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St. Louis shuts out San Francisco Saturday 6-0

Posted on August 29, 2015August 29, 2015

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Somehow, Lance Lynn stayed on his feet long enough to finally beat the San Francisco Giants.

Once, he caught his spikes and nearly topped down the dugout steps. Twice, his right knee buckled. And in the most scary scene of all, the St. Louis pitcher twisted his right ankle making a play and was forced to leave Saturday.

Lynn still wound up with his first career win over the Giants, sending the NL Central-leading Cardinals to a 6-0 victory.

Later in the clubhouse, Lynn pulled his tried-and-true cowboy boots over the tender ankle and vowed to take his next turn in the rotation.

“As long as I can get up and walk, I’ll be able to pitch next time out, so I’m not worried about it,” he said.

Lynn (11-8) pitched neatly into the eighth inning before leaving with a mild ankle sprain that’s not considered serious.

“Maybe I should file my cleats down a little more,” he quipped.

It sure had manager Mike Matheny worried.

Lynn awkwardly came off the mound to field Juan Perez’s leadoff chopper in the eighth and twisted his ankle trying to throw to first. That was Lynn’s final batter, and he’ll be reevaluated Sunday.

“Just sick when you see him go down like that because he’s a tough guy. He has a high pain tolerance,” Matheny said. “I never thought he was going to be walking off the field. That was huge.:

“He’s in there joking around about his non-athleticism right now. Good to hear. We don’t know what that means except it’s not a lot of the worst-case scenarios that were going through our minds,” he said.

Lynn gave up six hits, struck out two and walked two. He had been 0-4 with a 6.33 ERA in his previous four regular-season starts against San Francisco and 0-1 in three postseason outings.

The right-hander outpitched Ryan Vogelsong (9-10) after losing to him 2-0 on Aug. 18 at Busch Stadium.

The Cardinals broke open a scoreless game with four runs in the fifth.

“The big inning killed us there. We couldn’t stop them,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said.

Brandon Moss led off with a triple and Matt Carpenter singled with one out. A single by Stephen Piscotty and a walk to Jason Heyward loaded the bases.

Reliever George Kontos’ second pitch was wild, allowing another run to score. Yadier Molina followed with a two-run single.

Piscotty later had an RBI triple, a day after the Cardinals’ five-game winning streak was stopped by the Giants.

San Francisco began the day 2 1/2 games back of first-place Los Angeles in the NL West.

Vogelsong, who twice beat the Cardinals during the Giants’ 2012 postseason run to the World Series championship, failed to reach five innings for the second straight start. He allowed four runs on seven hits and three walks in 4 2/3 innings.

The right-hander had been 2-0 with a 2.70 ERA over his previous three starts at AT&T Park. His defense gave him inning-ending double plays in the first and third before he ran into trouble in the fifth.

“Everybody knows we’re banged up, but I’ll take the ball with whoever is behind me,” Vogelsong said.

Cardinals reliever Sam Tuivailala, recalled from Triple-A Memphis on Friday, struck out three in the ninth and allowed two runners.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Cardinals: OF Matt Holliday, sidelined since July 30 with a strained right quadriceps muscle, was reevaluated in St. Louis. … Reliever Jordan Walden, out since April 29 with a strained right biceps, also has been seen again by team doctors. … Closer Trevor Rosenthal, put on the paternity leave list Friday, is set to rejoin the team Monday at home against Washington. He and his wife welcomed a baby girl Friday night.

Giants: C Buster Posey rested after being hit by a pitch in the left elbow Friday. … 2B Joe Panik, out since Aug. 2 with low back inflammation, did some running and hit in the indoor cage. He will take live BP on the field Sunday and is set to begin a rehab assignment Tuesday with Triple-A Sacramento. “It’s been a little while,” he said. “It’s nice to be wearing baseball pants again.”

UP NEXT

Cardinals: LHP Jaime Garcia (6-4) tries to win his fourth straight decision and complete an unbeaten August. He is 9-3 with a 1.64 ERA over his last 14 road starts dating to Sept. 15, 2012.

Giants: RHP Chris Heston (11-7) makes his first start since Aug. 17 at St. Louis and is 0-2 over his last four starts, going fewer than five innings in three of those. He was given an extended break in the minors.

— Associated Press —

Area High School Football Scores – Friday, August 28

Posted on August 29, 2015August 29, 2015

CITY
Platte County 41, Central 34 (0-2)
Carthage 36, Lafayette 0 (0-2)
Bishop LeBlond 31 (2-0), Van Horn 0
Benton 20 (1-1), Grain Valley 15
St. Joseph Christian 46 (1-1), South Nodaway 14

AREA
Harrisonville 34, Savannah 6
Maryville 56, St. Pius X 7
Chillicothe 41, Kirksville 6
Excelsior Springs 24, Cameron 7
Park Hill 35, Smithville 6
East Buchanan 44, South Harrison 18
Mid-Buchanan 42, Maysville 16
Plattsburg 26, Northeast Law 20 (5 OT)
Richmond 44, Lawson 32
North Platte 14, University Academy 6
Hamilton 19, Gallatin 8
Polo 48, Lathrop 45
Wellington-Napoleon 42, West Platte 28
King City 14, Milan 12
Princeton 34, Putnam County 25
Braymer 29, Slater 6
Lexington 20, Trenton 19

8-MAN
DeKalb 52, Pattonsburg 0
Albany 58, East Atchison 8
Mound City 42, Stewartsville 24
North Andrew 58, Falls City Sacred Heart (NE) 26
Rock Port 88, North West Nodaway 70
Stanberry 60, South Holt/Nodaway-Holt 28
Worth County 68, Greenfield 12

Smith sharp as Chiefs rout Titans 34-10 in third preseason game

Posted on August 29, 2015August 29, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs’ Alex Smith knows exactly how much weight Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota feels as the first-round pick tries to turn around the fortunes of Tennessee.

He was in a similar position in San Francisco a decade ago.

“For me, it was battling the anxiety of being the top pick and justifying that, and that’s what I fought for so long, and it took me a while,” Smith said shortly after leading Kansas City to a weather-shortened 34-10 victory over the Titans on Friday night.

“In some ways,” he said, “you have to play yourself out of that, and I think I did.”

Enough to solidify the starting job with the Chiefs, where Smith has flourished in coach Andy Reid’s West Coast offense. He was 16 of 18 for 171 yards and two touchdowns in less than a half against Tennessee, almost certainly his final tuneup before the regular season.

Meanwhile, Mariota misfired on his first three throws before completing seven of his last eight attempts. He threw for 99 yards while playing the entire first half.

“Kansas City has a very good defense, and for us to be able to score points against them, it says a lot about where we have come from,” Mariota said. “A lot of it we can still improve.”

The game was called with 3 minutes, 50 seconds remaining after thunder rumbled and lightning streaked across the sky. Heavy rains had turned one end zone into a lake.

By that point, starters and backups had mostly finished their dress rehearsals.

Aaron Murray took over late in the first half and wound up throwing for 146 yards and two touchdowns with an interception, while backup Chase Daniel got the night off for KC.

Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles, who played 10 snaps total the first two preseason games, carried three times for 26 yards and caught two passes for 15 yards. Jeremy Maclin hauled in seven catches for 65 yards, including a 29-yard touchdown grab that made it 7-0.

Travis Kelce also caught a touchdown pass for Kansas City, while All-Pro linebacker Justin Houston had his first sack of the preseason when he tracked down Mariota before halftime.

“We have everything we need to do the things we want to achieve this year,” Maclin said. “It all starts with the guy under center and we have all the faith in the world in him.”

The Titans, still trying to settle on an offensive line, struggled to move the ball on the ground. Bishop Sankey ran six times for just 17 yards, while former Chiefs wide receiver Dexter McCluster at least managed to move the chains when he got a handful of carries.

Zach Mettenberger, who had played so well for Tennessee that some have wondered whether he’ll be traded, took over to start the second half. He was 3 of 11 for 38 yards.

Antonio Andrews had a short touchdown run late in the first half for the Titans.

“Obviously we didn’t start the way we wanted to. A lot of it was because of mistakes we made,” Titans coach Ken Whisenhunt said. “There were too many penalties, we fumbled the ball one time, we jumped offsides and we missed tackles. Those are the things you can’t do.”

Some observations from the game:

ROOKIE WATCH

Titans: Third-round pick Jeremiah Poutasi fared well at RT, even though he lined up against Houston most of the time, perhaps cementing the starting job.

Chiefs: WR Chris Conley, the Chiefs’ third-round pick, had three catches for 30 yards.

POSITION BATTLES

Titans: Poutasi started at RT because Byron Bell moved to LG in place of Andy Levitre, who had been ineffective. That could be the starting unit in the opener against Tampa Bay.

Chiefs: CBs Marcus Peters and Philip Gaines started together while Sean Smith stares at a three-game suspension for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy.

INJURY UPDATE

Titans: S Da’Norris Searcy left with a knee injury in the first half. The Titans’ defense was already without DT Sammie Hill (knee), CB Jason McCourty (groin) and DE DaQuan Jones (leg).

Chiefs: WR Albert Wilson hurt his left shoulder early in the game. There was no word on the injury, though he was favoring it in the locker room afterward.

QUOTABLE

Titans: “Where the game was, it didn’t make any sense to go back out there.” — Whisenhunt on the officials’ decision to call the game early.

Chiefs: “I was way too juiced up.” — Murray on his interception.

— Associated Press —

Morales hits 2-run homer as Royals beat Tampa Bay 3-2

Posted on August 29, 2015August 29, 2015

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Kendrys Morales lost sight of his deep drive to center field. Turns out he missed seeing the end of a quirky long ball.

Morales hit his 15th homer, Edinson Volquez pitched into the seventh inning and the AL Central-leading Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Friday night.

Morales put the Royals up 3-1 with a two-run shot in the third off Erasmo Ramirez (10-5) that struck an overhanging catwalk.

“I was confused in a couple of ways,” Morales said through an interpreter. “I didn’t think I hit the ball that well, and I didn’t see where it actually hit.”

Morales has 89 RBI this season, including a majors-best 46 with two outs.

“He’s been consistent all year,” Kansas City manager Ned Yost said. “Got a lot of big hits, picked up a lot of big RBI. An anchor in the middle of our lineup.”

Tampa Bay center fielder Kevin Kiermaier started to climb the fence on Morales’ drive, but the ball ended up well short of him after striking the overhead structure.

Volquez (12-7) allowed two runs and six hits in 6 2/3 innings. Greg Holland, the third Kansas City reliever, got three outs for his 29th save.

“I thought he did a great job of navigating the lineup a couple of times,” Yost said of Volquez.

The Royals (79-49) are 30 games over .500 for the first time since finishing the AL Pennant-winning season of 1980 at 97-65.

Ramirez gave up three runs and six hits over 4 1/3 innings for the Rays, who fell 3 1/2 games back in the crowded second AL wild-card race. Tampa Bay is 1/3 on a six-game homestand.

The Rays closed to 3-2 in the third as Daniel Nava scored when left fielder Paulo Orlando dropped John Jaso’s routine fly for an error.

Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash was ejected by first base umpire Brian O’Nora for arguing after the next batter, Logan Forsythe, was called out on a grounder to short with runners on second and third with two outs.

Cash couldn’t challenge the call after having an earlier unsuccessful one.

“I think the replay shows enough,” Cash said. “It stings, but it’s part of baseball.”

O’Nora had another call overturned after a Kansas City challenge in the first inning when Ben Zobrist was called out on what was changed to an infield single.

Kansas City took a 1-0 lead on Orlando’s second-inning RBI single. The Rays tied it at 1 in the bottom half when James Loney had a run-scoring double.

Zobrist had the infield single and a double in four at-bats during his first game at Tropicana Field since being traded by the Rays to Oakland in January. Zobrist, obtained by the Royals from the Athletics July 28, played nine years for Tampa Bay and received a standing ovation after a video tribute was shown on the scoreboard prior to the game.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Royals: LF Alex Gordon, out since July 9 with a strained left groin, played in his sixth game with Triple-A Omaha.

Rays: OF Steven Souza Jr. (broken left hand) is looking to return in mid-September. He has sidelined been since Aug. 2.

ROYAL FLUSH

Kansas City has scored 36 runs in winning all five games against the Rays this season. … The Royals are 19-5 against Tampa Bay the last four seasons.

NUMBER’S GAME

Rays: OF Brandon Gomes tied the team mark held by Sean Rodriguez (2011) when he got by a pitch for the 18th time this season.

Royals: Morales had his 26th multi-RBI game, the most by a Kansas City player since Carlos Beltran had 26 in 2003.

UP NEXT

Rays RHP Jake Odorizzi (6-6) and Royals RHP Kris Medlen (2-0) are Saturday night’s scheduled starters. Odorizzi has five straight no-decisions, which ties the Tampa Bay team record set by current Royals pitching coach Dave Eiland in 2000.

— Associated Press —

St. Louis loses on a walk-off in series opener at San Francisco

Posted on August 29, 2015August 29, 2015

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rookie Kelby Tomlinson has been called upon out of necessity for the injury-plagued Giants, and he keeps delivering. Veteran Marlon Byrd has been called upon for big moments like this down the stretch, and is doing his part since coming to San Francisco this month in a trade from the Cincinnati Reds.

Tomlinson lined a bases-loaded single up the middle with one out in the ninth against previously unbeaten Kevin Siegrist, and the Giants topped the Cardinals 5-4 on Friday night to snap St. Louis’ five-game winning streak.

“He just seems comfortable here,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. “He’s hit everywhere he’s gone, Double-A, Triple-A and he’s continuing to do that.”

Left fielder Brandon Moss grabbed another glove from the dugout and moved in to make a five-man infield, then Tomlinson found a hole against Siegrist (5-1).

Byrd hit a grand slam off 15-game winner Michael Wacha in the third inning for the Giants, who kept pace 2 1-2 games behind NL West-leading Los Angeles.

Javier Lopez (1-0) got Moss to line out to second in the ninth and Tomlinson quickly fired to first to double up Stephen Piscotty, who was off the bag.

Byrd’s eighth career grand slam gave the Giants eight for the season, a franchise record. Byrd last hit one on July 9, 2013, while with the Mets facing the Giants at AT&T Park.

“This one’s a lot bigger,” Byrd said. “It’s a pennant race and the Dodgers already won. We needed this win tonight to stay on pace.”

The scoreboard went out for about four minutes and the ballpark lights briefly flickered twice.

Byrd, previously 0 for 17 against Wacha, sent the first pitch he saw in the third over the wall in center field moments after Buster Posey was hit on the left elbow to load the bases against the team with baseball’s best record.

“I’ve had a tough time against Wacha,” Byrd said. “That’s my only hit in my career, a lot of strikeouts. He’s tough. I got one pitch to do something with and put a good swing on it.”

Wacha surrendered an even more memorable shot more than 10 months ago.

Travis Ishikawa’s improbable walkoff three-run homer clinched the NL pennant for the Giants with a 6-3 Game 5 win against the Cardinals in the NLCS at AT&T Park last October.

Mike Leake retired the first nine batters in order but is still missing his first win after three starts since joining the Giants in a trade from Cincinnati on July 30.

Josh Osich relieved Leake with runners on first and second and one out in the seventh, then retired pinch-hitter Jason Heyward and Matt Carpenter.

Cardinals rookie Piscotty, who played at Stanford and grew up in nearby Pleasanton, hit a two-run double in the fourth as St. Louis pulled back within 4-3. The right fielder robbed Matt Duffy in the sixth with a diving catch that took him over the bullpen mound.

“Let’s not overlook, too, the fact we were down four in this game,” Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. “It was a great job of getting us back into this. Just couldn’t get a whole lot going.”

The Cardinals tied it on Leake’s wild pitch in the top of the sixth.

St. Louis, which turned nine double plays in its recent four-game sweep at Arizona, committed two errors in the Giants’ big third that made all four runs unearned.

Center fielder Gregor Blanco returned to the Giants’ lineup after missing two games with a left hip strain.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Cardinals: Matt Belisle, on the DL since June 26 with right elbow inflammation, threw a bullpen session. … OF Matt Holliday (strained right quadriceps muscle) is scheduled to be re-evaluated this weekend in St. Louis. … Closer Trevor Rosenthal was placed on the paternity leave list and recalled RHP Sam Tuivailala from Triple-A Memphis.

Giants: RHP Matt Cain went on the 15-day DL with irritation in his pitching elbow and received a cortisone injection to help it calm down. RHP Chris Heston was recalled from his rest period at Triple-A Sacramento and will pitch Sunday’s series finale. … SS Brandon Crawford missed his third straight game with tightness in his left oblique, and is unlikely to play the rest of the weekend. “It’s not something you want to rush,” Crawford said. “Obliques are one of the most re-injured.”

UP NEXT

Cardinals: RHP Lance Lynn (10-8) tries again for his first career regular-season victory against the Giants after beginning 0-4 with a 6.33 ERA in his previous four starts — and 0-1 in three postseason starts. The Cardinals managed only two hits in his start last week at Busch Stadium, a 2-0 loss. He has never pitched at AT&T Park in the regular season.

Giants: RHP Ryan Vogelsong (9-9) looks to bounce back from a start of 3 1/3 innings his last time out at Pittsburgh. He pitched opposite Lynn on Aug. 18, tossing six shutout innings to improve to 3-6 in the regular season vs. St. Louis.

— Associated Press —

Ventura overpowers Orioles as KC wins series finale

Posted on August 27, 2015August 27, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yordano Ventura’s locker sits next to that of Edinson Volquez in the Kansas City clubhouse, and two down from Johnny Cueto, who arrived last month in a trade from Cincinnati.

In other words, he gets plenty of veteran advice.

“I believe Johnny’s had a big impact on Ventura the last three or four starts,” Royals manager Ned Yost said after his young flamethrower tossed a gem in a 5-3 victory over Baltimore.

“Every once in a while, you hear it from the pitching coach, you hear it from the pitching coach, and then you hear it from a teammate and it sinks in,” he said.

Exactly what “it” might be is anyone’s guess, but the results have been obvious: Ventura (9-7) struck out a career-high 11 in just six innings Thursday, allowing only two hits and four walks while improving to 5-0 in his last seven starts.

“There’s been a lot of work put in preparing to get better,” Ventura said with catching coach Pedro Grifol serving as a translator. “I feel like this was one of my better outings.”

The Royals’ usually solid bullpen nearly gave it away, though. Kelvin Herrera served up a homer to Ryan Flaherty in the seventh, and Greg Holland allowed two more runs in the ninth before getting Gerardo Parra to ground out with a runner on to end the game.

Chris Tillman (9-9), who tossed a five-hitter at Kauffman Stadium last May, followed his first loss since May 31 with another. He allowed four runs over six innings.

The game wasn’t all that Baltimore lost, either.

All-Star outfielder Adam Jones left soon after crashing into the wall trying to track down a fly ball in the first. Jones lay on the warning track for a few minutes before standing up and finishing the inning. Paul Janish replaced him as a pinch hitter.

“He feels a lot better now than he did. His vision was — most of it was whiplash,” Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. “I don’t think there’s any head trauma, concussion-wise.”

Showalter said that Jones would be evaluated Friday in Texas.

“Any time Adam says anything’s bothering him,” Showalter said, “you’d better multiply it times two because he’s a tough nut.”

The first five outs Ventura recorded were punchouts, and he later struck out Matt Wieters to leave runners on second and third. Ventura eventually surpassed his career-best of 10 strikeouts set last May by fanning Wieters for the third time with a 99 mph fastball.

Orlando also contributed a sacrifice fly for the Royals, while hot-hitting Mike Moustakas drove in a pair of runs and Salvador Perez had an RBI single

The AL Central-leading Royals took three of four in the series, and have won 10 of their last 11 against the Orioles. Baltimore, which began the day two back of the final wild-card spot, still has not won back-to-back games since sweeping Oakland earlier this month.

The start of the game was delayed by 1 hour, 35 minutes, as a storm rolled through.

Then, Ventura followed up the thunder with some lightning of his own, an assortment of fastballs that nipped at triple digits and kept the slumping Orioles flailing.

Ventura had at least two strikeouts each of his first four innings.

“He was good,” Showalter said. “We had him close to 30 pitches the first inning, we let him get back in step second or third inning or he could have had a lot shorter outing.”

STATS AND STREAKS

The Royals have won eight straight series at home. … Flaherty’s homer snapped Herrera’s streak of 18 1/3 scoreless innings against the Orioles. … Janish had a pair of hits, the first time he’s had a multihit game since Sept. 4, 2013, with Atlanta.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Orioles: Jones walked in his only plate appearance before leaving the game.

Royals: CF Lorenzo Cain and 1B Eric Hosmer got a day off from the starting lineup as manager Ned Yost tries to keep key players fresh. Hosmer pinch ran in the seventh and stayed in the game.

UP NEXT

Orioles: RHP Kevin Gausman opens a three-game set Friday night at Texas.

Royals: Volquez starts a three-game series Friday night at Tampa Bay.

— Associated Press —

Tigers wrap up fall camp with scrimmage at Faurot Field

Posted on August 27, 2015

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Football held its final scrimmage of #MIZCamp on Thursday at Memorial Stadium with big plays from both the offense and defense highlighting the action. Repetitions were limited for each unit on Thursday as the goal for Gary Pinkel’s team was to break training camp healthy and head into the weekend with a focus on Southeast Missouri, which Mizzou hosts in the season opener on Sept. 5.

Mizzou’s quarterbacks completed 23-of-38 passes for 300 yards and two TDs on the afternoon. Starting QB Maty Mauk went 6-for-12 for 51 yards while being limited to 20 reps in the final tune-up before the regular season. Mauk and the No. 1 offense relied heavily on the ground game, highlighted by senior RB Russell Hansbrough, who rushed for 18 yards on two carries, showing a tough, physical running style. RB Ish Witter carried the ball eight times for 26 yards.

Freshman QB Drew Lock went 9-for-12 passing for 177 yards, including a 56-yard hookup to WR Ray Wingo. Lock showed poise as he stepped up in the pocket to deliver a strike to Wingo, who was streaking over the middle of the field. Wingo led all receivers with 74 receiving yards during the scrimmage. WR Richaud Floyd hauled in a 30-yard TD reception from QB Eddie Printz, as Floyd caught the ball in the middle of the secondary and reversed field to find the end zone. RB Chase Abbington added a 4-yard TD catch from QB Marvin Zanders.

The defense was disruptive on Thursday with three interceptions. S Anthony Sherrils returned an early pick 22 yards while CB Tavon Ross gained 26 yards on his return. LB Terez Hall recorded the final turnover when he pulled down a tipped pass.

The defensive end duo of Charles Harris and Marcel Frazier each tallied a sack. Harris finished with two tackles for loss (-12 yards). Mizzou also got a pair of sacks from the secondary as CBs Kenya Dennis and Aarion Penton reached the QB on designed blitzes. Senior LB Kentrell Brothers, CB John Gibson and S Thomas Wilson each finished with a team-leading five tackles.

— Mizzou Athletics —

Lindenwood picked to host 2016 MIAA Baseball Tournament; format will also change

Posted on August 27, 2015August 27, 2015

Kansas City, Mo. – The MIAA formally announced Thursday that Lindenwood University will serve as the host for the 2016 MIAA Baseball Tournament.

The Tournament will be played at the Lou Brock Sports Complex in St. Charles, Mo. The complex has hosted NCAA Regional Tournament games as well as hosting the 2009 NAIA National Championship opening round.

“Our coaches have requested that our post-season tournament return to campus sites and that the tournament be played in the format adopted,” said MIAA Commissioner Dr. Bob Boerigter. “We are pleased that Lindenwood University has agreed to host the 2016 event. Their quality facilities should provide a significant venue for the MIAA to conduct this competitive and exciting championship.”

“We are excited about hosting the 2016 MIAA Baseball Tournament. We feel like we have a great venue in the Lou Brock Complex,” said Lindenwood Athletic Director John Creer. “I think this will be a big boost for our baseball program and the St. Charles community. It will definitely fill up some hotel beds and provide restaurants with some business. It will also be an opportunity for Lindenwood University to show off our beautiful campus and the historic downtown St. Charles. This will also be motivation for our team to make sure we are playing well this coming season and get to the conference tournament, and give our students, parents, and fans an opportunity to watch them play in the tournament.”

The MIAA baseball tournament is scheduled for May 12-15 with a four-day eight-team double elimination tournament.

Thursday, May 12, 2016
Game 1: #3 seed vs. #6 seed                                   9 a.m.
Game 2: #2 seed vs. #7 seed                                   12:30 p.m.
Game 3: #1 seed vs. #8 seed                                   4 p.m.
Game 4: #4 seed vs. #5 seed                                   7:30 p.m.

Friday, May 13, 2016
Game 5: Loser game 1 vs. Loser game 2                 9 a.m.
Game 6: Loser game 3 vs. Loser game 4                 12:30 p.m.
Game 7: Winner game 1 vs. Winner game 2            4 p.m.
Game 8: Winner game 3 vs. Winner game 4            7:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 14, 2016
Game 9: Loser game 7 vs. Winner game 5              9 a.m.
Game 10: Winner game 8 vs. Winner game 9          12:30 p.m.
Game 11: Loser game 8 vs. Winner game 6             4 p.m.
Game 12: Winner game 7 vs. Winner game 10        7:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 15, 2016
Game 13: Winner game 11 vs. Loser game 11         9 a.m. (If neccessary)
Game 14: Winner game 12 vs. Loser game 12        12:30 p.m. (If neccessary)
Game 15: MIAA Championship                                 4 p.m.

— MIAA Press Release —

Missouri finalizes 2016 non-conference football schedule

Posted on August 27, 2015August 27, 2015

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri football has announced its finalized 2016 non-conference schedule. In addition to the already scheduled West Virginia and Eastern Michigan games on Sept. 3 and Sept. 10 of 2016, Mizzou has added home games against Delaware State (Sept. 24, 2016) and Middle Tennessee (Oct. 22, 2016).

“We’re very pleased to have the 2016 nonconference schedule finalized and certainly thank everyone we’ve worked with to make this happen,” said Executive Associate Athletic Director Bryan Maggard, who oversees football scheduling for Mizzou. “We also want to make sure and thank our fans for being patient as we work through future scheduling challenges related to conference transition. We feel that this is a very exciting schedule for our fans and program.”

The game between Mizzou and MTSU will be the first of a three-game series agreed upon by the schools, with future games set for Sept. 17, 2022 in Murfreesboro and for Sept. 9, 2023 in Columbia.

All kickoff times and television information will not be established until a later date, and dates of games are subject to change, per potential television arrangements through the conference. The SEC schedule will be announced in the coming weeks to round out the 2016 schedule. Below is a look at the nonconference slate.

2016 MIZZOU NONCONFERENCE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Sept. 3 at West Virginia
Sept. 10 vs. Eastern Michigan
Sept. 24 vs. Delaware State
Oct. 22 vs. Middle Tennessee State

— Mizzou Athletics —

Cueto roughed up again as Kansas City loses to Baltimore 8-5

Posted on August 26, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Orioles had managed a measly 15 runs while losing six straight games, and were preparing to face Johnny Cueto and the streaking Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.

Naturally, they pounded five homers in an explosive performance.

“It’s why the people come to the games,” Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said after an 8-5 victory. “Because what’s supposed to happen on paper doesn’t always happen.”

For instance, Chris Davis breaks out of an 0-for-16 slump with a double and a two-run homer. Or Manny Machado, also struggling at the plate, hits his own two-run shot. Or Jonathan Schoop hits yet another two-run homer off Cueto, who struggled for the second consecutive start.

Wei-Yin Chen (8-6) allowed three runs for the Orioles while scattering nine hits over six innings. The losing pitcher against the Royals in Game 3 of last year’s AL Championship Series, he has now gone seven straight starts without a defeat.

“Every day we come here to the ballpark, all we think about is how to win today’s game,” Chen said through a translator. “Hopefully we can move up from here.”

Cueto (9-9) labored through five innings for Kansas City, allowing 10 hits and a walk. He was coming off a career-high 13 hits in a loss to Boston.

“I’m not a robot,” he said. “Just have to keep working, get ready for the next one.”

Steve Pearce made it 7-3 with a solo shot in the eighth for Baltimore. Mike Moustakas kept the Royals close with a two-run homer off Brian Matusz in the bottom half of the inning, but Ryan Flaherty answered with the Orioles’ fifth homer leading off the ninth.

Zach Britton got three outs for his 30th save.

The Orioles had lost nine straight to the Royals, and appeared to be in trouble again when they failed to score with runners on the corners and nobody out in the second inning.

In the bottom half, Moustakas hit a sacrifice fly and Salvador Perez an RBI double to stake Kansas City to a 2-0 advantage that could have been more substantial. The inning ended when Omar Infante ran past Paulo Orlando on a flyout, resulting in Infante also being called out.

Moments later, the Orioles started to showcase their power.

Baltimore tied the game in the third on Machado’s two-run shot, then pulled ahead in the fourth when Schoop clobbered his two-run homer an estimated 427 feet to left field.

Davis made it three straight innings with a two-run shot when he went deep in the fifth, the big first baseman’s 35th home run giving Baltimore a 6-2 advantage.

Kansas City clawed back with a run in the sixth when Kendrys Morales hit an RBI single, but Chen calmly retired Moustakas and Perez to prevent more damage.

When the Orioles tacked on a couple more home runs in the final two innings, the Royals were headed to only their third loss in 15 games at Kauffman Stadium.

“You’re facing the best team in the American League last year and they’ve added players to improve on that,” Showalter said. “So it’s a challenge, but we’ve got a chance to split against the American League champions tomorrow and move on to Texas.”

STATS AND STREAKS

The five home runs allowed by the Royals matched a season high. … Royals RHP Jeremy Guthrie made his first relief appearance since June 30, 2012, when he was with the Rockies. He had been in the Kansas City rotation. … Machado has 26 homers, the most by an Orioles third baseman since Melvin Mora hit 27 in 2005. … Pearce’s homer was his first since July 11.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Orioles: After another rough start Tuesday night, Showalter was asked whether RHP Miguel Gonzalez is fully recovered from a groin injury. “Yeah,” Showalter replied. “Far as I know.”

Royals: Manager Ned Yost has given reliever Ryan Madson and closer Greg Holland some rest due to sore arms, though Holland has been available the past two nights.

UP NEXT

Orioles: RHP Chris Tillman took a tough-luck loss in his last outing against Minnesota, but is 3-0 with a 2.50 ERA over his past six starts.

Royals: RHP Yordano Ventura allowed one run and six hits in a win last Saturday at Boston, making him 4-0 with a 3.55 ERA in his last six outings.

— Associated Press —