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In Minor League baseball
The Springfield Cardinals were shut out 4-0 by the Amarillo Sod Poodles last night at Route 66 Stadium.
The loss snaps Springfield’s three-game postseason winning streak and evens the best-of-three Texas League Championship Series at 1-1,
forcing The decisive, winner-take-all Game 3 which is set to take place tonight at Route 66 Stadium first pitch set for 6:35 PM.
in Triple A
The Memphis Redbirds lost 4-3 to the Rochester Red Wings last night in Game 1 of the International League Championship Series at AutoZone Park
Game 2 is set for for tonight, at AutoZone Park in Memphis, Tennessee at 5:45 p.m.
in MLB ACTION
The Kansas City Royals fell to the Chicago White Sox 14-11in a wild high-scoring game at Kauffman Stadium.
Daniel Lynch IV struggled early, giving up a career-high nine earned runs, as Chicago built a 12-4 lead.
Kansas City nearly completed an incredible comeback, highlighted by Vinnie Pas-quan-tino’s first career grand slam in the 9th, but the Royals ultimately fell short.
The St. Louis Cardinals were shut out 2-0 by the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, managing just a single hit all evening.
Jared Jones carried a perfect game into the 6th before Nathan Church broke it up with the Cardinals’ only hit of the night.
Pittsburgh added an insurance run in the 8th, and Gregory Soto closed it out for a combined one-hitter.
The loss dropped St. Louis to 76-81, leaving them needing to win all five remaining games to finish above .500.
