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

BOSTON (AP) — Mookie Betts belted three solo homers and J.D. Martinez also went deep, powering the Boston Red Sox to a 5-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals. It was the fourth three-homer game for the 25-year-old Betts, who snapped a tie with Hall of Famer Ted Williams for most three-homer games in franchise history.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Carlos Martinez and Dexter Fowler homered to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-2 win over the Chicago White Sox. Dexter Fowler added a two-run homer for the Cardinals. St. Louis who won its second in a row. Chicago has dropped four straight games and 13 of 17.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns general manager John Dorsey continued to reshape his team by trading tight end Randall Telfer to the Kansas City Chiefs for defensive end Dadi Nicolas. Dorsey drafted Nicolas when he was Kansas City’s GM in 2016. Telfer made 19 starts in two seasons with Cleveland. Dorsey has traded six veterans since joining the Browns in December.

UNDATED (AP) — A study finds that the number of jobs held by people of color and women in sports departments at newspapers and websites has improved but remains low with most positions dominated by white males. The study by Central Florida’s Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports grades the more than 75 outlets belonging to the Associated Press Sports Editors on their racial and gender hiring. They received a B grade for racial hiring and an F for gender hires in some key newsroom jobs.