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

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kwang Hyun Kim pitched six sharp innings and earned his first major league win as the St. Louis Cardinals blanked the Cincinnati Reds 3-0. Kim gave up three hits, walked none and struck out three. The 32-year-old left-hander signed with the Cardinals in the winter after going 136-77 over 12 seasons in South Korea. Cardinals relievers John Gant, Andrew Miller and Giovanny Gallegos combined for three innings. Gallegos earned his first save by retiring all four batters he faced. Cincinnati totaled only four hits after getting just two in a win the previous night at Busch Stadium.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Eddie Rosario hit a three-run homer, Miguel Sano homered and also drove in three runs, and the Twins beat the Royals 7-2 to even their series at a game apiece. Randy Dobnak pitched five innings of two-run ball, continuing his brilliant start to the season. The former undrafted free agent gave up a homer to Alex Gordon but otherwise kept dodging trouble on a hot, humid night at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals’ Brady Singer (1-3) allowed four runs and six hits in four innings in his third straight start against Minnesota.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Heat enjoy a three-games-to-none lead in the NBA first-round series, and the Milwaukee Bucks went up 2-1 against Orlando. The Heat held off Indiana, 124-115 as Jimmy Butler provided 27 points and Goran Dragic (DRAH’-gihch) finished with 24. Giannis Antetokounmpo (YAH’-nihs an-teh-toh-KOON’-poh) was unstoppable with the ball, scoring 35 points on 12 of 14 shooting in leading the Bucks to a 121-107 win over the Magic.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers lead their NBA first-round series, two games to one, and the Oklahoma City Thunder pulled within 2-1 in their series with Houston. LeBron James had 38 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists as the Lakers knocked off the Trail Blazers, 116-108. The Thunder earned a 119-107 win over the Rockets behind Chris Paul, who had 26 points and nailed a pair of three-pointers while Oklahoma City went on a 12-0 run to begin overtime.

DOVER, Del (AP) — Denny Hamlin zipped past teammate Martin Truex Jr. with less than 10 laps to go before winning Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway. Hamlin matched Kevin Harvick for the season victory lead with six, equaling his total from last season and closing within two of his career high set in 2010. Truex snapped a streak of five straight third-place finishes and ended up second.

NORTON, Mass. (AP) — Dustin Johnson closed with birdie-eagle for a 7-under 64 and a five-stroke advantage through three rounds of The Northern Trust, the FexEx Cup playoffs opener. Johnson pulled away from Harris English and Scottie Scheffler with a 20-foot birdie putt on the 17th and a 40-footer for eagle on the closing hole at the TPC Boston. Johnson was at 22-under 191, his lowest 54-hole score by three shots. English and Scheffler are minus-17.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues were managing their pursuit of a repeat well, carrying the best record in the Western Conference with largely the same roster. Then the global pandemic put the NHL on pause. When the Blues reconvened in Edmonton, they found nothing but trouble in the bubble. St. Louis was eliminated in six games in the first round by the younger, faster and apparently hungrier Vancouver Canucks. The most offseason uncertainty for the Blues is the status of defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, who will be an unrestricted free agent.