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Midwest Sports Headlines: 5/17/19

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May 17th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

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

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves got another big night from rookie Austin Riley and five-plus scoreless innings from starting pitcher Julio Teheran to win for the fifth time in six games with a 10-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Nick Markakis and Freddie Freeman each added a pair of RBIs. Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright gave up five runs, five hits and five walks with two strikeouts in four innings.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rougned Odor homered twice, Willie Calhoun went deep for the second straight day, and the Texas Rangers routed the Kansas City Royals 16-1 in the rubber game of their three-game series. Calhoun also had a two-run single and finished with four hits for the Rangers. Lance Lynn earned the win and Homer Bailey took the loss for Kansas City.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Carli Lloyd scored twice and Alyssa Naeher got the shutout, helping the U.S. women’s national team beat New Zealand 5-0 in a World Cup series send-off match. Tobin Heath, Rose Lavelle and Samantha Mewis also scored for the United States.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha, Nebraska, has pledged $750,000 in taxpayer money to cover some of USA Swimming’s more than $3 million in costs to host the 2020 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials. The Omaha World-Herald says the City Council approved a plan Tuesday to make the second of three annual $250,000 payments to the Omaha Sports Commission for USA Swimming. City officials say the money was needed to ensure the event will still be held in Omaha after one of the organization’s largest corporate sponsors scaled back support.