KJEL SPORTS WEDNESDAY AUGUST 18, 2021

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TUESDAY-

MILWAUKEE 2 CARDINALS 0

THE BREWERS PITCHING WAS A TAD BETTER AND THAT SPELLED THE DIFFERENCE IN THE OPENER OF A 3-GAME SERIES AT BUSCH STADIUM ON KJEL…..CORBIN BURNES NO HIT THE CARDS THRU FIVE AND IMPROVED TO 8-4 ON THE SEASON. ADAM WAINRIGHT WAS ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE DECISION, FALLING TO 11-7 ON THE SEASON…..

JOSH HADER CRUISED THRU THE 9TH FOR HIS 24TH SAVE…MILWAUKEE SCORED SINGLE RUNS IN THE SECOND AND THIRD AND SLIPPED INTO THE VICTORY COLUMN DESPITE STRANDING 13 RUNNERS….FORMER CARDINAL 2ND BASEMAN KOLTEN WONG ENJOYED A 3 FOR 4 NIGHT WITH AN RBI….

OMAR NARVAEZ DOUBLE IN THE OTHER RUN…THE LOSS ENDS A SIX GAME ST. LOUIS WINNING STREAK…MANAGER MIKE SHILDT SAID IT WAS A CLASSIC PITCHERS DUEL WITH HIS GROUP BATTLING AGAINST QUALITY ON THE OTHER SIDE…..

GAME TWO IS TONIGHT WITH COVERAGE STARTING AT 5:50 ON KJEL…

ROYALS 3 HOUSTON 1

DANIEL LYNCH PROVIDED A SUPERB OUTING ON THE MOUND AND K.C. MADE IT TWO STRAIGHT WINS AGAINST THE ASTROS…LYNCH THREW SEVEN INNINGS, ALLOWING A RUN ON FOUR HITS WITH THREE WALKS AND FIVE STRIKEOUTS AND SAID LOCATION IS ALWAYS KEY…..

JAKE BRENTZ EARNED HIS SECOND SAVE..MICHAEL TAYLOR DOUBLED IN THE TYING RUN IN THE FOURTH BEFORE HANSLER ALBERTO PLATED TWO MORE WITH AN EXTRA BASE HIT IN THE SIXTH….THE FOUR GAME SERIES CONTINUES TONIGHT AT 7:10 AT KAUFFMAN STADIUM…

DOUBLE A BASEBALL-

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 8 WICHITA 6