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

WASHINGTON (AP) — Matt Adams homered twice against his former team who traded him last month, Marcell Ozuna tied his career-high with four hits and the St. Louis Cardinals held off the Washington Nationals 7-6. One night after bashing five homers against Washington, St. Louis settled for three in the rubber game of the series as Yairo Munoz had a solo shot in the sixth.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Corey Kluber became the first 18-game winner in the majors this season, striking out 10 and pitching the Cleveland Indians past the Kansas City Royals 3-1. The Indians moved closer to the third straight AL Central title and reduced their magic number for clinching the division to nine.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs safety Eric Berry is day to day with a heel injury that has kept him out most of training camp. His status for Sunday’s opener against the Chargers remains in question. The exact nature of the injury has never been disclosed. But Chiefs trainer Rick Burkholder says the five-time Pro Bowl selection is “getting better every day.” Ron Parker is likely to start in his place in Los Angeles.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State coach Bill Snyder probably felt pretty good about having two quarterbacks with starting experience returning this season. But after Skylar Thompson and Alex Delton both struggled against South Dakota, that confidence is probably a bit shakier heading into Saturday’s showdown with Mississippi State.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska athletic director Bill Moos says he’s doing all he can to find a 12th regular-season game for the Cornhuskers. Moos commented for the first time since the opener against Akron was called off because of inclement weather Saturday. Moos said rescheduling the game against Akron for Dec. 1 is an option as long as one or both teams aren’t in a conference championship game that day. Another possibility is playing Oct. 27 against an opponent likely from the Football Championship Subdivision.