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CINCINNATI (AP) — Yadier Molina heard the boos again. Then he came through again, sending the Cincinnati Reds to their lowest point since 1955.
Molina homered and drove in three runs Friday night, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-3 victory that deepened the Reds’ opening slump and added to his legacy against them.
The catcher has gotten booed loudly at Great American Ball Park — even during the 2015 All-Star Game — by fans who haven’t forgotten his scuffle with Brandon Phillips in 2010. They boo louder every time he delivers another game-turning hit.
He’s still got the touch.
“Yadi continues to just get better,” manager Mike Matheny said.
St. Louis came into the series with a stagnant offense but broke out during two games against the worst pitching staff in the majors, piling up 18 runs and 25 hits. Molina has homered in each game, giving him a team-high five this season.
Molina’s 21 career homers against the Reds are his most against any team.
The Reds lost their sixth in a row and have the worst record in the majors at 2-11. They also lost 11 of their first 13 games in 1955. Another loss on Saturday would produce their worst start since 1931.
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Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (1-0) faced the Reds in 2012 and 2013 as a Padres reliever. He has yielded eight runs in 12 innings in his two starts for the Cardinals.
Reds: Left-hander Brandon Finnegan is expected to come off the DL and make his first start of the season. He strained his left biceps during spring training.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Albert Pujols homered and drove in three runs, Ian Kinsler had three hits and a sacrifice fly that scored Shohei Ohtani with the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Angels rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4. The Angels have won six straight and nine of 10. Blake Wood (1-0) worked a spotless seventh to pick up the victory. Keynan Middleton pitched the ninth for his third save in as many opportunities.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Outfielder Tarik El-Abour, who was diagnosed with autism at age 3 and did not speak until he was 6, signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals on Autism Awareness Day. El-Abour was assigned to the Royals’ extended spring training in Surprise, Arizona, and will open with one of Kansas City’s three rookie league clubs, which all start their seasons in June. The 25-year-old El-Abour has played in the independent Empire League, where he was named rookie of the year in 2016.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska quarterback Patrick O’Brien plans to transfer. Former coach Mike Riley recruited O’Brien to play in a pro-style offense. New coach Scott Frost has brought his spread-option offense with him from Central Florida. O’Brien played in three games as backup to Tanner Lee last season.
Former Atlantic All-State hoopster Garrett Franken announced this week that he is transferring to Dordt College in Sioux Center to continue his academic and basketball career. Franken was a freshman at the University of North Dakota this past season.
Franken appeared in 12 games for the Fighting Hawks this season and averaged 1 point and 1 rebound in 5.5 minutes per game. Franken stated playing time was a factor in his decision to transfer. He also stated the decision to go to Dordt was influenced by his strong family connection to the school where his older brother Dalton played. Dalton finished his career #20 on the Dordt all-time scoring list with 1,165 points.
The Dordt Defenders were 12-19 in the 2017-18 season. Brian Van Haaften was recently named the new Head Coach for the program in March, coming over from his longtime stint at Buena Vista University.
Tyler Riebhoff
Audubon four-sport standout Tyler Riebhoff has made his college decision to play baseball at Coe College in Cedar Rapids.
Riebhoff had some choices on what route he wanted to go but many coaches have said baseball is his first love. Last season Riebhoff had a 3.39 ERA on the mound and hit .356. He led the Wheelers in runs with 31 and stolen bases with 24.
The Coe Kohawks are coached by Steve Cook who is in his 22nd Season with the program. They have a 13-8 record on the current season.
Here’s a look at the latest high school soccer rankings. The boys rankings were released earlier this week by the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association and the girls rankings were released Thursday by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.
Girls Golf
Audubon 217, Treynor NTS. Medalist: Jasmine Turner, Audubon, 45.
IKM-Manning 230, Logan-Magnolia 270. Medalist: Bre Muhlbauer, IKM-Manning, 51.
Mount Ayr 207, Martensdale St Marys 233, Central Decatur 249. Medalist: Abbey Schafer, Mount Ayr, 40.
Shenandoah Fillie Invitational: 2018 Fillie Invitational
Underwood 221, Missouri Valley 224. Medalist: Rachel Teten, Underwood, 48.
Boys Golf
Lewis Central Invite: Results
Clarinda 200, Griswold 219. Medalist: Parker Rock, Clarinda, 41. GriswoldvsClarindaBoys04122018
IKM-Manning 182, Logan-Magnolia 187. Medalist: Joel Richardson, Logan-Magnolia, 40.
Missouri Valley 178, Underwood 186. Medalist: Nick Tennis, Missouri Valley, 42.
Mount Ayr 176, Central Decatur 201, Martensdale St Marys 220. Medalist: Myles Greene, Mount Ayr, 39.
Treynor 181, Audubon 194. Medalist: Dylan Obermeier, Audubon, 42.
Girls Soccer
Denison-Schleswig 7, Creston 1
Glenwood 6, Harlan 0
Missouri Valley 5, Logan-Magnolia 1
Nodaway Valley/WCV/ ACGC 5, Knoxville 0
Omaha Mercy 1, Lewis Central 0
Treynor 1, CB Abraham Lincoln 0 OT
Boys Soccer
AHSTW 2, Tri-Center 0
Denison-Schleswig 1, Creston 0
Harlan 4, Glenwood 0
Riverside 2, Logan-Magnolia 1
Treynor 17, Nodaway Valley 0
Girls Tennis
Kuemper Catholic 9, Atlantic 0 18BGKuemper
Glenwood 8, Clarinda 1
Harlan 6, Audubon 3
Red Oak 9, Southwest Valley 0
Shenandoah 9, Abraham Lincoln 0
Boys Tennis
Atlantic 7, Kuemper Catholic 2 18BGKuemper
Glenwood 9, Clarinda 0
Harlan 8, Audubon 1
Shenandoah 5, CB Abraham Lincoln 4
Southwest Valley 5, Red Oak 4
St. Albert 8, CB Thomas Jefferson 1
AC/GC Lady Charger Relays
Full Results: 2018 Lady Charger Invitational
Tri-Center Girls Invite
Full Results: Tri-Center Girls Invite
Shenandoah Fillie Relays
Full Results: 2018 Fillie Relays
Central Decatur Girls Guy Clark Relays
Full Results: 2018GuyClarkRelays
Perry Bluejay Relays
Boys
Full Results: 2018 Perry Bluejay Relays
The 3rd Annual Council Bluffs Boys Invitational was held on Thursday at the Gale Wickersham Sports Complex. St. Albert came away with the team title and Lewis Central was 2nd. Atlantic finished in 4th
Chase Mullenix picked up a win in the 400M and Jaxson Eden won the 1600M.
Team Scores
Full Results: 2018 Boys Council Bluffs Relays
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