEBACK W.
THE YANKS HAVE WON THREE OF FOUR AND SIX-OF-EIGHT. RYAN O’HEARN HOMERED AND DROVE IN THE GO-AHEAD RUN IN THE NINTH TO GIVE KANSAS CITY A SHORT-LIVED LEAD. GREG HOLLAND TOOK THE LOSS IN RELIEF. THE LOSS SNAPS A TWO-GAME WINNING STREAK FOR THE ROYALS. THE TWO TEAMS WILL CONCLUDE THE THREE GAME SERIES THIS AFTERNOON AT 12:05..
DOUBLE A BASEBALL WEDNESDAY-
TULSA 4 SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 3
COLLEGE BASEBALL WORLD SERIES-
VANDERBILT 6 STANFORD 5
NBA PLAYOFFS-
ATLANTA 116 MILWAUKEE 113 (HAWKS LEAD THE EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL 1 GAME TO NONE)
TONITE- PHOENIX AT LOS ANGELES (SUNS LEAD THE CLIPPERS 2 GAMES TO NONE IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL)
NHL PLAYOFFS-
N.Y. ISLANDERS 3 TAMPA BAY 2 (OT) (STANLEY CUP SEMIFINAL TIED AT 3 GAMES APIECE)
TONITE- LAS VEGAS AT MONTREAL (CANADIENS LEAD THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS 3 GAMES TO 2)
