KJEL SPORTS TUESDAY AUGUST 16, 2022

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL-

COLORADO AT ST. LOUIS TONIGHT STARTING AT 5:50 ON KJEL

MONDAY-

MINNESOTA 4 ROYALS 2

JOSE MIRANDA TIED THE GAME WITH AN RBI SINGLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH BEFORE JORGE POLANCO PUT MINNESOTA UP FOR GOOD WITH A SACRIFICE FLY LATER IN THE FRAME. JOE RYAN EARNED HIS NINTH WIN AFTER GIVING UP TWO RUNS IN FIVE-AND-A-THIRD INNINGS, AND JORGE LOPEZ PICKED UP HIS 21ST SAVE. KANSAS CITY HAD 8 HITS, BUT LEFT EIGHT ON-BASE….
KRIS BUBIC WAS CHARGED WITH THE LOSS AFTER ALLOWING FOUR RUNS IN FIVE-AND-TWO-THIRDS INNINGS…

THE TWINS ARE TWO GAMES BACK OF CLEVELAND FOR THE AL CENTRAL LEAD. VINNIE PASQUANTINO HIT A TWO-RUN HOME RUN IN THE FIRST, BUT K.C. WAS BLANKED THE REST OF THE WAY….. KANSAS CITY HAS LOST THREE OF FOUR. THE TWO TEAMS MEET AGAIN TONIGHT AT 6:40…

TEXAS LEAGUE TONIGHT-

ARKANSAS AT SPRINGFIELD

NFL-

THE CHIEFS ARE BACK IN ST. JOSEPH FOR THEIR FINAL WEEK OF TRAINING CAMP…. DESPITE THE 19-14 LOSS IN CHICAGO SATURDAY, COACH ANDY REID SAYS HE WAS MOSTLY SATISFIED, ESPECIALLY GETTING THE YOUNG PLAYERS GAME ACTION.
KANSAS CITY MADE THE FIRST ROUND OF ROSTER CUTS GETTING DOWN TO 85, BUT ALSO SIGNED EIGHT YEAR PRO, DEFENSIVE TACKLE DANNY SHELTON, WHO PLAYED WITH THE GIANTS LAST SEASON….