KJEL SPORTS TUESDAY JUNE 29, 2021

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL MONDAY-

CARDINALS 7 ARIZONA 1

IT TOOK AWHILE, BUT THE BATS CAME ALIVE IN THE LATE-GOING AS PAUL DEJONG HIT A TWO-RUN HOME RUN IN THE SEVENTH INNING AND ST. LOUIS TOOK DOWN THE DIAMONDBACKS.

THE CARDINALS PUT UP SIX RUNS IN THE SEVENTH INNING TO BREAK OPEN A GAME TIED AT ONE. WADE LEBLANC MADE HIS FIRST START IN A CARDINAL UNIFORM, PITCHING INTO THE FIFTH INNING, ALLOWING ONE RUN ON FOUR HITS WITH A WALK AND TWO STRIKEOUTS…

GIOVANNY GALLEGOS PICKED UP THE WIN OUT OF THE BULLPEN FOR ST. LOUIS, WHICH HAS WON TWO OF THREE. DYLAN CARLSON IN THE LEADOFF SPOT IN THE LINEUP WENT TWO FOR FIVE WITH TWO RBI’S…JOSH ROJAS HOMERED FOR THE DIAMONDBACKS. ALEX YOUNG ALLOWED SIX RUNS TO TAKE THE LOSS FOR ARIZONA, WHICH HAS LOST 22 OF 24. THE TWO TEAMS MEET AGAIN TONITE WITH PRE-GAME COVERAGE SET TO AIR AT 6:20 ON REGIONAL RADIO…

BOSTON 6 ROYALS 5

HUNTER RENFROE HIT TWO HOME RUNS IN THE RED SOX 6-5 WIN AT FENWAY PARK. RENFROE HIT A TWO-RUN HOMER IN THE FOURTH AND ADDED A SOLO BOMB IN THE SIXTH INNING. KIKE HERNANDEZ AND BOBBY DALBEC ALSO HIT SOLO HOME RUNS FOR THE RED SOX, WHO HAVE WON FOUR STRAIGHT. . CARLOS SANTANA CRANKED A THREE-RUN BOMB IN THE FIRST INNING, AND MICHAEL TAYLOR AND WHIT MERRIFIELD EACH CLUBBED SOLO HOMERS IN THE SECOND FOR K-C. DANNY DUFFY GAVE UP FOUR RUNS IN THREE-AND-ONE-THIRD INNINGS FOR KANSAS CITY.

JOSH STAUMONT TOOK THE LOSS FOR THE ROYALS WHO’VE HAVE DROPPED SIX STRAIGHT DESPITE OUTHITTING BOSTON 12-9 AND TAKING AN EARLY 5-1 LEAD…THEY’LL FACE THE RED SOX AGAIN TONITE IN BEANTOWN WITH FIRST PITCH AT 6:10…

DOUBLE A BASEBALL TONITE-

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AT SPRINGFIELD

NBA PLAYOFFS-

L.A. CLIPPERS 116 PHOENIX 102 (SUNS LEAD WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL 3 GAMES TO 2)

TONIGHT-

MILWAUKEE AT ATLANTA (BUCKS LEAD THE EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL 2 GAMES TO 1)

NHL PLAYOFFS-

TAMPA BAY 5 MONTREAL 1 (LIGHTNING LEAD STANLEY CUP FINAL 1 GAME TO NONE)