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

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jack Flaherty struck out nine in seven innings, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals 8-3 for their fourth straight win. Harrison Bader and Jose Martinez each hit a two-run homer, helping the Cardinals move seven games above .500 for the first time since June 12. They are 15-9 since Mike Shildt was named interim manager on July 15.

UNDATED (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs will be without starting safety Daniel Sorensen for the start of the season after he had surgery to repair a broken shin bone and damage to his left knee. Chiefs trainer Rick Burkholder described the injury Saturday as a tibial plateau fracture, which involves the upper part of the shin. Sorensen also damaged his medial collateral ligament and tore his meniscus when he was hurt last week.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — After largely avoiding the junior college and graduate transfer markets under coach Kirk Ferentz, Iowa found success a year ago with one-and-done running back James Butler. The Hawkeyes might have landed another good one in transfer Mekhi Sargent. Sargent parlayed one brilliant season at junior college power Iowa Western into a full ride with the Hawkeyes. Ferentz says he envisions a three-man backfield, with Sargent complementing freshmen Toren Young and Ivory Kelly-Martin.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brooks Koepka will take a two-shot lead over Adam Scott into the final round of the PGA Championship after shooting a 4-under 66 that left him at 12 under for the tournament. Koepka is trying to become the first player since Tiger Woods to capture the U.S. Open and PGA in the same year. Woods did it in 2000 to join Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen as only the fourth player to do it.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tiger Woods was one good putt away from an eagle that would’ve vaulted him into second place at the PGA Championship. Instead of one putt, he needed three. That disappointing par on the 17th hole left him four behind Brooks Koepka heading into the final day. Not as good as it could’ve been, but if he can get a few putts to drop, Woods knows he’ll have a chance.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Stewart Cink felt like someone turned back time on Saturday when he played alongside Tiger Woods in the PGA Championship. His game felt like it did years ago, too. Cink shot a 4-under 66 to climb into contention heading into the final round at Bellerive, the kind of run that nobody expected out of the 45-year-old.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets linebacker Kevin Pierre-Louis has been suspended for the first game of the regular season without pay by the NFL for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. Pierre-Louis was arrested and charged in January with several misdemeanors, including possession of marijuana, after a traffic stop in suburban Kansas City.