The St. Joseph Mustangs fell behind early to the Carroll Merchants, and despite narrowing the gap several times were never able to overcome, falling 7-5 to the team from Iowa on Friday night at Phil Welch Stadium.&nbsp;

The Merchants took a 2-0&nbsp; lead in the opening inning, first scoring on a sacrifice fly by&nbsp;Brock Moore, driving in&nbsp;Martin Smith, before later in the inning an RBI single from&nbsp;Shane Cowan brought&nbsp;Bradley Soto in to score.&nbsp; The Mustangs did cut the lead to one in the bottom half of the inning, a sacrifice fly by Benton alum Chris Coy driving in Darius Freeman.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Carroll extended the lead in the second inning on a groundout by Smith, bringing home&nbsp;Jack Luthren.&nbsp; Again, St. Joseph narrowed the lead to one run in the bottom half of the inning on a sacrifice fly, this time by Northwest Missouri State's Parker Griffith driving in Trevor McCollum to narrow the lead to 3-2.&nbsp;

It continued going back and forth in the third inning as the Merchants extended the lead again, a groundout by&nbsp;Kengri De Los Santo driving in&nbsp;Fernando Espinal.&nbsp; In the bottom of the inning, the Mustangs scored again courtesy of a sacrifice fly, Dom Felix flying out to left field and driving in Coy.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Carroll broke things open though through the sixth and seventh innings, first scoring two runs in the sixth as Smith reached first base on a fielders choice with Cowan and&nbsp;Nolan Oliver scoring.&nbsp; In the seventh, De Los Santo hit a solo home run with a full count to left field, his first hit of the season, for the Merchants to push the lead to 7-3.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, the Mustangs got another run on a sacrifice fly as Tyler Gundelfinger flew out to center field, bringing home Felix.&nbsp; In the ninth inning,&nbsp;Easton Phillipe scored the final run for St. Joseph on a wild pitch.&nbsp;

Northwest Missouri State pitcher Jaren Guck took the loss, pitching five innings and giving up four runs on five hits, striking out four and walking two.&nbsp; At the plate, Savannah alum Truman Bodenhausen was 2-for-4 with three stolen bases.&nbsp; Justin George was also 2-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base in the loss.&nbsp;

The Mustangs are now 19-4 on the season, 14-3 in the MINK League.&nbsp; They wrap up a four game home stand on Saturday taking on the Sedalia Bombers at Phil Welch Stadium.&nbsp; First pitch is at 7pm, gates open at 5:30.&nbsp;

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By MATT PIKEThe St. Joseph Mustangs fell behind early to the Carroll Merchants, and despite narrowing the gap several times were never able to overcome, falling 7-5 to the team from Iowa on Friday night at Phil Welch Stadium.&nbsp;The Merchants took a 2-0&nbsp; lead in the opening inning, first scoring on a sacrifice fly by&nbsp;Brock Moore, driving in&nbsp;Martin Smith, before later in the inning an RBI single from&nbsp;Shane Cowan brought&nbsp;Bradley Soto in to score.&nbsp; The Mustangs did cut the lead to one in the bottom half of the inning, a sacrifice fly by Benton alum Chris Coy driving in Darius Freeman.&nbsp;&nbsp;Carroll extended the lead in the second inning on a groundout by Smith, bringing home&nbsp;Jack Luthren.&nbsp; Again, St. Joseph narrowed the lead to one run in the bottom half of the inning on a sacrifice fly, this time by Northwest Missouri State's Parker Griffith driving in Trevor McCollum to narrow the lead to 3-2.&nbsp;It continued going back and forth in the third inning as the Merchants extended the lead again, a groundout by&nbsp;Kengri De Los Santo driving in&nbsp;Fernando Espinal.&nbsp; In the bottom of the inning, the Mustangs scored again courtesy of a sacrifice fly, Dom Felix flying out to left field and driving in Coy.&nbsp; &nbsp;Carroll broke things open though through the sixth and seventh innings, first scoring two runs in the sixth as Smith reached first base on a fielders choice with Cowan and&nbsp;Nolan Oliver scoring.&nbsp; In the seventh, De Los Santo hit a solo home run with a full count to left field, his first hit of the season, for the Merchants to push the lead to 7-3.In the bottom of the seventh inning, the Mustangs got another run on a sacrifice fly as Tyler Gundelfinger flew out to center field, bringing home Felix.&nbsp; In the ninth inning,&nbsp;Easton Phillipe scored the final run for St. Joseph on a wild pitch.&nbsp;Northwest Missouri State pitcher Jaren Guck took the loss, pitching five innings and giving up four runs on five hits, striking out four and walking two.&nbsp; At the plate, Savannah alum Truman Bodenhausen was 2-for-4 with three stolen bases.&nbsp; Justin George was also 2-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base in the loss.&nbsp;The Mustangs are now 19-4 on the season, 14-3 in the MINK League.&nbsp; They wrap up a four game home stand on Saturday taking on the Sedalia Bombers at Phil Welch Stadium.&nbsp; First pitch is at 7pm, gates open at 5:30.&nbsp;You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Mustangs can't overcome early lead by Merchants falling 7-5

Sonny Gray put on a brilliant performance on the mound to help the St. Louis Cardinals bounce back from back to back shutout losses, pitching a complete game shutout to help the Redbirds beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-0 on the road Friday night.&nbsp;

The Cardinals scored three runs in the third inning, all thanks once again to the long ball, which provided much of their scoring against the Chicago Cubs.&nbsp;&nbsp;Pedro Pagés opened the inning with a solo home run for St. Louis and later in the inning, after Masyn Winn reached first base on a forceout and Brendan Donovan, who had walked, was thrown out at second, Alec Burleson's two run home run pushed the Cardinals lead to 3-0 on his 10th home run of the season.&nbsp;

After Burleson led off the sixth inning with a double, Nolan Arenado extended the St. Louis lead with a double of his own, driving in Burleson for his 40th RBI of the season.&nbsp; Arenado got his 41st RBI in the eighth inning with an RBI single, scoring Willson Contreras for the final run.

Gray put on his best performance of the season for the Cardinals in the win, improving to 8-2, giving up just one hit to the Guardians and striking out 11 batters in the victory.&nbsp; The 11 strikeouts are a season high for Gray who for only the second time this season gave up less than two hits in a start.&nbsp;

St. Louis and Cleveland continue their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Miles Mikolas (4-5, 4.31 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against&nbsp;Slade Cecconi (3-3, 3.38 ERA) for the Guardians.&nbsp; First pitch is at 3:10pm, the game will be joined near the start at 3 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;

By MATT PIKESonny Gray put on a brilliant performance on the mound to help the St. Louis Cardinals bounce back from back to back shutout losses, pitching a complete game shutout to help the Redbirds beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-0 on the road Friday night.&nbsp;The Cardinals scored three runs in the third inning, all thanks once again to the long ball, which provided much of their scoring against the Chicago Cubs.&nbsp;&nbsp;Pedro Pagés opened the inning with a solo home run for St. Louis and later in the inning, after Masyn Winn reached first base on a forceout and Brendan Donovan, who had walked, was thrown out at second, Alec Burleson's two run home run pushed the Cardinals lead to 3-0 on his 10th home run of the season.&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Pedro Power! ⚡️ 111.7 MPH off the bat for the lead! <a href="https://t.co/x6YwkZHNcZ">pic.twitter.com/x6YwkZHNcZ</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1938744434885353628?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Burly + Barrel = Two-Run Bomb <a href="https://t.co/y3RmI0WCE5">pic.twitter.com/y3RmI0WCE5</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1938746395256651855?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>After Burleson led off the sixth inning with a double, Nolan Arenado extended the St. Louis lead with a double of his own, driving in Burleson for his 40th RBI of the season.&nbsp; Arenado got his 41st RBI in the eighth inning with an RBI single, scoring Willson Contreras for the final run.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Burly + Barrel = Two-Run Bomb <a href="https://t.co/y3RmI0WCE5">pic.twitter.com/y3RmI0WCE5</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1938746395256651855?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Arenado drives in another! <a href="https://t.co/9KqA0F5KbT">pic.twitter.com/9KqA0F5KbT</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1938764969845158392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Gray put on his best performance of the season for the Cardinals in the win, improving to 8-2, giving up just one hit to the Guardians and striking out 11 batters in the victory.&nbsp; The 11 strikeouts are a season high for Gray who for only the second time this season gave up less than two hits in a start.&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">One of the best pitching performances you&#39;ll ever see! Sonny Gray was DEALING tonight in Cleveland! 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/foVz2WxybU">pic.twitter.com/foVz2WxybU</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1938773765229273478?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>St. Louis and Cleveland continue their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Miles Mikolas (4-5, 4.31 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against&nbsp;Slade Cecconi (3-3, 3.38 ERA) for the Guardians.&nbsp; First pitch is at 3:10pm, the game will be joined near the start at 3 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Cardinals win 5-0 as Gray throws complete game shutout gem

The Kansas City Royals produced runs after consecutive shutout losses, holding the lead until the fifth inning before Kansas City dropped their 11th straight game at Kauffman Stadium, losing 5-4 to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.&nbsp;

A leadoff home run from Shohei Ohtani off of Royals starter Noah Cameron gave the Dodger the lead to start the game.&nbsp; In the bottom half of the opening inning the Royals tied things up though after Salvador Perez drove in Maikel Garcia with an RBI single, after Garcia doubled earlier in the inning.&nbsp;

With the game tied, Los Angeles took the lead back in the second inning on another home run, a two run blast from Max Muncy, driving in Tommy Edman.&nbsp; But again in the bottom half of the inning, the Royals offense scored runs, taking their first lead of the game, first cutting the lead to one on an RBI double by Kyle Isble, scoring John Rave, before Isbel scored on a two run home run by Bobby Witt Jr.&nbsp;

The Dodgers took the lead back in the fifth inning off of Cameron.&nbsp; Cameron walked Enrique Hernández to open the inning, before Ohtani drove in Hernández to tie up the game with a triple.&nbsp; Ohtani scored the go ahead run on an RBI single by Mookie Betts off reliever Steven Cruz who replaced Cameron.&nbsp;

The Royals did have a golden opportunity to tie up the game in the ninth inning, having the bases loaded after singles by Maikel Garcia and Salvador Perez and a walk to Vinnie Pasquantino, but rookie Jac Caglianone grounded into a game ending double play.&nbsp; Aside from the ninth, the Royals only had one other inning after losing the lead with a runner in scoring position, in the seventh when Pasquantino doubled.&nbsp;

Cameron took the loss, falling to 2-4 on the season, pitching four innings and giving up five runs on three hits, striking out four and walking three.&nbsp; At the plate, Perez was 2-for-3 with two walks and an RBI.&nbsp; Isbel was also 2-for-3 with the double and an RBI, while Garcia was 2-for-5 with a run scored.&nbsp;

Kansas City and Los Angeles continue their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Seth Lugo (4-5, 2.93 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against Shohei Ohtani (0-0, 4.50 ERA) for the Dodgers.&nbsp; First pitch is at 3:10pm, pregame coverage starts at 2:30 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).

By MATT PIKEThe Kansas City Royals produced runs after consecutive shutout losses, holding the lead until the fifth inning before Kansas City dropped their 11th straight game at Kauffman Stadium, losing 5-4 to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.&nbsp;A leadoff home run from Shohei Ohtani off of Royals starter Noah Cameron gave the Dodger the lead to start the game.&nbsp; In the bottom half of the opening inning the Royals tied things up though after Salvador Perez drove in Maikel Garcia with an RBI single, after Garcia doubled earlier in the inning.&nbsp;With the game tied, Los Angeles took the lead back in the second inning on another home run, a two run blast from Max Muncy, driving in Tommy Edman.&nbsp; But again in the bottom half of the inning, the Royals offense scored runs, taking their first lead of the game, first cutting the lead to one on an RBI double by Kyle Isble, scoring John Rave, before Isbel scored on a two run home run by Bobby Witt Jr.&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Come on Bobby, let’s go party. <a href="https://t.co/UWR7YznBpK">pic.twitter.com/UWR7YznBpK</a>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1938763080340775159?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The Dodgers took the lead back in the fifth inning off of Cameron.&nbsp; Cameron walked Enrique Hernández to open the inning, before Ohtani drove in Hernández to tie up the game with a triple.&nbsp; Ohtani scored the go ahead run on an RBI single by Mookie Betts off reliever Steven Cruz who replaced Cameron.&nbsp;The Royals did have a golden opportunity to tie up the game in the ninth inning, having the bases loaded after singles by Maikel Garcia and Salvador Perez and a walk to Vinnie Pasquantino, but rookie Jac Caglianone grounded into a game ending double play.&nbsp; Aside from the ninth, the Royals only had one other inning after losing the lead with a runner in scoring position, in the seventh when Pasquantino doubled.&nbsp;Cameron took the loss, falling to 2-4 on the season, pitching four innings and giving up five runs on three hits, striking out four and walking three.&nbsp; At the plate, Perez was 2-for-3 with two walks and an RBI.&nbsp; Isbel was also 2-for-3 with the double and an RBI, while Garcia was 2-for-5 with a run scored.&nbsp;Kansas City and Los Angeles continue their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Seth Lugo (4-5, 2.93 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against Shohei Ohtani (0-0, 4.50 ERA) for the Dodgers.&nbsp; First pitch is at 3:10pm, pregame coverage starts at 2:30 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Royals fight hard but drop 11th straight at Kauffman 5-4 to Dodgers

The matchup between the two teams sitting at the top of the MINK league standings will have to wait to finish until the next time they meet, as inclement weather suspended the matchup between the St. Joseph Mustangs and Clarinda A's at Phil Welch Stadium on Thursday night.&nbsp;

While rain earlier in the day did not prevent the game from starting on time, the Mustangs and A's were forced to stop play in the top of the ninth inning, tied up 3-3, as rain and lightning rolled into the area.&nbsp;

The Mustangs opened up the scoring in the bottom of the first inning despite Darius Freeman grounding into a double play as Central alum Logan Miller came home to score.&nbsp; In the bottom of the fifth they extended their lead on a sacrifice fly by Jack Mosh driving in Tyler Gundelfinger for the 2-0 lead.&nbsp;

In the sixth inning the A's cut the lead to one on a single by&nbsp;Kane Wilson driving in&nbsp;Tyler Macon.&nbsp; Then in the seventh inning it was Clarinda taking the lead in the game on a two RBI single by&nbsp;Drake Cobb that scored&nbsp;Colin Linteo and Tayvon Homolar, pushing the A's ahead of the division leaders 3-2.&nbsp;

St. Joseph was able to tie the game up in the bottom half of the inning with an RBI single by Trevor McCollum driving in Mosh.&nbsp; After a scoreless eighth inning, the game entered the ninth inning and was suspended with Macon and the plate for the A's and Diego De Santiago on the mound for the Mustangs.&nbsp;

The game will resume at a game that the Mustangs say is TBD.&nbsp; Stay tuned to the St. Joseph Mustangs social media pages for updates.&nbsp; The Mustangs have two more home matchups against Clarinda, on July 5th and July 18th.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1750994343930.jpeg" alt="Inclement weather forced the game between the St. Joseph Mustangs and the Clarinda A's to be suspended in the top of the 9th inning, tied up 3-3/ Photo courtesy of St. Joseph Mustangs" />
 <figcaption>Inclement weather forced the game between the St. Joseph Mustangs and the Clarinda A's to be suspended in the top of the 9th inning, tied up 3-3/ Photo courtesy of St. Joseph Mustangs</figcaption>
 </figure>By MATT PIKEThe matchup between the two teams sitting at the top of the MINK league standings will have to wait to finish until the next time they meet, as inclement weather suspended the matchup between the St. Joseph Mustangs and Clarinda A's at Phil Welch Stadium on Thursday night.&nbsp;While rain earlier in the day did not prevent the game from starting on time, the Mustangs and A's were forced to stop play in the top of the ninth inning, tied up 3-3, as rain and lightning rolled into the area.&nbsp;The Mustangs opened up the scoring in the bottom of the first inning despite Darius Freeman grounding into a double play as Central alum Logan Miller came home to score.&nbsp; In the bottom of the fifth they extended their lead on a sacrifice fly by Jack Mosh driving in Tyler Gundelfinger for the 2-0 lead.&nbsp;In the sixth inning the A's cut the lead to one on a single by&nbsp;Kane Wilson driving in&nbsp;Tyler Macon.&nbsp; Then in the seventh inning it was Clarinda taking the lead in the game on a two RBI single by&nbsp;Drake Cobb that scored&nbsp;Colin Linteo and Tayvon Homolar, pushing the A's ahead of the division leaders 3-2.&nbsp;St. Joseph was able to tie the game up in the bottom half of the inning with an RBI single by Trevor McCollum driving in Mosh.&nbsp; After a scoreless eighth inning, the game entered the ninth inning and was suspended with Macon and the plate for the A's and Diego De Santiago on the mound for the Mustangs.&nbsp;The game will resume at a game that the Mustangs say is TBD.&nbsp; Stay tuned to the St. Joseph Mustangs social media pages for updates.&nbsp; The Mustangs have two more home matchups against Clarinda, on July 5th and July 18th.You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Mustangs and A's matchup suspended, will resume at later date

The St. Louis Cardinals split a series with the Chicago Cubs after falling in a shutout for a second straight game, losing 3-0 on Thursday afternoon at Busch Stadium.&nbsp;

After winning the first two games of the series with a combined score of 16-9, the Cubs came back in the final two games of the series and slowed down the Redbirds offense, outscoring them 11-0.&nbsp;

Chicago opened the scoring in the second inning, in a series that's been filled with home runs, with a solo home run by Michael Busch.&nbsp; In the fourth inning, the lead was extended on a bases loaded walk to Ian Happ, scoring Busch for his second run of the game.&nbsp; Then in the eighth inning, with Pete Crow-Armstrong at third base, Dansby Swanson attempted to steal second, and was caught stealing, allowing Crow-Armstrong to come home and score the final run.&nbsp;

St. Louis again struggled to get on base in the series finale, getting just one hit off of Cubs starter Shota Imanaga, a single by Masyn Winn.&nbsp; Imanaga did walk one batter, and Cubs reliever Brad Keller walked two before the Cardinals also got hits off of&nbsp;Drew Pomeranz, a single by Garrett Hampson, and&nbsp;Daniel Palencia, a double by Alec Burleson.&nbsp;

Andre Pallante took the loss, falling to 5-4 on the season, pitching five innings and giving up two runs on seven hits, striking out two and walking two.&nbsp; At the plate, Burleson was 1-for-4 with the double and Winn was also 1-for-4 while Hampson was 1-for-3.&nbsp; Willson Contreras was 0-for-1 with two walks.

St. Louis travels next to Cleveland tomorrow.&nbsp; &nbsp;Sonny Gray (7-2, 3.72 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against Luis L Ortiz (4-8, 4.30 ERA) for the Guardians.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:10pm, and will be joined near the start at 6 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;

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By MATT PIKEThe St. Louis Cardinals split a series with the Chicago Cubs after falling in a shutout for a second straight game, losing 3-0 on Thursday afternoon at Busch Stadium.&nbsp;After winning the first two games of the series with a combined score of 16-9, the Cubs came back in the final two games of the series and slowed down the Redbirds offense, outscoring them 11-0.&nbsp;Chicago opened the scoring in the second inning, in a series that's been filled with home runs, with a solo home run by Michael Busch.&nbsp; In the fourth inning, the lead was extended on a bases loaded walk to Ian Happ, scoring Busch for his second run of the game.&nbsp; Then in the eighth inning, with Pete Crow-Armstrong at third base, Dansby Swanson attempted to steal second, and was caught stealing, allowing Crow-Armstrong to come home and score the final run.&nbsp;St. Louis again struggled to get on base in the series finale, getting just one hit off of Cubs starter Shota Imanaga, a single by Masyn Winn.&nbsp; Imanaga did walk one batter, and Cubs reliever Brad Keller walked two before the Cardinals also got hits off of&nbsp;Drew Pomeranz, a single by Garrett Hampson, and&nbsp;Daniel Palencia, a double by Alec Burleson.&nbsp;Andre Pallante took the loss, falling to 5-4 on the season, pitching five innings and giving up two runs on seven hits, striking out two and walking two.&nbsp; At the plate, Burleson was 1-for-4 with the double and Winn was also 1-for-4 while Hampson was 1-for-3.&nbsp; Willson Contreras was 0-for-1 with two walks.St. Louis travels next to Cleveland tomorrow.&nbsp; &nbsp;Sonny Gray (7-2, 3.72 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against Luis L Ortiz (4-8, 4.30 ERA) for the Guardians.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:10pm, and will be joined near the start at 6 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Cards split series with Cubs falling 3-0 in series finale

The Kansas City Royals were unable to score a run for a second straight game, getting shutout by the Tampa Bay Rays 4-0 as their losing streak moved to five games, and their losing streak at Kauffman Stadium moved to 10 games on Thursday afternoon.&nbsp;

The Royals and Rays battled back and forth through the first three innings, staying scoreless, before Tampa Bay broke through in the fourth inning.&nbsp; With two outs Jonathan Aranda doubled, and scored in the very next at bat on a triple by Jake Magnum.&nbsp; Magnum came home on a single by Josh Lowe to give the Rays a 2-0 lead.&nbsp;

Tampa Bay eventually extended their lead in the sixth inning with back to back home runs.&nbsp; Brandon Lowe led off the inning with a home run to center field, his 16th of the season, and was followed by&nbsp;Junior Caminero hitting his 20th of the season to left field, for the only runs the Rays needed.&nbsp;

The Royals managed just five hits in the game, at one point having 18 straight batters retired by Rays starter Shane Baz.&nbsp; Baz did also walk one in the game, walking Freddy Fermin in the eighth inning.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Michael Lorenzen took the loss, falling to 4-8 on the season, pitching 5 2/3 innings and giving up all four runs on eight hits, striking out four.&nbsp; At the plate, Jonathan India and Vinnie Pasquantino were both 2-for-4.&nbsp; Maikel Garcia had the only other Royals hit.&nbsp;

Kansas City stays at home next and welcomes in the Los Angeles Dodgers.&nbsp; Noah Cameron (2-3. 2.08 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against Dustin May (4-5, 4.46 ERA) for the Dodgers.&nbsp; First pitch is at 7:10pm, pregame at 6:30 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).

By MATT PIKEThe Kansas City Royals were unable to score a run for a second straight game, getting shutout by the Tampa Bay Rays 4-0 as their losing streak moved to five games, and their losing streak at Kauffman Stadium moved to 10 games on Thursday afternoon.&nbsp;The Royals and Rays battled back and forth through the first three innings, staying scoreless, before Tampa Bay broke through in the fourth inning.&nbsp; With two outs Jonathan Aranda doubled, and scored in the very next at bat on a triple by Jake Magnum.&nbsp; Magnum came home on a single by Josh Lowe to give the Rays a 2-0 lead.&nbsp;Tampa Bay eventually extended their lead in the sixth inning with back to back home runs.&nbsp; Brandon Lowe led off the inning with a home run to center field, his 16th of the season, and was followed by&nbsp;Junior Caminero hitting his 20th of the season to left field, for the only runs the Rays needed.&nbsp;The Royals managed just five hits in the game, at one point having 18 straight batters retired by Rays starter Shane Baz.&nbsp; Baz did also walk one in the game, walking Freddy Fermin in the eighth inning.&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael Lorenzen took the loss, falling to 4-8 on the season, pitching 5 2/3 innings and giving up all four runs on eight hits, striking out four.&nbsp; At the plate, Jonathan India and Vinnie Pasquantino were both 2-for-4.&nbsp; Maikel Garcia had the only other Royals hit.&nbsp;Kansas City stays at home next and welcomes in the Los Angeles Dodgers.&nbsp; Noah Cameron (2-3. 2.08 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against Dustin May (4-5, 4.46 ERA) for the Dodgers.&nbsp; First pitch is at 7:10pm, pregame at 6:30 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Royals losing streak at 'The K' slides to ten with another shutout loss

The Chicago Cubs slowed down the St. Louis Cardinals offense, keeping them off the board completely, and giving up just four hits, in an 8-0 shutout at Busch Stadium on Wednesday night.&nbsp;

It was the Cubs benefitting from the home runs on Wednesday off Cardinals starter Erick Fedde, Ian Happ leading off the game with a solo home run in the first.&nbsp; In the second inning, Michael Busch drove in Dansby Swanson with an RBI single and later scored himself on a two run home run by Reese McGuire, pushing the Cubs lead to 4-0.&nbsp;

In the third inning, Chicago continued extending their lead with another solo home run by Kyle Tucker leading off the inning.&nbsp; In the fourth, Happ drove in two more runs on a single, bringing home Busch and Matt Shaw.&nbsp; Then in the fifth inning, a groundout by Shaw allowed Swanson to come home to score the final run.&nbsp;

The Cardinals got a double from Yohel Pozo and a single from Masyn Winn in the third inning also getting a single from Nolan Gorman in the fifth inning as three hits off Cubs starter Matthew Boyd.&nbsp;&nbsp;José Fermín singled off Porter Hodge in the ninth inning for the only other hit off a Cubs pitcher.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Fedde took the loss, falling to 3-7 on the year, pitching 3 2/3 innings and giving up seven runs on eight hits while striking out two and walking two.&nbsp; At the plate, each with a hit was 1-for-3 with Pozo being the only batter with an extra base hit.&nbsp;&nbsp;Fermín was 1-for-1 entering as a defensive replacement in the eighth inning.&nbsp;

St. Louis and Chicago wrap up their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Andre Pallante (5-3, 4.48 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against&nbsp;Shota Imanaga (3-2, 2.82 ERA) for the Cubs.&nbsp; First pitch is at 1:15pm, coverage will join near the start at 1:05 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;

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By MATT PIKEThe Chicago Cubs slowed down the St. Louis Cardinals offense, keeping them off the board completely, and giving up just four hits, in an 8-0 shutout at Busch Stadium on Wednesday night.&nbsp;It was the Cubs benefitting from the home runs on Wednesday off Cardinals starter Erick Fedde, Ian Happ leading off the game with a solo home run in the first.&nbsp; In the second inning, Michael Busch drove in Dansby Swanson with an RBI single and later scored himself on a two run home run by Reese McGuire, pushing the Cubs lead to 4-0.&nbsp;In the third inning, Chicago continued extending their lead with another solo home run by Kyle Tucker leading off the inning.&nbsp; In the fourth, Happ drove in two more runs on a single, bringing home Busch and Matt Shaw.&nbsp; Then in the fifth inning, a groundout by Shaw allowed Swanson to come home to score the final run.&nbsp;The Cardinals got a double from Yohel Pozo and a single from Masyn Winn in the third inning also getting a single from Nolan Gorman in the fifth inning as three hits off Cubs starter Matthew Boyd.&nbsp;&nbsp;José Fermín singled off Porter Hodge in the ninth inning for the only other hit off a Cubs pitcher.&nbsp;&nbsp;Fedde took the loss, falling to 3-7 on the year, pitching 3 2/3 innings and giving up seven runs on eight hits while striking out two and walking two.&nbsp; At the plate, each with a hit was 1-for-3 with Pozo being the only batter with an extra base hit.&nbsp;&nbsp;Fermín was 1-for-1 entering as a defensive replacement in the eighth inning.&nbsp;St. Louis and Chicago wrap up their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Andre Pallante (5-3, 4.48 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against&nbsp;Shota Imanaga (3-2, 2.82 ERA) for the Cubs.&nbsp; First pitch is at 1:15pm, coverage will join near the start at 1:05 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Cubs slow down Cardinals in 8-0 shutout win

The Kansas Royals losing streak on their home turf continued, falling in shutout fashion to the Tampa Bay Rays 3-0 and managing just a total of three hits on the night in all on Wednesday at Kauffman Stadium.&nbsp;

After getting through the first inning cleanly, the Rays got to Royals starter Michael Wacha in the second inning for all three runs.&nbsp; The first scoring on a bunt single by&nbsp;José Caballero with runners on the corners, scoring Christopher Morel.&nbsp; A single by Chandler Simpson loaded the bases, and another run scored on a wild pitch by Wacha, bringing home Josh Lowe, before Caballero scored on a sacrifice fly by Danny Jansen.&nbsp;

Maikel Garcia singled off Rays starter Drew Rasmussen in the first inning and Vinnie Pasquantino singled in the fourth inning for the only two hits allowed by Rasmussen.&nbsp; Bobby Witt Jr's double off reliever&nbsp;Kevin Kelly in the sixth was the only other hit by the the Royals.&nbsp; Kansas City did get on base three times via walk.&nbsp;

Wacha took the loss, falling to 4-7 on the season, pitching six innings and giving up three runs on nine hits while also striking out nine batters and walking one.&nbsp; At the plate, each with a hit was 1-for-4 on the day, with Witt Jr having the only extra base hit.&nbsp;

Kansas City wraps up their series with Tampa Bay today.&nbsp; Michael Lorenzen (4-7, 4.81 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against Shane Baz (7-3, 4.79 ERA) for the Rays.&nbsp; First pitch will be joined at 1:10 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).&nbsp;

By MATT PIKEThe Kansas Royals losing streak on their home turf continued, falling in shutout fashion to the Tampa Bay Rays 3-0 and managing just a total of three hits on the night in all on Wednesday at Kauffman Stadium.&nbsp;After getting through the first inning cleanly, the Rays got to Royals starter Michael Wacha in the second inning for all three runs.&nbsp; The first scoring on a bunt single by&nbsp;José Caballero with runners on the corners, scoring Christopher Morel.&nbsp; A single by Chandler Simpson loaded the bases, and another run scored on a wild pitch by Wacha, bringing home Josh Lowe, before Caballero scored on a sacrifice fly by Danny Jansen.&nbsp;Maikel Garcia singled off Rays starter Drew Rasmussen in the first inning and Vinnie Pasquantino singled in the fourth inning for the only two hits allowed by Rasmussen.&nbsp; Bobby Witt Jr's double off reliever&nbsp;Kevin Kelly in the sixth was the only other hit by the the Royals.&nbsp; Kansas City did get on base three times via walk.&nbsp;Wacha took the loss, falling to 4-7 on the season, pitching six innings and giving up three runs on nine hits while also striking out nine batters and walking one.&nbsp; At the plate, each with a hit was 1-for-4 on the day, with Witt Jr having the only extra base hit.&nbsp;Kansas City wraps up their series with Tampa Bay today.&nbsp; Michael Lorenzen (4-7, 4.81 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against Shane Baz (7-3, 4.79 ERA) for the Rays.&nbsp; First pitch will be joined at 1:10 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).&nbsp;You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Royals shutout against Rays 3-0 for ninth straight loss at The K

The Kansas City Chiefs announced that training camp will be back on the campus of Missouri Western State University for a 15th year this summer.  

Missouri Western Athletic Director Andy Carter says the relationship with the Chiefs has been great, but the existing agreement ended after last year's camp, and things have changed quite a bit since camp first came to the college 

"They were great to work with, they were really good, really attentive, and it just kind of picked up a little steam as we started looking at things a little differently, both sides," Carter tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post.  "And I think this is a natural progression of what the future looks like, and I'm excited about it." 

Carter says since the camp announcement, he's heard a lot of excitement about the Chiefs coming back for another year.  

A failed capital improvement plan did cause some doubts about camp at Missouri Western.  

House Bill 19, which the House Budget Committee chair did not even bring to a vote, contained $2.8 million that Carter says would have helped to offset the cost of training camp 

Carter says it would have helped Missouri Western meet the needs of the Chiefs during Training Camp, without sacrificing the colleges mission of educating young people 

"It gave everybody a little bit of a pause, but we quickly got right back in and dug through and figured out some ways that we could make this happen, and I feel good about where we are," Carter explains.  "And we have the ability to continue to have dialogue with them about what the future looks like and I think it looks really good." 

The Chiefs and Missouri Western agreed on a multi-year extension to keep training camp in St. Joseph, starting with the camp this summer.  

Carter says it's especially exciting for him to have the Chiefs in town because it feels like the kickoff to the fall sports season on campus 

"To me fall on a college campus, that's where it's at, the energy level, the excitement level, all of that's there," Carter says.  "And our fall sports are going to be really, really good this year and I'm excited about getting into the school year and having all that happen." 

The Chiefs hold their first practice on July 22nd for season ticket members, and the first open to the general public on July 23rd.  The full team reports to St. Joseph July 20th. 

By MATT PIKE The Kansas City Chiefs announced that training camp will be back on the campus of Missouri Western State University for a 15th year this summer. Missouri Western Athletic Director Andy Carter says the relationship with the Chiefs has been great, but the existing agreement ended after last year's camp, and things have changed quite a bit since camp first came to the college "They were great to work with, they were really good, really attentive, and it just kind of picked up a little steam as we started looking at things a little differently, both sides," Carter tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. "And I think this is a natural progression of what the future looks like, and I'm excited about it." Carter says since the camp announcement, he's heard a lot of excitement about the Chiefs coming back for another year. A failed capital improvement plan did cause some doubts about camp at Missouri Western. House Bill 19, which the House Budget Committee chair did not even bring to a vote, contained $2.8 million that Carter says would have helped to offset the cost of training camp Carter says it would have helped Missouri Western meet the needs of the Chiefs during Training Camp, without sacrificing the colleges mission of educating young people "It gave everybody a little bit of a pause, but we quickly got right back in and dug through and figured out some ways that we could make this happen, and I feel good about where we are," Carter explains. "And we have the ability to continue to have dialogue with them about what the future looks like and I think it looks really good." The Chiefs and Missouri Western agreed on a multi-year extension to keep training camp in St. Joseph, starting with the camp this summer. Carter says it's especially exciting for him to have the Chiefs in town because it feels like the kickoff to the fall sports season on campus "To me fall on a college campus, that's where it's at, the energy level, the excitement level, all of that's there," Carter says. "And our fall sports are going to be really, really good this year and I'm excited about getting into the school year and having all that happen." The Chiefs hold their first practice on July 22nd for season ticket members, and the first open to the general public on July 23rd. The full team reports to St. Joseph July 20th. You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

MWSU AD Carter excited to see Chiefs return to campus

The St. Joseph Mustangs played a doubleheader in Chillicothe, making up a rained out game from last week, winning the first matchup 5-1 before seeing a rally in the seventh inning fall short in game two, falling 7-6.

In the first game, Chillicothe took the lead first in the opening frame of the game,&nbsp;Jarian Pickney scoring on a wild pitch&nbsp; But after a lengthy rain delay in the third inning, the Mustangs came back to take the lead in the inning, scoring four runs as play resumed.

Logan Miller tied the game up, reaching on a fielders choice and driving in Trevor McCollum.&nbsp; Darius Freeman blasted St. Joseph ahead with a three run home run, scoring Miller and Savannah alum Truman Bodenhausen for the lead.&nbsp; The Mustangs scored their final run in the fifth inning, Dom Felix reaching on an error and bringing home Northwest Missouri State's Parker Griffith.&nbsp;

Sam Pitts earned the win, pitching four innings of relief and giving up just one hit, also striking out one.&nbsp; At the plate in the opener, Freeman was 2-for-4 with the home run and three RBI's.&nbsp; Jack Mosh was 2-for-2 with a walk.&nbsp;

In the second game, the Mustangs opened the scoring first with a double from Justin George driving in Darius Freeman unearned.&nbsp; But in the bottom half the Mudcats tied up the game as&nbsp;Jarian Pickney stole home while&nbsp;Jordi Ventura was caught stealing at second base.&nbsp;

St. Joseph scored another run in the third inning to take the lead back, Dom Felix singling to score Freeman.&nbsp; In the bottom half of the inning Chillicothe took the lead scoring two runs, first tying the game with Pickney coming home on a double by&nbsp;Peyton Becker.&nbsp; Becker later scored on a groundout by&nbsp;Tanner Sears.

Trailing 3-2, the Mustangs grabbed the lead behind a three run fourth inning.&nbsp; Savannah alum Truman Bodenhausen's groundout allowed Lafayette alum Jayden little to come home and score the tying run, before Logan Miller reached on an error giving St. Joseph the lead as Tyler Gundelfinger scored unearned.&nbsp; A single by Freeman extended the lead driving in Northwest Missouri State's Parker Griffith for a 5-3 lead.&nbsp;

The Mustangs got one more run in the fifth inning, a bases loaded walk to Bodenhausen scoring George, before the Mudcats took the lead for good in the bottom half of the inning scoring four runs.&nbsp; Chillicothe first cut the lead to one with a two RBI single by Ventura, scoring Becker and Pickney, and then tied up the game when Ventura scored on a single by&nbsp;John Spoto.&nbsp; A double by&nbsp;Fradnie Fernandez drove in Spoto to extend the lead.&nbsp;

East Buchanan alum Gage Busby took the loss in relief, pitching two innings and giving up four runs on six hits, striking out three and walking one.&nbsp; At the plate in the loss, George led the way going 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and an RBI. Felix was 2-for-4 with an RBI, Lafayette alum Jayden Little was also 2-for-4.

The Mustangs are now 19-3 on the season, 14-2 in the MINK League.&nbsp; The Mustangs return to Phil Welch Stadum tomorrow, taking on the St. Joe All Stars.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:30, gates open at 5:15.

By MATT PIKEThe St. Joseph Mustangs played a doubleheader in Chillicothe, making up a rained out game from last week, winning the first matchup 5-1 before seeing a rally in the seventh inning fall short in game two, falling 7-6.In the first game, Chillicothe took the lead first in the opening frame of the game,&nbsp;Jarian Pickney scoring on a wild pitch&nbsp; But after a lengthy rain delay in the third inning, the Mustangs came back to take the lead in the inning, scoring four runs as play resumed.Logan Miller tied the game up, reaching on a fielders choice and driving in Trevor McCollum.&nbsp; Darius Freeman blasted St. Joseph ahead with a three run home run, scoring Miller and Savannah alum Truman Bodenhausen for the lead.&nbsp; The Mustangs scored their final run in the fifth inning, Dom Felix reaching on an error and bringing home Northwest Missouri State's Parker Griffith.&nbsp;Sam Pitts earned the win, pitching four innings of relief and giving up just one hit, also striking out one.&nbsp; At the plate in the opener, Freeman was 2-for-4 with the home run and three RBI's.&nbsp; Jack Mosh was 2-for-2 with a walk.&nbsp;In the second game, the Mustangs opened the scoring first with a double from Justin George driving in Darius Freeman unearned.&nbsp; But in the bottom half the Mudcats tied up the game as&nbsp;Jarian Pickney stole home while&nbsp;Jordi Ventura was caught stealing at second base.&nbsp;St. Joseph scored another run in the third inning to take the lead back, Dom Felix singling to score Freeman.&nbsp; In the bottom half of the inning Chillicothe took the lead scoring two runs, first tying the game with Pickney coming home on a double by&nbsp;Peyton Becker.&nbsp; Becker later scored on a groundout by&nbsp;Tanner Sears.Trailing 3-2, the Mustangs grabbed the lead behind a three run fourth inning.&nbsp; Savannah alum Truman Bodenhausen's groundout allowed Lafayette alum Jayden little to come home and score the tying run, before Logan Miller reached on an error giving St. Joseph the lead as Tyler Gundelfinger scored unearned.&nbsp; A single by Freeman extended the lead driving in Northwest Missouri State's Parker Griffith for a 5-3 lead.&nbsp;The Mustangs got one more run in the fifth inning, a bases loaded walk to Bodenhausen scoring George, before the Mudcats took the lead for good in the bottom half of the inning scoring four runs.&nbsp; Chillicothe first cut the lead to one with a two RBI single by Ventura, scoring Becker and Pickney, and then tied up the game when Ventura scored on a single by&nbsp;John Spoto.&nbsp; A double by&nbsp;Fradnie Fernandez drove in Spoto to extend the lead.&nbsp;East Buchanan alum Gage Busby took the loss in relief, pitching two innings and giving up four runs on six hits, striking out three and walking one.&nbsp; At the plate in the loss, George led the way going 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and an RBI. Felix was 2-for-4 with an RBI, Lafayette alum Jayden Little was also 2-for-4.The Mustangs are now 19-3 on the season, 14-2 in the MINK League.&nbsp; The Mustangs return to Phil Welch Stadum tomorrow, taking on the St. Joe All Stars.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:30, gates open at 5:15.You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Mustangs take opener, fall short game two of double billing in Chillicothe

The St. Louis Cardinal held on to take the the second game of the series against their bitter rivals from the NL Central, beating the Chicago Cubs 8-7 at Busch Stadium on Tuesday evening, securing at least a series split.&nbsp;

The Cardinals opened the scoring again on Tuesday, again thanks to Lars Nootbaar hitting a two run home run, much like on Monday, scoring Willson Contreras for a quick 2-0 lead in the second inning, but St. Louis did not hold that for long, the Cubs striking for five runs in the very next inning.&nbsp;

With the bases loaded in the third, Kyle Tucker tied up the game for the Cubs on a two RBI single, driving in Nico Hoerner and Matt Shaw.&nbsp; Chicago blew the lead open thanks to a three run home run by Seiya Suzuki, scoring Ian Happ and Tucker.&nbsp; In the bottom half of the inning, St. Louis cut the lead to one on their sixth two run home run of the series, Masyn Winn driving in Brendan Donovan with the blast to left center field.&nbsp;

St. Louis continued to score on home runs in the fourth inning, tying up the game thanks to a solo home run by Nolan Gorman.&nbsp; Winn gave the Cardinals the lead in the inning, driving in the first runs of the series not on a home run, doubling to score&nbsp;Pedro Pagés and Victor Scott II.&nbsp; Winn later scored on a sacrifice fly by Alec Burleson.&nbsp;

A two run home run by Hoerner in the sixth inning drove in Dansby Swanson for the final two runs by the Cubs.&nbsp; JoJo Romero and Phil Maton set held the lead for Ryan Helsley to come on in the ninth for the Cardinals, giving up two hits and striking out one for his 15th save.&nbsp;

Steven Matz earned the win in relief for the Cardinals, improving to 4-2 on the season, giving up two runs on two hits and striking out one over 1 1/3 innings. At the plate, Gorman was 3-for-4 with the home run and one RBI.&nbsp; Winn was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run, driving in four runs.

St. Louis looks to lock up a series win as their series with Chicago continues tomorrow.&nbsp; Erick Fedde (3-6, 3.54 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against Matthew Boyd (6-3, 2.84 ERA) for the Cubs.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:45pm, the game will be joined near the start at 6:35 over on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;

By MATT PIKEThe St. Louis Cardinal held on to take the the second game of the series against their bitter rivals from the NL Central, beating the Chicago Cubs 8-7 at Busch Stadium on Tuesday evening, securing at least a series split.&nbsp;The Cardinals opened the scoring again on Tuesday, again thanks to Lars Nootbaar hitting a two run home run, much like on Monday, scoring Willson Contreras for a quick 2-0 lead in the second inning, but St. Louis did not hold that for long, the Cubs striking for five runs in the very next inning.&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">[scheduled tweet] NOOOOOOOOOT!!! 💣 <a href="https://t.co/RmyAJ9uLYU">pic.twitter.com/RmyAJ9uLYU</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1937665220920459309?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>With the bases loaded in the third, Kyle Tucker tied up the game for the Cubs on a two RBI single, driving in Nico Hoerner and Matt Shaw.&nbsp; Chicago blew the lead open thanks to a three run home run by Seiya Suzuki, scoring Ian Happ and Tucker.&nbsp; In the bottom half of the inning, St. Louis cut the lead to one on their sixth two run home run of the series, Masyn Winn driving in Brendan Donovan with the blast to left center field.&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Masyn Winn has Hit the Buds! 🍻 Reply with <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/STLCards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#STLCards</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HitTheBudsSweepstakes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HitTheBudsSweepstakes</a> for your chance to win whenever a Cardinals player hits a home run into the opposing bullpen! Official rules: <a href="https://t.co/v3V0xNP2oe">https://t.co/v3V0xNP2oe</a> <a href="https://t.co/eUrRdPcYQE">pic.twitter.com/eUrRdPcYQE</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1937672052447592492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>St. Louis continued to score on home runs in the fourth inning, tying up the game thanks to a solo home run by Nolan Gorman.&nbsp; Winn gave the Cardinals the lead in the inning, driving in the first runs of the series not on a home run, doubling to score&nbsp;Pedro Pagés and Victor Scott II.&nbsp; Winn later scored on a sacrifice fly by Alec Burleson.&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">🎵 Ain&#39;t nothing but a G thing, baby 🎵 <a href="https://t.co/4VIXcnXrts">pic.twitter.com/4VIXcnXrts</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1937675725407932614?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Masyn Winn comes through again! 💥 <a href="https://t.co/79yCpNEr2Z">pic.twitter.com/79yCpNEr2Z</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1937677837344952384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Heads-up baserunning from Masyn Winn! <a href="https://t.co/aajgh8Wpv7">pic.twitter.com/aajgh8Wpv7</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1937679940050153818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>A two run home run by Hoerner in the sixth inning drove in Dansby Swanson for the final two runs by the Cubs.&nbsp; JoJo Romero and Phil Maton set held the lead for Ryan Helsley to come on in the ninth for the Cardinals, giving up two hits and striking out one for his 15th save.&nbsp;Steven Matz earned the win in relief for the Cardinals, improving to 4-2 on the season, giving up two runs on two hits and striking out one over 1 1/3 innings. At the plate, Gorman was 3-for-4 with the home run and one RBI.&nbsp; Winn was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run, driving in four runs.St. Louis looks to lock up a series win as their series with Chicago continues tomorrow.&nbsp; Erick Fedde (3-6, 3.54 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against Matthew Boyd (6-3, 2.84 ERA) for the Cubs.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:45pm, the game will be joined near the start at 6:35 over on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Cardinals hold on for 8-7 win over NL Central rival Cubs

The Kansas City Royals dropped their seventh game in a row at Kauffman Stadium, moving to one game under .500 on their home turf, falling to the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday evening 5-1 in their series opener.&nbsp;

Danny Jansen's eighth home run of the year gave the Rays a 2-0 lead in the second inning, driving home&nbsp;José Caballero.&nbsp; Jansen extended the lead in the fourth inning with a sacrifice fly, scoring&nbsp;Jonathan Aranda, and Aranda drove in another run in the fifth inning for Tampa Bay with an RBI single bringing home Yandy Díaz, giving the Rays a 4-0 lead, which they held through seven innings.&nbsp;

Tampa Bay scored their final run, continuing the shutout in the eighth inning as Jake Magnum grounded into a forceout, Bobby Witt Jr throwing out Aranda at second base, but allowing&nbsp;Junior Caminero to score after his leadoff double.&nbsp; The Royals scored their lone run in the ninth inning, an RBI single by Vinnie Pasquantino driving in Maikel Garcia.&nbsp;

Kris Bubic took the loss, falling to 6-5 on the season, giving up four runs, two earned, on eight hits while striking out eight batters.&nbsp; At the plate, the Royals managed just four hits overall, Pasquantino going 1-for-4 with the RBI and Garcia going 1-for-4 with the run scored.

Kansas City and Tampa Bay continue their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Michael Wacha (4-6, 3.24 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against Drew Rasmussen (6-5, 2.61 ERA) for the Rays.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:40pm, pregame begins at 6 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).&nbsp;

By MATT PIKEThe Kansas City Royals dropped their seventh game in a row at Kauffman Stadium, moving to one game under .500 on their home turf, falling to the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday evening 5-1 in their series opener.&nbsp;Danny Jansen's eighth home run of the year gave the Rays a 2-0 lead in the second inning, driving home&nbsp;José Caballero.&nbsp; Jansen extended the lead in the fourth inning with a sacrifice fly, scoring&nbsp;Jonathan Aranda, and Aranda drove in another run in the fifth inning for Tampa Bay with an RBI single bringing home Yandy Díaz, giving the Rays a 4-0 lead, which they held through seven innings.&nbsp;Tampa Bay scored their final run, continuing the shutout in the eighth inning as Jake Magnum grounded into a forceout, Bobby Witt Jr throwing out Aranda at second base, but allowing&nbsp;Junior Caminero to score after his leadoff double.&nbsp; The Royals scored their lone run in the ninth inning, an RBI single by Vinnie Pasquantino driving in Maikel Garcia.&nbsp;Kris Bubic took the loss, falling to 6-5 on the season, giving up four runs, two earned, on eight hits while striking out eight batters.&nbsp; At the plate, the Royals managed just four hits overall, Pasquantino going 1-for-4 with the RBI and Garcia going 1-for-4 with the run scored.Kansas City and Tampa Bay continue their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Michael Wacha (4-6, 3.24 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against Drew Rasmussen (6-5, 2.61 ERA) for the Rays.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:40pm, pregame begins at 6 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).&nbsp;You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Royals home losing streak moves to seven, fall 5-1 to Rays

It may not be the All Star break yet, but the St. Louis Cardinals gained some crucial ground in the NL Central race against their bitter rival the Chicago Cubs, winning their series opener at Busch Stadium 8-2 on Monday night.&nbsp;

The Cardinals scored all their runs in the middle innings, first getting two in the fourth inning on a two run home run by Lars Nootbaar, scoring Willson Contreras.&nbsp; The Cubs scored one run in the top of the fifth, former Cardinal Carson Kelly singling to drive in Pete Crow-Armstrong who led off the inning with a double, before St. Louis added four more runs in the bottom half of the inning.&nbsp;

In the bottom of the fifth, the Cardinals got another two run home run, this time from Brendan Donovan, scoring&nbsp;Pedro Pagés who walked earlier in the inning.&nbsp; Then, after Masyn Winn walked, Alec Burleson slugged the third homer of the day for the Redbirds to extend the lead more, driving in Winn, for the 5-1 lead.&nbsp;

In the sixth inning, the home runs continued flying out of Busch Stadium off the bats of the Cardinals, as Nolan Gorman hit the fourth home run of the day, driving in Nolan Arenado for the final runs by St. Louis.&nbsp; A sacrifice fly by Justin Turner pushed across the final Cubs run in the seventh inning, scoring Crow-Armstrong.

Matthew LIberatore got the win, improving to 5-6 on the season, for the Cardinals pitching seven innings and giving up two runs on six hits, striking out five and walking one.&nbsp; Contreras was 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored while Arenado was 2-for-4.&nbsp; Each player who had a home run, had just one hit on the night.&nbsp;

St. Louis and Chicago continue their series tomorrow.&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael McGreevy (1-1, 2.70 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against&nbsp;Jameson Taillon (7-4, 3.84 ERA) for the Cubs.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:45, with action being joined near the start at 6:35 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;

By MATT PIKEIt may not be the All Star break yet, but the St. Louis Cardinals gained some crucial ground in the NL Central race against their bitter rival the Chicago Cubs, winning their series opener at Busch Stadium 8-2 on Monday night.&nbsp;The Cardinals scored all their runs in the middle innings, first getting two in the fourth inning on a two run home run by Lars Nootbaar, scoring Willson Contreras.&nbsp; The Cubs scored one run in the top of the fifth, former Cardinal Carson Kelly singling to drive in Pete Crow-Armstrong who led off the inning with a double, before St. Louis added four more runs in the bottom half of the inning.&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">NOOOOOOOOT gets the party started! Send Lars to the All-Star Game at <a href="https://t.co/8EZhynYoGy">https://t.co/8EZhynYoGy</a>! 🌟 <a href="https://t.co/mONEjzV060">pic.twitter.com/mONEjzV060</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1937309199915962513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>In the bottom of the fifth, the Cardinals got another two run home run, this time from Brendan Donovan, scoring&nbsp;Pedro Pagés who walked earlier in the inning.&nbsp; Then, after Masyn Winn walked, Alec Burleson slugged the third homer of the day for the Redbirds to extend the lead more, driving in Winn, for the 5-1 lead.&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">The best 2B in the league does it again! Send Donnie to the All-Star Game at <a href="https://t.co/8EZhynYoGy">https://t.co/8EZhynYoGy</a>! 🌟 <a href="https://t.co/8BW4Cq7xJE">pic.twitter.com/8BW4Cq7xJE</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1937313950598627439?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">THINGS HAVE GOTTEN SERIOUS AT BUSCH! <a href="https://t.co/aYYluPj2bl">pic.twitter.com/aYYluPj2bl</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1937317297833628154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>In the sixth inning, the home runs continued flying out of Busch Stadium off the bats of the Cardinals, as Nolan Gorman hit the fourth home run of the day, driving in Nolan Arenado for the final runs by St. Louis.&nbsp; A sacrifice fly by Justin Turner pushed across the final Cubs run in the seventh inning, scoring Crow-Armstrong.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">NOW IT’S NOLAN GORMAN! The home runs are flying at Busch Stadium! <a href="https://t.co/rRGwngUyp3">pic.twitter.com/rRGwngUyp3</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1937318242189476094?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Matthew LIberatore got the win, improving to 5-6 on the season, for the Cardinals pitching seven innings and giving up two runs on six hits, striking out five and walking one.&nbsp; Contreras was 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored while Arenado was 2-for-4.&nbsp; Each player who had a home run, had just one hit on the night.&nbsp;St. Louis and Chicago continue their series tomorrow.&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael McGreevy (1-1, 2.70 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against&nbsp;Jameson Taillon (7-4, 3.84 ERA) for the Cubs.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:45, with action being joined near the start at 6:35 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Cards gain ground in NL Central race with 8-2 win over Cubs

The St. Joseph Mustangs rallied back in the ninth inning after falling behind to steal a game from the Jefferson City Renegades, winning 7-5 on the road in Missouri's capitol.&nbsp;

The Mustangs led early though behind a good start from Cade Perkins, building a 3-0 lead through the first three innings.&nbsp; In the first inning, a double by Dom Felix drove in Lafayette alum Brayden Luikart and Darius Freeman for the first two runs.&nbsp; Then in the third inning, Logan Miller scored on a groundout by Luikart to extend the lead.&nbsp;

Jefferson City got on the scoreboard in the fourth inning&nbsp;Alex DiGicianto scoring on a groundout by&nbsp;Drew Vonder Harr.&nbsp; The Renegades tied the game up in the seventh inning with a double by&nbsp;P.J. Green driving in both&nbsp;Will Bachman and Tyler Towe.&nbsp; In the eighth inning Jefferson City took their first lead of the game as Harr scored on an RBI single by Bachman.&nbsp;

Trailing 4-3 entering the final inning, the Mustangs rallied, first tying the game with a bases loaded walk to Miller, scoring Benton alum Chris Coy.&nbsp; St. Joseph took the lead on a wild pitch, bringing home&nbsp;Easton Phillipe, before Freeman singled, driving in Miller and Lafayette alum Jayden Little.&nbsp; In the bottom half of the inning, the Renegades managed one run, an unearned run as Green scored on a groundout by&nbsp;Braydn O'Neal, before Jase Johnson closed the game out for the save.&nbsp;

Despite earning a no decision, Perkins pitched well over five innings giving up one run on seven hits, striking out four.&nbsp; Northwest Missouri State's Andrew Clark earned the win, pitching 1 2/3&nbsp; of relief giving up one run on two hits and striking out two.&nbsp; At the plate, Freeman was 2-for-4 with two RBI's while Miller was 2-for-4 with one RBI.&nbsp; Little was 0-for-1 with two walks and a run scored, stealing a base.

The Mustangs are now 18-2 on the season, 13-1 in the MINK League, and wrap up their road trip with a doubleheader of two seven inning games in Chillicothe tomorrow.&nbsp;

By MATT PIKEThe St. Joseph Mustangs rallied back in the ninth inning after falling behind to steal a game from the Jefferson City Renegades, winning 7-5 on the road in Missouri's capitol.&nbsp;The Mustangs led early though behind a good start from Cade Perkins, building a 3-0 lead through the first three innings.&nbsp; In the first inning, a double by Dom Felix drove in Lafayette alum Brayden Luikart and Darius Freeman for the first two runs.&nbsp; Then in the third inning, Logan Miller scored on a groundout by Luikart to extend the lead.&nbsp;Jefferson City got on the scoreboard in the fourth inning&nbsp;Alex DiGicianto scoring on a groundout by&nbsp;Drew Vonder Harr.&nbsp; The Renegades tied the game up in the seventh inning with a double by&nbsp;P.J. Green driving in both&nbsp;Will Bachman and Tyler Towe.&nbsp; In the eighth inning Jefferson City took their first lead of the game as Harr scored on an RBI single by Bachman.&nbsp;Trailing 4-3 entering the final inning, the Mustangs rallied, first tying the game with a bases loaded walk to Miller, scoring Benton alum Chris Coy.&nbsp; St. Joseph took the lead on a wild pitch, bringing home&nbsp;Easton Phillipe, before Freeman singled, driving in Miller and Lafayette alum Jayden Little.&nbsp; In the bottom half of the inning, the Renegades managed one run, an unearned run as Green scored on a groundout by&nbsp;Braydn O'Neal, before Jase Johnson closed the game out for the save.&nbsp;Despite earning a no decision, Perkins pitched well over five innings giving up one run on seven hits, striking out four.&nbsp; Northwest Missouri State's Andrew Clark earned the win, pitching 1 2/3&nbsp; of relief giving up one run on two hits and striking out two.&nbsp; At the plate, Freeman was 2-for-4 with two RBI's while Miller was 2-for-4 with one RBI.&nbsp; Little was 0-for-1 with two walks and a run scored, stealing a base.The Mustangs are now 18-2 on the season, 13-1 in the MINK League, and wrap up their road trip with a doubleheader of two seven inning games in Chillicothe tomorrow.&nbsp;You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Four run ninth gives Mustangs 7-5 win over Jefferson City

Salvador Perez blasted his ninth home run of the year, Jac Caglianone made an outstanding game saving catch, but the Kansas City Royals dropped the series finale 3-2 to the San Diego Padres on Sunday afternoon, losing the series.&nbsp;

The Royals took the lead in the sixth inning after Vinnie Pasquantino singled and then was brought home on Perez's deep blast to left field, traveling 412 feet according to Statcast, for his ninth home run of the season and third of the month, giving Kansas City a 2-0 lead.&nbsp;

In the seventh inning, the Padres came back to tie up the game though.&nbsp; Jackson Merrill led off the inning with a double off Royals starter Seth Lugo, and after Lugo got Manny Machado to fly out he was replaced by reliever Angel Zerpa.&nbsp; Zerpa, who had turned things around of late, ran into trouble though after getting&nbsp;Luis Arraez to groundout, walking Gavin Sheets and Xander Bogaerts to load the bases.&nbsp; 

San Diego pinch hit Jose Iglesias for Jake Cronenworth, and the Royals countered by bringing on Lucas Erceg in place of Zerpa, but Iglesias singled home Merrill and Sheets to tie the game. In the eighth inning, the Padres had a chance to take the lead, after Erceg walked Fernando Tatis Jr with one out.&nbsp; Erceg gave up a high deep hit to right field to Merrill, which was robbed by Caglianone

Daniel Lynch replaced Erceg in the ninth inning, giving up a single to Arraez and a then double to Bogaerts with one out before being replaced by John Schreiber.&nbsp; On a short grounder by Iglesias off Schreiber, Bobby Witt Jr attempted to throw home but it was late as Arraez scored the winning run for the walk off win.&nbsp;

Lynch took the loss, falling to 3-2 on the season, pitching 1/3 of an inning and giving up two hits with one run scoring.&nbsp; At the plate, Witt Jr and Freddy Fermin each went 2-for-4.&nbsp; Perez was 1-for-3 with the home run and two RBI's as well as a walk.&nbsp;

Kansas City is off tomorrow.&nbsp; They return to Kauffman stadium on Tuesday hosting Tampa Bay.&nbsp; Kris Bubic (6-4, 2.12 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals in the opener against Taj Bradley (4-5, 4.95 ERA) for the Rays.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:40pm, pregame coverage starts at 6 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).

By MATT PIKESalvador Perez blasted his ninth home run of the year, Jac Caglianone made an outstanding game saving catch, but the Kansas City Royals dropped the series finale 3-2 to the San Diego Padres on Sunday afternoon, losing the series.&nbsp;The Royals took the lead in the sixth inning after Vinnie Pasquantino singled and then was brought home on Perez's deep blast to left field, traveling 412 feet according to Statcast, for his ninth home run of the season and third of the month, giving Kansas City a 2-0 lead.&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Are you ready, kids? Aye, aye, Captain! 🫡 <a href="https://t.co/c5IqtzQH84">pic.twitter.com/c5IqtzQH84</a>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1936898842232062051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 22, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>In the seventh inning, the Padres came back to tie up the game though.&nbsp; Jackson Merrill led off the inning with a double off Royals starter Seth Lugo, and after Lugo got Manny Machado to fly out he was replaced by reliever Angel Zerpa.&nbsp; Zerpa, who had turned things around of late, ran into trouble though after getting&nbsp;Luis Arraez to groundout, walking Gavin Sheets and Xander Bogaerts to load the bases.&nbsp; San Diego pinch hit Jose Iglesias for Jake Cronenworth, and the Royals countered by bringing on Lucas Erceg in place of Zerpa, but Iglesias singled home Merrill and Sheets to tie the game. In the eighth inning, the Padres had a chance to take the lead, after Erceg walked Fernando Tatis Jr with one out.&nbsp; Erceg gave up a high deep hit to right field to Merrill, which was robbed by Caglianone<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Jumpin’ Jac! 🤯 <a href="https://t.co/fi3KQWhHVl">pic.twitter.com/fi3KQWhHVl</a>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1936912338780889553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 22, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Daniel Lynch replaced Erceg in the ninth inning, giving up a single to Arraez and a then double to Bogaerts with one out before being replaced by John Schreiber.&nbsp; On a short grounder by Iglesias off Schreiber, Bobby Witt Jr attempted to throw home but it was late as Arraez scored the winning run for the walk off win.&nbsp;Lynch took the loss, falling to 3-2 on the season, pitching 1/3 of an inning and giving up two hits with one run scoring.&nbsp; At the plate, Witt Jr and Freddy Fermin each went 2-for-4.&nbsp; Perez was 1-for-3 with the home run and two RBI's as well as a walk.&nbsp;Kansas City is off tomorrow.&nbsp; They return to Kauffman stadium on Tuesday hosting Tampa Bay.&nbsp; Kris Bubic (6-4, 2.12 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals in the opener against Taj Bradley (4-5, 4.95 ERA) for the Rays.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:40pm, pregame coverage starts at 6 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Royals drop series with 3-2 loss to Padres in finale

After a hard fought win for the St. Joseph Mustangs over the Carroll Merchants that went back and forth at Phil Welch Stadium on Saturday night, the Mustangs traveled to Carroll, Iowa and scored a dominating 12-3 victory on Sunday afternoon.

Much like the Merchants did on Saturday, the Mustangs scored six runs before Carroll found their way onto the scoreboard.&nbsp; In the third inning, an RBI double by Lafayette alum Brayden Luikart drove in Savannah alum Truman Bodenhausen for the first St. Joseph run, and Luikart later scored on an RBI single by Dom Felix.&nbsp;

In the fourth innning, Northwest Missouri State's Parker Griffith hit a solo home run to extend the lead.&nbsp; Then in the fifth inning, three more runs scored, with Luikart singling home Darius Freeman,&nbsp;Easton Phillipe scoring when Felix reached first on an error, and Felix later scoring himself on an bases loaded walk to Griffith, giving the Mustangs the 6-0 lead.&nbsp;

The Merchants scored their first two runs in the bottom half of the fifth inning, an RBI single by&nbsp;Cole Schellenberger driving in&nbsp;Brock Moore and then&nbsp;Bryce Higgins scoring as&nbsp;Martin Smith grounded out to third base, cutting the lead to 6-2.&nbsp;

St. Joseph continued to pour the runs on, scoring two runs in both the sixth and the seventh.&nbsp; In the sixth, Freeman scored as Felix reached on a fielders choice, advancing Phillipe to third base, who came around to score on a single by Justin George.&nbsp; In the seventh, a single by Phillipe drove in Freeman for this third run of the game, and Phillipe later scored himself on a sacrifice fly by Luikart.&nbsp;

Leading 10-2, the Mustangs scored the final two runs in the eighth inning, a wild pitch allowing Lafayette alum Jayden Little to score, moving Tyler Gundelfinger to second base, before Gundelfinger scored as Freeman grounded out to first base.&nbsp; In the bottom half of the inning, the Merchants&nbsp;Bradley Soto hit a solo home run for the final score.&nbsp;

Austin Nace earned the win for the Mustangs, pitching 6 1/3 innings and giving up two runs on three hits, striking out three and walking one.&nbsp; At the plate, both Freeman and Phillipe were 2-for-5, each with one RBI and three runs scored, Phillipe walked once, and each stole one base.&nbsp; Felix was 1-for-5 with a walk and three RBI's.&nbsp;

The Mustangs are now 17-2 on the season, 12-1 in the MINK league, and continue their road trip tomorrow traveling to Jefferson City to take on the Jefferson City Renegades.&nbsp;

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1750638000463.jpeg" alt="Northwest Missouri State's Parker Griffith rounds the bases after sending a solo home run into the pool in Carroll, Iowa.&nbsp; Griffith was 1-for-3 in a 12-3 win for the Mustangs with two RBI's/ Photo courtesy of St. Joseph Mustangs on X" />
 <figcaption>Northwest Missouri State's Parker Griffith rounds the bases after sending a solo home run into the pool in Carroll, Iowa.&nbsp; Griffith was 1-for-3 in a 12-3 win for the Mustangs with two RBI's/ Photo courtesy of St. Joseph Mustangs on X</figcaption>
 </figure>By MATT PIKEAfter a hard fought win for the St. Joseph Mustangs over the Carroll Merchants that went back and forth at Phil Welch Stadium on Saturday night, the Mustangs traveled to Carroll, Iowa and scored a dominating 12-3 victory on Sunday afternoon.Much like the Merchants did on Saturday, the Mustangs scored six runs before Carroll found their way onto the scoreboard.&nbsp; In the third inning, an RBI double by Lafayette alum Brayden Luikart drove in Savannah alum Truman Bodenhausen for the first St. Joseph run, and Luikart later scored on an RBI single by Dom Felix.&nbsp;In the fourth innning, Northwest Missouri State's Parker Griffith hit a solo home run to extend the lead.&nbsp; Then in the fifth inning, three more runs scored, with Luikart singling home Darius Freeman,&nbsp;Easton Phillipe scoring when Felix reached first on an error, and Felix later scoring himself on an bases loaded walk to Griffith, giving the Mustangs the 6-0 lead.&nbsp;The Merchants scored their first two runs in the bottom half of the fifth inning, an RBI single by&nbsp;Cole Schellenberger driving in&nbsp;Brock Moore and then&nbsp;Bryce Higgins scoring as&nbsp;Martin Smith grounded out to third base, cutting the lead to 6-2.&nbsp;St. Joseph continued to pour the runs on, scoring two runs in both the sixth and the seventh.&nbsp; In the sixth, Freeman scored as Felix reached on a fielders choice, advancing Phillipe to third base, who came around to score on a single by Justin George.&nbsp; In the seventh, a single by Phillipe drove in Freeman for this third run of the game, and Phillipe later scored himself on a sacrifice fly by Luikart.&nbsp;Leading 10-2, the Mustangs scored the final two runs in the eighth inning, a wild pitch allowing Lafayette alum Jayden Little to score, moving Tyler Gundelfinger to second base, before Gundelfinger scored as Freeman grounded out to first base.&nbsp; In the bottom half of the inning, the Merchants&nbsp;Bradley Soto hit a solo home run for the final score.&nbsp;Austin Nace earned the win for the Mustangs, pitching 6 1/3 innings and giving up two runs on three hits, striking out three and walking one.&nbsp; At the plate, both Freeman and Phillipe were 2-for-5, each with one RBI and three runs scored, Phillipe walked once, and each stole one base.&nbsp; Felix was 1-for-5 with a walk and three RBI's.&nbsp;The Mustangs are now 17-2 on the season, 12-1 in the MINK league, and continue their road trip tomorrow traveling to Jefferson City to take on the Jefferson City Renegades.&nbsp;You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Summer heat can't slow down Mustangs offense in 12-3 win on the road

The St. Louis Cardinals had their five game winning streak snapped, falling in the series finale to the Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium on Sunday afternoon 4-1.&nbsp;

The Reds took the lead quickly in the matchup, Matt McLain hitting a solo home run with one out in the top of the first inning.&nbsp; In the bottom of the second inning, the Cardinals tied the game up with their lone run, coming off the bat of the man who gave them the walk off hit on Saturday night, Yohel Pozo singling home Nolan Arenado who singled to open the inning.&nbsp;

Back to back doubles from Jose Trevino and Jake Fraley gave Cincinnati the lead back in the fifth inning, before the Reds extended the lead later in the inning with a sacrifice fly by&nbsp;TJ Friedl.&nbsp; The final run scored in the sixth inning as Elly De La Cruz came home on a groundout by Gavin Lux.&nbsp;

Miles Mikolas took the loss for the Cardinals, falling to 4-5 on the season, pitching five innings and giving up three runs, two earned, on four hits while striking out six and walking one.&nbsp; At the plate, St. Louis got just three hits on the day, Pozo going 1-for-3 with the RBI.&nbsp;

St. Louis next welcomes Chicago to Busch Stadium for an NL Central clash.&nbsp; Matthew Liberatore (4-6, 4.08 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against&nbsp;Ben Brown (4-5, 5.57 ERA) for the Cubs.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:45pm, and will join near the start at 6:35 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).

By MATT PIKEThe St. Louis Cardinals had their five game winning streak snapped, falling in the series finale to the Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium on Sunday afternoon 4-1.&nbsp;The Reds took the lead quickly in the matchup, Matt McLain hitting a solo home run with one out in the top of the first inning.&nbsp; In the bottom of the second inning, the Cardinals tied the game up with their lone run, coming off the bat of the man who gave them the walk off hit on Saturday night, Yohel Pozo singling home Nolan Arenado who singled to open the inning.&nbsp;Back to back doubles from Jose Trevino and Jake Fraley gave Cincinnati the lead back in the fifth inning, before the Reds extended the lead later in the inning with a sacrifice fly by&nbsp;TJ Friedl.&nbsp; The final run scored in the sixth inning as Elly De La Cruz came home on a groundout by Gavin Lux.&nbsp;Miles Mikolas took the loss for the Cardinals, falling to 4-5 on the season, pitching five innings and giving up three runs, two earned, on four hits while striking out six and walking one.&nbsp; At the plate, St. Louis got just three hits on the day, Pozo going 1-for-3 with the RBI.&nbsp;St. Louis next welcomes Chicago to Busch Stadium for an NL Central clash.&nbsp; Matthew Liberatore (4-6, 4.08 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against&nbsp;Ben Brown (4-5, 5.57 ERA) for the Cubs.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:45pm, and will join near the start at 6:35 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Cards winning streak snapped falling in finale to Reds 4-1

The St. Joseph Mustangs battled back from a six run deficit to earn a hard fought MINK League victory, beating the Carroll Merchants 10-8 on Saturday night at Phil Welch Stadium.&nbsp;

The Merchants got to East Buchanan alum Bronco Whitt in the third inning, making his second start of the season, for six runs in the inning.&nbsp; A triple by&nbsp;Fernando Espinal driving in three of those, scoring&nbsp;Gavin Gonzalez, Nolan Oliver, and Sammy Harris.&nbsp; Espinal scored on a single by&nbsp;Aiden Eggers, and Eggers came home on a double by&nbsp;Martin Smith.&nbsp;&nbsp;Jakob Jeske followed Smith's double with a double of his own, driving in the sixth run scoring Smith.&nbsp;

The Mustangs started to rally back in the bottom half of the inning with three runs, the first scoring on a wild pitch with Savannah alum Truman Bodenhausen coming across home plate.&nbsp; A double by Dom Felix drove in Logan Miller and Lafayette alum Brayden Luikart, but Felix ended up being thrown out attempting to advance to third base.&nbsp; 

In the fourth, St Joseph got Whitt a no decision tying up the game, Bodenhausen reaching on a fielders choice and driving in Lafayette alum Jayden Little, before Luikart delivered the tying runs with a two RBI singled, scoring Bodenhausen and&nbsp;Easton Phillipe.&nbsp; Then in the fifth inning, the Mustangs took their first lead of the game&nbsp;Phillipe scoring again, this time on a single by Bodenhausen.&nbsp;

The Merchants refused to let the Mustangs slip away though, tying the game up again in the seventh inning, Smith hitting an RBI single to score Espinal.&nbsp; Again in the bottom half of the inning, St. Joseph took the lead, a Tyler Gundelfinger driving in Phillipe for the third time on the night, this time for an unearned run.&nbsp;&nbsp;

In the eighth inning, Carroll once again tied the game up on a sacrifice fly by Harris, scoring&nbsp;Jack Luthren.&nbsp; In the bottom of the inning, the Mustangs got all the insurance they needed though, a sacrifice fly by Benton alum Chris Coy driving in Miller, before Felix scored the final run of the game on a balk.&nbsp;

East Buchanan alum Gage Busby earned the win after finishing out the eighth inning and the game, pitching 1 1/3 innings and striking out two while walking two.&nbsp; At the plate, Gundelfinger was 2-for-3 with an RBI.&nbsp; Felix was 1-for-3 with a double, two RBI's, and two walks.&nbsp; The Mustangs were outhit in the matchup 9 to 5 by the Merchants.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The Mustangs matchup with Carroll again tomorrow, this time on the road as they begin a three game road trip, which includes a double header with two seven inning games against Chillicothe on Tuesday.

By MATT PIKEThe St. Joseph Mustangs battled back from a six run deficit to earn a hard fought MINK League victory, beating the Carroll Merchants 10-8 on Saturday night at Phil Welch Stadium.&nbsp;The Merchants got to East Buchanan alum Bronco Whitt in the third inning, making his second start of the season, for six runs in the inning.&nbsp; A triple by&nbsp;Fernando Espinal driving in three of those, scoring&nbsp;Gavin Gonzalez, Nolan Oliver, and Sammy Harris.&nbsp; Espinal scored on a single by&nbsp;Aiden Eggers, and Eggers came home on a double by&nbsp;Martin Smith.&nbsp;&nbsp;Jakob Jeske followed Smith's double with a double of his own, driving in the sixth run scoring Smith.&nbsp;The Mustangs started to rally back in the bottom half of the inning with three runs, the first scoring on a wild pitch with Savannah alum Truman Bodenhausen coming across home plate.&nbsp; A double by Dom Felix drove in Logan Miller and Lafayette alum Brayden Luikart, but Felix ended up being thrown out attempting to advance to third base.&nbsp; In the fourth, St Joseph got Whitt a no decision tying up the game, Bodenhausen reaching on a fielders choice and driving in Lafayette alum Jayden Little, before Luikart delivered the tying runs with a two RBI singled, scoring Bodenhausen and&nbsp;Easton Phillipe.&nbsp; Then in the fifth inning, the Mustangs took their first lead of the game&nbsp;Phillipe scoring again, this time on a single by Bodenhausen.&nbsp;The Merchants refused to let the Mustangs slip away though, tying the game up again in the seventh inning, Smith hitting an RBI single to score Espinal.&nbsp; Again in the bottom half of the inning, St. Joseph took the lead, a Tyler Gundelfinger driving in Phillipe for the third time on the night, this time for an unearned run.&nbsp;&nbsp;In the eighth inning, Carroll once again tied the game up on a sacrifice fly by Harris, scoring&nbsp;Jack Luthren.&nbsp; In the bottom of the inning, the Mustangs got all the insurance they needed though, a sacrifice fly by Benton alum Chris Coy driving in Miller, before Felix scored the final run of the game on a balk.&nbsp;East Buchanan alum Gage Busby earned the win after finishing out the eighth inning and the game, pitching 1 1/3 innings and striking out two while walking two.&nbsp; At the plate, Gundelfinger was 2-for-3 with an RBI.&nbsp; Felix was 1-for-3 with a double, two RBI's, and two walks.&nbsp; The Mustangs were outhit in the matchup 9 to 5 by the Merchants.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Mustangs matchup with Carroll again tomorrow, this time on the road as they begin a three game road trip, which includes a double header with two seven inning games against Chillicothe on Tuesday.You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Mustangs get another hard fought MINK League win 10-8 over Carroll

It took extra innings to do it, but the St. Louis Cardinals extended their winning streak to five games, beating the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 in 11 innings at Busch Stadium thanks to a clutch hit from Yohel Pozo.&nbsp;

The Cardinals opened the scoring in the first inning on a two run home run by Alec Burleson, scoring Masyn Winn.&nbsp; The Reds battled back though, first scoring a run in the third inning when Gavin Lux grounded into a double play, bringing home Matt McLain, before taking the lead in the seventh inning, Lux bringing in another run with a groundout, driving in Connor Joe, before Elly De La Cruz hit a two run home run to break a 2-2 tie, scoring McLain.&nbsp;

Cincinnati extended their lead in the eighth inning with a sacrifice fly, Will Benson driving in Spencer Steer.&nbsp; But in the bottom half of the inning, St. Louis started to battle back, scoring two runs on back to back RBI singles, the first by Winn scoring Victor Scott II and Burleson driving in Brendan Donovan to cut the lead to one.&nbsp; &nbsp;Then in the ninth, Nolan Arenado led the inning off with a game tying home run, his 10th of the season, forcing extra innings.&nbsp;

Neither team scored in the 10th, the Cardinals stranding the winning run at third base.&nbsp; But in the 11th, St. Louis came through in the clutch thanks to Pozo, who came on to play catcher replacing Jose Barrero who had pinch ran in the 10th for&nbsp;Pedro Pagés.&nbsp; With Jordan Walker at second, pinch running for Willson Contreras, Pozo singled with two outs to drive in Walker for the walk off win.&nbsp;

Phil Maton earned the win in relief, earning his first win of the season moving to 1-2, pitching just the 11th inning and striking out three batters while walking one.&nbsp; At the plate, Burleson was 2-for-5 with the home run and three RBI's.&nbsp; Scott II was also 2-for-4 with a run scored.&nbsp;

St. Louis wraps up their series with Cincinnati tomorrow.&nbsp; Miles Mikolas (4-4, 4.35 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against Andrew Abbott (6-1, 1.84 ERA) for the Reds.&nbsp; First pitch is at 1:15, and will be joined near the start of the game at 1:05 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;

By MATT PIKEIt took extra innings to do it, but the St. Louis Cardinals extended their winning streak to five games, beating the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 in 11 innings at Busch Stadium thanks to a clutch hit from Yohel Pozo.&nbsp;The Cardinals opened the scoring in the first inning on a two run home run by Alec Burleson, scoring Masyn Winn.&nbsp; The Reds battled back though, first scoring a run in the third inning when Gavin Lux grounded into a double play, bringing home Matt McLain, before taking the lead in the seventh inning, Lux bringing in another run with a groundout, driving in Connor Joe, before Elly De La Cruz hit a two run home run to break a 2-2 tie, scoring McLain.&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Burly is on fire!! 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/rPLZMFFp3J">pic.twitter.com/rPLZMFFp3J</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1936492303541231767?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 21, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Cincinnati extended their lead in the eighth inning with a sacrifice fly, Will Benson driving in Spencer Steer.&nbsp; But in the bottom half of the inning, St. Louis started to battle back, scoring two runs on back to back RBI singles, the first by Winn scoring Victor Scott II and Burleson driving in Brendan Donovan to cut the lead to one.&nbsp; &nbsp;Then in the ninth, Nolan Arenado led the inning off with a game tying home run, his 10th of the season, forcing extra innings.&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">NOLAN ARENADO TIES IT IN THE 9TH! <a href="https://t.co/BXKRuRxJMU">pic.twitter.com/BXKRuRxJMU</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1936528588054163480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 21, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Neither team scored in the 10th, the Cardinals stranding the winning run at third base.&nbsp; But in the 11th, St. Louis came through in the clutch thanks to Pozo, who came on to play catcher replacing Jose Barrero who had pinch ran in the 10th for&nbsp;Pedro Pagés.&nbsp; With Jordan Walker at second, pinch running for Willson Contreras, Pozo singled with two outs to drive in Walker for the walk off win.&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">&quot;CARDINALS WIN IT AGAIN!&quot; <a href="https://t.co/cRDXrE4eUe">pic.twitter.com/cRDXrE4eUe</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1936538894712934527?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 21, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Phil Maton earned the win in relief, earning his first win of the season moving to 1-2, pitching just the 11th inning and striking out three batters while walking one.&nbsp; At the plate, Burleson was 2-for-5 with the home run and three RBI's.&nbsp; Scott II was also 2-for-4 with a run scored.&nbsp;St. Louis wraps up their series with Cincinnati tomorrow.&nbsp; Miles Mikolas (4-4, 4.35 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against Andrew Abbott (6-1, 1.84 ERA) for the Reds.&nbsp; First pitch is at 1:15, and will be joined near the start of the game at 1:05 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Pozo's walkoff in extras gives Cards fifth straight win

The Kansas City Royals saw their modest four game winning streak snapped by the San Diego Padres as St. Joseph's Noah Cameron struggled with command, and again could not get past the sixth inning in a 5-1 loss at Petco Park.&nbsp;

The Padres struck first off Cameron in the second inning as Jake Cronenworth grounded into a forceout, with Xander Bogaerts being out at second, and beating out the throw at first, scoring Gavin Sheets.&nbsp; The Royals tied up the game in the top of the third inning with Drew Waters singling and coming home in the next at bat when John Rave hit a double into the right field gap.&nbsp; Again though, San Diego took the lead back off Cameron in the bottom half&nbsp;Luis Arraez hitting a single to drive in&nbsp;Martín Maldonado

Cameron exited after 5 1/3 innings, giving up two runs on five hits, striking out two and walking three, throwing 88 pitches, 53 of those for strikes.&nbsp; He was replaced by Taylor Clarke, who finished out the sixth, but in the seventh gave up singles to Bryce Johnson and Jose Iglesias before Fernando Tatis Jr hit a three run home run for the final scores of the night.&nbsp;

Cameron took the loss, falling to 2-3 on the season.&nbsp; At the plate, the Royals managed just four hits against the Padres, with Rave and Waters going 1-for-3 and Bobby Witt Jr and Mark Canha going 1-for-4.

Kansas City and San Diego wrap up their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Seth Lugo (4-5, 3.05 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against&nbsp;Randy Vásquez (3-4, 3.70 ERA) for the Padres.&nbsp; First pitch is at 3:10pm, pregame begins at 2:30 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).&nbsp;

By MATT PIKEThe Kansas City Royals saw their modest four game winning streak snapped by the San Diego Padres as St. Joseph's Noah Cameron struggled with command, and again could not get past the sixth inning in a 5-1 loss at Petco Park.&nbsp;The Padres struck first off Cameron in the second inning as Jake Cronenworth grounded into a forceout, with Xander Bogaerts being out at second, and beating out the throw at first, scoring Gavin Sheets.&nbsp; The Royals tied up the game in the top of the third inning with Drew Waters singling and coming home in the next at bat when John Rave hit a double into the right field gap.&nbsp; Again though, San Diego took the lead back off Cameron in the bottom half&nbsp;Luis Arraez hitting a single to drive in&nbsp;Martín MaldonadoCameron exited after 5 1/3 innings, giving up two runs on five hits, striking out two and walking three, throwing 88 pitches, 53 of those for strikes.&nbsp; He was replaced by Taylor Clarke, who finished out the sixth, but in the seventh gave up singles to Bryce Johnson and Jose Iglesias before Fernando Tatis Jr hit a three run home run for the final scores of the night.&nbsp;Cameron took the loss, falling to 2-3 on the season.&nbsp; At the plate, the Royals managed just four hits against the Padres, with Rave and Waters going 1-for-3 and Bobby Witt Jr and Mark Canha going 1-for-4.Kansas City and San Diego wrap up their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Seth Lugo (4-5, 3.05 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against&nbsp;Randy Vásquez (3-4, 3.70 ERA) for the Padres.&nbsp; First pitch is at 3:10pm, pregame begins at 2:30 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).&nbsp;You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Padres snap Royals winning streak with 5-1 win to split series

The Kansas City Royals lost the lead, but took it back, and held on for their fourth straight victory, defeating the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on Friday night 6-5.&nbsp;

Kansas City picked up right where they left off after sweeping the Texas Rangers scoring four runs before the Padres could answer, first getting a solo home run from Bobby Witt Jr in the first inning to left field, his 10th of the season.&nbsp; The Royals added three more runs in the fifth inning on another home run, a three run blast by Jonathan India, scoring Freddy Fermin and Nick Loftin for the 4-0 lead.&nbsp;

The Padres though rallied back to tie the game.&nbsp; In the bottom half of the fifth a single by&nbsp;Luis Arraez scored Trenton Brooks who doubled to open the inning.&nbsp; In the sixth inning another run scored as&nbsp;Jose Iglesias singled home&nbsp;Xander Bogaerts, before San Diego tied the game in the seventh with a two run inning, Arraez and Manny Machado scoring on a single by Gavin Sheets.&nbsp;

A seemingly renewed offense though for the Royals rallied in the eighth to take the lead back.&nbsp; Maikel Garcia singled and Vinnie Pasquantino walked, before a single by Salvador Perez drove in Garcia for the go ahead run.&nbsp; With John Rave pinch running for Pasquantino, Rave stole second base, and came home to score later in the inning on a single by Drew Waters with two outs for the 6-4 lead.&nbsp;

After a scoreless eighth inning by Steven Cruz,&nbsp;Carlos Estévez came to the mound in the ninth inning for Kansas City looking for the save with the two run lead.&nbsp; Estévez was greeted with a leadoff home run by Machado, but then forced three straight pop outs to earn his 22nd save for the Royals.&nbsp;

Lucas Erceg blew his first save of the season in relief, but earned the win improving to 2-2 on the season, pitching one inning and giving up two runs on three hits, walking one.&nbsp; At the plate, India was 3-for-5 with the home run and three RBI's while Garcia was 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored.&nbsp;

Kansas City and San Diego continue their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Noah Cameron (2-2, 1.91 ERA) starts for the Royals against Dylan Cease (2-6, 4.69 ERA) for the Padres.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:15pm, pregame will begin at 5:30 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).

By MATT PIKEThe Kansas City Royals lost the lead, but took it back, and held on for their fourth straight victory, defeating the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on Friday night 6-5.&nbsp;Kansas City picked up right where they left off after sweeping the Texas Rangers scoring four runs before the Padres could answer, first getting a solo home run from Bobby Witt Jr in the first inning to left field, his 10th of the season.&nbsp; The Royals added three more runs in the fifth inning on another home run, a three run blast by Jonathan India, scoring Freddy Fermin and Nick Loftin for the 4-0 lead.&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Bobby’s back at it again. 💥 <a href="https://t.co/Gr4Ur79C4D">pic.twitter.com/Gr4Ur79C4D</a>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1936240321173827639?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 21, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Indy destroyed this one. <a href="https://t.co/wq1688S33K">pic.twitter.com/wq1688S33K</a>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1936258114422292856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 21, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The Padres though rallied back to tie the game.&nbsp; In the bottom half of the fifth a single by&nbsp;Luis Arraez scored Trenton Brooks who doubled to open the inning.&nbsp; In the sixth inning another run scored as&nbsp;Jose Iglesias singled home&nbsp;Xander Bogaerts, before San Diego tied the game in the seventh with a two run inning, Arraez and Manny Machado scoring on a single by Gavin Sheets.&nbsp;A seemingly renewed offense though for the Royals rallied in the eighth to take the lead back.&nbsp; Maikel Garcia singled and Vinnie Pasquantino walked, before a single by Salvador Perez drove in Garcia for the go ahead run.&nbsp; With John Rave pinch running for Pasquantino, Rave stole second base, and came home to score later in the inning on a single by Drew Waters with two outs for the 6-4 lead.&nbsp;After a scoreless eighth inning by Steven Cruz,&nbsp;Carlos Estévez came to the mound in the ninth inning for Kansas City looking for the save with the two run lead.&nbsp; Estévez was greeted with a leadoff home run by Machado, but then forced three straight pop outs to earn his 22nd save for the Royals.&nbsp;Lucas Erceg blew his first save of the season in relief, but earned the win improving to 2-2 on the season, pitching one inning and giving up two runs on three hits, walking one.&nbsp; At the plate, India was 3-for-5 with the home run and three RBI's while Garcia was 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored.&nbsp;Kansas City and San Diego continue their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Noah Cameron (2-2, 1.91 ERA) starts for the Royals against Dylan Cease (2-6, 4.69 ERA) for the Padres.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:15pm, pregame will begin at 5:30 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Royals battle with Padres for fourth straight win in 6-5 victory

The St. Joseph Mustangs battled back and forth with the Jefferson City Renegades, but a big fourth inning helped put St. Joseph on top for good as the Mustangs won 13-8 at Phil Welch Stadium on Friday night.&nbsp;

In rare fashion, the Mustangs had to play from behind for most of the game, as the Renegades scored two runs in the first inning,&nbsp;Lucas Weitholder doubling to score&nbsp;Ethan Millius and&nbsp;Alex DiGicianto bringing home Weitholder with a single.&nbsp; Another two scored in the second inning as Millus singled to bring home&nbsp;Conner Flieg and&nbsp;P.J. Green scored on a throwing error for a 4-0 lead.

In the bottom half of the second inning, the Mustangs were able to cut the Renegades lead to one.&nbsp; Logan Miller singled with the bases loaded to drive in Northwest Missouri State's Parker Griffith and Trevor McCollum before Lafayette alum Jayden Little came home to score on a throwing error, cutting the lead to 4-3.&nbsp;

But the Renegades continued to pull away from St. Joseph,&nbsp;Ben Miller singling to left in the third inning and driving in two more runs as&nbsp;Maddox Meier and&nbsp;Drew Vonder Harr.&nbsp; A sacrifice fly by Green scored&nbsp;Tyler Towe to extend the lead.&nbsp; In the bottom half of the inning however, the Mustangs got those runs back, Jack Mosh tripling to score Dom Felix, and then scoring as McCollum reached on a fielders choice.&nbsp; McCollum came home to score on a throwing error after Griffith reached first on a fielding error.&nbsp;

St. Joseph blew the lead open in the fourth inning with a six run frame though, taking the lead for good.&nbsp; McCollum gave the Mustangs their first lead of the game with a two RBI single driving in Mosh and Lafayette alum Brayden Luikart.&nbsp; Later in the inning on a wild pitch, Benton alum Chris Coy scored, before with the bases later loaded Miller was hit by a pitch to bring home McCollum.&nbsp; The final touches were put on the inning with another two RBI single, this time by Darius Freeman, to score Griffith and Little, for a 12-7 Mustangs lead.&nbsp;

St. Joseph added their final run in the eight inning, with McCollums fourth RBI of the day, another single driving in Mosh.&nbsp; Jefferson City scored their final run in the ninth inning on a wild pitch with Towe coming home to score.&nbsp;

Caden Carter took the win in relief for the Mustangs, pitching three shutout innings from the bullpen, striking out two and walking two.&nbsp; At the plate, McCollum was 3-for-5 with two stolen bases and four RBIs while Mosh was 2-for-4 with a triple, an RBI, and three runs scored.&nbsp;

The Mustangs are now 15-2 on the season, and 10-1 in the MINK league, they wrap up a three game homestand tomorrow taking on the Carroll Merchants at Phil Welch Stadium.&nbsp; First pitch is at 7pm, gates open at 5:30.&nbsp;

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1750479710041.jpeg" alt="Trevor McCollum (7) was 3-for-5 with four RBI's as the Mustangs battled with the Jefferson City Renegades for a13-8 win/ Photo courtesy of Aaron Hare-St. Joseph Mustangs from June 12th" />
 <figcaption>Trevor McCollum (7) was 3-for-5 with four RBI's as the Mustangs battled with the Jefferson City Renegades for a13-8 win/ Photo courtesy of Aaron Hare-St. Joseph Mustangs from June 12th</figcaption>
 </figure>By MATT PIKEThe St. Joseph Mustangs battled back and forth with the Jefferson City Renegades, but a big fourth inning helped put St. Joseph on top for good as the Mustangs won 13-8 at Phil Welch Stadium on Friday night.&nbsp;In rare fashion, the Mustangs had to play from behind for most of the game, as the Renegades scored two runs in the first inning,&nbsp;Lucas Weitholder doubling to score&nbsp;Ethan Millius and&nbsp;Alex DiGicianto bringing home Weitholder with a single.&nbsp; Another two scored in the second inning as Millus singled to bring home&nbsp;Conner Flieg and&nbsp;P.J. Green scored on a throwing error for a 4-0 lead.In the bottom half of the second inning, the Mustangs were able to cut the Renegades lead to one.&nbsp; Logan Miller singled with the bases loaded to drive in Northwest Missouri State's Parker Griffith and Trevor McCollum before Lafayette alum Jayden Little came home to score on a throwing error, cutting the lead to 4-3.&nbsp;But the Renegades continued to pull away from St. Joseph,&nbsp;Ben Miller singling to left in the third inning and driving in two more runs as&nbsp;Maddox Meier and&nbsp;Drew Vonder Harr.&nbsp; A sacrifice fly by Green scored&nbsp;Tyler Towe to extend the lead.&nbsp; In the bottom half of the inning however, the Mustangs got those runs back, Jack Mosh tripling to score Dom Felix, and then scoring as McCollum reached on a fielders choice.&nbsp; McCollum came home to score on a throwing error after Griffith reached first on a fielding error.&nbsp;St. Joseph blew the lead open in the fourth inning with a six run frame though, taking the lead for good.&nbsp; McCollum gave the Mustangs their first lead of the game with a two RBI single driving in Mosh and Lafayette alum Brayden Luikart.&nbsp; Later in the inning on a wild pitch, Benton alum Chris Coy scored, before with the bases later loaded Miller was hit by a pitch to bring home McCollum.&nbsp; The final touches were put on the inning with another two RBI single, this time by Darius Freeman, to score Griffith and Little, for a 12-7 Mustangs lead.&nbsp;St. Joseph added their final run in the eight inning, with McCollums fourth RBI of the day, another single driving in Mosh.&nbsp; Jefferson City scored their final run in the ninth inning on a wild pitch with Towe coming home to score.&nbsp;Caden Carter took the win in relief for the Mustangs, pitching three shutout innings from the bullpen, striking out two and walking two.&nbsp; At the plate, McCollum was 3-for-5 with two stolen bases and four RBIs while Mosh was 2-for-4 with a triple, an RBI, and three runs scored.&nbsp;The Mustangs are now 15-2 on the season, and 10-1 in the MINK league, they wrap up a three game homestand tomorrow taking on the Carroll Merchants at Phil Welch Stadium.&nbsp; First pitch is at 7pm, gates open at 5:30.&nbsp;You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Big fourth inning propels Mustangs past Renegades 13-8

The St. Louis Cardinals extended their win streak to four games in a row, coming off a sweep of the Chicago White Sox on the road and opening up a home series with the Cincinnati Reds with a 6-1 win.&nbsp;

The Cardinals scored one lone run in the third inning on a sacrifice fly by Alec Burleson, driving in Brendan Donovan, before the Redbirds blew the lead open in the seventh inning with a five run frame against former Royals reliever Scott Barlow, who replaced former Royals starting pitcher Brady Singer on the mound for the Reds.&nbsp;

After getting Jordan Walker to pop out to open the seventh, Barlow walked Pedro Pagés and hit Victor Scott II with a pitch before leaving with an injury and being replaced by Taylor Rogers.&nbsp; Rogers walked Donovan before giving up a run on an RBI single to Masyn Winn.&nbsp; With the bases still loaded following the single, Rogers struck out Burleson, but then walked Nolan Gorman for another run and was replaced by&nbsp;Tony Santillan.&nbsp; 

Santillan nearly got out of the inning, but a throwing error by third baseman Gavin Lux allowed&nbsp;Thomas Saggese to reach first safely, bringing home Donovan and Winn, and gave up and RBI single to Lars Nootbaar for the final run, scoring Gorman.&nbsp;Jose Trevino doubled in the eighth inning on a line drive to bring home Santiago Espinal for the lone run by Cincinnati after Espinal pinch hit for Will Benson and singled off reliever John King to open the inning.&nbsp;

By MATT PIKEThe St. Louis Cardinals extended their win streak to four games in a row, coming off a sweep of the Chicago White Sox on the road and opening up a home series with the Cincinnati Reds with a 6-1 win.&nbsp;The Cardinals scored one lone run in the third inning on a sacrifice fly by Alec Burleson, driving in Brendan Donovan, before the Redbirds blew the lead open in the seventh inning with a five run frame against former Royals reliever Scott Barlow, who replaced former Royals starting pitcher Brady Singer on the mound for the Reds.&nbsp;After getting Jordan Walker to pop out to open the seventh, Barlow walked Pedro Pagés and hit Victor Scott II with a pitch before leaving with an injury and being replaced by Taylor Rogers.&nbsp; Rogers walked Donovan before giving up a run on an RBI single to Masyn Winn.&nbsp; With the bases still loaded following the single, Rogers struck out Burleson, but then walked Nolan Gorman for another run and was replaced by&nbsp;Tony Santillan.&nbsp; Santillan nearly got out of the inning, but a throwing error by third baseman Gavin Lux allowed&nbsp;Thomas Saggese to reach first safely, bringing home Donovan and Winn, and gave up and RBI single to Lars Nootbaar for the final run, scoring Gorman.&nbsp;Jose Trevino doubled in the eighth inning on a line drive to bring home Santiago Espinal for the lone run by Cincinnati after Espinal pinch hit for Will Benson and singled off reliever John King to open the inning.&nbsp;Andre Pallante earned the win for the Cardinals, improving to 5-3 on the season, pitching six shutout innings and giving up just two hits, striking out four and walking one.&nbsp; At the plate, Winn was 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI while Nootbaar was 2-for-4 driving in a run.&nbsp;St. Louis and Cincinnati continue their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Sonny Gray (7-2, 3.84 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against Brent Suter (1-0, 2.91 ERA) for the Reds.&nbsp; First pitch is at 1:15pm, pregame will be joined around 1:05 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

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