KJEL SPORTS WEDNESDAY JULY 27, 2022

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TUESDAY-

TORONTO 10 CARDINALS 3

GEORGE SPRINGER MASHED A GRAND SLAM IN THE SIXTH INNING AS THE BLUE JAYS BEAT THE CARDINALS IN TORONTO. SPRINGER HELPED BREAK THE GAME OPEN WITH HIS BASES-CLEARING BLAST  OFF JUNIOR FERNANDEZ..
VLADIMIR GUERRERO JR. AND ALEJANDRO KIRK ALSO LAUNCHED HOME RUNS IN THE VICTORY. TIM MAYZA GOT THE WIN IN RELIEF FOR TORONTO, WHICH IMPROVED TO 54-AND-43.
JORDAN HICKS WAS TAGGED WITH THE LOSS IN RELIEF FOR ST. LOUIS, WHICH FELL TO 51-AND-47. DYLAN CARLSON HOMERED AND DROVE IN TWO RUNS IN THE LOSING EFFORT. THE BRIEF TWO GAME SERIES ENDS TONIGHT..PRE-GAME COVERAGE STARTS AT 5:10 ON KJEL…

ANGELS 6 ROYALS 0

SHOHEI OHTANI HIT HIS 21ST HOME RUN OF THE SEASON AS THE ANGELS BLANKED K.C. AT KAUFFMAN STADIUM. OHTANI LAUNCHED A SOLO SHOT IN THE THIRD INNING….. MAX STASSI ALSO HOMERED FOR THE ‘HALOS. JOSE SUAREZ COLLECTED HIS SECOND WIN ON THE MOUND AFTER TOSSING FIVE-AND-A-THIRD SCORELESS INNINGS.
ANGEL ZERPA TOOK THE LOSS AFTER GIVING UP TWO RUNS, ONE EARNED, OVER FOUR FRAMES. KANSAS CITY WAS HELD TO JUST FIVE HITS AS IT DROPPED TO 39-AND-58. THE THIRD AND FINAL GAME OF THE SERIES IS THIS AFTERNOON AT 1:10…….

NOW THAT BUCK O’NEILL IS A BASEBALL HALL OF FAMER, BOB KENDRICK, THE PRESIDENT OF THE NEGRO LEAGUES BASEBALL MUSEUM IN KANSAS CITY IS KICKING OFF A NEW FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN.
THE EVENT IS CALLED “THANKS A MILLION, BUCK” BY ASKING FANS TO DONATE A BUCK, ONE DOLLAR WITH THE GOAL OF RAISING ONE MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE MUSEUM AND A RESEARCH CENTER IN O’NEILL’S NAME.

TEXAS LEAGUE-

FRISCO 10 SPRINGFIELD 6