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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yadier Molina homered and drove in four runs to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the slumping Kansas City Royals 6-3 on Monday. Molina hit a two-run homer in the first, doubled home a run in the third and his sacrifice fly in the fourth scored Pete Kozma. While the Cardinals own the best road record, 19-9, in the majors, the Royals dropped their ninth straight home game — one shy of the franchise record set last year. The anticipated pitcher’s duel between Adam Wanwright and James Shields failed to materialize.
Wainwright (7-3), who had given up 12 hits in 22 1-3 innings in his previous three starts, allowed 12 hits, the most he has allowed in a game since Sept. 14, 2010 against the Chicago Cubs. Shields (2-6) yielded nine hits and season-highs of six runs and five walks in six innings to lose his fourth straight start.
PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns appear close to hiring former ISU basketball standout and player for the NBA Jeff Hornacek, as their head coach. A person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press the Suns are in contract negotiations with Hornacek, although no deal has been finalized. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no public announcement had been made. The comments came after azcentralsports reported Sunday that Hornacek reached agreement on a three-year contract.
Hornacek, assistant coach for the Utah Jazz, played six seasons for the Suns and was part of the trade that sent Charles Barkley to the Suns from Philadelphia. Hornacek went on to have his best pro seasons as a sharpshooting guard alongside John Stockton in the Utah backcourt.
As a point guard for the Cyclones, Hornacek guided the team to the Sweet 16 in the 1986 NCAA Tournament. Hornacek left ISU with a Big-8 record of 665 career assists, still an Iowa State school record, and 1,313 career points. He was the fourth player in Cyclone basketball history to have his number retired when his No. 14 jersey was hung from the rafters of Hilton Coliseum in 1991.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matt Carpenter drove in the go-ahead run with an infield single and Pete Kozma hit a three-run double against Clayton Kershaw, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday in the rubber game of their series. The Cardinals improved the major league’s best record to 32-17 and increased their NL Central lead over Cincinnati to 1 1/2 games.
Kozma led off the seventh with a bloop double off the glove of shortstop Dee Gordon as he dived for the ball in short center field. One out later, Carpenter grounded a single off the glove of first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, allowing Kozma to score. Pinch-hitter Matt Adams added an RBI single in the ninth.
Seth Maness (4-1) got credit for the victory in relief of starter Shelby Miller despite retiring only two of the six batters he faced.
At the State Tennis Championship in Waterloo, Saturday, Red Oak Senior Pete Walker was defeated in the Singles semi-final round of play in Class 1-A. Walker lost to Ft. Dodge Senior Aaron Chalstrom, 64, 1-6, 6-2. Walker also lost his bid for a third place finish, after being beaten by his opponent from Fairfield/Maharishi. Chalstrom would eventually move on during the course of the day to become the Singles Champion in Class 1-A tennis.
In high school district Golf, Saturday, Creston/Orient-Macksburg took first place in team scoring in Class 3-A, during a two-day event held at the Ames Golf and Country Club. The Panthers shot a total of 647. In second place, was Decorah, with a 650. Clear Lake came in third, with a two-day score of 653. Atlantic placed eighth, with a team score of 675. There were no Trojan players in the top ten individuals.
In Class 2-A District Golf held at the Spring Valley Golf Course, Waterloo/Columbus Catholic the winner in the two-day event, PCM/Monrow was second, followed by Jewell/South Hamilton. Odebolt/Arthur-BCIG was in the next to last place in team scoring, among the eight teams participating.
And, in Class 1-A District Golf at the Lake Panorama National Resort, Sibley-Ocheyden took first place in team scoring for the two-day event, rounding out the weekend with a 673. New London and Inwood/West Lyon followed in 2nd and 3rd place. Oakland-Riverside place 7th with a team total of 756, followed by Boyer Valley, with a two-day total of 760.
Akron-Westfield 6, Westwood, Sloan 5
Earlham 3, A-D-M, Adel 2
LeMars 12, Lewis Central 1
LeMars 9, Woodbury Central 3
LeMars Gehlen Catholic 14, River Valley 12
Westwood, Sloan 14, LeMars Gehlen Catholic 6
Woodbury Central 5, Bishop Heelan, Sioux City 1
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adrian Gonzalez homered and drove in three runs, Mark Ellis lined a go-ahead double in the sixth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated St. Louis 5-3 on Saturday to snap the Cardinals’ three-game winning streak. The last-place Dodgers, who had lost five of seven, blew a two-run lead before Ellis’ two-out hit off Seth Maness (3-1) scored Carl Crawford from first base to make it 4-3.
Paco Rodriguez (1-2) earned his first major league victory, getting three outs on 10 pitches. Brandon League worked the ninth to earn his 10th save in 12 chances. The NL Central-leading Cardinals tied the game at 3 on David Freese’s broken-bat RBI double and Pete Kozma’s infield single in the sixth. Nick Punto made a diving stop behind third base, but he couldn’t throw out Kozma.
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The Boys State Tennis Tournament continues today (Saturday) at the Bryne’s Park Tennis Complex in Waterloo(weather permitting). In Class 1-A Singles action, Friday, Red Oak Senior Pete Walker advances from 1st and 2nd round wins into today’s 10-a.m. semi-final round against Aaron Chalstrom, a Senior from Ft. Dodge/St. Edmond.
Atlantic’s doubles team of Tyler Fisher & Noah Welter made it into the second round of play Friday, but lost their bid for the semi-finals, while the Atlantic doubles team of Jake Arneson and Adam Weiser failed to make it into the second round of play.
Class 3A @ the Ames Golf and Country Club – Team results after Friday’s 1st round
Clear Lake 320
Creston/O-M 323
Williamsburg 328
Decorah 329
Grinnell 331
Centerville 336
Central Clinton, DeWitt 336
Atlantic 339
Ballard 348
Individual Results are available here: https://www.iahsaa.org/golf/13_GOLF_SCORES_CLASS%203A.htm
Class 2A @ Spring Valley Golf Course – Team Scores after the 1st round on Friday:
Columbus Catholic, Waterloo 313
PCM, Monroe 316
South Hamilton, Jewell 320
Mount Vernon 325
St. Edmond, Fort Dodge 337
Des Moines Christian 348
OA-BCIG 349
Durant 358
Class 1A @Lake Panorama National Result – Team Scores after Friday’s 1st round
Sibley-Ocheyedan 344
New London 347
West Lyon, Inwood 359
Dunkerton 363
Winfield-Mt. Union 372
Boyer Valley 381
Riverside, Oakland 383
Grundy Center 387
Individual results can be found here: www.iahsaa.org/golf/13_GOLF_SCORES_CLASS 1A.htm
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