The St. Joseph Mustangs, or as they were known on Friday night the St. Joseph Tenderloins, remained undefeated to open the season with a 6-5 win over the KC Monarchs on Noah Cameron night at Phil Welch Stadium.

Northwest Missouri State's Parker Griffith gave the Mustangs the lead in the eighth inning on a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Lafayette alum Brayden Luikart.&nbsp; Griffith was 1-for-3 with two RBI's in the win.&nbsp;

There was no box score available for this game.&nbsp;

The Mustangs are back in action tomorrow, beginning MINK league play as they take on the Nevada Griffons at Phil Welch Stadium.&nbsp; First pitch is at 7pm, gates at the stadium open at 5:30.

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By MATT PIKEThe St. Joseph Mustangs, or as they were known on Friday night the St. Joseph Tenderloins, remained undefeated to open the season with a 6-5 win over the KC Monarchs on Noah Cameron night at Phil Welch Stadium.Northwest Missouri State's Parker Griffith gave the Mustangs the lead in the eighth inning on a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Lafayette alum Brayden Luikart.&nbsp; Griffith was 1-for-3 with two RBI's in the win.&nbsp;There was no box score available for this game.&nbsp;The Mustangs are back in action tomorrow, beginning MINK league play as they take on the Nevada Griffons at Phil Welch Stadium.&nbsp; First pitch is at 7pm, gates at the stadium open at 5:30.You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Mustangs stay undefeated to open season with 6-5 win over Monarchs

The Rangers offense exploded for 15 hits against the St. Louis Cardinals, finally providing run support for Texas’ electric rotation in an 11-1 victory at Globe Life Field on Friday night. 

They scored more runs in the second inning against Cardinals starter Matthew Liberatore (4) than in the entire three-game series loss against the Blue Jays (3) earlier this week.&nbsp;&nbsp;The most notable Rangers hits likely belonged to Marcus Semien, who provided quite the spark from the bottom of the lineup.

Josh Jung opened the scoring in the first for the Rangers with a single, driving in&nbsp;Sam Haggerty, before the big four run second inning.&nbsp; Haggerty's triple in the second drove in two runs, scoring&nbsp;Kyle Higashioka and Semien, before he scored on a two run home run by Wyatt Langford, giving Texas a 5-0 lead in just two innings off Liberatore.&nbsp;

Liberatore did get through the next three innings scoreless, before being replaced in the sixth inning by&nbsp;Gordon Graceffo, where the Rangers added four more runs.&nbsp; Semien singled driving in Jake Burger for the first run of the frame, then with one out Haggerty drove in his third run of the game scoring&nbsp;Higashioka.&nbsp; With two outs, Jung singled, driving in his second and third runs of the game, bringing home Semien and Haggerty for a 9-0 Rangers lead.&nbsp;

Semien's two run home run in the bottom of the seventh were the final runs for Texas, scoring himself and&nbsp;Higashioka.&nbsp; St. Louis finally found their way onto the scoreboard in the eighth inning, Lars Nootbaar doubling home Victor Scott.

With the loss, Liberatore fell to 3-4 on the season, pitching five innings and giving up five runs, four earned, on seven hits while striking out five and walking one.&nbsp; The Cardinals managed just five hits in the loss, with five different players getting one hit each.&nbsp;

St. Louis and Texas continue their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Sonny Gray (5-1, 4.06 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against Patrick Corbin (3-3, 3.75 ERA) for the Rangers. First pitch is at 3:05pm, with pregame being joined at 2:55 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).

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By MATT PIKEThe Rangers offense exploded for 15 hits against the St. Louis Cardinals, finally providing run support for Texas’ electric rotation in an 11-1 victory at Globe Life Field on Friday night. They scored more runs in the second inning against Cardinals starter Matthew Liberatore (4) than in the entire three-game series loss against the Blue Jays (3) earlier this week.&nbsp;&nbsp;The most notable Rangers hits likely belonged to Marcus Semien, who provided quite the spark from the bottom of the lineup.Josh Jung opened the scoring in the first for the Rangers with a single, driving in&nbsp;Sam Haggerty, before the big four run second inning.&nbsp; Haggerty's triple in the second drove in two runs, scoring&nbsp;Kyle Higashioka and Semien, before he scored on a two run home run by Wyatt Langford, giving Texas a 5-0 lead in just two innings off Liberatore.&nbsp;Liberatore did get through the next three innings scoreless, before being replaced in the sixth inning by&nbsp;Gordon Graceffo, where the Rangers added four more runs.&nbsp; Semien singled driving in Jake Burger for the first run of the frame, then with one out Haggerty drove in his third run of the game scoring&nbsp;Higashioka.&nbsp; With two outs, Jung singled, driving in his second and third runs of the game, bringing home Semien and Haggerty for a 9-0 Rangers lead.&nbsp;Semien's two run home run in the bottom of the seventh were the final runs for Texas, scoring himself and&nbsp;Higashioka.&nbsp; St. Louis finally found their way onto the scoreboard in the eighth inning, Lars Nootbaar doubling home Victor Scott.With the loss, Liberatore fell to 3-4 on the season, pitching five innings and giving up five runs, four earned, on seven hits while striking out five and walking one.&nbsp; The Cardinals managed just five hits in the loss, with five different players getting one hit each.&nbsp;St. Louis and Texas continue their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Sonny Gray (5-1, 4.06 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against Patrick Corbin (3-3, 3.75 ERA) for the Rangers. First pitch is at 3:05pm, with pregame being joined at 2:55 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Rangers offense erupts in 11-1 blowout over Cardinals

Royals starting pitcher Seth Lugo returned from the 15 day injured list, but his return was spoiled as Kansas City fell to the Detroit Tigers in a crucial AL Central clash, losing 7-5 on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium.&nbsp;

Detroit took the lead right away in the game, as Riley Green hit a two run homer in the first inning, driving in Colt Keith, for the quick two run lead.&nbsp; Kansas City cut the lead in half in the bottom half of the inning with a home run of their own, Bobby Witt Jr hitting a solo shot into left center field, but the Tigers extended the lead in the second inning on another two run homer, this time from&nbsp;Dillon Dingler scoring Wenceel Pérez.

The Royals continued to battle back, again cutting the lead to one run in the bottom of the third inning as Drew Waters singled home Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez with the bases loaded, but John Rave and Michael Massey both struck out swinging to end the inning, leaving Maikel Garcia stranded at third base.&nbsp;

Spencer Torkelson singled home another run in the top of the fifth inning for Detroit, scoring Kerry Carpenter, but again the Royals scored keeping within striking distance, a sacrifice fly by Mark Canha in the bottom of the seventh inning bringing home Garcia.&nbsp; Again though, Massey struck out to end the inning and the threat from Kansas City, giving the Tigers the opportunity to put the game away in the eighth, where they scored two more runs.&nbsp;

Torkelson hit his 14th home run of the season for the first run of the inning, which was followed by a double by Perez.&nbsp; Perez scored on a single by Dingler for the final run for Detroit.&nbsp; Waters did single home Garcia in the ninth inning with two outs, but Canha grounded out to end the game.&nbsp;

Lugo fell to 3-5 with the loss, pitching 3 1/3 innings and giving up four runs on five hits, striking out three and walking two in his return. Garcia led the way at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored and one walk in the loss.&nbsp;&nbsp;

 Just when the Royals got a crucial piece to their rotation back with&nbsp; Lugo coming off the injured list on , Kansas City took another hit in its bullpen with Lucas Erceg placed on the 15-day IL with a low back strain, retroactive to May 27.

Erceg hadn’t pitched since Saturday in Minnesota, but there were two reasons for that. First, he got the illness that was going around the clubhouse last weekend, with a fever and general fatigue. Because he wasn’t feeling well, he missed at least one workout and wanted to get back in the weight room on Tuesday.&nbsp; That’s when Erceg “tweaked” his back while lifting, he said.

Kansas City and Detroit continue their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Michael Wacha (3-4, 3.21 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against last years Cy Young award winner Tarik Skubal (5-2, 2.49 ERA) for the Tigers.&nbsp; First pitch is at 3:10pm, pregame coverage will begin at 2:30 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).

By MATT PIKERoyals starting pitcher Seth Lugo returned from the 15 day injured list, but his return was spoiled as Kansas City fell to the Detroit Tigers in a crucial AL Central clash, losing 7-5 on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium.&nbsp;Detroit took the lead right away in the game, as Riley Green hit a two run homer in the first inning, driving in Colt Keith, for the quick two run lead.&nbsp; Kansas City cut the lead in half in the bottom half of the inning with a home run of their own, Bobby Witt Jr hitting a solo shot into left center field, but the Tigers extended the lead in the second inning on another two run homer, this time from&nbsp;Dillon Dingler scoring Wenceel Pérez.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Bobby Baseball’s blasting off. 🚀 <a href="https://t.co/T78G6K6GKD">pic.twitter.com/T78G6K6GKD</a>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1928608612957446281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The Royals continued to battle back, again cutting the lead to one run in the bottom of the third inning as Drew Waters singled home Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez with the bases loaded, but John Rave and Michael Massey both struck out swinging to end the inning, leaving Maikel Garcia stranded at third base.&nbsp;Spencer Torkelson singled home another run in the top of the fifth inning for Detroit, scoring Kerry Carpenter, but again the Royals scored keeping within striking distance, a sacrifice fly by Mark Canha in the bottom of the seventh inning bringing home Garcia.&nbsp; Again though, Massey struck out to end the inning and the threat from Kansas City, giving the Tigers the opportunity to put the game away in the eighth, where they scored two more runs.&nbsp;Torkelson hit his 14th home run of the season for the first run of the inning, which was followed by a double by Perez.&nbsp; Perez scored on a single by Dingler for the final run for Detroit.&nbsp; Waters did single home Garcia in the ninth inning with two outs, but Canha grounded out to end the game.&nbsp;Lugo fell to 3-5 with the loss, pitching 3 1/3 innings and giving up four runs on five hits, striking out three and walking two in his return. Garcia led the way at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored and one walk in the loss.&nbsp;&nbsp; Just when the Royals got a crucial piece to their rotation back with&nbsp; Lugo coming off the injured list on , Kansas City took another hit in its bullpen with Lucas Erceg placed on the 15-day IL with a low back strain, retroactive to May 27.Erceg hadn’t pitched since Saturday in Minnesota, but there were two reasons for that. First, he got the illness that was going around the clubhouse last weekend, with a fever and general fatigue. Because he wasn’t feeling well, he missed at least one workout and wanted to get back in the weight room on Tuesday.&nbsp; That’s when Erceg “tweaked” his back while lifting, he said.Kansas City and Detroit continue their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Michael Wacha (3-4, 3.21 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against last years Cy Young award winner Tarik Skubal (5-2, 2.49 ERA) for the Tigers.&nbsp; First pitch is at 3:10pm, pregame coverage will begin at 2:30 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

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