ST. LOUIS (AP) — Joey Votto hit a three-run home run in support of Mike Leake, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 on Tuesday night. Votto is the hottest hitter in the majors since the All-Star break, batting .561. He also walked, singled and doubled, giving him an NL-leading 37 multihit games.

Leake (9-5) allowed four hits in eight innings to win his fourth straight start. He allowed just two earned runs in his last 30 innings for a 0.60 ERA. Jaime Garcia (3-4), activated from the 15-day disabled list earlier in the day, made his first start since June 2 and gave up three runs and four hits in six innings. He is 10-3 against the Reds, including 7-1 at home.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Pro Bowl safety Eric Berry has been cleared by the Kansas City Chiefs’ medical staff and his doctors to return to the practice field after undergoing treatment for lymphoma. The Chiefs said in a brief statement late Tuesday that Berry would join quarterbacks, rookies and injured players in the first day of training camp Wednesday at Missouri Western.

Berry was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease last December, shortly after complaining of pain in his chest following a game against Oakland. He was treated at Emory University in Atlanta and went through the final round of it in June. Berry underwent a battery of tests Tuesday, when rookies and select veterans reported to training camp. He was cleared to take the field late in the day.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs defensive tackle Dontari Poe will miss all of training camp and could miss part of the season after the Pro Bowl run-stuffer had surgery last week on his ailing back. Poe first hurt his back during offseason workouts, but coach Andy Reid said Tuesday that he aggravated the injury training at home. Poe was diagnosed with a herniated disc and had surgery July 15, and trainer Rick Burkholder said he will be out indefinitely.

Poe is coming off his second straight Pro Bowl. The 6-foot-3, 346-pound tackle had a career-best six sacks last season while anchoring the middle of the Chiefs defensive line. Reid said that Jaye Howard will take over his position in training camp, though Mike DeVito and sixth-round pick Rakeem Nunez-Roches could also compete for time.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The University of Iowa says it wants to spend up to $45 million on improvements to Kinnick Stadium and about $85 million on a student-housing project. The university outlined plans for the new projects in a document sent to the Board of Regents. The UI will provide more detail at a regents meeting next week.

The university outlined plans to spend $35 million to $45 million on renovations to the stadium, focused on the north end zone. Improvements would include new suites, restroom upgrades and expanded food options.

The UI also wants to spend about $85 million on a student-housing project near the athletic complex that would be financed through athletic department and dormitory revenue bonds.

Class 2A Quarterfinal

Davis County 6, Roland-Story 0 (makeup game from 7/27)

Class 3A Quarterfinals

Waverly-Shell Rock 6, Vinton-Shellsburg 0

Games Postponed due to Weather

Boone vs. Sgt. Bluff-Luton moved to 9-a.m. Wed. at Principal Park in Des Moines

Pella vs. Dallas Center-Grimes moved to 9-a.m. Wed. at Southeast Polk High School

Harlan vs. Dubuque Wahlert moved to 11:30-a.m. Wed. at SE Polk High School

Wednesday’s Schedule at Principal Park in Des Moines

Class 4A Quarterfinals

11:00-a.m. #1 Waukee (36-4) vs. #8 Eldridge/North Scott (20-20)

1:30-p.m. #4 Sioux City East (33-9) vs. #5 Southeast Polk (30-13)

5:00-p.m. #2 Cedar Rapids/Kennedy (29-11) vs. # 7 Davenport, North (19-14)

7:30-p.m. #3 Iowa City West (32-11) vs. # 6 Des Moines, East (23-20)

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have activated left-hander Jaime Garcia from the 15-day disabled list to start against the Cincinnati Reds. Right-handed reliever Sam Tuivailala was optioned to Triple-A Memphis. Garcia was 3-3 with a 1.69 ERA in seven starts, the last coming on June 24 at Miami.

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Clear Lake starting pitcher Brock Adams only allowed three baserunners after the second inning on his way to a complete-game shutout as the No. 3 Lions dispatched the No. 6 Treynor Cardinals 5-0 in quarterfinals of the Class 2A tournament.

The Lions snapped Treynor’s 17-game winning streak with the win on Monday night.

Adams improved to 7-1 on the season as the senior right-hander lowered his season-ERA to 0.48. Adams worked around five hits and one walk while striking out five and making a bare-handed snag of a ground ball in the fifth inning.

The two teams combined for three successful pick-off attempts in the first inning and a half as both teams were scoreless until the Lions broke loose for two in the bottom of the third inning. Adams helped his own cause with a two out triple to drive in Matt Stephany, before being brought in by a Mitch Keeran RBI single up the middle, making it 2-0.

The Lions tacked on three more in the bottom of the fourth, all of which were unearned.

The scoring started with a fielding error by Brett Daley at shortstop that allowed Parker Truesdell to reach second base as the ball was thrown into the first base dugout. Stephany then laced a single, driving in the sliding Truesdell. Leadoff batter Cooper Merrill then walked and scored on a wild pitch. Ben Mason topped off the scoring with an RBI double that chased starting pitcher Ben Chapin from the game.

Chapin (5-2) surrendered all five runs, two of which were earned, on seven hits and two walks in 3.2 innings. He struck out two. Grant Mantell worked 2.1 innings of scoreless baseball, striking out two while walking two.

Adams then retired nine of the next 10 batters as the Lions ran away with the game.

The Clear Lake offense was lead by Stephany who went 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI. He also made a diving play in left field as the Lions set down the Cardinals 1-2-3 in the sixth.

Treynor generated five hits, with the lone extra-base hit coming off of Tyler Radcliff’s bat, who went 1-for-2 with a double and a walk.

(At Principal Park in Des Moines)
Class 2A Quarterfinals
Clear Lake 5, Treynor 0
Waterloo/Columbus Catholic 3, Hinton 0
Cascade 6, Mediapolis 2
Davis County vs. Roland-Story postponed until 9-a.m. today (Tue.) due to the weather

Today’s Schedule:

Class 2A Quarterfinals:
9-a.m.: #2 Davis County vs. #7 Roland-Story

Class 3A Quarterfinals
11:00- a.m. – #1 Waverly-Shell Rock (32-4) vs. #8 Vinton-Shellsburg (25-16)
1:30-p.m. – #4 Boone (23-10) vs. #5 Sgt. Bluff-Luton (26-14)
5:00-p.m. #3 Harlan (26-7) vs. #6 Dubuque Wahlert (21-19)
7:30-p.m. #2 Pella (33-4) vs. #7 Dallas Center-Grimes (21-13)

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kolten Wong hit a grand slam that backed Lance Lynn and led the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds 4-1 Monday night. Wong connected on a 3-2 fastball from rookie Raisel Iglesias (1-3) with two outs in the fourth, putting St. Louis ahead 4-1. Wong’s second career grand slam easily cleared the right- field wall, landing in the home bullpen. The Cardinals have won six of seven, are a big league-best 64-35 record and lead the NL Central by 6 ½ games.

Lynn (8-5) allowed one run and five hits in seven innings, improving to 7-3 against the Reds. He has won five of his last six decisions overall. Trevor Rosenthal earned his 31st save in 33 chances after getting two days off.

In other Card’s News…

Catcher Yadier Molina was replaced by a pinch hitter in the bottom of the fifth inning of a game against Cincinnati because he was feeling ill. Tony Cruz grounded out to end the fifth and then took over behind the plate against the Reds on Monday night. Molina doubled and scored on Kolten Wong’s grand slam in the fourth.

St. Louis Cardinals players arrived to un-air conditioned Busch Stadium on Monday. The problem was fixed by mid-afternoon, several hours before a game against the Cincinnati Reds. Manager Mike Matheny downplayed the situation, noting he grew up without air conditioning. Matheny joked that his wife sets the thermostat at “about 47 degrees” and that he thought they were “trying to raise penguins.” The problem was first noted during a news conference at adjacent Ballpark Village to promote the United States’ opening qualifier for the 2018 World Cup, in November.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Four-time defending Football Championship Subdivision winner North Dakota State is favored to win the Missouri Valley Football Conference. A poll of league coaches, media and sports information directors released Monday shows that NDSU earned 32 of a possible 40 first-place votes for 389 points. Illinois State, the team the Bison edged in last year’s FCS championship, received the other eight first-place votes and 366 points.

Northern Iowa is picked third with 300 points, followed by Youngstown State with 265, South Dakota State with 251, Indiana State with 180, Southern Illinois with 143, Western Illinois with 139, Missouri State with 91 and South Dakota with 66. NDSU and Illinois state shared the conference title a year ago. The Missouri Valley has six national titles in 30 years as a conference.