WASHINGTON (AP) – Stephen Strasburg won his 12th consecutive decision dating to last season and Jayson Werth connected for a pinch-hit grand slam to help the Washington Nationals close out the season series against the St. Louis Cardinals with a 10-2 win on Sunday.

Wilson Ramos had three hits, including a two-run homer, and drove in four runs. Bryce Harper hit an RBI single during Washington’s three-run fourth inning off Michael Wacha (2-6). Strasburg (9-0) pitched six innings of one-run ball as Washington salvaged a split of the four-game series. The right-hander improved to 12-0 in 15 starts since losing to the Mets on Sept. 9, and the Nationals have won all 15 of those games.

The Cardinals will take on the Milwaukee Brewers Monday afternoon for the first of a three-game set. Pre-game coverage begins at 12:15, here on KJAN. The first pitch is at 1:10.

The two-day Boys State Golf Tournament wrapped up Saturday at courses located in Livermore, Ft. Dodge and Marshalltown.

In Class 3-A, at the Spring Valley Golf Course, in Livermore, the team from Webster City came away with the win, with the best low score of 614 after two rounds of play. Manchester-West Delaware placed second with their score of 625, Gilbert was third, with a score of 630. Atlantic placed 5th with a score of 643. The top Trojan scorer for Atlantic was senior Kyle Nelson, who placed 15th with his best, two-day low score of 157.

In Class 2-A at the Lakeside Golf Course in Ft. Dodge, Panorama took first place at the tournament for the second year in a row. It was the third-straight trip to State for the Panthers, who shot a two-day total of 604. Fort Dodge/St. Edmond was second, shooting a tow-day total of 613, followed by Kuemper Catholic, with a 614. Individually, for the Panther’s, Junior George Appleseth’s tournament score of 145 was the lowest. This is the third-straight trip to State for Panorama.

In Class 1-A at the American Legion Golf Course in Marshalltown, East Buchanon claimed the title, shooting a team-best 620 for the two-day event. Mason City-Newman Catholic was second, followed by Nodaway Valley in third place, with their score of 648. Griswold place 5th, with a two-day best score of 671. Individually, for the Griswold Tigers, senior Jacob Reynolds shot the best low score over the two-day event, of 151, which was good for 6th place. Senior James Reynolds, from Griswold, shot a total of 153, which placed him 8th in the event. Nodaway Valley senior Jackson Lamb took 12th place individually, with his two-day total of 157. Fellow senior Sam Marnin shot a total of 159, placing him in the 14th slot.

For all of the team and individual scores, see our other posts on the kjan.com Sports page, or click on this link: http://www.iahsaa.org/golf/2016-spring-state-leaderboards/

DALLAS (AP) — New Orleans Pelicans guard Bryce Dejean-Jones was fatally shot after breaking down the door to a Dallas apartment, authorities said Saturday. A man living at the apartment was sleeping when he heard his front door kicked open, Dallas Police Senior Cpl. DeMarquis Black said in a statement. When Dejean-Jones began kicking at the bedroom door, the man retrieved a handgun and fired. Officers who responded found Dejean-Jones collapsed in an outdoor passageway, and he later died at a hospital. He was 23.

In 2014, Dejean-Jones transferred to Iowa State to play under coach Fred Hoiberg. He played in 33 games during the 2014–15 season, starting 21, averaging 10.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals, while shooting a career-best 47.6 percent from the field. In Dejean-Jones’ only NBA season, which ended in February because of a broken right wrist, the 6-foot-6 guard started 11 of 14 games and averaged 5.6 points and 3.4 rebounds.

It is legal in Texas for someone to use deadly force in order to protect themselves from intruders. Julie Keel, a spokeswoman for Camden Property Trust, the real estate company that owns the apartment complex in Dallas, confirmed that the complex’s apartment manager had sent out an email to residents saying that the person who had been shot had been trying to break into “the apartment of an estranged acquaintance” and that this person had “inadvertently” broken into the wrong apartment.

Black said he could not confirm that Dejean-Jones was trying to access an acquaintance’s apartment.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Ronnie Dawson homered leading off the top of the 10th inning Saturday night to send Ohio State to a 3-2 win over Michigan State that keeps the Buckeyes alive in the Big Ten tournament. The Buckeyes (41-18-1) and Spartans (36-19) will meet again this (Sunday) morning, with the winner advancing to the championship game against bottom seed Iowa.

Michigan State had a runner on second base with one out in the bottom of the ninth, but Marty Bechina got caught in a rundown on Kory Young’s grounder, and Young was thrown out trying to go from first to second on the play. Dawson sent Walter Borkovich’s second pitch of the 10th into the right-field seats for his 13th homer of the season, pumping his fist as he rounded first.

Seth Kinker (6-1) pitched two innings of scoreless relief before turning the game over to closer Yianni Pavlopoulos, who earned his 14th save. Borkovich (4-3) took the loss.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Adam Wainwright pitched seven gritty innings and made an ample contribution at the plate, hitting a two-run double to help the St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Washington Nationals 9-4 Saturday night. Matt Holliday homered for the Cardinals, who took control with a four-run second inning highlighted by Wainwright’s fifth extra-base hit of the season.

With two on, two outs and a run in, Wainwright lined the first pitch from Gio Gonzalez (3-3) into the left-center gap. Matt Carpenter, activated from the paternity list before the game, followed with an RBI double for a 4-0 lead. That started Wainwright (5-3) on a path to his fifth straight win. The right-hander allowed four runs and six hits — including a career-record tying three home runs. He struck out five and walked none.

Ryan Zimmerman went 4 for 4 with two homers, and Bryce Harper hit a solo shot for the Nationals.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Third baseman Matt Carpenter has been activated from the paternity list by the St. Louis Cardinals. Carpenter missed two games after being placed on the paternity list Thursday. His wife gave birth to the couple’s first child, a girl, on Wednesday. Carpenter leads the Cardinals with nine home runs and 32 RBIs.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Joel Booker had three hits, including a two-run double, and Robert Neustrom added three hits as Iowa beat Maryland 11-0 to advance to the Big Ten title game. Shane Ritter and Nick Gallagher combined to toss nine shutout innings for the eighth-seeded Hawkeyes (30-25), who are now just one win away from their first league tournament championship.