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

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — James Hinchcliffe passed Josef Newgarden with just over 40 laps left to win the IndyCar race at the Iowa Speedway on Sunday, his first victory of the season. Hinchcliffe, a series veteran who failed to qualify for this year’s Indianapolis 500, picked up his first win since Long Beach in 2017 and his second win at Iowa.

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Stock car racing team Venturini Motorsports has had a tradition of employing women that stretches back for decades. On June 29, the ARCA outfit made history _ starting three female drivers in the same race for the first time in the modern era of the sport. Neither Natalie Decker, Leilani Münter nor Toni Breidinger made a push for the podium at Chicagoland Speedway. But simply by starting as a trio, they helped raise the profile of women in a sport long dominated by men.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pablo Sandoval homered and had five RBIs to back an uneven start by Madison Bumgarner as the San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 13-8. Andrew McCutchen and Alen Hanson each added three hits.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kaito Yuki is headed to the Kansas City Royals organization instead of attending high school in Japan. The team signed Yuki, a 16-year-old pitcher, out of junior high to a standard seven-year minor league contract. He is thought to be the youngest Japanese player to sign with a major league club _ and the first to do so out of junior high school.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rick Porcello pitched seven effective innings, Andrew Benintendi had four hits and scored two runs and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-4 Sunday. The Red Sox hit .385, 45 for 111, had 68 base runners in sweeping the three-game series, and have won six straight.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alcides Escobar was not in the Kansas City Royals’ lineup for the first time since 2015 as the struggling club made a plethora of moves. Escobar had started 421 consecutive games, the longest streak in the majors, before Royals manager Ned Yost benched him against the Boston Red Sox.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers activated centerfielder Lorenzo Cain off the 10-day disabled list and placed outfielder Ryan Braun and catcher Manny Pina on the DL as part of eight roster moves on Sunday. Right-hander Aaron Wilkerson was optioned to Triple-A Colorado Springs and left-handed reliever Mike Zagurski was designated for assignment. Top pitching prospect Corbin Burnes, catcher Jacob Nottingham, and infielder Nate Orf were called up from Triple-A.