KJEL SPORTS WEDNESDAY JUNE 28, 2023

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TUESDAY-

CARDINALS 4 HOUSTON 2

ST. LOUIS STARTER JORDAN MONTGOMERY EARNED THE WIN AFTER STRIKING OUT SIX AND ALLOWING TWO RUNS, ONE EARNED, THROUGH SIX-AND-TWO-THIRDS FRAMES.

 

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JORDAN HICKS NOTCHED HIS FIFTH SAVE AS THE CARDINALS WON THEIR SECOND STRAIGHT GAME. PAUL DEJONG LAUNCHED HIS 12TH HOME RUN OF THE SEASON TO HELP GET THE BATS GOING IN THE THIRD….

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ALL OF THE RUN-SCORING CAME IN THE FIRST FIVE INNINGS…NOLAN ARENADO’S DOUBLE PUT THE CARDS IN FRONT  TO STAY….MANAGER OLI MARMOL KNOWS HIS GROUP LOGGED A LOT OF FLYING TIME GOING TO AND FROM LONDON, BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOAL…

 

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NOW AT 33-45, THE CARDINALS REMAIN IN LAST PLACE IN THE NL CENTRAL, EIGHT GAMES BACK OF 1ST PLACE CINCINNATI…. MILES MIKOLAS STARTS FOR ST. LOUIS AGAINST HOUSTON TONIGHT. PRE-GAME BEGINS AT 5:50 ON KJEL WITH FIRST PITCH AT 6:45…
(COURTESY MISSOURINET)

CLEVELAND 2 ROYALS 1

THE GUARDIANS SCORED TWO ON THE TOP OF THE NINTH TO SNATCH A CENTRAL DIVISION VICTORY AT KAUFFMAN STADIUM….K.C. HAD SCORED AN UNEARNED RUN IN THE LAST OF THE 8TH TO BREAK A SCORELESS TIE BEFORE WILL BRENNAN’S TWO RUN DOUBLE PUT THE VISITORS IN FRONT…..SCOTT BARLOW WAS CHARGED THE LOSS AND HIS SECOND BLOWN SAVE…..ROYALS MANAGER MATT QUATRARO…

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CLEVELAND MANAGER TERRY FRANCONA WENT TO A KANSAS CITY HOSPITAL AFTER FEELING UNWELL BEFORE THE START OF A THREE-GAME SERIES AGAINST THE ROYALS AT KAUFFMAN STADIUM. THE 64-YEAR-OLD HAS DEALT WITH SIGNIFICANT HEALTH ISSUES IN HIS MANAGERIAL CAREER… BENCH COACH DEMARLO HALE TOOK OVER FOR FRANCONA.
KANSAS CITY HAS LOST THREE OF FOUR AND SITS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE AL CENTRAL AT 22-AND-57. THE ROYALS RETURN TO THE DIAMOND AGAINST CLEVELAND TONIGHT WITH FIRST PITCH AT 7:10….
(COURTESY MISSOURINET)

THE ALL-SOUTH CENTRAL ASSOCIATION BASEBALL TEAM FOR 2023 HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED….

1ST TEAM:

PITCHERS: GARYN HALL, HOUSTON; BRYLON MAYBERRY, MTN. GROVE.

CATCHER: HOYT MATHEWS, MTN. GROVE.

INFIELDERS: CASEY MERCKLING, HOUSTON, STONE JACKSON, HOUSTON, DREW VAUGHAN, MTN. GROVE, GATLIN KEELING, MTN. GROVE.

OUTFIELDERS: KASH HOWARD, SALEM, ASHTON STOUT, AVA, AIDEN KELLY, HOUSTON.

UTILITY: RYAN FRIGA, WILLOW SPRINGS.

CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR: GARYN HALL, HOUSTON; DREW VAUGHAN, MTN. GROVE.

COACH OF THE YEAR: MARK VAUGHAN, MTN. GROVE.

N.H.L.

THE ANNUAL ENTRY DRAFT IS TONIGHT IN NASHVILLE…CHICAGO HAS THE OVERALL NUMBER ONE SELECTION……THE ST. LOUIS BLUES HAVE 3 FIRST ROUND PICKS AT NUMBERS 10, 25 AND 29…YESTERDAY, THE BLUES ACQUIRED VETERAN CENTER KEVIN HAYES IN A TRADE FROM PHILADELPHIA FOR A SIXTH ROUND PICK IN THIS YEAR’S DRAFT, AND THE FLYERS WILL RETAIN HALF THE SALARY ON HAYES’ CONTRACT…..