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Midwest Sports Headlines: 5/30/18

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May 30th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

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

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Michael Wacha pitched two-hit ball for 6 2/3 innings and the St. Louis Cardinals, boosted by three home runs, beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-1 victory. Harrison Bader, Matt Carpenter and Francisco Pena homered to help St. Louis top the NL Central leaders.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alcides Escobar homered with two outs in the 14th inning to give the Kansas City Royals a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Escobar hit a 3-1 pitch from Taylor Rogers to left field, ending a game that took 4 hours, 12 minutes.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa guard Isaiah Moss says he’ll be back for his junior season with the Hawkeyes in 2018-19. Moss announced he intends to return to Iowa City after getting feedback from NBA personnel on his future in the league. Moss averaged 11.1 points a game last season and was second on the team in steals. Moss wasn’t expected to be picked in the upcoming draft.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif has graduated from McGill University’s medical school. Duvernay-Tardif has been spending his offseasons the past few years doing school work and hospital rotations. He plans to pursue medicine once his playing days are over. He signed a $41.25 million five-year deal with Kansas City last offseason.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Von Miller’s pass rushing summit was such a hit last year and he’s going bigger and better this year. The Denver Broncos superstar secured a title sponsor for his gathering of the NFL’s elite pass rushers next month. Miller said he’ll hold his second camp in Brandon, Missouri during his summer break.