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

MIAMI (AP) — Javy Guerra cleaned up a ninth-inning mess created by struggling closer Kyle Barraclough, getting Yadier Molina to hit into a double play to end the Miami Marlins’ 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. After Wei-Yin Chen pitched 5 2/3 innings of one-hit ball, Miami led 2-0 going into the ninth and handed the game off to Barraclough. Barraclough loaded the bases and walked in a run before Guerra got Molina to end it.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Javier Baez went deep, Cole Hamels pitched six strong innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1. Baez hit the first pitch from reliever Kevin McCarthy in the sixth inning to center for his 25th home run, putting the Cubs ahead 2-1. Baez doubled in the eighth to score Jason Heyward, upping his RBI total to an NL-leading 88. Hamels is 2-0 since the Cubs acquired him in a July 27 trade with the Texas Rangers. He allowed one run and seven hits.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Erik Chinander turned around a bad defense his first year at Central Florida. He’s confident he can do the same as Nebraska’s new defensive coordinator. The Cornhuskers allowed 54 or more points in four of their last six games and ranked in the 100s nationally in three of the four major defensive categories. Chinander is heartened by the Huskers’ desire to make amends for their shoddy performances in 2017.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The PGA Championship finally found its identity. It’s the one major where players are allowed to practice in shorts. They might not need to next year. The suffocating heat Monday at Bellerive was a welcome reminder that the PGA Championship is moving to May.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs made out pretty well when they drafted Tyreek Hill out of West Alabama in the later rounds of the NFL draft. The speedster has become one of the NFL’s most dynamic players. Now, they’re hopeful another late-round gamble, this time on swift cornerback Tremon Smith out of Central Arkansas, will pay off in a similarly splendid way.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Golf fans are not seeing double this week at the PGA Championship. Indeed, there are two Zach Johnsons roaming Bellerive. One is the two-time major winner from Iowa, the other is a PGA pro from Utah who played his way into the year’s final major.