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Royals rally for walk-off win over White Sox

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RoyalsKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jarrod Dyson loves to boast about what speedy base runners can do.

Dyson and Terrance Gore used their speed to score as pinch runners in the ninth inning as the Kansas City Royals rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on Monday night.

“He knows he’s got the ability to steal the tough base,” Royals manager Ned Yost said.

Mike Moustakas doubled with one out in the ninth. Dyson ran for him and stole third and came around to score as Jake Petricka (1-5) threw a wild pitch.

After Nori Aoki doubled with two outs — for his fourth hit of the game — Gore, who was called up from the minors on Sept. 1 to primarily be a pinch runner, ran for him and scored from second on Lorenzo Cain’s infield single.

“I was definitely going to be safe,” Cain said. “I just put it in play and ran. They ended up bobbling the ball and Gore scored. I was definitely thinking he’d field it and hold on. (Cain is) fast. It’s a huge win for the boys.”

It was a bizarre ending to a game that the White Sox led 3-0 going into the seventh.

“It was strange,” White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. “When you see a play like that you think that’s OK, you can give it to them and try to get the next guy, but then they get another one. That kid (Gore) is fast. Speed can do a lot of things.”

Wade Davis (9-2) worked a scoreless ninth to pick up the victory, extending his scoreless streak to 31 2/3 innings.

White Sox starter John Danks pitched six scoreless innings and allowed just two singles, both by Aoki, before departing after 103 pitches. He struck out six and walked four. Danks, who has a 1.73 ERA at Kauffman Stadium, has never lost to the Royals in 15 career starts.

The Royals scored all their runs off three White Sox relievers.

Royals right-hander James Shields, who had his career best 18 1/3 scoreless innings streak ended in the first, gave up three runs and 10 hits, while striking out six and walking none in seven innings.

“We had a lot of opportunities, but he came through,” Ventura said. “We never got the big hit to put it out of reach. He was tough.”

Avisail Garcia’s two-out single in the first scored Adam Eaton. Eaton, who had three hits, led off the White Sox third with a double and scored on a Shields’ wild pitch. Conor Gillaspie singled home Alexei Ramirez with the second run of the inning.

Eric Hosmer hit a double into shallow left off Javy Guerra to open the seventh and scored on Omar Infante’s single for the first Kansas City run.

Aoki led off the eighth with an infield single, advanced to second on Gillaspie’s throwing error, took third on a Zach Putnam’s wild pitch and scored on Alex Gordon’s single.

AOKI’S BIG NIGHT

Aoki’s four hits, two that did not leave the infield, matched his career high, last accomplished on Sept. 20, 2013, against St. Louis. He also walked, reaching base five times. Aoki, who swings left-handed, is hitting .360 against left-handed pitching. It was his fourth multi-hit game in his past eight games.

UP NEXT

White Sox: RHP Chris Bassitt will make his fourth career appearance and third big league start Tuesday. Bassitt has allowed 14 hits, walked seven and hit two batters in 13 1/3 innings.

Royals: RHP Liam Hendriks, who retired only seven of the 15 batters he faced in a loss Thursday to Boston, will make another spot start Tuesday.

TRAINER’S ROOM

White Sox: DH-1B Paul Konerko (fractured left hand) took batting practice and could return to the lineup this week.

Royals: LHP Danny Duffy (sore shoulder) will miss another start. He is scheduled to throw a 50-pitch four-inning simulated game Tuesday. If he has no problems, he will start Monday at Cleveland. . DH-OF Josh Willingham (groin strain) said he is available to pinch hit. He has trouble running, but not swinging.

— Associated Press —

Mizzou’s Shane Ray earns SEC Defensive Player of the Week honor

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MUUniversity of Missouri junior DE Shane Ray (Kansas City, Mo.) was named the Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his big day this past Saturday as he helped lead Mizzou to a 38-10 win over UCF.  Ray won the award, as announced tonight by the league office, after recording seven tackles (all solo stops), including a career-best 4.0 tackles for loss, with 2.0 quarterback sacks.

Ray also forced a fumble against the Knights, which led to one of four turnovers forced by the Tiger defense in the second half, as Mizzou extended a 14-10 halftime lead with a dominant second half.

Through three games, Ray’s season total of 7.5 tackles for loss is tops in the nation, and his 5.0 sacks is currently the number-three mark in the NCAA.

He becomes the second Tiger in the last two weeks to win a weekly player of the week award in the SEC, as he joins sophomore QB Maty Mauk, who won the offensive player of the week on September 8th for his play in MU’s win at Toledo.

Ray is now the fifth Tiger defender to win the SEC’s Defensive Player of the Week award in the last three seasons.  He joins SS Kenronte Walker (2012 vs. Arizona State), LB Kentrell Brothers (2013 at Georgia), DE Michael Sam (2013 at Vanderbilt) and CB E.J. Gaines (2013 vs. Texas A&M) on the distinct list.

“It’s a great honor, I’m really excited about receiving this award,” Ray said.  “It’s nice to be recognized, I think it means that I’m doing good things and that my team is doing good things.  I feel like there’s a lot of guys on this team that deserve recognition, but in the end, we play for each other and we just have to keep working hard to accomplish our goals,” he said.

Ray and the 18th-ranked Tigers continue preparations this week for Saturday’s showdown against the Indiana Hoosiers.  The game is set for a 3 p.m. kickoff at Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field.

— MU Sports Information —

MIAA announces weekly football honors

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riggertMIAACentral Missouri’s LaVance Taylor was named the MIAA Football Offensive Athlete of the Week after a record breaking performance. Central Oklahoma’s Cody Jones won the defensive award and Fort Hays State’s Drew O’Brien won on special teams.

MIAA Offensive Athlete of the Week
LaVance Taylor, RB, Central Missouri

Taylor had a record-setting day as Central Missouri beat #19 Emporia State 50-31, amassing nearly 400 yards of all-purpose yards and scoring six touchdowns. He rushed for 288 yards and four touchdowns on 23 carries for a 12.5 yards per carry average. He had three receptions for eight yards and a touchdown and had a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. He set four single-game school records and tied a career-record in the process. His 288 rushing yards are the most in a single-game in school history, as were his six touchdowns and 36 points scored. His 394 all-purpose yards were also a single-game UCM record. His kickoff return for a touchdown was the third of his career, tying the UCM career record. The 5-11 senior running back is a native of Raytown, Mo. where he competed at Raytown High School.

MIAA Defensive Athlete of the Week
Cody Jones, DB, Central Oklahoma

Jones came up with two big interceptions during UCO’s 26-17 upset of Missouri Western. The junior cornerback returned the first one 41 yards to the MWSU four-yard-line late in the first half to set up a short UCO field goal that got the Bronchos within 14-10 at halftime and he sealed the win with a 42-yard touchdown return on the final play of the game. Jones added three unassisted tackles, including one for a four-yard loss, and broke up another pass. The 5-11 junior defensive back is a native of Bakersfield, Calif. where he competed at Highland High School and Bakersfield College.

MIAA Special Teams Athlete of the Week
Drew O’ Brien, K, Fort Hays State

O’ Brien was a perfect 2-of-2 on field goal attempts in a 48-13 win at Northeastern State. He connected from 41 yards and 38 yards in the second quarter, pushing the FHSU lead to 10-6 and then 13-6. He also had three punts go for an average of 44.7 yards, two that went 50 or more yards with 53 as his best effort. He also averaged 60.8 yards on kickoffs. The 6-0 kicker/punter is a native of Hays, Kan. where he competed at TMP-Marian High School.

— MIAA Press Release —

Nebraska’s Pierson-El named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week

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NebraskaFor the second straight week, a Husker earned the Big Ten’s top special teams’ accolade, as freshman De’Mornay Pierson-El was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week Monday morning.

Pierson-El earned the honor after returning five punts for 150 yards in Nebraska’s 55-19 win at Fresno State. His performance including an 86-yard touchdown return, the longest ever for a Nebraska freshman and the longest punt return for a TD by a Husker since 2010, as well as a 51-yard return to set up another Husker score. His 86-yard punt return for a score is the longest in the FBS ranks this season.  His 150 punt return yards more than doubled Nebraska’s entire 2013 team total in that category.

Pierson-El’s performance against the Bulldogs ranks ninth on the Big Ten’s single-game punt return list and marked only the second time in 30 years that a Big Ten player had at least 150 punt return yards in a single-game. He currently ranks 12th nationally at 18.0 yards per return and is the only freshman ranked in the top-20 nationally in the category. Pierson-El was also named the College Football Performance Award’s National Punt Returner of the Week.

Sam Foltz was Nebraska’s most recent Big Ten Special Teams winner, as he earned the award for his performance against McNeese State last week.

The Huskers, who are 24th in this week’s AP poll, return to host Miami this Saturday at 7 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN2 and also available on the Husker Sports Radio Network.

— NU Sports Information —

Chiefs’ rally comes up short at Denver as they fall to 0-2

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ChiefsDENVER (AP) — Hidden inside Terrance Knighton’s gargantuan body listed generously at 330 pounds is a former tight end who dreams of playing offense.

“I have great ball instincts being an ex-wide receiver,” Denver’s mammoth nose tackle said after preserving the Broncos’ 24-17 win over the scrappy Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.

Knighton deflected Alex Smith’s fourth-and-goal pass from the 2 to Dwayne Bowe with 15 seconds left. He was engaged with center Rodney Hudson when he reached up and felt the football smack into his right arm, then skitter harmlessly into the end zone.

“I’d rather it be my arm than theirs,” Knighton said.

So, what would it take for Peyton Manning to have Knighton line up with him as a not-so-secret offensive weapon, like J.J. Watt did in Oakland on Sunday?

“Might have to send two guys out of the game to put Terrance in there,” Manning deadpanned. “Believe it or not, I have thrown some passes to him in practice and he does have good hands. I will vouch for that. High school receiver, he says.”

The Broncos (2-0) didn’t think it would come down to another goal-line stand. But Aqib Talib’s pick-6 earlier in the drive was negated by Quanterus Smith’s offside penalty. Then, Nate Irving’s fumble recovery following DeMarcus Ware’s sack and strip was changed to an incomplete pass after a review.

“We had two takeaways taken away,” Broncos coach John Fox said. “There are going to be things we’ll look at that we need to improve on. But we’ll take every `W’ we get.”

The Chiefs (0-2), without All-Pro running back Jamaal Charles for much of the game, converted 11 of 16 third-down opportunities overall. They just couldn’t capitalize in the biggest moments as the Broncos mustered two goal-line stands for the second straight week.

Manning was 21 of 26 for 242 yards and three TDs with no interceptions, but spent most of the game on the sideline. The Broncos had the ball for less than 10 minutes in the second half.

“It’s part of football,” Manning said. “I’ve been in games like that where you get excited on third-and-long, start warming up, ready to get out there. The defense out there, they were maybe bending a little, but not breaking.”

Smith was 26 of 42 for 255 yards, and Knile Davis ran 22 times for 79 yards and two touchdowns for Kansas City.

Charles left with an ankle injury in the first half, as did safety Eric Berry.

Without Wes Welker for the second straight game and facing a defense that lost Pro Bowl linebacker Derrick Johnson and tackle Mike DeVito last week, Manning targeted his tight ends again. He found Julius Thomas and Jacob Tamme for 4-yard TDs in the first half.

Manning also threw a 12-yarder to Demaryius Thomas.

The Broncos (2-0) head to Seattle (1-1) next week not exactly with a head of steam. They’ll face the Seahawks, who handed them a Super Bowl shellacking and then talked trash about them in the offseason.

The Broncos have their issues on third downs, but they certainly have come up big on the goal line.

Smith led the Chiefs on a 19-play drive that ate up 10 minutes coming out of halftime. They came up empty after getting to the Denver 4 on the strength of five third-down conversions.

“I guess that answered the question if we’re out of shape,” Knighton said.

An offensive holding call and linebacker Brandon Marshall’s sack dropped the Chiefs back to the 19. Cairo Santos, who beat out veteran Ryan Succop in camp, was wide right on a 37-yard field goal attempt.

“We’ve got to punch it in, bottom line,” said Bowe, who caught three passes for 40 yards in his return from a one-game suspension.

The Chiefs got it right the next time, converting three third downs on a 14-play drive that covered 90 yards. Davis trotted in from 4 yards, pulling Kansas City to 21-17 with 7:11 left.

Santos, however, failed to kick a touchback and Bubba Caldwell returned it 54 yards, setting up Brandon McManus’ 20-yard field goal with 3:27 left.

Coach Andy Reid said he doesn’t regret cutting Succop and keeping Santos: “Our guy’s got to kick better right now but I don’t ever look back on those things.”

Kansas City was trying to get Charles more involved after giving him just seven carries against Tennessee in the opener. But he left after running just twice for 4 yards and catching one pass for 8 yards.

Reid blamed himself for poor play calls in the red zone, but Smith said Charles’ absence was sorely felt close to the goal line.

“Everything is magnified down there,” Smith said. “It hurts to have him out.”

— Associated Press —

Western soccer loses first game of season to Augustana

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MWSUThe Missouri Western soccer team allowed their first goals of the season and they dropped their first game of the year with a 2-0 loss to Augustana (S.D.) Sunday at Spratt Stadium.

The Vikings scored the first goal of the season on Sarah Lyle when Annie Thorensen snuck past Lyle and rolled one in past a sliding Taylor Gant from 20 yards out in the 19th minute. Augustana struck again in the 23rd minute on a rebound goal from Payton Pry.

MWSU was outshot for the first time this season – 14-9. Augie got 10 of those shots on frame with just four for the Griffons. Despite allowing her first goals of the season, Lyle saved 10 Augustana shots.

The Griffons fall to 3-1. They hit the road to take on Northwest Missouri State on Sept. 19 and Lindenwood University on the 21st.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Royals blow 4-0 lead to Boston and fall 1 1/2 back of Detroit

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RoyalsKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Boston slugger David Ortiz left the ballpark early due to what Red Sox manager John Farrell called a family emergency.

“He’s fine. He got called away from this game,” Farrell said. “There was a family emergency that he had to attend to and he jumped on a flight late this afternoon. He should catch up with us in Pittsburgh.”

Even without him, Boston was able to rally past Kansas City for an 8-4 victory on Sunday as Daniel Nava hit a grand slam and Xander Bogaerts added a three-run shot.

The loss continued the Royals slide. When asked if his club could afford to lose three of four to a last-place club, Kansas City manager Ned Yost succinctly replied, “No, no, no.”

Yost also abruptly ended his post-game media session with that answer.

The Royals, who blew a four-lead lead, fell 1 1-2 games behind Detroit, which beat Cleveland, in the AL Central. Kansas City is in the thick of the wild-card race.

The Red Sox chased Jason Vargas (11-9) with one out in the sixth after Mookie Betts and Bogaerts singled. Reliever Aaron Crow walked Yoenis Cespedes to load the bases and struck out Allen Craig.

Nava hit Crow’s next pitch into the Red Sox bullpen for his second career grand slam and a 7-4 lead.

“Do I think this is going to cause us to fade? No,” Vargas said. “But we need to play better ball that’s for sure because we’re running out of games.”

Bogaerts homered in the third and got three hits. He also had a sacrifice fly and drove in four runs, giving him 11 RBIs in his past 15 games.

Joe Kelly (3-2) gave up five consecutive hits and four runs in the second, but nothing else in six innings. The Royals loaded the bases in the ninth off Edward Mujica, but Lorenzo Cain struck out looking to end the game.

Eric Hosmer hit a three-run homer in the second, and Omar Infante’s grounder scored another run in the inning.

“You never expect to lose three out of four especially this late in the season when time is winding down,” Hosmer said. “It’s nothing this team hasn’t been through before. We can bounce back from this. There’s still time left.”

TRIPLE-A CHAMPS

Omaha, the Royals ‘Triple-A affiliate, won the Pacific Coast League championship Sunday with Aaron Brooks throwing a two-hit shutout against Reno. Pawtucket, the Red Sox ‘Triple-A farm club, beat Durham in a best-of-five series to take the International League championship. The two will meet Tuesday in Charlotte for the Triple-A championship.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Red Sox: INF-OF Brock Holt (concussion) remains sidelined and is having vision problems.

Royals: LHP Danny Duffy (sore shoulder) made 20 throws with no discomfort in a bullpen session. Manager Ned Yost said they would check on how Duffy feels Monday and make a decision on whether he will start Tuesday against the White Sox. … DH Josh Willingham (groin strain) has not played since Thursday.

UP NEXT

Red Sox: After an off-day Monday, the 10-game trip continues Tuesday with the first of three games at Pittsburgh, another playoff-contending club. Rookie right-hander Anthony Ranaudo will start the series opener.

Royals: Staff ace James Shields, who has a career-high 18 1/3 inning scoreless streak, will start the series opener against the visiting White Sox. Shields hasn’t done well against Chicago SS Alexei Ramirez, who has a .412 batting average with two home runs in 51 at-bats against him.

— Associated Press —

Former Griffon Zuerlein makes 4 FGs to help Rams defeat Tampa Bay

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RamsTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Austin Davis played with the poise and resolve of a seasoned pro.

“We never panicked,” veteran tackle Jake Long said Sunday after Davis led a late field goal drive that gave the St. Louis Rams a 19-17 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday in the 25-year-old quarterback’s first NFL start.

“It’s special. I can’t really describe what I felt,” Davis, a third-stringer when training camp began, said after receiving a game ball from coach Jeff Fisher. “I felt a peace out there. I felt at home, and it had a lot to do with the guys I was around and how well we played.”

Greg Zuerlein’s fourth field goal of the day, a 38-yarder with 38 seconds remaining, won it.

You can place blame for the Bucs’ loss to the Rams on the shoulders of Lovie Smith and his staff for their conservative game plan, Pat Yasinskas writes. Story

Davis threw 13 yards to Lance Kendricks on third-and-1, 15 yards to Brian Quick on second-and-9, and 27 yards to Austin Pettis on third-and-9 to set up the winner.

“I can’t say enough about Austin. … I felt like he’d be OK because of the entire weeks’ worth of preparation,” Fisher said. “He was very poised. … Nothing overwhelming to him. He made really good decisions against a good defense, an injury-depleted defense, but a good defense.”

Davis completed 22 of 29 passes for 235 yards with no interceptions. Zac Stacy had a 2-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, and Zuerlein also made field goals of 36, 35 and 46 yards to help the Rams (1-1) rebound from a lopsided season-opening loss to Minnesota.

Davis made his debut in that game after Shaun Hill was injured, throwing for 192 yards but also having an interception returned for a touchdown.

“He made good decisions and handled the run checks very well. He did well with the play action stuff,” Fisher said. “He gave receivers opportunities to make plays. … Credit the offensive line, too. We ran the football and we protected fairly very well.”

Bobby Rainey rushed for 144 yards and quarterback Josh McCown had two short touchdown runs for the Bucs (0-2), who moved the ball into St. Louis territory in the closing seconds only to have the game end when rookie Mike Evans was slow getting up after a 29-yard reception to the St. Louis 32.

Officials stopped the clock with 8 seconds remaining and Evans was eventually helped off the field, But by rule, an injury in that situation requires a 10-second runoff, and the remaining time was wiped off the clock.

“Unfortunately he just took a hard hit. Mike was just trying to find his bearings, I think, and so the refs blew (the whistle for an injury timeout), I guess. It’s unfortunate because I felt like we were getting to the spot where we wanted to let (kicker Patrick Murray) take a swing at it.”

McCown scored on runs of 1 and 5 yards. Rainey, filling in for the injured Doug Martin, helped the Bucs move into position for Murray to kick a 36-yard field goal to give Tampa Bay a 17-16 lead with 5:15 remaining.

But a defense playing without tackle Gerald McCoy and middle linebacker Mason Foster couldn’t keep Davis from leading the Rams on a 12-play, 71-yard drive to win the game.

With Sam Bradford out for the year with a knee injury and Hill hobbled by a thigh injury, Davis prepared the entire week to be the starter.

Hill was active Sunday, however Fisher didn’t waver on his decision to go with Davis, who spent most of the past two seasons on the Rams’ practice squad.

“At no point was there a chance for Shaun to start. … It couldn’t have worked out better for him,” Fisher said. “Again, he’ll be day to day next week. This week really helped him, and another week will significantly help him put this thing behind him.”

McCown, a career backup entering a season as a starter for the first time in a decade, completed passes of 18 and 20 yards to Vincent Jackson before Rainey broke a 10-yard run to set up the quarterback’s second TD made it 14-10.

The Bucs threatened again on their next possession, driving deep into Rams territory before Murray’s 26-yard field goal attempt was blocked by T.J. McDonald.

The Bucs also had a punt blocked, leading to a Rams field goal. McCown also threw a first-quarter interception that stopped a drive inside the Rams 10.

“That was a tough one to lose. Anytime you have a blocked punt, blocked field goal, in the red zone getting ready to put points on the board and you throw an interception, you’re not going to win many games,” Bucs coach Lovie Smith said. “We got ourselves back in position at the end, and it’s unfortunate we didn’t handle the situation as well as we needed to there at the end.”

— Associated Press —

St. Louis completes sweep of Rockies with 4-1 victory Sunday

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CardsST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis rookie Marco Gonzales grew up watching the Colorado Rockies.

Raised in Fort Collins, about an hour north of Denver, he is quite familiar with Coors Field.

“I spent a good part of my life there,” the Cardinals lefty said.

Gonzales came back to beat his boyhood favorites on Sunday.

In just his fifth major league start, Gonzales struck out nine and allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings to help the NL Central-leading Cardinals beat the Rockies 4-1 for their third straight win.

The Cardinals held their 3 1-2-game division lead over Pittsburgh. St. Louis has won 13 straight regular-season home games in September and October.

Colorado lost all six games on its just-completed road trip. Third baseman Nolan Arenado left the game soon after bruising his chest diving for a ball in the third inning.

Jhonny Peralta hit a two-run homer to cap a three-run rally in the third inning. It was his team-high 21st homer.

Gonzales (3-2) turned in the finest effort of his career under the pressure of a pennant chase.

“It’s great to be in a race, you could feel the intensity out there,” Gonzales said. “My number was called and I just tried to focus, go out there and do my job.”

Gonzales, the Cardinals’ first-round pick in the 2013 draft, gave up two hits over the first five innings and carried a 3-1 lead into the sixth. He surrendered a two-out single to Brandon Barnes before leaving.

“It was a terrific outing,” St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said. “We needed that. He really came up big.”

Added catcher Yadier Molina, “He stepped up and I’m happy for him.”

Gonzales’ strikeout total was the most by a Cardinals rookie left-hander since Rick Ankiel fanned 11 in 2000 against Pittsburgh.

Trevor Rosenthal struck out the side in the ninth to pick up his NL-leading 44th save in 49 opportunities. Six St. Louis pitchers combined to fan 16.

Peralta’s homer, a 410-foot shot off Jordan Lyles (6-3), broke a 1-all tie and put the Cardinals ahead to stay.

“When I hit it, right away, I knew I hit it good,” Peralta said.

Matt Holliday hit an RBI double before Peralta homered. Molina had three hits for St. Louis and scored in the eighth on a wild pitch.

Barnes drove in the Rockies’ run with a double in the second.

Lyles gave up three runs on nine hits over six innings.

“I just made a mistake to Peralta and good hitters put good swings on the ball,” Lyles said. “He hit it a long way.”

Colorado scored just eight runs during the six-game losing streak, three came in the ninth inning of a 5-4 loss to St. Louis on Saturday.

The Cardinals, who are 19-2 in their last 21 home games in September and October, carry plenty of momentum into a three-game series against Milwaukee that begins Tuesday.

“For us, it’s a one-game series every night,” Matheny said. “That’s the way we’ve got to look at it.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Rockies: 1B Justin Morneau did not start for the second successive game after straining a side muscle in Friday’s 5-1 loss.

Cardinals: 1B Matt Adams was held out of the lineup. He sustained a slight oblique muscle pull in Saturday’s 5-4 win. He is listed as day-to-day.

UP NEXT

Rockies: RHP Christian Bergman (2-3, 4.89) will face Roberto Hernandez (8-11, 4.04) in the opener of a three-game against Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday in Denver. Bergman will be making his eighth major league start.

Cardinals: RHP Lance Lynn (15-9, 2.73) will open a three-game series at home against Milwaukee’s Wily Peralta (16-10, 3.75) on Tuesday. Lynn is 5-2 with a 2.37 ERA in nine starts against the Brewers.

— Associated Press —

Griffons led 14-point lead slip away in loss at Central Oklahoma

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MWSUCentral Oklahoma held the lead for just 17 seconds Saturday night, but it was enough to drop the Missouri Western football team to 1-1 on the season in MWSU’s first-ever loss to UCO, 26-17.

Seth Hiddink’s 18 yard field goal with 17 seconds remaining gave the Bronchos their first lead of the game. Cody Jones padded the UCO margin with a 42-yard pick-6 as time expired. The loss snapped a 14-game, regular season road winning streak for the Griffons and delivered MWSU’s first ever loss to an opponent from Oklahoma.

Missouri Western jumped out to a 14-0 lead on two Skyler Windmiller touchdown passes. It was 14-10 at halftime. John Schmiemeier gave the Griffons a 17-10 lead before Chas Stallard’s three-yard scamper tied the game with 9:44 left.

Western returns home to face Northeastern State this Saturday at 6:00 p.m. for Military Appreciation Day and Family Day at Missouri Western.

— MWSU Sports Information —

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