Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Carlos Martinez pitched into the ninth inning and struck out 10, Yadier Molina homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the error-prone Milwaukee Brewers 6-0. Leadoff batter Dexter Fowler scored twice in the first three innings for the Cardinals, who beat their NL Central rivals a night after losing on a game-ending homer by Ryan Braun.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals plan to activate right-hander Adam Wainwright from the 10-day disabled list on Thursday to start their home opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Wainwright has been sidelined by a strained left hamstring. Manager Mike Matheny says the team decided that Wainwright was ready after giving him one last checkup on Wednesday morning.

DETROIT (AP) — The Kansas City Royals celebrated as if they had won a game a day after they did. They cheered when their scheduled game against the Detroit Tigers was postponed due to inclement weather conditions. With a postponement looming as a possibility, Kansas City breezed to its first victory of the season on a chilly, rainy day the previous day. The Royals beat the Tigers 1-0 in a game that lasted nine innings and was played in just 2 hours, 17 minutes.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Malik Newman plans to leave Kansas and enter the NBA draft after leading the Jayhawks to the Final Four in his only season playing for them. The sophomore guard says he plans to sign with an agent.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Scott Frost likes to harken to his playing days in the 1990s when the Tom Osborne-coached Nebraska teams used strength and brute force to impose their will on overmatched opponents. Upon his return as the new coach, Frost found a team that had gone soft. His first task was to get his players in shape. The winter strength and conditioning program was extremely taxing. The toughening-up process is continuing in spring practices.