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

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Adams hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to rally the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-7 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. The Cardinals have won two in a row and lead the Los Angeles Dodgers by two games in the battle for the last wild spot in the NL

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — White Sox reliever Jeanmar Gomez threw away a bunt in the 10th inning, giving the Kansas City Royals a 4-3 win over Chicago. Brian Goodwin led off the Royals 10th with a sharp double. Alcides Escobar then bunted and Gomez made a wild toss over third baseman Yolmer Sanchez, letting Goodwin score.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina is out of the starting lineup for the fourth straight game because of a hamstring problem. The Cardinals held the second NL wild-card spot going into their game at home against Pittsburgh. The nine-time All-Star felt tightness in his left hamstring while running the bases on Wednesday in Washington.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska coach Scott Frost says quarterback Adrian Martinez is day-to-day with a right knee injury and that it might not be known until game time whether he’ll be able to play against Troy on Saturday. Martinez was injured in the 33-28 loss to Colorado. Frost says video of the play raised suspicions that a Colorado defender intentionally hurt the knee after Martinez went down. Video was sent to the Big Ten and Pac-12 offices for review.

UNDATED (AP) — Iowa State quarterback Kyle Kempt is considered “day-to-day” with a knee injury and it is unknown whether he will play Saturday against No. 5 Oklahoma. Coach Matt Campbell says Kempt injured the MCL in his left knee in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s 13-3 loss to Iowa. He says the injury is not considered a long-term issue and the Cyclones dodged a “big bullet.” The game will be the Big 12 opener for both the Cyclones, who are 0-1, and the Sooners, who are 2-0.