KXEO Sports Report 5/8/2023

Missouri football landed two transfer commits over the weekend in offensive linemen, Cam’Ron Johnson from Houston, and defensive lineman Nyles Gaddy from Jackson State.

Johnson is 6-4, 305 pounds and started 13 games for Houston last season.

Gaddy recorded six and a half sacks in 2022 at Jackson State which earned him All-Southwestern Athletic Conference first-team honors.

Mizzou softball had a walk-off winner over 12th ranked Arkansas yesterday (Sunday) in Columbia.

Kara Daly smashed a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh to clinch Mizzou’s 7-6 victory.

The Tigers came into yesterday’s (Sunday) rubber match hot off a similar walk-off win over Arkansas on Saturday.

The St. Louis Cardinals snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 12-6 win over the Detroit Tigers yesterday (Sunday) at Busch Stadium.

The Redbirds fell behind then put up a seven run bottom of the sixth to regain the lead for good.

Paul Goldschmidt hammered three home runs in the game.

The Kansas City Royals escaped a sweep by beating the Oakland A’s 5-1 at the K.

Royals catcher Salvador Perez hit the longest home run of his career with a moon shot that went 462 feet.

The exit velocity was over 112 miles per hour and put a dent in the wall above the upper deck fountains.