CITY
Liberty 49, Central 28
Lafayette 28, North Kansas City 24
Bishop LeBlond 25, Pembroke Hill 14
AREA
Maryville 41, Lawson 14
Gallatin 42, North Platte 6
West Plate 41, Central Academy 18
Holden 14, Plattsburg 0
Hamilton 41, Maysville 12
Lathrop 31, Trenton 15
8-MAN
North Andrew 48, King City 0
Stanberry 80, Braymer 36
Stewartsville 28, North-West Nodaway 26
South Holt/Nodaway Holt 42, Worth County 30
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Todd Gurley rushed for a touchdown in his preseason debut, and the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 21-20 on Saturday night.
Gurley, who was held out of exhibition games last season as a rookie while recovering from a torn ACL, rushed for 20 yards on four carries and scored on a 3-yard run.
With the Chiefs (0-2) holding out four defensive starters, including safety Eric Berry and linebacker Josh Mauga, the starting offensive line played four series and allowed Rams running backs Gurley, Benny Cunningham and Malcolm Brown to rush for 85 yards on 15 carries.
Case Keenum started at quarterback and led the Rams (2-0) to two touchdowns, going 4 of 5 for 53 yards with an 11-yard scoring pass to Pharoh Cooper before giving way to rookie Jared Goff.
The No. 1 overall draft pick mostly struggled for the second consecutive week despite working with the first-unit offensive line for two series. Goff lost a fumble after tripping over left guard Cody Wichmann and fumbled out of bounds while being sacked.
Goff’s first touchdown pass came on a 10-yard throw to Brown, who made a juggling catch to put the Rams ahead early in the fourth quarter. Goff played the entire second half and finished 8 of 12 for 82 yards.
Alex Smith was 9 of 12 for 137 yards and one touchdown, leading the Chiefs to 17 points on four possessions. Smith’s pump-fake on a 20-yard touchdown pass completely fooled two Rams defenders and allowed Jeremy Maclin to step into the end zone untouched.
Maclin and Rams cornerback Lamarcus Joyner were ejected with 44 seconds left in the first half after trading slaps to the head.
Referee Pete Morelli accidentally identified Joyner as playing for St. Louis, resulting in boos from the Coliseum crowd.
Jabriel Washington recovered quarterback Aaron Murray’s fumble at the Rams 23-yard line to seal the win. The Chiefs forced a three-and-out to get the ball back with 1:22 left, but Murray threw four incompletions to end the threat.
ROOKIE WATCH
Chiefs: D.J. White started at cornerback, working opposite last season’s Defensive Rookie of the Year Marcus Peters. The sixth-round pick from Georgia Tech was effective when blitzing, but had mixed results in coverage. White finished with one tackle.
Rams: The Rams loaded up on rookie wide receivers hoping to find complements to Tavon Austin and Kenny Britt, but are still waiting for someone to break through. Cooper scored on his only reception, while Paul McRoberts added one catch for 6 yards. Production is more likely to come from the tight ends Tyler Higbee, who did not play because of illness, and Temarrick Hemingway, who had a 26-yard reception from Goff.
POSITION BATTLES
Chiefs: Nick Foles was solid against his former team, going 18 of 22 for 133 yards. With Tyler Bray’ status uncertain after suffering a small chip fracture in his cervical spine last week against the Seattle Seahawks, Foles’ experience as a starter with the Rams and Philadelphia Eagles represents a significant upgrade behind Smith regardless of when the fourth-year quarterback from Tennessee is able to return.
Rams: With the secondary struggling again, cornerback E.J. Gaines’ first live action since suffering a foot injury in training camp last year was a welcome sign. Gaines finished with four tackles and it wouldn’t be a surprise if he started opposite Trumaine Johnson next week at Denver.
INJURY UPDATE
Chiefs: Fullback Trey Millard was taken off the field on a cart after suffering a left knee injury covering a punt. Millard previously tore the ACL in his left knee as a senior at Oklahoma.
Rams: Wide receiver Bradley Marquez suffered a right leg injury in the third quarter. Marquez did not appear to be able to put any weight on his leg as he was helped off the field.
— Associated Press —
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ian Kennedy has been getting scant support, 11 runs in his previous nine starts, the lowest in the majors in that span.
Alex Gordon and the Kansas City hitters quickly made up for that drought.
Gordon homered twice and doubled, Kennedy pitched eight sharp innings and the Royals extended their winning streak to seven games, beating the Minnesota Twins 10-0 Saturday night.
“Tonight the offense was just rolling,” Gordon said. “Like we talked about last year, just keep the line moving. That’s kind of what we had tonight.”
“It’s a little contagious, everyone was feeling good at the plate and you just roll with it,” he said.
The Royals’ string is their best since they won seven straight in April 2015. The World Series champions have won 12 of 14 to move back into the AL wild-card race.
“We scored four, which helped, and then attack the zone a little bit more,” Kennedy said. “And then we scored more later on and we just kept tacking on. It allows us to go out there and throw strikes and try to get ahead of guys and be efficient.”
Gordon has homered five times in five games. He connected in the fourth inning and again in the fifth for his fourth career multihomer game and his first since May 18, 2014.
Kennedy (8-9) gave up four hits, walked none and struck out six. He allowed only one runner past second base and has an 0.79 ERA in his past five starts.
Kennedy has allowed no more than one run while pitching at least six innings in that five-start span, tying a team record. Larry Gura had a parallel streak in 1981.
“(Danny) Duffy hasn’t done that yet?” Kennedy said. “It seems like every time he’s out there, he’s doing that same thing.”
Salvador Perez and Gordon hit back-to-back home runs in a four-run fifth, chasing Hector Santiago (10-8).
“Kennedy’s got a sneaky fastball,” Twins star Brian Dozier said. “And he lives away. He was getting the call all night about three or four inches off. He kept peppering us. It’s what veteran pitchers do. He kept getting it and we tried to make adjustments.”
“Obviously with a good pitcher like that, and you give up run after run after run from the third inning on, it’s tough to play catch up,” he said.
Santiago was tagged for eight runs and 11 hits over 4 2/3 innings. The lefty is 0-4 with a 10.89 ERA since the Twins acquired him in an Aug. 1 trade with the Los Angeles Angels.
“Too many pitches in the middle of the zone, too many mistakes,” Santiago said.
Lorenzo Cain doubled twice, singled and drove in three runs.
NO DOZIER HOMER
Dozier had homered in seven straight games he’d started against the Royals before going 0 for 4.
TWINS RECALL MEJIA
LHP Adalberto Mejia, acquired by the Twins from the Giants in a July 28 trade for Eduardo Nunez, was recalled from Triple-A Rochester, where he was 1-2 with a 4.66 ERA in three starts. Mejia was scheduled to start Saturday for the Red Wings, but instead went to the Minnesota bullpen. Mejia made his big league debut, giving up two runs on five hits, a walk and a sacrifice fly in 2 1/3 innings. The Twins announced after the game he was being sent back to Rochester. … 1B-DH Kenny Vargas, who hit .259 in 25 games, was optioned to Rochester.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Royals: Closer RHP Wade Davis, who went on the disabled list July 31 with a flexor strain, is going to Surprise, Arizona, to throw batting practice. “We’ll see how he does there,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. Yost said Davis has thrown three or four bullpen sessions.
UP NEXT
Twins: RHP Ervin Santana, who has won his past three starts, is 13-14 with a 3.69 ERA in 39 starts with the Twins. He’s in the second year of a four-year contract with the club.
Royals: Duffy, who will be making his first start this season against the Twins, will be seeking his 10th straight victory since a June 6 loss at Baltimore.
— Associated Press —
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jeremy Hellickson gave the Philadelphia bullpen a much-needed rest.
Cesar Hernandez homered, doubled and singled, and Hellickson pitched seven strong innings in the Phillies’ 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.
Hellickson became the first Philadelphia starter to throw seven innings since July 26.
“That was just what the doctor ordered,” Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said.
Maikel Franco had two hits, including a double and the winning RBI, and Aaron Altherr homered for the Phillies. They have hit home runs in 14 straight games.
“Great night for us,” Mackanin said.
Jeremy Hazelbaker homered and Jhonny Peralta had three hits for St. Louis, which had won five in a row. The Cardinals are 1 1/2 games ahead of Miami for the second wild-card spot in the National League.
“We had a hard time getting anything going against their starter,” Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. “We couldn’t get a lot of those late hits we’ve been accustomed to getting.”
St. Louis fell short of setting a major league record of 10 straight games with multiple home runs. The Cardinals tied the mark with a pair of homers Friday night.
Hellickson (10-7) skipped his last start because of back tightness. The right-hander looked healthy and sharp, allowing two runs on seven hits with eight strikeouts and one walk. He pumped his fist into his glove after striking out pinch-hitter Greg Garcia to finish the seventh.
“I felt good,” Hellickson said. “It was good to save the bullpen tonight. I was just getting ahead and kept the fastball down for the most part.”
Franco put the Phillies ahead for good with a two-out single to left in the fifth that scored Hernandez from third.
Jeanmar Gomez pitched a scoreless ninth for his 33rd save in 37 opportunities.
The Phillies jumped on rookie Luke Weaver (0-1) with a pair of runs in the first.
Hernandez led off by driving an 0-1 pitch into the seats in right field for his fourth homer of the season. The Phillies have gotten Hernandez to level his swing midseason, and he is batting .350 since June 27. He is hitting .500 with a pair of homers in seven games during Philadelphia’s homestand.
“He’s really swinging the bat well,” Mackanin said. “We had a harsh reality check for him — keep the ball out of the air.”
Cameron Rupp put Philadelphia in front 2-0 with a broken-bat RBI single to left.
The Cardinals tied it in the third. Weaver singled to center for his first career hit and scored on Hazelbaker’s two-run homer to left.
After the Phillies took the lead in the fifth, Altherr made it a 4-2 game by drilling an 0-1 pitch from Jonathan Broxton over the wall in left.
YOU AGAIN?
Altherr’s homer was the first the Phillies have hit off Broxton since Matt Stairs’ pinch-hit homer in Game 4 of the 2008 NLCS at Los Angeles.
WEAVER’S OUTING
Weaver, a 22-year-old making his second career start, went five innings and allowed three runs on nine hits with six strikeouts and no walks.
“I might be trying to make too good of pitches, which pushes the pitch count up,” said Weaver, who was lifted after 96 pitches. “It’s not about making the perfect pitch, just making a quality one.”
RARE WIN
The Phillies won for just the third time in their last 12 games against St. Louis.
FAN HIT
A young fan sitting about 20 rows behind the Cardinals dugout was struck by a foul ball off the bat of Freddy Galvis in the eighth inning. After being treated at the seat for several minutes, the fan was carried out to the concourse by an adult into the waiting arms of medical personnel.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Phillies: Hernandez was back in the starting lineup after a two-game absence due to a sore right foot. He did pinch-hit in Friday night’s game.
UP NEXT
The teams conclude their three-game series Sunday when Cardinals RHP Mike Leake (8-9, 4.78) faces RHP Vince Velasquez (8-5, 4.14).
— Associated Press —
CITY
Liberty 28, Central 25 – Suspended until Saturday at 1:30
North Kansas City 16, Lafayette 14 – Suspended until Saturday at 1:00
Bishop LeBlond 19, Pembroke Hill 6 – Suspended until Saturday at Noon
Harrisonville 42, Benton 7 – FINAL
St. Joseph Christian 52, Pattonsburg 0 – FINAL
AREA
Grain Valley 14, Savannah 10 – FINAL
Maryville 29, Lawson 7 – Suspended until Saturday at 1:00
Chillicothe 63, Marshall 7 – FINAL
Lafayette County 24, Cameron 4 – FINAL
Smithville 14, Pleasant Hill 11 – FINAL
East Buchanan 42, South Harrison 0 – FINAL
Mid-Buchanan 40, Princeton 6 – FINAL
Gallatin 21, North Platte 0 – Suspended until Saturday at 3:00
West Plate vs. Central Academy – Postponed until Saturday at 2
Holden 6, Plattsburg 0 – Suspended until Saturday at 5:00
Hamilton 20, Maysville 6 – Suspended until Saturday at 1:00
Lathrop 10, Trenton 8 – Suspended until Saturday at 11:00
Polo 60, Orrick 30 – FINAL
8-MAN
Sacred Heart 42, Albany 40 – FINAL
Southwest Livingston 52, East Atchison 16 – FINAL
King City @ North Andrew – Postponed until Saturday at 6:00
Rock Port 62, DeKalb 0 – FINAL
Stanberry 22, Braymer 0 – Suspended until Saturday at 1:00
Stewartsville 28, North-West Nodaway 14 – Suspended until Saturday at 2:00
Nodaway Holt/South Holt 21, Worth County 14 – Suspended until Saturday at 12:00
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alex Gordon hit a grand slam, Dillon Gee pitched seven strong innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 8-1 on Thursday night.
The Royals have won five straight and eight of nine to move above .500 for the first time since July 22. Royals starting pitchers have a 1.61 ERA in the five-game winning streak, allowing 23 hits and six earned runs in 33 2/3 innings, while striking out 27 and walking seven.
Gordon, who was hitting .199 with 16 RBI on Aug. 9, extended his hitting streak to a season-best nine games. Gordon has homered in three consecutive games.
Gee (5-6) picked up the Royals’ first victory from a No. 5 starter since May 31. The Royals are 9-21 is games started by the fifth starter.
Gee, who is 3-6 in 10 starts, gave up a home run to Brian Dozier on his third pitch. It was Dozier’s 14th career leadoff homer and his 27th for the season. He has homered in five straight games against the Royals.
That was the only run Gee would allow as he limited the Twins to four singles after the home run, walked one and struck out seven. Gee’s seven innings were a season high.
Twins right-hander Tyler Duffey (8-9) retired the first 10 hitters, but only one of the final seven batters he faced before being removed by manager Paul Molitor. After Cheslor Cuthbert’s single with out in the third, Duffey walked three and hit a batter with Gordon’s third career grand slam punctuating the inning. Duffy was replaced by Michael Tonkin after 3 2/3 innings, allowing five runs.
The Royals added three runs in the eighth with Kendrys Morales and Eric Hosmer both driving in a run. The other run scored on a throwing error by center fielder Eddie Rosario.
Cuthbert had three of the Royals’ seven hits.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Royals: LHP Jason Vargas, who has not pitched this season after Tommy John surgery in July 2015, made his third rehab start Wednesday, giving up three runs and four hits, including two home runs, in 2 1/3 innings for Northwest Arkansas against Corpus Christi. He threw 42 pitches, 27 for strikes, while striking out one and walking none.
UP NEXT
Twins: RHP Jose Berrios yielded six runs, eight hits and a walk in two innings in his previous start, a 15-7 loss to Houston.
Royals: RHP Edinson Volquez is 2-0 with a 2.95 ERA in three 2016 starts against the Twins.
— Associated Press —
ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western soccer team is picked fifth in the MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll released Thursday morning.
The Griffons were behind defending champion Central Missouri (No. 1), No. 2 Central Oklahoma, No. 3 Northeastern State and No. 4 Fort Hays State. The Griffons finished sixth in the standings in 2015, going 9-8-1 overall, the program’s first winning season.
“It’s nice to see the conference coaches expect us to improve on what have been the best seasons in our program’s history the last two years,” Missouri Western head coach Chad Edwards said. “We’ve increased expectations for ourselves. We want to take that next step and even exceed where we’re at in the poll, but it’s rewarding to see that respect from the rest of the MIAA.”
Edwards has led the program to back-to-back appearances in the MIAA tournament, the program’s only postseason berths, the past two seasons. More than 30 team and individual records have fallen the past two seasons with current team members poised to break even more in 2016. The team finished second in the MIAA last season, allowing just 0.83 goals per game. 2015 MIAA Champion Central Missouri was the only team all season to score multiple goals in a game against the Griffons.
This year the team returns eight starters and 15 letter winners. Three of the returning starters were named All-MIAA a season ago, including 2015 leading scorer Bridget Blessie (third team All-MIAA). Taylor Gant and Ashlyn Powers return to the team’s back line after earning honorable mention All-MIAA distinction in 2015. Mixed in with all the returners will be nine newcomers, six of them transfers.
The Griffons begin the season Sept. 2 at the GAC-MIAA Challenge in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. After two matches there, the team will host Bemidji State in its home opener on Sept. 6.
2016 MIAA Women’s Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Central Missouri (11) 121
2. Central Oklahoma (1) 104
3. Northeastern State 103
4. Fort Hays State 95
5. Missouri Western 66
6. Southwest Baptist 63
7. Nebraska-Kearney 58
8. Washburn 54
9. Emporia State 51
10. Lindenwood 32
11. Missouri Southern 25
12. Northwest Missouri 20
— MWSU Athletics —
DETROIT (AP) — Eric Hosmer hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to give the Kansas City Royals a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night and complete a three-game sweep.
Hosmer broke up Anibal Sanchez’s no-hit bid with a double in the seventh inning after spoiling his perfect game bid with a walk in the fifth.
Sanchez threw seven shutout innings after allowing eight runs in four innings in his previous start. He struck out six and walked two Wednesday.
In the ninth, Shane Greene (2-3) allowed a one-out single to Lorenzo Cain before Hosmer’s line drive into the right-field stands. Drew Butera added an RBI single later in the inning.
Matt Strahm (1-0) got the win with 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief, and Kelvin Herrera pitched the ninth for his sixth save.
— Associated Press —
HOUSTON (AP) — Cardinals right-hander Carlos Martinez ended a tough stretch in emphatic fashion Wednesday.
Martinez took a no-hitter into the sixth, Jeremy Hazelbaker and Brandon Moss hit home runs and St. Louis beat the Houston Astros 8-2.
Martinez (11-7) pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, allowing a run while striking out seven. He retired 15 of the first 16 batters before giving up a leadoff double to Teoscar Hernandez in the sixth.
Martinez had allowed 14 runs over his previous three starts.
“He’s been impressive,” Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. “I enjoy watching guys improve. When you see him pitch like that and maintain like that, that’s improvement.”
Martinez leads St. Louis pitchers with 11 starts of seven or more innings.
“Every day I go out on the hill focused on my work and ready to go through nine innings hopefully,” Martinez said. “Some days there’s bad days, some days there’s good days like today. I stayed focused and I felt really good. I feel like it’s just part of the game and I went out and did the best I could.”
The Cardinals have won four straight and have a slim lead for the second NL wild-card spot over the Pirates and Marlins.
St. Louis is averaging 7.5 runs per game during this winning streak and began its offensive frenzy Wednesday in the third inning against starter Doug Fister.
Eight Cardinals batted in the three-run third, highlighted by Stephen Piscotty’s two-run single and Yadier Molina’s RBI double.
Hazelbaker bashed a 3-2 pitch from Fister in the fourth for his first home run since July 29. Moss blew it open in the seventh with a three-run homer off Tony Sipp.
Moss has four home runs in the last six games and leads the Cardinals with 22 homers in just 281 at-bats. It’s a nice resurgence for the 32-year-old, who hit .250 with four homers in 51 games last season after being acquired from Cleveland in July.
“Seems like everybody discounted everything he did before he got to us,” Matheny said. “That was a bunch of homers. Then he comes over smoking the ball and not getting anything for it. You could just see where he was trending and where he continues to trend. This guy’s got legitimate big power.”
St. Louis has 49 home runs since the All-Star break to lead the National League.
“It’s good we’re just having good approaches and obviously we’re having success at the plate,” Hazelbaker said. “It comes from preparation and just knowing what we’re capable of and just being prepared every at-bat.”
Fister (11-8) gave up four runs, seven hits and a walk while striking three in four innings.
“It was a disappointing day,” Fister said. “Any loss is a tough loss to swallow. I felt good today. I felt strong, I felt in control, but they put a few good swings on balls, and the ball bounced their way today.”
Fister has allowed four or more runs five times in his past 10 starts after reaching that mark once in his first 14 outings this season.
Alex Bregman drove in Hernandez with a single in the sixth. The rookie has seven RBI in the last 11 games and is batting .312 in that time.
Houston has been outscored 29-11 during a four-game losing streak and surrendered eight or more runs in three straight games for the first time this season.
“The rollercoaster ride that we’ve been on is no fun when we’re in this portion of it,” Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. “This game will test your character, it’ll test your resolve, it’ll test your ability to come back from adversity and this is another test for us. We’ve got the better part of six weeks left in the regular season, and we need to compile some wins.”
UP NEXT
Cardinals: RHP Adam Wainwright (9-7, 4.72 ERA) starts against Philadelphia on Friday. Wainwright is looking for his eighth season with 10 or more wins and needs four to tie Dizzy Dean (134) on the Cardinals career list.
Astros: RHP Joe Musgrove (1-0, 1.47 ERA) starts against Baltimore on Thursday after getting his first major league win against Toronto on Friday.
— Associated Press —
DETROIT (AP) — Danny Duffy allowed one run in 7 2/3 innings and the Kansas City Royals hit four homers in a 6-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.
Raul Mondesi, Alex Gordon and Eric Hosmer all homered off Justin Verlander (12-7), while Kendrys Morales went deep off Mark Lowe.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia homered for Detroit’s only run. The Tigers have lost seven of nine.
Duffy (10-1) allowed three hits and two walks, striking out five.
Verlander gave up five runs — three earned — four hits and a walk in seven-plus innings. He struck out six.
Verlander retired the first eight batters he faced, but Mondesi gave the Royals a 1-0 lead by driving a hanging slider just inside the right-field foul pole for his first career homer.
Kansas City’s second hit came in the fifth inning, when Gordon hit another slider into nearly the same spot as Mondesi. Gordon came into the game with a .205 career average against the Tigers ace.
Duffy only needed 41 pitches over the first four innings, but Saltalamacchia put the Tigers on the board with a fifth-inning homer into the shrubs above the centerfield fence.
Hosmer restored Kansas City’s two-run lead with a seventh-inning homer to center field that was estimated at 443 feet. It was the fifth hit of the game — four solo homers and a double by Detroit’s J.D. Martinez.
Victor Martinez got the game’s first single when Gordon missed a diving catch of his sinking liner to left in the seventh. J.D. Martinez hit into a force at second, but moved to third on a wild pitch and a fly ball.
Duffy, though, struck out James McCann to end the inning.
Detroit’s defense fell apart at the start of the eighth. Gordon hit a routine grounder to third, but ended up on second when Saltalamacchia missed Casey McGehee’s throw. Alcides Escobar singled to left with Gordon taking third, then moved to second when Justin Upton lobbed the ball into the infield.
Verlander walked Mondesi on his 112th and final pitch, loading the bases. Bruce Rondon came in from the bullpen and struck out Paolo Orlando, but Cheslor Cuthbert hit a blooper to shallow center that Ian Kinsler got under, but dropped.
Kinsler recovered in time to force Escobar at third, but Gordon scored to make to it 4-1. Lorenzo Cain doubled to give the Royals a four-run lead.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Royals: Three pitchers with long-term injuries are scheduled to make rehab performances this week. Kris Medlen, out since May with a rotator cuff problem, started Tuesday night for Surprise in the Arizona League, while Jason Vargas (Tommy John surgery) is scheduled to start for Double-A Northwest Arizona on Wednesday. Mike Minor (shoulder) is supposed to pitch for Triple-A Omaha on Friday. Vargas and Minor have both missed the entire season.
Tigers: 1B Miguel Cabrera was out of the starting lineup Tuesday with a strained left biceps. The injury, sustained in Monday’s loss to the Royals, is not considered serious. Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said he expects Cabrera to miss no more than 2 or 3 games. … Jordan Zimmermann (neck) threw a 20-pitch bullpen session on Tuesday, and is scheduled to throw another on Thursday.
TIGERS TRADE
The Tigers announced shortly before the first pitch that they had traded utilityman Mike Aviles and minor-league catcher Kade Scivicque to Atlanta for infielder Erick Aybar. General manager Al Avila said the move was designed to give the Tigers more offense off the bench. Aybar is hitting .242 this season as opposed to Aviles’ .210.
UP NEXT
The teams finish their three-game series on Wednesday evening, with Kansas City’s Yordano Ventura (8-9, 4.60) facing Anibal Sanchez (6-12, 6.31). Sanchez has allowed 23 homers in 19 starts and only lasted four innings in his last outing.
— Associated Press —
