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

WASHINGTON (AP) — Yadier Molina hit a grand slam, Marcell Ozuna homered twice and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 11-8. Molina provided a cushion for St. Louis via his sixth career slam, which made it 11-5 with two outs in the ninth. The Cardinals, who occupy the second NL wild card spot, hit five homers overall as they stopped a three-game skid.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Mike Clevinger struck out 10, Francisco Lindor homered leading off the first and the Cleveland Indians rolled over the Kansas City Royals 9-3 to snap a three-game losing streak. Yandy Diaz hit his first major league homer and Jason Kipnis drove in two runs as the Indians moved closer to their third straight AL Central title. Royals starter Danny Duffy left in the first inning with a sore left shoulder and afterward said his season is over.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have signed backup offensive lineman Cam Erving to a two-year contract extension, one year after acquiring the former first-round draft pick in a trade with Cleveland.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa is answering some questions in the early going this season. The Hawkeyes linebackers looked at times like seasoned veterans in a 33-7 win over Northern Illinois to open the season. The new cornerbacks and three inexperienced running backs also showed promise. Iowa hosts in-state rival Iowa State on Saturday.

UNDATED (AP) — Iowa State is excited about junior receiver Deshaunte Jones. He a short pass and wove through South Dakota State’s defense for a 55-yard touchdown over the weekend. The play was wiped out when the game was canceled because of bad weather. But the play was a reminder of how explosive the Jones can be. Iowa State visits in-state rival Iowa on Saturday.