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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Adam Wainwright drove in three runs and survived five occasionally bumpy innings to pick up his first victory since mid-July as the St. Louis Cardinals drummed the staggering Pittsburgh Pirates 12-6 on Monday. Wainwright hit an RBI-double off Chad Kuhl (3-3) in the second and added a two-run single in the fourth as the Cardinals held on to the second wild card spot in the National League by sending the Pirates to their seventh straight loss.
Wainwright (10-8) allowed four runs and struck out five as his ERA rose to 4.61. He hardly needed to be sharp as the Cardinals battered Pittsburgh’s beleaguered pitching staff. Jedd Gyorko and Matt Adams homered for St. Louis to extend the team’s streak of games with at least one home run to a club-record 24. Andrew McCutchen and Adam Frazier hit home runs for the Pirates, who have been outscored 47-22 during their current slide.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid says running back Jamaal Charles is “a stretch” to play in their season opener against the San Diego Chargers following surgery last season to repair the ACL in his right knee. Reid acknowledged Monday that the four-time Pro Bowl selection is still not ready for game action, even though he’s been practicing for several weeks. Charles did not play in any of the preseason games.
The Chiefs kept Knile Davis as their third running back behind Charcandrick West and Spencer Ware over the weekend, giving them insurance if Charles is unavailable. The trio filled in quite admirably when Charles was hurt in a Week 5 loss to the Chicago Bears.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Chiefs claimed linebacker Sam Barrington and offensive tackle Bryan Witzmann off waivers Sunday and made roster space for them by waiving linebacker Ramik Wilson and offensive lineman Jordan Devey. Barrington had been with the Packers and Witzmann had been with the Cowboys. The Chiefs were looking to upgrade the linebacker spot after Josh Mauga sustained a season-ending hip injury.
Wilson was a fourth-round draft pick who started two games a year ago. Kansas City also filled out its practice squad by signing linebackers Terrance Smith and Tyrell Adams; offensive linemen Daniel Munyer and Jarrod Pughsley; defensive backs Shak Randolph and Brock Vereen; wide receivers Frankie Hammond Jr. and Seantavius Jones; defensive tackle David King and running back Darrin Reaves.
CINCINNATI (AP) — Randal Grichuk and Kolten Wong homered, Carlos Martinez carried a shutout into the seventh inning and the St. Louis Cardinals snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. Yadier Molina had two of the Cardinals’ five hits as they avoided being swept in Cincinnati for the first time since July 2012.
St. Louis began the day with a one-game lead over the Mets for the final NL playoff spot. New York was set to host Washington later. Martinez (13-7) allowed three hits over six scoreless innings before the Reds reached him for three hits and two runs to knock him out of the game three batters into the seventh. He walked five and struck out six while improving to 8-1 in 13 road starts this season.
CINCINNATI (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals activated switch-hitting catcher Brayan Pena from the 60-day disabled list and promoted rookie catcher Carson Kelly from Triple-A Memphis. St. Louis designated Memphis infielder Dean Anna for assignment to make room for Kelly and transferred pitcher Seth Maness (right elbow) from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.
Left knee inflammation has limited the 34-year-old Pena to just four games this season. He batted a combined .286 (8-for-28) with one home run and eight RBIs in nine combined games with Single-A Palm Beach and the Gulf Coast League Cardinals during a recent injury rehabilitation assignment.
Kelly, the Cardinals second-round draft selection in 2012, will make his major league debut.
(2-0) Ankeny Centennial 21-21, Lewis Central 8-17
(2-0) Ankeny Christian Academy 21-21, Panorama 18-13
(2-0) Audubon 21-21, Glidden-Ralston 13-12
(2-0) Audubon 21-21, Greene County 18-14
(2-0) Audubon 22-21, IKM-Manning 20-17
(2-0) Audubon 22-21, South Central Calhoun 20-13
(2-1) CAM, Anita 18-21-15, Ankeny Christian Academy 21-13-7
(2-1) CAM, Anita 21-17-15, Panorama 11-21-13
(2-0) CAM, Anita 21-21, Coon Rapids-Bayard 19-19
(2-0) Clarinda 21-21, East Mills 17-13
(2-0) Clarinda 21-21, Shenandoah 17-13
(2-0) Clarinda 21-21, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 18-19
(2-0) Clarinda 21-21, Stanton 18-18
(2-0) Clarinda 23-21, Nodaway Valley 21-13
(2-0) Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 21-21, Harlan 7-13
(2-0) East Mills 21-21, Griswold 15-17
(2-1) East Sac County 19-21-15, Westwood, Sloan 21-8-13
(2-0) East Sac County 21-21, MMCRU 11-12
(2-0) East Sac County 21-21, OA-BCIG 14-10
(2-0) East Sac County 25-25, West Monona 23-14
(2-0) East Sac County 25-25, Westwood, Sloan 16-20
(2-0) Exira-EHK 21-21, AHSTW 14-16
(2-0) Exira-EHK 21-23, Boyer Valley 15-21
(2-0) Griswold 21-21, Clarinda 18-16
(2-0) IKM-Manning 21-21, Glidden-Ralston 19-12
(2-0) IKM-Manning 21-21, Greene County 16-18
(2-0) Lewis Central 21-21, Grand View Christian 15-11
(2-0) Missouri Valley 21-21, Exira-EHK 19-15
(2-0) Ogden 21-21, CAM, Anita 11-5
(2-0) Ogden 21-21, Coon Rapids-Bayard 13-14
(2-1) Shenandoah 21-20-15, East Mills 16-22-12
(2-0) Sidney 21-21, AHSTW 5-10
(2-0) Sidney 21-21, Boyer Valley 15-8
(2-0 Sidney 21-21, Exira-EHK 14-13
(2-0) Sidney 21-21, Missouri Valley 11-10
(2-0) Sioux Center 21-21, Denison-Schleswig 3-10
(2-0) Sioux Center 21-21, Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 8-4
(2-0) Sioux City, North 21-21, Denison-Schleswig 16-10
(2-0) Sioux City, North 21-21, Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 9-12
(2-1) South Central Calhoun 21-18-15, IKM-Manning 18-21-11
(2-1) South Hamilton 21-18-15, IKM-Manning 17-21-12
(2-0) South Hamilton 21-21, Audubon 17-14
(2-0) St. Albert, Council Bluffs 21-21, East Mills 13-13
(2-1) Tri-Center, Neola 21-19-15, Missouri Valley 12-21-9
(2-0) Tri-Center, Neola 21-21, AHSTW 9-9
(2-0) Tri-Center, Neola 21-21, Boyer Valley 5-9
(2-0) Tri-Center, Neola 21-21, Exira-EHK 9-9
(2-0) Tri-Center, Neola 21-21, Sidney 9-15
(2-0) Whiting 25-25, Clarinda Academy 6-2
(2-0) Whiting 25-25, Omaha Nation 15-14
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Tommy Armstrong Junior ran for two touchdowns and threw a perfect deep ball to Alonzo Moore for another, and Nebraska pulled away in the second half to defeat Fresno State 43-10 Saturday night. The Cornhuskers pounded away at the Bulldogs with runs on 51 of their 64 plays, and Devine Ozigbo ran for a career-high 103 yards and two touchdowns in Lincoln.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Fifth-ranked LSU suffered its first opening day loss in 12 years under coach Les Miles as Rafael Gaglianone drilled a 47-yard field goal with 3:47 left in Wisconsin’s 16-14 triumph over the Tigers. Corey Clement ran for 86 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries for the Badgers, whose defense blanked the Tigers deep into the third quarter. LSU tailback and Heisman Trophy hopeful Leonard Fournette ran for 138 yards on 23 carries but limped off on his final carry, a 15-yard run with less than two minutes left.
In Pacific Coast League baseball, Saturday, the Iowa Cubs downed Colorado Springs 5-t0 1, while Omaha fell to Oklahoma City by a score of 3-to 0.
In Major League Baseball: Eric Hosmer hit his career-high 20th homer, Yordano Ventura pitched into and out of trouble, and the Kansas City Royals snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers Saturday night. Ventura improved to 7-0 against the Tigers, including three wins this season.
CINCINNATI (AP) — Zack Cozart hit a pair of doubles during run-scoring innings that included St. Louis misplays, and the Cincinnati Reds sent the Cardinals to their third straight loss, 9-1 Saturday. The Cardinals have lost seven of 11. They’re still in position to get the NL’s second wild-card spot, staying ahead of the Mets, Pirates and Marlins.
Pinch hitter Ramon Cabrera’s two-run single in the seventh inning put the Reds ahead 4-1. Cincinnati used four walks by Jerome Williams to score five times in the eighth, capped by Tucker Barnhart’s bases-loaded double.
Dan Straily (11-7) gave up three hits, including Jedd Gyorko’s homer, and a career-high seven walks in only 5 2/3 innings. Gyorko hit his career-high 25th home run, 18 since the All-Star break. Jaime Garcia (10-11) lost after allowing two runs in six innings.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Robbie Kelley threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as Division II Quincy upset Drake 38-35 in a season opener for both teams on Saturday. Kelley threw for 293 yards for the Hawks. Jaylan James ran for 178 yards and two scores. Eric Poindexter had seven receptions for 165 yards and grabbed both of Kelley’s scoring passes.
Drake went up 7-0 early on a Conley Wilkins run but the Hawks replied with a Nathan Kewney 35-yard field goal with 6:33 left in the first quarter and then took advantage of a Cody Thibault interception to take the lead on a 28-yard scoring pass from Kelley to Poindexter. Kelley hit Poindexter again for a 67-yard touchdown early in the second quarter and the Hawks went on to a 28-21 halftime lead. They never trailed again.
Thibault threw for 170 yards and two touchdowns for the Bulldogs but was intercepted twice.
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