Welcome to the college football roundup, our weekly look at what all of the colleges did in our area in their football matchups.&nbsp; We take a look at Missouri, Northwest Missouri State, Missouri Western, Benedictine, Kansas, Kansas State, and Nebraska.&nbsp;

Normal versions of the college football roundup will come out on Sunday morning, following the weekly college football action.&nbsp; But with three games on Thursday in Week One, let's take a look at the action.&nbsp;

<b>New starting quarterback Beau Pribula shines in Missouri Tigers debut</b>

Coming into a game where the starting quarterback had yet to be decided by Head Coach Eli Drinkwitz, Beau Pribula staked his claim to Missouri’s starting quarterback job with a four-touchdown performance as the Tigers rolled to a 61-6 season-opening thrashing of Central Arkansas.

<br>Missouri opened the scoring on their third offensive play of the game, a 49-yard-deep ball from Pribula to Marquis Johnson, who led the team with 134 yards receiving.&nbsp;

After two consecutive scoring drives ended with field goals for the Tigers, Pribula showed off his running skills with his first rushing touchdown of the day, an impressive 31 yard scamper to the endzone, that started with the quarterback dodging pass rushers before weaving his way all the way for the score.

Missouri took a 26-0 lead into the halftime break after embarking on a 15-play, 99-yard drive capped off by a one yard touchdown pass from Pribula to tight end Brett Norfleet.

Missouri had planned for Pribula to share playing time with redshirt junior Sam Horn, but Horn suffered a knee injury on his first snap of the game. Pribula led a second 99-yard drive on seven plays midway through the third quarter, extending the lead to 40-0 before handing the reins to true freshman Matt Zollers. Zollers finished 3-of-3 passing for 58 yards and a touchdown.

Tigers linebacker Dante McClellan returned an interception for 83 yards with 2:48 remaining in the game to cap the scoring.

Pribula, a transfer portal addition from Penn State, finished 23-of-28 passing for 283 yards and two touchdowns. He notched another 65 yards and two scores on the ground. The Tigers put up 560 yards of offense in the victory.

Running back Ahmad Hardy, the 2024 Sun Belt Conference freshman of the year transfer from Louisiana Monroe, rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown.

Next up the Missouri Tigers (1-0) stay in Columbia&nbsp;renewing their rivalry with Kansas (1-0) at home next Saturday, the first meeting between the historic foes since 2011.

<b>Minnesota State tops Northwest Missouri State to start McMenamin era</b>

The Northwest Missouri State Bearcats dropped their season opener at Minnesota State University, 38-14 to start a new era with new Head Coach John McMenamin.

As rain poured down in the first half, Minnesota State scored 21 unanswered points.&nbsp; Quarterback Sam Backer capped a nine-play, 75-yard drive for the Mavericks with a two-yard touchdown run on third-and-goal from the two with 6:19 left in the first quarter.

Northwest ran 10 plays for 30 yards of offense in the first quarter and gained one first down, while Minnesota State ran 20 plays and gained 117 yards with five first downs.

Minnesota State upped its lead to 14-0 on an 11-yard quarterback keeper from Mitchell Thompson with 5:03 left in the second quarter.&nbsp; The Mavericks Amaun Williams thwarted a Bearcat drive with an interception and a 27-yard return to put the ball at the Bearcat 38-yard line with 1:13 left in the half. Minnesota State wasted little time and turned the Bearcat miscue into a 38-yard touchdown pass from Thompson to Watson for a 21-0 halftime lead.

The Mavericks took the second half kickoff and drove 67 yards in 10 plays to take a 28-0 lead with 10:29 left in the third quarter. Minnesota State's Backer tallied his second touchdown of the game on a three-yard score on fourth-and-goal.&nbsp; Minnesota State extended the margin on a 12-yard touchdown toss from Thompson to Nassir Jones with 7:47 remaining in the third quarter. The Mavericks marched 69 yards in eight plays to tally the touchdown.

Northwest marched 70 yards in five plays that was capped by a 20-yard touchdown strike from Zechariah Owens to Trevor Spady with 5:48 left in the third quarter. It was the first career touchdown for both Owens and Spady. The Bearcat score cut the Minnesota State lead to 35-7.&nbsp; The Bearcats crept closer on a 10-yard quarterback keeper from Owens with 2:09 left in the third quarter.&nbsp;

Minnesota State took a 38-14 advantage following a 24-yard field goal by Connor Fournier. The field goal put an end to an 11-play, 84-yard drive with 11:16 left in the fourth quarter.

&nbsp;Owens passed for a team-high 160 yards and rushed for a team-best 44 yards. Owens accounted for both of Northwest's touchdowns with a throw and a run.

The Bearcats (0-1) will return to action next Saturday, Sept. 6, taking on&nbsp; Washburn in Topeka, Kan.&nbsp;

<b>Late interception seals Nebraska win over Cincinnati at Arrowhead</b>

Dylan Raiola threw for 243 yards and two touchdowns, and Malcolm Hartzog Jr. picked off Brendan Sorsby's pass in the end zone with 34 seconds left, preserving Nebraska's 20-17 victory over Cincinnati at Arrowhead Stadium.

The Bearcats actually led 3-0 early and were still within 6-3 late in the first half when they made a crucial mistake.

Despite his offense going nowhere, Cincinnati coach Scott Satterfield tried pushing the ball downfield on first-and-10 at its own 19 with 1:02 left before the break. Sorsby completed a short pass to Caleb Goodie, but the ball popped loose and was recovered by the Huskers, who needed just three plays to punch it into the end zone with a five yard touchdown pass from Raiola to Nyziah Hunter.&nbsp;

Instead of trailing by a field goal, the Bearcats headed to the locker room trailing 13-3 — a seemingly insurmountable deficit given they had managed 20 yards passing and 81 yards of total offense over the first 30 minutes.

Cincinnati fought to get back in it in the second half, though. It stopped the Huskers on fourth down early in the third quarter, and Sorsby finished the ensuing drive by diving over the pylon for a touchdown rushing for a seven yard score. And when Nebraska answered with a touchdown of its own, a three yard touchdown pass from Raiola to Dane Key, Sorsby needed just three and a half minutes to drive the Bearcats 75 yards and get within 20-17 with 7:15 left scoring on a one yard touchdown run.

The Bearcats got the ball back with about two minutes to go, but Hartzog made the clinching play in the final minute.

Emmett Johnson had 108 yards rushing while&nbsp; Key and Hunter had touchdown catches for the Huskers with Hunter leading with 65 receiving yards and Key catching for 51 yards.

Next up,&nbsp;Nebraska (1-0) plays its home opener against Akron on September 6th.

<i>You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;</i>

<p>By MATT PIKE</p><p>Welcome to the college football roundup, our weekly look at what all of the colleges did in our area in their football matchups.&nbsp; We take a look at Missouri, Northwest Missouri State, Missouri Western, Benedictine, Kansas, Kansas State, and Nebraska.&nbsp;</p><p>Normal versions of the college football roundup will come out on Sunday morning, following the weekly college football action.&nbsp; But with three games on Thursday in Week One, let's take a look at the action.&nbsp;</p><p><b>New starting quarterback Beau Pribula shines in Missouri Tigers debut</b></p><figure>
                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1756439509202.jpeg" alt="Beau Pribula scrambles in the first half past Bears defender&nbsp;Duncan Parham (6)/ Photo courtesy of Mizzou Football on X" />
                        <figcaption>Beau Pribula scrambles in the first half past Bears defender&nbsp;Duncan Parham (6)/ Photo courtesy of Mizzou Football on X</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>Coming into a game where the starting quarterback had yet to be decided by Head Coach Eli Drinkwitz, Beau Pribula staked his claim to Missouri’s starting quarterback job with a four-touchdown performance as the Tigers rolled to a 61-6 season-opening thrashing of Central Arkansas.</p><p><br>Missouri opened the scoring on their third offensive play of the game, a 49-yard-deep ball from Pribula to Marquis Johnson, who led the team with 134 yards receiving.&nbsp;</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BEAU PRIBULA&#39;S FIRST PASS OF HIS <a href="https://twitter.com/MizzouFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MizzouFootball</a> CAREER IS A 51-YARD TD 🎯🔥 <a href="https://t.co/i8yPqzM5mU">pic.twitter.com/i8yPqzM5mU</a></p>&mdash; SEC Network (@SECNetwork) <a href="https://twitter.com/SECNetwork/status/1961213574627414513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>After two consecutive scoring drives ended with field goals for the Tigers, Pribula showed off his running skills with his first rushing touchdown of the day, an impressive 31 yard scamper to the endzone, that started with the quarterback dodging pass rushers before weaving his way all the way for the score.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">OMG BEAU PRIBULA 😱<a href="https://twitter.com/MizzouFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MizzouFootball</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SCtop10?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SCtop10</a> <a href="https://t.co/CC6tOi6IVC">pic.twitter.com/CC6tOi6IVC</a></p>&mdash; SEC Network (@SECNetwork) <a href="https://twitter.com/SECNetwork/status/1961226978385609033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 29, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Missouri took a 26-0 lead into the halftime break after embarking on a 15-play, 99-yard drive capped off by a one yard touchdown pass from Pribula to tight end Brett Norfleet.</p><p>Missouri had planned for Pribula to share playing time with redshirt junior Sam Horn, but Horn suffered a knee injury on his first snap of the game. Pribula led a second 99-yard drive on seven plays midway through the third quarter, extending the lead to 40-0 before handing the reins to true freshman Matt Zollers. Zollers finished 3-of-3 passing for 58 yards and a touchdown.</p><p>Tigers linebacker Dante McClellan returned an interception for 83 yards with 2:48 remaining in the game to cap the scoring.</p><p>Pribula, a transfer portal addition from Penn State, finished 23-of-28 passing for 283 yards and two touchdowns. He notched another 65 yards and two scores on the ground. The Tigers put up 560 yards of offense in the victory.</p><p>Running back Ahmad Hardy, the 2024 Sun Belt Conference freshman of the year transfer from Louisiana Monroe, rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown.</p><p>Next up the Missouri Tigers (1-0) stay in Columbia&nbsp;renewing their rivalry with Kansas (1-0) at home next Saturday, the first meeting between the historic foes since 2011.</p><p><b>Minnesota State tops Northwest Missouri State to start McMenamin era</b></p><figure>
                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1756440023537.jpeg" alt="Northwest redshirt freshman&nbsp;Zechariah Owens (10) scored both touchdowns for the Bearcats as Northwest fell to Minnesota State 38-14/ Photo courtesy of Northwest Athletics" />
                        <figcaption>Northwest redshirt freshman&nbsp;Zechariah Owens (10) scored both touchdowns for the Bearcats as Northwest fell to Minnesota State 38-14/ Photo courtesy of Northwest Athletics</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>The Northwest Missouri State Bearcats dropped their season opener at Minnesota State University, 38-14 to start a new era with new Head Coach John McMenamin.</p><p>As rain poured down in the first half, Minnesota State scored 21 unanswered points.&nbsp; Quarterback Sam Backer capped a nine-play, 75-yard drive for the Mavericks with a two-yard touchdown run on third-and-goal from the two with 6:19 left in the first quarter.</p><p>Northwest ran 10 plays for 30 yards of offense in the first quarter and gained one first down, while Minnesota State ran 20 plays and gained 117 yards with five first downs.</p><p>Minnesota State upped its lead to 14-0 on an 11-yard quarterback keeper from Mitchell Thompson with 5:03 left in the second quarter.&nbsp; The Mavericks Amaun Williams thwarted a Bearcat drive with an interception and a 27-yard return to put the ball at the Bearcat 38-yard line with 1:13 left in the half. Minnesota State wasted little time and turned the Bearcat miscue into a 38-yard touchdown pass from Thompson to Watson for a 21-0 halftime lead.</p><p>The Mavericks took the second half kickoff and drove 67 yards in 10 plays to take a 28-0 lead with 10:29 left in the third quarter. Minnesota State's Backer tallied his second touchdown of the game on a three-yard score on fourth-and-goal.&nbsp; Minnesota State extended the margin on a 12-yard touchdown toss from Thompson to Nassir Jones with 7:47 remaining in the third quarter. The Mavericks marched 69 yards in eight plays to tally the touchdown.</p><p>Northwest marched 70 yards in five plays that was capped by a 20-yard touchdown strike from Zechariah Owens to Trevor Spady with 5:48 left in the third quarter. It was the first career touchdown for both Owens and Spady. The Bearcat score cut the Minnesota State lead to 35-7.&nbsp; The Bearcats crept closer on a 10-yard quarterback keeper from Owens with 2:09 left in the third quarter.&nbsp;</p><p>Minnesota State took a 38-14 advantage following a 24-yard field goal by Connor Fournier. The field goal put an end to an 11-play, 84-yard drive with 11:16 left in the fourth quarter.</p><p>&nbsp;Owens passed for a team-high 160 yards and rushed for a team-best 44 yards. Owens accounted for both of Northwest's touchdowns with a throw and a run.</p><p>The Bearcats (0-1) will return to action next Saturday, Sept. 6, taking on&nbsp; Washburn in Topeka, Kan.&nbsp;</p><p><b>Late interception seals Nebraska win over Cincinnati at Arrowhead</b></p><figure>
                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1756443782712.jpeg" alt="Nebraska wide receiver&nbsp;Nyziah Hunter goes up for a catch as the Cornhuskers opened the season with a 20-17 win over Cincinnati at Arrowhead Stadium/ Photo courtesy of Nebraska Football on X" />
                        <figcaption>Nebraska wide receiver&nbsp;Nyziah Hunter goes up for a catch as the Cornhuskers opened the season with a 20-17 win over Cincinnati at Arrowhead Stadium/ Photo courtesy of Nebraska Football on X</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>Dylan Raiola threw for 243 yards and two touchdowns, and Malcolm Hartzog Jr. picked off Brendan Sorsby's pass in the end zone with 34 seconds left, preserving Nebraska's 20-17 victory over Cincinnati at Arrowhead Stadium.</p><p>The Bearcats actually led 3-0 early and were still within 6-3 late in the first half when they made a crucial mistake.</p><p>Despite his offense going nowhere, Cincinnati coach Scott Satterfield tried pushing the ball downfield on first-and-10 at its own 19 with 1:02 left before the break. Sorsby completed a short pass to Caleb Goodie, but the ball popped loose and was recovered by the Huskers, who needed just three plays to punch it into the end zone with a five yard touchdown pass from Raiola to Nyziah Hunter.&nbsp;</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">DYLAN RAIOLA TO NYZIAH HUNTER 🔥 <br><br>Nebraska extends the lead before halftime 👀 <br><br>Watch now on ESPN and the ESPN App: <a href="https://t.co/3uFXZyApMP">https://t.co/3uFXZyApMP</a> <a href="https://t.co/9WEltM5W6K">pic.twitter.com/9WEltM5W6K</a></p>&mdash; ESPN (@espn) <a href="https://twitter.com/espn/status/1961258104743456797?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 29, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Instead of trailing by a field goal, the Bearcats headed to the locker room trailing 13-3 — a seemingly insurmountable deficit given they had managed 20 yards passing and 81 yards of total offense over the first 30 minutes.</p><p>Cincinnati fought to get back in it in the second half, though. It stopped the Huskers on fourth down early in the third quarter, and Sorsby finished the ensuing drive by diving over the pylon for a touchdown rushing for a seven yard score. And when Nebraska answered with a touchdown of its own, a three yard touchdown pass from Raiola to Dane Key, Sorsby needed just three and a half minutes to drive the Bearcats 75 yards and get within 20-17 with 7:15 left scoring on a one yard touchdown run.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Nebraska widens the lead in the fourth quarter 👀 <br><br>Watch now on ESPN and the ESPN App: <a href="https://t.co/TdBxWIOCxD">https://t.co/TdBxWIOCxD</a> <a href="https://t.co/ATXe5yjn1w">pic.twitter.com/ATXe5yjn1w</a></p>&mdash; ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNCFB/status/1961276785749873128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 29, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>The Bearcats got the ball back with about two minutes to go, but Hartzog made the clinching play in the final minute.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="da" dir="ltr">MALCOLM HARTZOG JR. CALLED GAME FOR NEBRASKA 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/1JB1MXjKhS">pic.twitter.com/1JB1MXjKhS</a></p>&mdash; SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1961285467615195139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 29, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Emmett Johnson had 108 yards rushing while&nbsp; Key and Hunter had touchdown catches for the Huskers with Hunter leading with 65 receiving yards and Key catching for 51 yards.</p><p>Next up,&nbsp;Nebraska (1-0) plays its home opener against Akron on September 6th.</p><p><i>You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;</i></p>

CFB Roundup Thu. edition: Pribula shines, NWMSU falls, Battle at Arrowhead

Week 1 of high school football in Missouri is about to kickoff. Below is a list of all of the games being played in the KFEQ/St. Joseph Post area!

Tune into KFEQ Radio (680AM, 95.3,FM 680kfeq.com) for Friday Night Lights with Matt Pike every Friday night of the regular season from 10- midnight. for scores and interviews with area coaches!

Benton @ Northeast Kansas City- Fri. @ 7pm

East Buchanan vs Central (Kansas City)- Fri @ 7pm

West Platte @&nbsp;	Christ Preparatory Academy (Kan.)- Sat. @ 3:30pm

King City vs Stewartsville-Osborn- Fri. @ 7pm

North Andrew vs East Atchison- Fri. @ 7pm

St. Joseph Christian vs Nodaway Valley- Fri. @ 7pm

Nodaway Valley @ St. Joseph Christian- Fri. @ 7pm

Stewartsville-Osborn @ King City - Fri. @ 7pm

St. Joseph Central @ Winnetonka= Fri. @ 7pm

Kansas high school football starts Sept. 5th

<p>By MATT PIKE</p><p>Week 1 of high school football in Missouri is about to kickoff. Below is a list of all of the games being played in the KFEQ/St. Joseph Post area!</p><p>Tune into KFEQ Radio (680AM, 95.3,FM 680kfeq.com) for Friday Night Lights with Matt Pike every Friday night of the regular season from 10- midnight. for scores and interviews with area coaches!</p><p><b>MEC</b></p><p>Cameron @ Oak Grove- Fri. @ 7pm</p><p>Maryville vs Blair Oaks- Fri. @ 5:30pm</p><p>Lafayette @ Center- Fri. @ 7pm</p><p>Benton @ Northeast Kansas City- Fri. @ 7pm</p><p>Savannah @ Pleasant Hill- Fri. @ 7pm</p><p>Chillicothe @ Marshall- Fri. @ 7pm</p><p>Bishop LeBond @ North Shelby- Fri. @ 7pm</p><p><b>KCI</b></p><p>East Buchanan vs Central (Kansas City)- Fri @ 7pm</p><p>Lathrop @ Lexington- Fri. @ 7pm</p><p>Lawson @ Warsaw- Fri. @ 7pm</p><p>Mid-Buchanan vs Plattsburg- Thu. @ 7pm</p><p>North Platte @ Butler- Fri. @ 7pm</p><p>Hamilton @ Lafayette County- Fri. @ 7pm</p><p>West Platte @&nbsp;	Christ Preparatory Academy (Kan.)- Sat. @ 3:30pm</p><p><b>GRC 11-man (East Division)</b></p><p>Trenton @ Brookfield- Fri. @ 7pm</p><p>South Harrison @ Milan- Fri. @ 7pm</p><p>Gallatin vs Maysville- Fri. @ 7pm</p><p><b>GRC 8-man (West Division)</b></p><p>Albany vs Dekalb- Fri. @ 7pm</p><p>King City vs Stewartsville-Osborn- Fri. @ 7pm</p><p>North Andrew vs East Atchison- Fri. @ 7pm</p><p>Pattonsburg vs Platte Valley- Fri. @ 7pm</p><p>Princeton vs Mound City- Fri. @ 7pm</p><p>St. Joseph Christian vs Nodaway Valley- Fri. @ 7pm</p><p>Stanberry vs South Holt- Fri. @ 7pm</p><p>Worth County vs Rock Port- Fri. @ 7pm</p><p><b>275 Conference</b></p><p>Dekalb @ Albany - Fri. @ 7pm</p><p>East Atchison @ North Andrew- Fri. @ 7pm</p><p>Mound City @ Princeton- Fri. @ 7pm</p><p>Nodaway Valley @ St. Joseph Christian- Fri. @ 7pm</p><p>Platte Valley @ Pattonsburg- Fri. @ 7pm</p><p>Rock Port @ Worth County- Fri. @ 7pm</p><p>South Holt @ Stanberry- Fri. @ 7pm</p><p>Stewartsville-Osborn @ King City - Fri. @ 7pm</p><p><b>Greater KC Suburban</b></p><p>St. Joseph Central @ Winnetonka= Fri. @ 7pm</p><p><b>Northeast Kansas</b></p><p>Kansas high school football starts Sept. 5th</p>

High School Football Schedule for Aug. 28th- 30th

Sonny Gray put together seven strong innings for the St. Louis Cardinals, but the Redbirds bats went quiet, and the Pittsburgh Pirates took a lead in the four game series winning 2-1 on Wednesday evening at Busch Stadium

The Cardinals took the lead for Gray in the second inning&nbsp;Pedro Pagés hitting an RBI single to drive in Masyn Winn.&nbsp; But in the sixth inning, former Cardinal Tommy Pham gave the Pirates the lead for good on a two RBI single, scoring Jared Triolo and Spencer Horwitz for the only runs they would need to win the game.&nbsp;

Gray fell to 12-7 with the loss pitching seven innings and giving up two runs, one earned, on three hits with seven strikeouts and three walks.&nbsp; At the plate,&nbsp;Pagés led the way going 2-for-4 with an RBI as the Cardinals had just four hits in the game.&nbsp;&nbsp;

St. Louis and Pittsburgh wrap up their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Miles Mikolas (6-10, 5.17 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against Braxton Ashcraft (4-2, 2.70 ERA) for the Pirates.&nbsp; First pitch is at 1:15pm with coverage being joined at 1:05 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;

<p>By MATT PIKE</p><p>Sonny Gray put together seven strong innings for the St. Louis Cardinals, but the Redbirds bats went quiet, and the Pittsburgh Pirates took a lead in the four game series winning 2-1 on Wednesday evening at Busch Stadium</p><p>The Cardinals took the lead for Gray in the second inning&nbsp;Pedro Pagés hitting an RBI single to drive in Masyn Winn.&nbsp; But in the sixth inning, former Cardinal Tommy Pham gave the Pirates the lead for good on a two RBI single, scoring Jared Triolo and Spencer Horwitz for the only runs they would need to win the game.&nbsp;</p><p>Gray fell to 12-7 with the loss pitching seven innings and giving up two runs, one earned, on three hits with seven strikeouts and three walks.&nbsp; At the plate,&nbsp;Pagés led the way going 2-for-4 with an RBI as the Cardinals had just four hits in the game.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>St. Louis and Pittsburgh wrap up their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Miles Mikolas (6-10, 5.17 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against Braxton Ashcraft (4-2, 2.70 ERA) for the Pirates.&nbsp; First pitch is at 1:15pm with coverage being joined at 1:05 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;</p><p><i>You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;</i></p>

Despite strong outing from Gray, Cards bats go quiet in 2-1 loss to Pirates

Ryan Bergert earned his first win since being acquired by the Kansas City Royals at the trade deadline, and the Royals offense exploded for 16 hits with two home runs and five doubles on way to a 12-1 series clinching win over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday evening.&nbsp;

After the White Sox took the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning with their lone run, a solo home run by Andrew Benintendi.&nbsp; The Royals took the lead in the fifth, putting up eight runs, first tying the game on a solo lead off home run by Salvador Perez.&nbsp; Following the home run, Adam Frazier singled before the next two batters were retired, and Kansas City put together six hits and two walks before the final out of the inning.

With two outs, and Frazier on first, Kyle Isbel singled to move Frazier to third, and&nbsp;Mike Yastrzemski walked to load the bases before Bobby Witt Jr's two RBI single gave the Royals the lead, driving in Frazier and Isbel, with Witt Jr moving to second base.&nbsp; Vinnie Pasquantino drove in both Yastrzemski and Witt Jr with another single, and after Maikel Garcia walked, Perez in his second at bat of the inning hit a bases clearing double scoring Pasquantino and Garcia.&nbsp; Frazier followed that with a double of his own to bring home Perez for the final run of the inning, putting Kansas City up 8-1.&nbsp;

Yastrzemski added three more runs in the sixth inning with a three run home run, scoring Michael Massey and Isbel.&nbsp; The final Kansas City run came in the eighth inning with an RBI single from Garcia driving in Yastrzemski after his one out double earlier in the inning.&nbsp;

Bergert improved to 2-1 on the season with the win, pitching six innings and giving up one run on six hits with three strikeouts and two walks.&nbsp; At the plate, Frazier was 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI.&nbsp; Perez was 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and three RBIs, while Yastrzemski was 2-for-5 with a double, a home run, a walk, and three RBIs.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Kansas City is off on Thursday and return to Kauffman Stadium on Friday hosting Detroit.&nbsp; Seth Lugo (8-6, 3.99 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against Chris Paddack (5-11, 4.98 ERA) for the Tigers.&nbsp; First pitch is at 7:10pm, pregame coverage on Friday beginning at 6:30 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).&nbsp;

<p>By MATT PIKE</p><p>Ryan Bergert earned his first win since being acquired by the Kansas City Royals at the trade deadline, and the Royals offense exploded for 16 hits with two home runs and five doubles on way to a 12-1 series clinching win over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday evening.&nbsp;</p><p>After the White Sox took the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning with their lone run, a solo home run by Andrew Benintendi.&nbsp; The Royals took the lead in the fifth, putting up eight runs, first tying the game on a solo lead off home run by Salvador Perez.&nbsp; Following the home run, Adam Frazier singled before the next two batters were retired, and Kansas City put together six hits and two walks before the final out of the inning.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Captain ties it up! 🫡 <a href="https://t.co/c3VZlsuR4Z">pic.twitter.com/c3VZlsuR4Z</a></p>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1960867486758277153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>With two outs, and Frazier on first, Kyle Isbel singled to move Frazier to third, and&nbsp;Mike Yastrzemski walked to load the bases before Bobby Witt Jr's two RBI single gave the Royals the lead, driving in Frazier and Isbel, with Witt Jr moving to second base.&nbsp; Vinnie Pasquantino drove in both Yastrzemski and Witt Jr with another single, and after Maikel Garcia walked, Perez in his second at bat of the inning hit a bases clearing double scoring Pasquantino and Garcia.&nbsp; Frazier followed that with a double of his own to bring home Perez for the final run of the inning, putting Kansas City up 8-1.&nbsp;</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Frenzy hitting! <a href="https://t.co/ESq91EyALy">pic.twitter.com/ESq91EyALy</a></p>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1960873870606426532?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Yastrzemski added three more runs in the sixth inning with a three run home run, scoring Michael Massey and Isbel.&nbsp; The final Kansas City run came in the eighth inning with an RBI single from Garcia driving in Yastrzemski after his one out double earlier in the inning.&nbsp;</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Yaz blast! 💥 <a href="https://t.co/gXjqREFl5O">pic.twitter.com/gXjqREFl5O</a></p>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1960877567042265572?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Bergert improved to 2-1 on the season with the win, pitching six innings and giving up one run on six hits with three strikeouts and two walks.&nbsp; At the plate, Frazier was 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI.&nbsp; Perez was 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and three RBIs, while Yastrzemski was 2-for-5 with a double, a home run, a walk, and three RBIs.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Kansas City is off on Thursday and return to Kauffman Stadium on Friday hosting Detroit.&nbsp; Seth Lugo (8-6, 3.99 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against Chris Paddack (5-11, 4.98 ERA) for the Tigers.&nbsp; First pitch is at 7:10pm, pregame coverage on Friday beginning at 6:30 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).&nbsp;</p><p><i>You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;</i></p>

Bergert gets first Royals win as offense explodes in 12-1 win over White Sox

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice will not have to wait until late September to find out his punishment for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy after being charged for his part in a 2024 offseason multi car crash.&nbsp;

&nbsp;Rice has accepted a six-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy, sources say, and will start serving the suspension at the beginning of the season.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Rice&nbsp;had been scheduled for a disciplinary hearing on Sept. 30.&nbsp; Sue L. Robinson, the former U.S. district judge who serves as the disciplinary officer jointly appointed by the NFL and NFL Players Association, was scheduled to hear Rice's case. The only other NFL disciplinary hearing she has presided over was Deshaun Watson's in 2022.

By accepting the NFL's suspension, Rice will miss games the Los Angeles Chargers in Brazil, the Philadelphia Eagles, the New York&nbsp;Giants, the Baltimore&nbsp;Ravens, the Jacksonville&nbsp;Jaguars, and the Detroit Lions.&nbsp;&nbsp;Rice will be eligible to return to the Chiefs ahead of their game against the Las Vegas Raiders. 

In a rare scenario Tuesday, the Chiefs kept eight receivers, Rice, Xavier Worthy, Hollywood Brown, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Tyquan Thornton, Nikko Remigio, Jason Brownlee and rookie Jalen Royals on their initial 53-man roster. The Chiefs did this in case Rice agrees to a shortened suspension with the league, one that is different from what the NFL initially wanted, which was at least an eight-game punishment.

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                    </figure><p>By MATT PIKE</p><p>Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice will not have to wait until late September to find out his punishment for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy after being charged for his part in a 2024 offseason multi car crash.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;Rice has accepted a six-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy, sources say, and will start serving the suspension at the beginning of the season.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p><p>Rice&nbsp;had been scheduled for a disciplinary hearing on Sept. 30.&nbsp; Sue L. Robinson, the former U.S. district judge who serves as the disciplinary officer jointly appointed by the NFL and NFL Players Association, was scheduled to hear Rice's case. The only other NFL disciplinary hearing she has presided over was Deshaun Watson's in 2022.</p><p>By accepting the NFL's suspension, Rice will miss games the Los Angeles Chargers in Brazil, the Philadelphia Eagles, the New York&nbsp;Giants, the Baltimore&nbsp;Ravens, the Jacksonville&nbsp;Jaguars, and the Detroit Lions.&nbsp;&nbsp;Rice will be eligible to return to the Chiefs ahead of their game against the Las Vegas Raiders. </p><p>In a rare scenario Tuesday, the Chiefs kept eight receivers, Rice, Xavier Worthy, Hollywood Brown, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Tyquan Thornton, Nikko Remigio, Jason Brownlee and rookie Jalen Royals on their initial 53-man roster. The Chiefs did this in case Rice agrees to a shortened suspension with the league, one that is different from what the NFL initially wanted, which was at least an eight-game punishment.</p><p><i>You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;</i></p>

Chiefs WR Rice to miss six games as NFL hands down punishment

 Henry Davis homered, Bryan Reynolds hit a pair of doubles and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-3 on Tuesday night at Busch Stadium evening up the three game series between the NL Central foes.

Davis hit his sixth home run of the season in the third inning to give Pittsburgh an 8-0 lead.

Nolan Gorman hit a two-run homer for the Cardinals, his 13th of the season in the fourth inning.&nbsp; Willson Contreras drove in the Redbirds only other run of the game on a groundout in the sixth inning, scoring Lars Nootbaar.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Contreras was suspended for six games and fined an undisclosed amount for his tirade during the St. Louis Cardinals' 7-6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night, but informed Major League Baseball he will appeal the suspension, which means it will not take effect immediately. He was in the lineup for Tuesday night's game against the Pirates.

Contreras threw a bat that mistakenly hit Cardinals hitting coach Brant Brown and tossed bubble gum on the field after he was ejected. Manager Oliver Marmol also was tossed during an animated argument with the umpires after a called third strike in the seventh inning.

Contreras said he didn't understand why he was thrown out of the game. He said he argued balls and strikes with plate umpire Derek Thomas but didn't address a specific pitch and didn't say anything disrespectful.

Mitch Keller (6-12) allowed three runs on three hits and struck out nine in six innings for the Pirates, who have won five of six.&nbsp; Andre Pallante took the loss for the Cardinals, falling to 6-12. allowing eight runs (seven earned) on eight hits and a walk in five innings. He is 0-4 with a 11.65 ERA over 17 innings in his last four starts.

At the plate, Gorman was 1-for-4 with the home run and two RBIs.&nbsp; Alec Burleson and&nbsp;Iván Herrera also had one hit each as the Cardinals managed just five baserunners overall against the Pirates in the loss.

St. Louis and Pittsburgh wrap up their series tomorrow.&nbsp;&nbsp;Sonny Gray (12-6, 4.33) takes the mound for the Cardinals against&nbsp;Carmen Mlodzinski (3-7, 3.89 ERA) for the Pirates.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:45pm, coverage begins at 6:35 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).

<p>By MATT PIKE</p><p> Henry Davis homered, Bryan Reynolds hit a pair of doubles and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-3 on Tuesday night at Busch Stadium evening up the three game series between the NL Central foes.</p><p>Davis hit his sixth home run of the season in the third inning to give Pittsburgh an 8-0 lead.</p><p>Nolan Gorman hit a two-run homer for the Cardinals, his 13th of the season in the fourth inning.&nbsp; Willson Contreras drove in the Redbirds only other run of the game on a groundout in the sixth inning, scoring Lars Nootbaar.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A no-doubter from Nolan Gorman! <a href="https://t.co/tAVgw83AFn">pic.twitter.com/tAVgw83AFn</a></p>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1960507087923957810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Contreras was suspended for six games and fined an undisclosed amount for his tirade during the St. Louis Cardinals' 7-6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night, but informed Major League Baseball he will appeal the suspension, which means it will not take effect immediately. He was in the lineup for Tuesday night's game against the Pirates.</p><p>Contreras threw a bat that mistakenly hit Cardinals hitting coach Brant Brown and tossed bubble gum on the field after he was ejected. Manager Oliver Marmol also was tossed during an animated argument with the umpires after a called third strike in the seventh inning.</p><p>Contreras said he didn't understand why he was thrown out of the game. He said he argued balls and strikes with plate umpire Derek Thomas but didn't address a specific pitch and didn't say anything disrespectful.</p><p>Mitch Keller (6-12) allowed three runs on three hits and struck out nine in six innings for the Pirates, who have won five of six.&nbsp; Andre Pallante took the loss for the Cardinals, falling to 6-12. allowing eight runs (seven earned) on eight hits and a walk in five innings. He is 0-4 with a 11.65 ERA over 17 innings in his last four starts.</p><p>At the plate, Gorman was 1-for-4 with the home run and two RBIs.&nbsp; Alec Burleson and&nbsp;Iván Herrera also had one hit each as the Cardinals managed just five baserunners overall against the Pirates in the loss.</p><p>St. Louis and Pittsburgh wrap up their series tomorrow.&nbsp;&nbsp;Sonny Gray (12-6, 4.33) takes the mound for the Cardinals against&nbsp;Carmen Mlodzinski (3-7, 3.89 ERA) for the Pirates.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:45pm, coverage begins at 6:35 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).</p><p><i>You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;</i></p>

Cardinals offense sputters against Pirates in 8-3 loss

After trailing through the early innings of the game, the Kansas City Royals used the final two innings to rally back and beat the Chicago White Sox in comeback fashion, winning 5-4 on Tuesday evening at Rate Field to even up their three game series

The White Sox took the lead in the second inning on a solo home run by Colson Montgomery.&nbsp; In the sixth inning, Chicago added their final three runs, the first coming on an RBI single by Kye Teel driving in Brooks Baldwin.&nbsp; Another RBI single off the bat of Lenyn Sosa in the inning scored Mike Tauchman, before the final run of the inning came home on a wild pitch by Royals reliever John Schreiber, scoring&nbsp;Miguel Vargas.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Trailing 4-0, the Royals cut the lead in half finding their way onto the scoreboard in the eighth inning.&nbsp; With two outs and the bases loaded, Maikel Garcia drove in two with a single, scoring Jonathan India and Adam Frazier.&nbsp; With Kyle Isbel at third base, Bobby Witt Jr struck out swinging to end the inning with Kansas City down 4-2.&nbsp;

In the ninth inning, the Royals again loaded the bases, this time with one out, and this time it was Michael Massey delivering a two RBI single to tie up the game, driving in Vinnie Pasquantino and&nbsp;Mike Yastrzemski, moving India to third base.&nbsp; With India at third, after Frazier was hit by a pitch to reload the bases, Isbel delivered the go ahead RBI single bringing India home for what would be the winning run.&nbsp; In the bottom of the ninth,&nbsp;Carlos Estévez retired the White Sox 1-2-3, with two strikeouts, earning his 35th save.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Sam Long earned the win in relief, moving to 2-3 on the season, pitching one inning and giving up one hit.&nbsp; At the plate, India was 2-for-4 with two runs scored.&nbsp; As pinch hitters, Massey was 1-for-2 with two RBIs and Isbel was 1-for-1 with an RBI.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Kansas City and Chicago wrap up their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Ryan Bergert (1 - 1, 2.79 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against Aaron Civale (3 - 8, 5.02 ERA) for the White Sox.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:40pm with pregame coverage beginning at 6 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).

<p>By MATT PIKE</p><p>After trailing through the early innings of the game, the Kansas City Royals used the final two innings to rally back and beat the Chicago White Sox in comeback fashion, winning 5-4 on Tuesday evening at Rate Field to even up their three game series</p><p>The White Sox took the lead in the second inning on a solo home run by Colson Montgomery.&nbsp; In the sixth inning, Chicago added their final three runs, the first coming on an RBI single by Kye Teel driving in Brooks Baldwin.&nbsp; Another RBI single off the bat of Lenyn Sosa in the inning scored Mike Tauchman, before the final run of the inning came home on a wild pitch by Royals reliever John Schreiber, scoring&nbsp;Miguel Vargas.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Trailing 4-0, the Royals cut the lead in half finding their way onto the scoreboard in the eighth inning.&nbsp; With two outs and the bases loaded, Maikel Garcia drove in two with a single, scoring Jonathan India and Adam Frazier.&nbsp; With Kyle Isbel at third base, Bobby Witt Jr struck out swinging to end the inning with Kansas City down 4-2.&nbsp;</p><p>In the ninth inning, the Royals again loaded the bases, this time with one out, and this time it was Michael Massey delivering a two RBI single to tie up the game, driving in Vinnie Pasquantino and&nbsp;Mike Yastrzemski, moving India to third base.&nbsp; With India at third, after Frazier was hit by a pitch to reload the bases, Isbel delivered the go ahead RBI single bringing India home for what would be the winning run.&nbsp; In the bottom of the ninth,&nbsp;Carlos Estévez retired the White Sox 1-2-3, with two strikeouts, earning his 35th save.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Big hits! <a href="https://t.co/xxNoTrn3Fl">pic.twitter.com/xxNoTrn3Fl</a></p>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1960526506007957714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Sam Long earned the win in relief, moving to 2-3 on the season, pitching one inning and giving up one hit.&nbsp; At the plate, India was 2-for-4 with two runs scored.&nbsp; As pinch hitters, Massey was 1-for-2 with two RBIs and Isbel was 1-for-1 with an RBI.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Kansas City and Chicago wrap up their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Ryan Bergert (1 - 1, 2.79 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against Aaron Civale (3 - 8, 5.02 ERA) for the White Sox.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:40pm with pregame coverage beginning at 6 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).</p><p><i>You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;</i></p>

Royals late rally fuels comeback 5-4 win over White Sox

Kansas State alum and Maryville's Serena Sundell is getting another shot at the WNBA.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Sundell was one of 16 basketball players who were invited to WNBA Draft Night in New York, but she fell lower than expected and was ultimately 26th overall by the Seattle Storm. Sundell, who is Kansas State’s all-time assists leader and was widely seen as one of the top playmakers in the class, was waived before the season’s start and has yet to appear in a regular-season WNBA game.

Before being waived from the Storm, Sundell appeared in one preseason game and struggled in her 20 minutes, tallying 1 point (0-3 FG), 1 assist, and 4 turnovers.&nbsp;Now though, she will get her WNBA opportunity.&nbsp; 

Sundell signed a seven-day hardship contract with the Dallas Wings, the team announced on Tuesday morning. The signing comes in the wake of a season-ending injury to rookie guard JJ Quinerly, who suffered a sprained ACL last week. As such, Sundell will be available for Wednesday’s game against the Connecticut Sun.

Last month, Sundell played for the 2025 USA 3×3 Women’s Nations League Team in Chile, helping the team win the Americas Conference Title.

<p>By MATT PIKE</p><p>Kansas State alum and Maryville's Serena Sundell is getting another shot at the WNBA.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Sundell was one of 16 basketball players who were invited to WNBA Draft Night in New York, but she fell lower than expected and was ultimately 26th overall by the Seattle Storm. Sundell, who is Kansas State’s all-time assists leader and was widely seen as one of the top playmakers in the class, was waived before the season’s start and has yet to appear in a regular-season WNBA game.</p><p>Before being waived from the Storm, Sundell appeared in one preseason game and struggled in her 20 minutes, tallying 1 point (0-3 FG), 1 assist, and 4 turnovers.&nbsp;Now though, she will get her WNBA opportunity.&nbsp; </p><p>Sundell signed a seven-day hardship contract with the Dallas Wings, the team announced on Tuesday morning. The signing comes in the wake of a season-ending injury to rookie guard JJ Quinerly, who suffered a sprained ACL last week. As such, Sundell will be available for Wednesday’s game against the Connecticut Sun.</p><p>Last month, Sundell played for the 2025 USA 3×3 Women’s Nations League Team in Chile, helping the team win the Americas Conference Title.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Dallas Wings have signed guard Serena Sundell to a seven-day hardship contract. <br><br>Sundell will be available for Wednesday’s game against the Connecticut Sun. <a href="https://t.co/hgHGwG1ZWp">pic.twitter.com/hgHGwG1ZWp</a></p>&mdash; Dallas Wings (@DallasWings) <a href="https://twitter.com/DallasWings/status/1960346275322196143?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p><i>You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;</i></p>

Sundell gets another shot at WNBA, signs 7-day contract with Dallas Wings

&nbsp;Alec Burleson hit a game-ending solo homer with two out in the ninth inning, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night at Busch Stadium.

Burleson drove an 87 mph slider from Dennis Santana (4-5) deep to center for his 16th homer. It was his fourth hit of the night.&nbsp; It was the first run allowed by Santana since Aug. 6. The right-hander surrendered three hits in 6 1/3 scoreless innings over his previous six appearances.

Over his last 10 games, Burleson is 17 for 43 with five extra-base hits and eight RBI.

Willson Contreras had two RBI for St. Louis, which had dropped eight of 11. Michael McGreevy permitted four runs and six hits in six innings.

Bryan Reynolds and Spencer Horwitz hit back-to-back homers for Pittsburgh in the third.

St. Louis grabbed the lead with five runs in the fifth. Contreras hit a tying two-run single and scored on Nolan Gorman's double against Andrew Heaney. Thomas Saggese made it 6-4 with an RBI single.

Nick Gonzales got one back for Pittsburgh with a sacrifice fly in the seventh, and Ronny Simon hit a tying RBI double off Riley O’Brien (2-0) in the ninth.

Contreras and Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol were ejected in the seventh after arguing a called third strike.

St. Louis and Pittsburgh go again on Tuesday.&nbsp;Andre Pallante (6-11, 5.17 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against Mitch Keller (5-12, 4.34 ERA) for the Pirates.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:45pm, coverage beginning at 6:35 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).

<p>By MATT PIKE</p><p>&nbsp;Alec Burleson hit a game-ending solo homer with two out in the ninth inning, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night at Busch Stadium.</p><p>Burleson drove an 87 mph slider from Dennis Santana (4-5) deep to center for his 16th homer. It was his fourth hit of the night.&nbsp; It was the first run allowed by Santana since Aug. 6. The right-hander surrendered three hits in 6 1/3 scoreless innings over his previous six appearances.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">ALEC BURLESON WINS IT! <a href="https://t.co/9bSWan1di7">pic.twitter.com/9bSWan1di7</a></p>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1960171592136139072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Over his last 10 games, Burleson is 17 for 43 with five extra-base hits and eight RBI.</p><p>Willson Contreras had two RBI for St. Louis, which had dropped eight of 11. Michael McGreevy permitted four runs and six hits in six innings.</p><p>Bryan Reynolds and Spencer Horwitz hit back-to-back homers for Pittsburgh in the third.</p><p>St. Louis grabbed the lead with five runs in the fifth. Contreras hit a tying two-run single and scored on Nolan Gorman's double against Andrew Heaney. Thomas Saggese made it 6-4 with an RBI single.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Go-Ahead Gorman! <a href="https://t.co/4C8JJDSkrE">pic.twitter.com/4C8JJDSkrE</a></p>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1960149952790941935?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Nick Gonzales got one back for Pittsburgh with a sacrifice fly in the seventh, and Ronny Simon hit a tying RBI double off Riley O’Brien (2-0) in the ninth.</p><p>Contreras and Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol were ejected in the seventh after arguing a called third strike.</p><p>St. Louis and Pittsburgh go again on Tuesday.&nbsp;Andre Pallante (6-11, 5.17 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against Mitch Keller (5-12, 4.34 ERA) for the Pirates.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:45pm, coverage beginning at 6:35 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).</p><p><i>You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;</i></p>

Burleson homers for Cardinals walkoff winner 7-6 over Pirates

The Kansas City Royals&nbsp; managed just two hits, and three baserunners overall on a night where St. Joseph's Noah Cameron also struggled on the mound as the Royals fell to the Chicago White Sox 7-0 on Monday night in the opener of a three game series

Chicago scored three runs on four hits in the first inning. Edgar Quero hit a shot into the gap in left-center field to score Chase Meidroth from first to open the scoring. Lenyn Sosa followed with a hit into the right-field gap for back-to-back doubles. Curtis Mead added Chicago’s third double for his third RBI of the season and a 3-0 lead.

In the fourth inning,&nbsp; Korey Lee and&nbsp;Brooks Baldwin hit back to back home runs off Cameron.&nbsp; Sosa drove in the final run of the game for the White Sox in the seventh inning off Daniel Lynch, an RBI single scoring&nbsp;Miguel Vargas.

Cameron fell to 7-6 on the season with the loss, giving up six runs in five innings on eight hits.&nbsp; With the Royals offensive struggles, it was&nbsp;Mike Yastrzemski leading the way at the plate going 1-for-2 with a walk being the only player to reach base twice.&nbsp;

Kansas City looks for better luck on Tuesday against Chicago.&nbsp; Michael Lorenzen (5 - 8, 4.50 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against&nbsp;Martín Pérez (1 - 3, 2.51 ERA) for the White Sox.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:40pm, pregame coverage begins at 6 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).&nbsp;

<p>By MATT PIKE</p><p>The Kansas City Royals&nbsp; managed just two hits, and three baserunners overall on a night where St. Joseph's Noah Cameron also struggled on the mound as the Royals fell to the Chicago White Sox 7-0 on Monday night in the opener of a three game series</p><p>Chicago scored three runs on four hits in the first inning. Edgar Quero hit a shot into the gap in left-center field to score Chase Meidroth from first to open the scoring. Lenyn Sosa followed with a hit into the right-field gap for back-to-back doubles. Curtis Mead added Chicago’s third double for his third RBI of the season and a 3-0 lead.</p><p>In the fourth inning,&nbsp; Korey Lee and&nbsp;Brooks Baldwin hit back to back home runs off Cameron.&nbsp; Sosa drove in the final run of the game for the White Sox in the seventh inning off Daniel Lynch, an RBI single scoring&nbsp;Miguel Vargas.</p><p>Cameron fell to 7-6 on the season with the loss, giving up six runs in five innings on eight hits.&nbsp; With the Royals offensive struggles, it was&nbsp;Mike Yastrzemski leading the way at the plate going 1-for-2 with a walk being the only player to reach base twice.&nbsp;</p><p>Kansas City looks for better luck on Tuesday against Chicago.&nbsp; Michael Lorenzen (5 - 8, 4.50 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against&nbsp;Martín Pérez (1 - 3, 2.51 ERA) for the White Sox.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:40pm, pregame coverage begins at 6 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).&nbsp;</p><p><i>You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;</i></p>

Cameron, Royals offense falter in 7-0 shutout loss to White Sox

Willson Contreras homered and Alec Burleson's two-run single highlighted a five-run second inning as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-4 on Thursday night.

Trailing 1-0 going into the second, the Cardinals got run-scoring hits from Nathan Church and Lars Nootbaar before another run scored on a wild pitch and Burleson drove in two runs with a single to right field.

Tampa Bay's Yardy Diaz hit a two-run homer in the third. It was his 17th homer at Steinbrenner Field and 21st of the season overall. Ivan Herrera added an RBI single in the fourth for the Cardinals and Contreras hit his 18th homer of the season in the seventh off Bryan Baker.

Sonny Gray earned the win, improving to 12-6 on the season, allowing three runs on six hits in five innings, with six strikeouts and a walk. Kyle Leahy, Matt Svanson and JoJo Romero, who earned his fourth save, combined to limit Tampa Bay to one run and five hits the rest of the way.

St. Louis and Tampa continue their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Miles Mikolas (6-9, 4.99) takes the mound for the Cardinals against Adrian Houser (6-4, 2.67 ERA) for the Rays.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:35pm with coverage beginning around 6:25 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).

<p>By MATT PIKE</p><p>Willson Contreras homered and Alec Burleson's two-run single highlighted a five-run second inning as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-4 on Thursday night.</p><p>Trailing 1-0 going into the second, the Cardinals got run-scoring hits from Nathan Church and Lars Nootbaar before another run scored on a wild pitch and Burleson drove in two runs with a single to right field.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Burly brings home a pair of birds! <a href="https://t.co/JMukvNNaBq">pic.twitter.com/JMukvNNaBq</a></p>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1958684147620237510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 22, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Tampa Bay's Yardy Diaz hit a two-run homer in the third. It was his 17th homer at Steinbrenner Field and 21st of the season overall. Ivan Herrera added an RBI single in the fourth for the Cardinals and Contreras hit his 18th homer of the season in the seventh off Bryan Baker.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WALLOPED by Willson! <a href="https://t.co/oqeiwkEJox">pic.twitter.com/oqeiwkEJox</a></p>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1958710944801980753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 22, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Sonny Gray earned the win, improving to 12-6 on the season, allowing three runs on six hits in five innings, with six strikeouts and a walk. Kyle Leahy, Matt Svanson and JoJo Romero, who earned his fourth save, combined to limit Tampa Bay to one run and five hits the rest of the way.</p><p>St. Louis and Tampa continue their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Miles Mikolas (6-9, 4.99) takes the mound for the Cardinals against Adrian Houser (6-4, 2.67 ERA) for the Rays.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:35pm with coverage beginning around 6:25 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).</p><p><i>You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;</i></p>

Contreras, Burleson push Cardinals past Rays 7-4

Vinnie Pasquantino put the ball in the stands for the sixth time during the Kansas City Royals homestand, and the fourth game in a row, giving the Royals the lead on way to a 6-4 win over the Texas Rangers on Thursday afternoon.&nbsp;

With the home run, Pasquantino&nbsp;is now one shy of tying the club record of five consecutive games with a homer, which was accomplished by Salvador Perez from Aug. 25-29, 2021, and Mike Sweeney from June 25-29, 2002.

The Royals took the lead first in the second inning, a solo home run by Nick Loftin sailing over the left field bullpen.&nbsp; In the third inning though, the Rangers tied up the game with two outs on an RBI single by Joc Pederson, driving in Wyatt Langford who walked with one out in the inning.&nbsp;

In the bottom half of the third inning, the Royals took the lead back, at first on what appeared to be an inside the park home run by Bobby Witt Jr.&nbsp; Fan interference though made it a ground rule double and Witt Jr ended up at second base, but still later scored on an RBi single by the captain Salvador Perez giving Kansas City a 2-1 lead.&nbsp;

Kansas City added two more runs in the fourth inning, a sacrifice fly by Tyler Tolbert scoring Jonathan India and a single by Maikel Garcia driving in Loftin, but in the top of the fifth mistakes cost the Royals and the Rangers tied the game.&nbsp; With the bases loaded and one out, a potential inning ending double play sailed past Witt Jr from India as Witt just missed the ball on allowing Corey Seager to score.&nbsp; 

A single by Josh Smith was the tying blow, driving in Ezequial Duran and Evan Carter to tie up the game at 4-4. In the bottom half of the inning, Pasquantino led off the inning with his solo home run to give the Royals the lead back though.&nbsp; A bases loaded walk to&nbsp;Luke Maile in the seventh inning scored the final run, bringing home Perez for the Royals.&nbsp;

Angel Zerpa earned the win in relief, improving to 5-1 on the season, pitching 1 2/3 innings with one strikeout.&nbsp;&nbsp;Carlos Estévez earned his 33rd save, also striking out one, in a 1-2-3 ninth inning.&nbsp; At the plate, Perez was 2-for-4 with a walk and an RBI.&nbsp; Witt Jr was 2-for-5 with a double and two stolen bases, while Pasquantino was 1-for-5 with the home run and an RBI.

Kansas City now travels to Detroit for a massive AL Central clash.&nbsp; Ryan Bergert (1-1, 2.75 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against Casey Mize (12-4, 3.63 ERA) for the Tigers.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:10pm with pregame coverage beginning at 5:30 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).

<p>By MATT PIKE</p><p>Vinnie Pasquantino put the ball in the stands for the sixth time during the Kansas City Royals homestand, and the fourth game in a row, giving the Royals the lead on way to a 6-4 win over the Texas Rangers on Thursday afternoon.&nbsp;</p><p>With the home run, Pasquantino&nbsp;is now one shy of tying the club record of five consecutive games with a homer, which was accomplished by Salvador Perez from Aug. 25-29, 2021, and Mike Sweeney from June 25-29, 2002.</p><p>The Royals took the lead first in the second inning, a solo home run by Nick Loftin sailing over the left field bullpen.&nbsp; In the third inning though, the Rangers tied up the game with two outs on an RBI single by Joc Pederson, driving in Wyatt Langford who walked with one out in the inning.&nbsp;</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Loftin launches one. 🚀 <a href="https://t.co/5Pwz4Bey5n">pic.twitter.com/5Pwz4Bey5n</a></p>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1958602188218896414?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 21, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>In the bottom half of the third inning, the Royals took the lead back, at first on what appeared to be an inside the park home run by Bobby Witt Jr.&nbsp; Fan interference though made it a ground rule double and Witt Jr ended up at second base, but still later scored on an RBi single by the captain Salvador Perez giving Kansas City a 2-1 lead.&nbsp;</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Count it. <a href="https://t.co/DqdoKCgEEi">pic.twitter.com/DqdoKCgEEi</a></p>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1958610793110675792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 21, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Kansas City added two more runs in the fourth inning, a sacrifice fly by Tyler Tolbert scoring Jonathan India and a single by Maikel Garcia driving in Loftin, but in the top of the fifth mistakes cost the Royals and the Rangers tied the game.&nbsp; With the bases loaded and one out, a potential inning ending double play sailed past Witt Jr from India as Witt just missed the ball on allowing Corey Seager to score.&nbsp; </p><p>A single by Josh Smith was the tying blow, driving in Ezequial Duran and Evan Carter to tie up the game at 4-4. In the bottom half of the inning, Pasquantino led off the inning with his solo home run to give the Royals the lead back though.&nbsp; A bases loaded walk to&nbsp;Luke Maile in the seventh inning scored the final run, bringing home Perez for the Royals.&nbsp;</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Another day, another Vinnie homer. 🙂‍↕️ <a href="https://t.co/9svPjX9P2f">pic.twitter.com/9svPjX9P2f</a></p>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1958619890845151314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 21, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Angel Zerpa earned the win in relief, improving to 5-1 on the season, pitching 1 2/3 innings with one strikeout.&nbsp;&nbsp;Carlos Estévez earned his 33rd save, also striking out one, in a 1-2-3 ninth inning.&nbsp; At the plate, Perez was 2-for-4 with a walk and an RBI.&nbsp; Witt Jr was 2-for-5 with a double and two stolen bases, while Pasquantino was 1-for-5 with the home run and an RBI.</p><p>Kansas City now travels to Detroit for a massive AL Central clash.&nbsp; Ryan Bergert (1-1, 2.75 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against Casey Mize (12-4, 3.63 ERA) for the Tigers.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:10pm with pregame coverage beginning at 5:30 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).</p><p><i>You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;</i></p>

Pasquantino homers again as Royals beat Rangers 6-4

Northwest Missouri State University track &amp; field head coach Brandon Masters has added former Missouri Western State University Track and Field coach Cody Ingold to the Bearcat staff as an assistant coach.

"I'm very happy to have someone of impeccable character, unmatched experience and technical aptitude join the Bearcat family," Masters said in a news release from the university. "Cody has a skill set that complements mine and I am looking forward to building our team with him. I've watched the success he's had in the MIAA and I am excited to get the opportunity to coach with him."

Ingold produced 33 national qualifiers, 28 NCAA Div. II All-Americans and eight MIAA champions at Missouri Western. Ingold had served as the MoWest head track &amp; field/cross country coach since 2019 and had been the Griffons' first assistant coach in program history in 2017 prior to taking over the head job in St. Joseph.

Ingold says he cannot wait to get started at Northwest.

"I'm incredibly excited to join the Bearcat family and contribute to the proud tradition of excellence at Northwest Missouri State University," Ingold said. "Coach Masters and his staff have built a culture of hard work and success. I look forward to supporting our student-athletes as they grow both on and off the track. It's an honor for my family and I to be part of a team that's committed to developing champions in competition, in the classroom and in life."

Ingold came to MoWest from St. Gregory University in Shawnee, Okla. At St. Gregory, he was the head men's cross country for three seasons and head men's track coach for two. He also assisted with both women's programs. Under his guidance, the Cavaliers had 13 national qualifiers, three all-conference athletes, one All-American, and one NAIA national champion.  

Before SGU, Ingold was an assistant coach at William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa, Doane College in Crete, Neb., and Dana College in Blair, Neb. He worked with 84 all-conference performers, 31 conference champions, six All-Americans, two national runner-up finishes and two national champions.

Ingold is taking over for Nikki Segrest, who was named the head track and field coach at Missouri S&amp;T in Rolla, Mo., earlier this summer.

<figure>
                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/8/1755789216416.jpeg" alt="Cody Ingold (left) talks with assistant coach Sean Gosewich (right) during the 2024 Griffon Invite.&nbsp; Ingold resigned from MoWest and is now the assistant coach with Northwest Track and Field/ Photo courtesy MoWest Athletics" />
                        <figcaption>Cody Ingold (left) talks with assistant coach Sean Gosewich (right) during the 2024 Griffon Invite.&nbsp; Ingold resigned from MoWest and is now the assistant coach with Northwest Track and Field/ Photo courtesy MoWest Athletics</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>By MATT PIKE</p><p>Northwest Missouri State University track &amp; field head coach Brandon Masters has added former Missouri Western State University Track and Field coach Cody Ingold to the Bearcat staff as an assistant coach.</p><p>"I'm very happy to have someone of impeccable character, unmatched experience and technical aptitude join the Bearcat family," Masters said in a news release from the university. "Cody has a skill set that complements mine and I am looking forward to building our team with him. I've watched the success he's had in the MIAA and I am excited to get the opportunity to coach with him."</p><p>Ingold produced 33 national qualifiers, 28 NCAA Div. II All-Americans and eight MIAA champions at Missouri Western. Ingold had served as the MoWest head track &amp; field/cross country coach since 2019 and had been the Griffons' first assistant coach in program history in 2017 prior to taking over the head job in St. Joseph.</p><p>Ingold says he cannot wait to get started at Northwest.</p><p>"I'm incredibly excited to join the Bearcat family and contribute to the proud tradition of excellence at Northwest Missouri State University," Ingold said. "Coach Masters and his staff have built a culture of hard work and success. I look forward to supporting our student-athletes as they grow both on and off the track. It's an honor for my family and I to be part of a team that's committed to developing champions in competition, in the classroom and in life."</p><p>Ingold came to MoWest from St. Gregory University in Shawnee, Okla. At St. Gregory, he was the head men's cross country for three seasons and head men's track coach for two. He also assisted with both women's programs. Under his guidance, the Cavaliers had 13 national qualifiers, three all-conference athletes, one All-American, and one NAIA national champion.  </p><p>Before SGU, Ingold was an assistant coach at William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa, Doane College in Crete, Neb., and Dana College in Blair, Neb. He worked with 84 all-conference performers, 31 conference champions, six All-Americans, two national runner-up finishes and two national champions.</p><p>Ingold is taking over for Nikki Segrest, who was named the head track and field coach at Missouri S&amp;T in Rolla, Mo., earlier this summer.</p><p><i>You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;</i></p>

Former MoWest coach Ingold hired as assistant at NWMSU

The Kansas City Royals bullpen let a 3-2 lead slip away, the Texas Rangers tying up the game in the seventh inning, before scoring three unearned runs in the ninth inning to take the lead and winning 6-3 avoiding letting the Royals lock up a series win on Wednesday night.&nbsp;

After the Rangers took the lead in the first inning on a solo home run by Wyatt Langford, the Royals took the lead in the bottom half scoring all their runs early in a three run inning.&nbsp; After back to back singles by Mike Yastrzemski and Bobby Witt Jr, Vinnie Pasquantino homered for a third game in a row, his 25th of the season to drive in all three runs giving Kansas City a 3-1 lead.&nbsp;

An RBI single by Marcus Semien off Royals starter Noah Cameron cut the lead to one driving in Langford in the third inning for the Rangers.&nbsp; Then, in the seventh inning off reliever Lucas Erceg, Corey Seager hit an RBI single scoring Jonah Heim to tie up the game at 3-3.&nbsp; The game remained tied until the ninth inning, when things fell apart for the Kansas City bullpen.&nbsp;

With two outs, the bases wound up loaded for the Rangers after Langford walked, Seager reached on a fielding error, and Semien singled to third base.&nbsp; With the bases loaded, Kyle Higashioka doubled, his 11th of the season, clearing the bases and driving in all three runs off Royals reliever Sam Long for the 6-3 lead.&nbsp; After Long escaped the inning, Kansas City went 1-2-3 in the bottom of the ninth against Hoby Milner to end the game.&nbsp;

Long fell to 1-3 on the season taking the loss, pitching two innings and giving up three unearned runs on five hits with a strikeout and a walk.&nbsp; At the plate, Witt Jr was 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored.&nbsp; Pasquantino was 2-for-3 with two walks, the home run, and three RBIs.

Kansas City and Texas wrap up their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Michael Lorenzen (5-8, 4.43 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against Patrick Corbin (6-9, 4.45 ERA) for the Rangers.&nbsp; First pitch will be joined at 1:10pm on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).

<p>By MATT PIKE</p><p>The Kansas City Royals bullpen let a 3-2 lead slip away, the Texas Rangers tying up the game in the seventh inning, before scoring three unearned runs in the ninth inning to take the lead and winning 6-3 avoiding letting the Royals lock up a series win on Wednesday night.&nbsp;</p><p>After the Rangers took the lead in the first inning on a solo home run by Wyatt Langford, the Royals took the lead in the bottom half scoring all their runs early in a three run inning.&nbsp; After back to back singles by Mike Yastrzemski and Bobby Witt Jr, Vinnie Pasquantino homered for a third game in a row, his 25th of the season to drive in all three runs giving Kansas City a 3-1 lead.&nbsp;</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Scorching hot! 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/ogHvkfaKhQ">pic.twitter.com/ogHvkfaKhQ</a></p>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1958318550315131313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 21, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>An RBI single by Marcus Semien off Royals starter Noah Cameron cut the lead to one driving in Langford in the third inning for the Rangers.&nbsp; Then, in the seventh inning off reliever Lucas Erceg, Corey Seager hit an RBI single scoring Jonah Heim to tie up the game at 3-3.&nbsp; The game remained tied until the ninth inning, when things fell apart for the Kansas City bullpen.&nbsp;</p><p>With two outs, the bases wound up loaded for the Rangers after Langford walked, Seager reached on a fielding error, and Semien singled to third base.&nbsp; With the bases loaded, Kyle Higashioka doubled, his 11th of the season, clearing the bases and driving in all three runs off Royals reliever Sam Long for the 6-3 lead.&nbsp; After Long escaped the inning, Kansas City went 1-2-3 in the bottom of the ninth against Hoby Milner to end the game.&nbsp;</p><p>Long fell to 1-3 on the season taking the loss, pitching two innings and giving up three unearned runs on five hits with a strikeout and a walk.&nbsp; At the plate, Witt Jr was 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored.&nbsp; Pasquantino was 2-for-3 with two walks, the home run, and three RBIs.</p><p>Kansas City and Texas wrap up their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Michael Lorenzen (5-8, 4.43 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against Patrick Corbin (6-9, 4.45 ERA) for the Rangers.&nbsp; First pitch will be joined at 1:10pm on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).</p><p><i>You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;</i></p>

Royals fall to Rangers 6-3 as bullpen lets game slip away

The St. Louis Cardinals bounced back from a five game losing streak and won the series against the Miami Marlins, but dropped the series finale on Wednesday afternoon at Loan Depot Park 6-2, missing out on getting back to .500 and a series sweep.&nbsp;

The Marlins opened the scoring in the second inning with&nbsp;Heriberto Hernández scoring following his leadoff single as&nbsp;Javier Sanoja grounded into a double play.&nbsp; In the third inning Miami added two more runs, with two outs, on a two RBI single by&nbsp;Hernández driving in&nbsp; Jakob Marsee and Agustín Ramírez for a 3-0 lead at the end of three innings.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The Cardinals cut into the lead in the fifth inning, Lars Nootbaar's ground rule double driving in Yohel Pozo, but in the bottom half of the inning the Marlins got the run back with an RBI single from Troy Johnston scoring Liam Hicks.&nbsp; St. Louis scored their final run in the sixth inning on a solo home run by Willson Contreras, but again in the bottom half Miami scored with a solo home run of their own, Maximo Acosta hitting his first major league home run.&nbsp;

The Marlins scored their final run of the game in the eighth inning on a bases loaded walk to Marsee, driving in Derek Hill.&nbsp;

Andre Pallante took the loss, falling to 6-11 on the season, pitching 5 1/3 innings and giving up five runs on eight hits with four strikeouts and three walks.&nbsp; At the plate, Nootbaar was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.&nbsp; The Cardinals had just five hits in the game, all coming off Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara.

St. Louis now travels to Tampa continuing their road trip tomorrow.&nbsp; Sonny Gray (11-6, 4.30 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against Joe Boyle (1-2, 4.68 ERA) for the Rays.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:35 with coverage beginning around 6:25 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;

<p>By MATT PIKE</p><p>The St. Louis Cardinals bounced back from a five game losing streak and won the series against the Miami Marlins, but dropped the series finale on Wednesday afternoon at Loan Depot Park 6-2, missing out on getting back to .500 and a series sweep.&nbsp;</p><p>The Marlins opened the scoring in the second inning with&nbsp;Heriberto Hernández scoring following his leadoff single as&nbsp;Javier Sanoja grounded into a double play.&nbsp; In the third inning Miami added two more runs, with two outs, on a two RBI single by&nbsp;Hernández driving in&nbsp; Jakob Marsee and Agustín Ramírez for a 3-0 lead at the end of three innings.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>The Cardinals cut into the lead in the fifth inning, Lars Nootbaar's ground rule double driving in Yohel Pozo, but in the bottom half of the inning the Marlins got the run back with an RBI single from Troy Johnston scoring Liam Hicks.&nbsp; St. Louis scored their final run in the sixth inning on a solo home run by Willson Contreras, but again in the bottom half Miami scored with a solo home run of their own, Maximo Acosta hitting his first major league home run.&nbsp;</p><p>The Marlins scored their final run of the game in the eighth inning on a bases loaded walk to Marsee, driving in Derek Hill.&nbsp;</p><p>Andre Pallante took the loss, falling to 6-11 on the season, pitching 5 1/3 innings and giving up five runs on eight hits with four strikeouts and three walks.&nbsp; At the plate, Nootbaar was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.&nbsp; The Cardinals had just five hits in the game, all coming off Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara.</p><p>St. Louis now travels to Tampa continuing their road trip tomorrow.&nbsp; Sonny Gray (11-6, 4.30 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against Joe Boyle (1-2, 4.68 ERA) for the Rays.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:35 with coverage beginning around 6:25 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;</p><p><i>You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;</i></p>

Cardinals win series but drop series finale to Marlins 6-2

The Kansas City Royals continued to find a power surge, mashing three home runs, and beating the Texas Rangers 5-2 on Tuesday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium to extend their win streak to five games in a row and secure at least a split of the four game series.&nbsp;

After the Rangers took the lead in the top of the first on a solo home run by Corey Seager, the Royals tied up the game with the first of their home runs as Vinnie Pasquantino homered for a second game in a row, hitting his 24th of the season with two outs to tie the game up at 1-1 at the end of the first inning.&nbsp;

In the fourth inning, another solo home run from the Rangers, this time off the bat of Joc Pederson, gave Texas the lead back.&nbsp; But two innings later, in the bottom of the sixth, another Royal homered for a second game in a row with&nbsp;Mike Yastrzemski tying the game yet again on a solo home run, again with two outs in the inning, making it a 2-2 game at the end of six innings.&nbsp;

In the seventh inning, with the bases loaded, Kansas City took the lead as Jonathan India was hit by a pitch, driving in Pasquantino.&nbsp; Then in the eighth inning, the Royals scored their final two runs on a two run shot from Bobby Witt Jr, the 18th of the season and 100th in the career of the star shortstop, scoring Yastrzemski.&nbsp; John Schreiber was called on in the ninth for the save, walking one batter, but still earning his first save of the season.&nbsp;

Seth Lugo bounced back from back to back rough starts, pitching 6 1/3 innings and giving up two runs on three hits with five strikeouts and two walks, while earning a no decision.&nbsp; Angel Zerpa earned the win in relief, improving to 4-1 on the season, pitching 1 2/3 innings giving up one hit and walking one.&nbsp;&nbsp;

At the plate, Pasquantino was 2-for-3 with the home run, a double, and an RBI.&nbsp; Witt Jr was 1-for-4 with two RBIs, while Yastrzemski was 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and an RBI.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Kansas City and Texas play game three of the series tomorrow.&nbsp; Noah Cameron (7-5, 2.47 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals while the Rangers starter is listed as TBD after Jacob Degrom, who was scheduled to start, was scratched from the start with right shoulder fatigue.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:40pm, pregame coverage will begin at 6 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).

<p>By MATT PIKE</p><p>The Kansas City Royals continued to find a power surge, mashing three home runs, and beating the Texas Rangers 5-2 on Tuesday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium to extend their win streak to five games in a row and secure at least a split of the four game series.&nbsp;</p><p>After the Rangers took the lead in the top of the first on a solo home run by Corey Seager, the Royals tied up the game with the first of their home runs as Vinnie Pasquantino homered for a second game in a row, hitting his 24th of the season with two outs to tie the game up at 1-1 at the end of the first inning.&nbsp;</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Vinnie ties it right back up! <a href="https://t.co/04BrcL0fkL">pic.twitter.com/04BrcL0fkL</a></p>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1957955081308873125?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>In the fourth inning, another solo home run from the Rangers, this time off the bat of Joc Pederson, gave Texas the lead back.&nbsp; But two innings later, in the bottom of the sixth, another Royal homered for a second game in a row with&nbsp;Mike Yastrzemski tying the game yet again on a solo home run, again with two outs in the inning, making it a 2-2 game at the end of six innings.&nbsp;</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Yaz strikes again! <a href="https://t.co/k1SBXZue75">pic.twitter.com/k1SBXZue75</a></p>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1957971490655051976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>In the seventh inning, with the bases loaded, Kansas City took the lead as Jonathan India was hit by a pitch, driving in Pasquantino.&nbsp; Then in the eighth inning, the Royals scored their final two runs on a two run shot from Bobby Witt Jr, the 18th of the season and 100th in the career of the star shortstop, scoring Yastrzemski.&nbsp; John Schreiber was called on in the ninth for the save, walking one batter, but still earning his first save of the season.&nbsp;</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bobby Blast No. 💯! <a href="https://t.co/N4vpaX2BME">pic.twitter.com/N4vpaX2BME</a></p>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1957983128238375353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Seth Lugo bounced back from back to back rough starts, pitching 6 1/3 innings and giving up two runs on three hits with five strikeouts and two walks, while earning a no decision.&nbsp; Angel Zerpa earned the win in relief, improving to 4-1 on the season, pitching 1 2/3 innings giving up one hit and walking one.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>At the plate, Pasquantino was 2-for-3 with the home run, a double, and an RBI.&nbsp; Witt Jr was 1-for-4 with two RBIs, while Yastrzemski was 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and an RBI.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Kansas City and Texas play game three of the series tomorrow.&nbsp; Noah Cameron (7-5, 2.47 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals while the Rangers starter is listed as TBD after Jacob Degrom, who was scheduled to start, was scratched from the start with right shoulder fatigue.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:40pm, pregame coverage will begin at 6 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).</p><p><i>You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;</i></p>

Home run #100 for Witt Jr helps lift Royals to 5-2 win over Rangers 

The St. Louis Cardinals continued their rebound from a five game losing skid, winning a second game in a row over the Miami Marlins and securing their three game series with a 7-4 win at Loan Depot Park on Tuesday afternoon.&nbsp;

The Cardinals got the scoring started early with four runs through the first three innings, first getting an RBI single from&nbsp;Iván Herrera in the first inning, driving in Lars Nootbaar following his leadoff single to the game.&nbsp; In the second inning, it was Herrera again driving in two more runs with a single, scoring Thomas Saggese and Nathan Church.&nbsp; In the third, another RBI single, this time from&nbsp;Pedro Pagés, drove in Nolan Gorman to give the Redbirds the 4-0 lead.&nbsp;

The Marlins cut the St. Louis lead in half in the bottom of the fourth inning, an RBI triple by Jakob Marsee scoring Xavier Edwards after his leadoff single, before Marsee scored as&nbsp;Agustín Ramírez reached on a fielders choice.&nbsp; The Cardinals got both runs back in the fifth,&nbsp;Pagés striking and reaching first as Masyn Winn scoring on a passed ball, and a sacrifice bunt by Church driving in Saggese.&nbsp;

Trailing 6-2, Miami again cut the lead to two runs scoring their final runs on a two RBI single from Otto Lopez in the sixth inning with Edwards and Ramirez scoring.&nbsp; In the seventh inning, the Cardinals added their final run with Winn scoring on a sacrifice fly by Saggese after Winn was hit by a pitch to start the inning.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Michael Mcgreevy earned the win, improving to 4-3 on the season, pitching six innings and giving up four runs, just three earned, on six hits with five strikeouts.&nbsp;&nbsp;Riley O'Brien earned his second save with two walks in the ninth and two strikeouts.&nbsp; At the plate, Saggese was 3-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.&nbsp; Herrera was 2-for-5 with three RBIs, while Winn was 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs.

St. Louis and Miami wrap up their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Andre Pallante (6-10, 5.04 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against former Cardinal Sandy Alcantara (6-11, 6.31 ERA) for the Marlins.&nbsp; First pitch is at 5:40pm with coverage beginning around 5:30 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).

<p>By MATT PIKE</p><p>The St. Louis Cardinals continued their rebound from a five game losing skid, winning a second game in a row over the Miami Marlins and securing their three game series with a 7-4 win at Loan Depot Park on Tuesday afternoon.&nbsp;</p><p>The Cardinals got the scoring started early with four runs through the first three innings, first getting an RBI single from&nbsp;Iván Herrera in the first inning, driving in Lars Nootbaar following his leadoff single to the game.&nbsp; In the second inning, it was Herrera again driving in two more runs with a single, scoring Thomas Saggese and Nathan Church.&nbsp; In the third, another RBI single, this time from&nbsp;Pedro Pagés, drove in Nolan Gorman to give the Redbirds the 4-0 lead.&nbsp;</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Herrera drops an RBI into right to get us on the board first! <a href="https://t.co/8PhnDOBi86">pic.twitter.com/8PhnDOBi86</a></p>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1957937583159443547?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">Iván Herrera drives in two more! <a href="https://t.co/W3JHi1CBTF">pic.twitter.com/W3JHi1CBTF</a></p>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1957943646097142239?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>The Marlins cut the St. Louis lead in half in the bottom of the fourth inning, an RBI triple by Jakob Marsee scoring Xavier Edwards after his leadoff single, before Marsee scored as&nbsp;Agustín Ramírez reached on a fielders choice.&nbsp; The Cardinals got both runs back in the fifth,&nbsp;Pagés striking and reaching first as Masyn Winn scoring on a passed ball, and a sacrifice bunt by Church driving in Saggese.&nbsp;</p><p>Trailing 6-2, Miami again cut the lead to two runs scoring their final runs on a two RBI single from Otto Lopez in the sixth inning with Edwards and Ramirez scoring.&nbsp; In the seventh inning, the Cardinals added their final run with Winn scoring on a sacrifice fly by Saggese after Winn was hit by a pitch to start the inning.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Michael Mcgreevy earned the win, improving to 4-3 on the season, pitching six innings and giving up four runs, just three earned, on six hits with five strikeouts.&nbsp;&nbsp;Riley O'Brien earned his second save with two walks in the ninth and two strikeouts.&nbsp; At the plate, Saggese was 3-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.&nbsp; Herrera was 2-for-5 with three RBIs, while Winn was 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs.</p><p>St. Louis and Miami wrap up their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Andre Pallante (6-10, 5.04 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against former Cardinal Sandy Alcantara (6-11, 6.31 ERA) for the Marlins.&nbsp; First pitch is at 5:40pm with coverage beginning around 5:30 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).</p><p><i>You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;</i></p>

Cardinals keep winning ways going in 7-4 win over Marlins

The St. Louis Cardinals had to come from behind, but the Redbirds bats came alive to snap a five game losing skid, helping to beat the Miami Marlins on the road in their series opener, winning 8-3 on Monday night at Loan Depot Park.&nbsp;

The Marlins took the lead in the first inning, Otto Lopez hitting a leadoff double and later scoring on a sacrifice fly by Jakob Marsee.&nbsp; In the fourth inning, Miami extended their lead on a solo home run by Eric Wagaman, his eighth of the season, entering the fifth inning leading the Cardinals 2-0 before St. Louis took over the game.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Lars Nootbaar opened the scoring for the Cardinals in the fifth with an RBI single, driving in&nbsp;Pedro Pagés after he walked with one out in the inning.&nbsp; The bases wound up loaded after&nbsp;Iván Herrera walked, and after a Marlins pitching change, St. Louis tied up the game on an Alec Burleson single, scoring Nathan Church, and a sacrifice fly by Willson Contreras gave the Redbirds the lead bringing home Nootbaar for the 3-2 lead.&nbsp;

The Marlins tied up the game in the sixth inning as Marsee drove in another run, this time with an RBI double scoring&nbsp;Agustín Ramírez who led off the inning with a double.&nbsp; In the seventh, the Cardinals took the lead back though, Burleson driving in another run with an RBI single, bringing home Herrera who had reached on a fielding error with two outs, to take the 4-3 lead for the Redbirds into the bottom half of the inning.&nbsp;

St. Louis extended the lead in the eighth inning adding an insurance run on an RBI single by&nbsp;Pagés, driving in Nolan Gorman who walked to open the inning, and then added their final three runs in the ninth inning with the first coming on passed ball, Garrett Hampson coming in to score, before Gorman's two run home run drove in Contreras for the final runs of the game.&nbsp;

Matt Svanson earned the win in relief, improving to 2-0 on the season, pitching two innings and giving up one hit while striking out one.&nbsp; At the plate, Burleson was 3-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs.&nbsp; Gorman was 1-for-4 with a walk, the home run and two RBIs, while Nootbaar was 2-for-5 with an RBI.

St. Louis and Miami continue their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Michael McGreevy (4-2, 4.41 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against&nbsp;Edward Cabrera (6-6, 3.34 ERA) for the Marlins.&nbsp; First pitch is at 5:40 with coverage beginning around 5:30 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;

<p>By MATT PIKE</p><p>The St. Louis Cardinals had to come from behind, but the Redbirds bats came alive to snap a five game losing skid, helping to beat the Miami Marlins on the road in their series opener, winning 8-3 on Monday night at Loan Depot Park.&nbsp;</p><p>The Marlins took the lead in the first inning, Otto Lopez hitting a leadoff double and later scoring on a sacrifice fly by Jakob Marsee.&nbsp; In the fourth inning, Miami extended their lead on a solo home run by Eric Wagaman, his eighth of the season, entering the fifth inning leading the Cardinals 2-0 before St. Louis took over the game.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Lars Nootbaar opened the scoring for the Cardinals in the fifth with an RBI single, driving in&nbsp;Pedro Pagés after he walked with one out in the inning.&nbsp; The bases wound up loaded after&nbsp;Iván Herrera walked, and after a Marlins pitching change, St. Louis tied up the game on an Alec Burleson single, scoring Nathan Church, and a sacrifice fly by Willson Contreras gave the Redbirds the lead bringing home Nootbaar for the 3-2 lead.&nbsp;</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Noot knocks! <a href="https://t.co/j78mQmnYYp">pic.twitter.com/j78mQmnYYp</a></p>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1957593721639170144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>The Marlins tied up the game in the sixth inning as Marsee drove in another run, this time with an RBI double scoring&nbsp;Agustín Ramírez who led off the inning with a double.&nbsp; In the seventh, the Cardinals took the lead back though, Burleson driving in another run with an RBI single, bringing home Herrera who had reached on a fielding error with two outs, to take the 4-3 lead for the Redbirds into the bottom half of the inning.&nbsp;</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Burly makes &#39;em pay! <a href="https://t.co/AoCRb7i7eN">pic.twitter.com/AoCRb7i7eN</a></p>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1957604032870007132?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>St. Louis extended the lead in the eighth inning adding an insurance run on an RBI single by&nbsp;Pagés, driving in Nolan Gorman who walked to open the inning, and then added their final three runs in the ninth inning with the first coming on passed ball, Garrett Hampson coming in to score, before Gorman's two run home run drove in Contreras for the final runs of the game.&nbsp;</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Insurance provided by Pedro! <a href="https://t.co/r57FSm1FMC">pic.twitter.com/r57FSm1FMC</a></p>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1957606472742760696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">GORMAN GONE! 🚀 <a href="https://t.co/YYWaAuj3wh">pic.twitter.com/YYWaAuj3wh</a></p>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1957611065983852811?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Matt Svanson earned the win in relief, improving to 2-0 on the season, pitching two innings and giving up one hit while striking out one.&nbsp; At the plate, Burleson was 3-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs.&nbsp; Gorman was 1-for-4 with a walk, the home run and two RBIs, while Nootbaar was 2-for-5 with an RBI.</p><p>St. Louis and Miami continue their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Michael McGreevy (4-2, 4.41 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals against&nbsp;Edward Cabrera (6-6, 3.34 ERA) for the Marlins.&nbsp; First pitch is at 5:40 with coverage beginning around 5:30 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).&nbsp;</p><p><i>You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;</i></p>

Cards snap five game skid as bats break out in win over Marlins

Home runs by&nbsp;Mike Yastrzemski, Vinnie Pasquantino, and Maikel Garcia helped power the Kansas City Royals to a fourth win in a row, beating the Texas Rangers to open a four game series 4-3 on Monday night at Kauffman Stadium.&nbsp;

For the third time this month, Yastrzemski opened the scoring for Kansas City in the first inning with a leadoff home run.&nbsp; With the leadoff home run, Yaz tied Johnny Damon (Sept. 1998) and Alex Gordon (Aug. 2012) for the club record of lead off home runs in a month.&nbsp; Damon (1998) and Gordon (2011) are also tied at five for the most leadoff home runs in a single year

The Rangers tied it up in the second inning, Jonah Heim's RBI single driving in Marcus Semien following his leadoff single to the inning.&nbsp; In the third inning though, another home run blasted the Royals ahead, Pasquantino hitting a two run shot, scoring Bobby Witt Jr who walked to open the inning, and putting Kansas City back ahead 3-1.&nbsp;

In the fifth inning, Garcia extended the lead, leading off the inning with a solo home run for the final Royals run of the game.&nbsp; Texas added a run in the sixth inning, Evan Carter hitting an RBI single and driving in Wyatt Langford following his leadoff single, before cutting the lead to one in the eighth inning with Langford scoring on a groundout by Rowdy Tellez.&nbsp;&nbsp;Carlos Estévez retired the Rangers 1-2-3 in the ninth to earn his 32nd save.&nbsp;

Michael Wacha earned the win, improving to 8-9 on the season, pitching 5 2/3 innings giving up two runs on nine hits while striking out three.&nbsp; At the plate, Yastrzemski was 2-for-3 with the home run and an RBI.&nbsp; Garcia was 2-for-4 with the home run and an RBI, while Pasquantino was 1-for-4 with the home run and two RBIs.&nbsp;

Kansas City looks to push the win streak to five continuing against Texas tomorrow.&nbsp; Seth Lugo (8-6, 3.77 ERA) looks to bounce back from back to back rough starts on the mound for the Royals against&nbsp;Merrill Kelly (9-7, 3.36 ERA) for the Rangers.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:40pm, pregame coverage beginning at 6 again on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).&nbsp;

<p>By MATT PIKE</p><p>Home runs by&nbsp;Mike Yastrzemski, Vinnie Pasquantino, and Maikel Garcia helped power the Kansas City Royals to a fourth win in a row, beating the Texas Rangers to open a four game series 4-3 on Monday night at Kauffman Stadium.&nbsp;</p><p>For the third time this month, Yastrzemski opened the scoring for Kansas City in the first inning with a leadoff home run.&nbsp; With the leadoff home run, Yaz tied Johnny Damon (Sept. 1998) and Alex Gordon (Aug. 2012) for the club record of lead off home runs in a month.&nbsp; Damon (1998) and Gordon (2011) are also tied at five for the most leadoff home runs in a single year</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mike’s at it again! <a href="https://t.co/9zVDHRjkQW">pic.twitter.com/9zVDHRjkQW</a></p>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1957592232820896211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 18, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>The Rangers tied it up in the second inning, Jonah Heim's RBI single driving in Marcus Semien following his leadoff single to the inning.&nbsp; In the third inning though, another home run blasted the Royals ahead, Pasquantino hitting a two run shot, scoring Bobby Witt Jr who walked to open the inning, and putting Kansas City back ahead 3-1.&nbsp;</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">Vinnie Pasquantino, two-run laser! <a href="https://t.co/XkHmESgnIc">pic.twitter.com/XkHmESgnIc</a></p>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1957603388767490145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>In the fifth inning, Garcia extended the lead, leading off the inning with a solo home run for the final Royals run of the game.&nbsp; Texas added a run in the sixth inning, Evan Carter hitting an RBI single and driving in Wyatt Langford following his leadoff single, before cutting the lead to one in the eighth inning with Langford scoring on a groundout by Rowdy Tellez.&nbsp;&nbsp;Carlos Estévez retired the Rangers 1-2-3 in the ninth to earn his 32nd save.&nbsp;</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="in" dir="ltr">Maikel mash! 💪 <a href="https://t.co/jQXMs58b4Q">pic.twitter.com/jQXMs58b4Q</a></p>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1957613040565624895?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Michael Wacha earned the win, improving to 8-9 on the season, pitching 5 2/3 innings giving up two runs on nine hits while striking out three.&nbsp; At the plate, Yastrzemski was 2-for-3 with the home run and an RBI.&nbsp; Garcia was 2-for-4 with the home run and an RBI, while Pasquantino was 1-for-4 with the home run and two RBIs.&nbsp;</p><p>Kansas City looks to push the win streak to five continuing against Texas tomorrow.&nbsp; Seth Lugo (8-6, 3.77 ERA) looks to bounce back from back to back rough starts on the mound for the Royals against&nbsp;Merrill Kelly (9-7, 3.36 ERA) for the Rangers.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:40pm, pregame coverage beginning at 6 again on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).&nbsp;</p><p><i>You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;</i></p>

Three homers help power Kansas City to fourth win in a row

After charges were filed against Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice last month for his role in a 2024 offseason multicar crash, the initial thought was his punishment from the NFL wouldn't be far behind.  

Now though, it appears Rice will not face a disciplinary hearing until September 30th.  Rice will go before Sue Robinson, a former US District Judge, who serves as the disciplinary officer jointly appointed by the NFL and NFL Players Association.  

Chiefs Insider Matt Derrick of ChiefsDigest.com says it's rare these cases go before Robinson, with the last case being Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson 

"The thing that's notable about that, is that when Sue Robinson handed down her decision, she determined six games was the suspension, and the NFL didn't like that," Derrick says on the KFEQmunnity show.  "The NFL appealed, which the NFL can do, either side can appeal her ruling, and eventually he ended up with an 11-game suspension because the NFL wanted basically an entire season." 

Derrick says the tricky thing though is, at the end of the day no matter what Robinson rules, the ultimate decision still comes back to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell 

In Watson's case, Goodell appointed someone else to make the decision.  Derrick says in Rice's case, the question comes down to how much does the NFL want a suspension? 

Reportedly, per NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, the NFL initially proposed a double-digit suspension for Rice as well, while the NFLPA, along with Rice's agents and attorney, argued against that asking for a much shorter suspension that better reflects the precedent for a case like this. 

Derrick also points out the NFL may want a case like this to be public, and not behind closed doors like most personal conduct cases, to try to make a point in getting players to understand there will be punishments for street racing  

"You know Rashee Rice could end up finding himself just being the poster boy," Derrick explains.  "I'm curious how the NFL will balance those two, because the fact that at this point they're at an impasse and it's willing to go to the disciplinary officer, the NFL may be willing to go ahead and drag this out for a few months just because they want to send a message." 

Just last week Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett was cited for driving 100 miles per hour in a 60 mile per hour zone.  He's been stopped for speeding at least seven other times.  

As it stands, Rice would be available for the first four weeks of the Chiefs regular season, which Derrick points out is big because Kansas City feels they need a player like Rice to beat the Los Angeles Chargers in week one. With one preseason game left to plan the roster, how might that affect it? 

<p>By MATT PIKE</p><p>After charges were filed against Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice last month for his role in a 2024 offseason multicar crash, the initial thought was his punishment from the NFL wouldn't be far behind.  </p><p>Now though, it appears Rice will not face a disciplinary hearing until September 30th.  Rice will go before Sue Robinson, a former US District Judge, who serves as the disciplinary officer jointly appointed by the NFL and NFL Players Association.  </p><p>Chiefs Insider Matt Derrick of ChiefsDigest.com says it's rare these cases go before Robinson, with the last case being Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson </p><p>"The thing that's notable about that, is that when Sue Robinson handed down her decision, she determined six games was the suspension, and the NFL didn't like that," Derrick says on the KFEQmunnity show.  "The NFL appealed, which the NFL can do, either side can appeal her ruling, and eventually he ended up with an 11-game suspension because the NFL wanted basically an entire season." </p><p>Derrick says the tricky thing though is, at the end of the day no matter what Robinson rules, the ultimate decision still comes back to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell </p><p>In Watson's case, Goodell appointed someone else to make the decision.  Derrick says in Rice's case, the question comes down to how much does the NFL want a suspension? </p><p>Reportedly, per NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, the NFL initially proposed a double-digit suspension for Rice as well, while the NFLPA, along with Rice's agents and attorney, argued against that asking for a much shorter suspension that better reflects the precedent for a case like this. </p><p>Derrick also points out the NFL may want a case like this to be public, and not behind closed doors like most personal conduct cases, to try to make a point in getting players to understand there will be punishments for street racing  </p><p>"You know Rashee Rice could end up finding himself just being the poster boy," Derrick explains.  "I'm curious how the NFL will balance those two, because the fact that at this point they're at an impasse and it's willing to go to the disciplinary officer, the NFL may be willing to go ahead and drag this out for a few months just because they want to send a message." </p><p>Just last week Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett was cited for driving 100 miles per hour in a 60 mile per hour zone.  He's been stopped for speeding at least seven other times.  </p><p>As it stands, Rice would be available for the first four weeks of the Chiefs regular season, which Derrick points out is big because Kansas City feels they need a player like Rice to beat the Los Angeles Chargers in week one. With one preseason game left to plan the roster, how might that affect it? </p><p>Derrick says with not knowing when Rice will not be available, it certainly adds some uncertainty. </p><p>"There could be a negotiated settlement so you don't know that you're going to have him for one game, zero games, four games, three, it really could be a fairly wide range," Derrick says.  "And then once he's suspended it could be a fairly wide range of how long you are without him, it certainly effects roster construction." </p><p>Derrick says if you're the Chiefs and if you feel you're going to be without Rice for an extended period of time, you may need to keep seven receivers, cutting yourself at another position, or losing a player you like.   </p><p>Derrick says it certainly is going to create a little bit of a headache for General Manager Brett Veach in how they build that week one roster and make final decisions. </p><p><i>You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;</i></p>