NEW YORK, N.Y. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals couldn’t complete a series sweep against the New York Mets on Sunday afternoon in Queens. The red birds fell 4-2 in extra innings, to end with a 2-1 series win. Mark Vientos played hero for the Mets, as he lifted up a game-winning home run in the
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite trailing Arizona 1-0 for the first five innings of Wednesday’s game, St. Louis rallied to score five unanswered runs in the final three frames to earn a 5-1 win over the Diamondbacks. Wednesday’s win secured a series victory for the Cardinals and improved their record to 11-14 this season. Christian
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Royals were held to just five hits on Sunday afternoon, leading to a 5-0 shutout loss to the Orioles in their series finale. Kansas City fell in the final two contests of this three-game set to post its second series loss of the young season to Baltimore. Matt Quatraro’s crew
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) All it took was a two-run single from Milwaukee’s Owen Miller for the Brewers to complete the three-game sweep over the Cardinals on Sunday. Despite a stellar outing from pitcher Sonny Gray, St. Louis lost its fourth-straight game, 2-0. The hit from Miller in the seventh inning marked the first two
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QUEENS, N.Y. (KMIZ) The Royals were unable to complete a late comeback at Citi Field on Sunday afternoon, losing a 2-1 pitchers’ duel to the Mets. Kansas City snapped its streak of back-to-back series wins after falling in two of its three games against New York. Both teams were held scoreless through the first seven
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PHOENIX, Ariz. (KMIZ) The Cardinals fell short of capturing a series win over the Diamondbacks on Sunday evening, despite winning their series opener against the defending National League Champions on Friday. A five-run fifth inning and a stellar team effort on the mound for Arizona led to a 5-0 loss for the Redbirds at Chase
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Royals are now in sole possession of the longest winning streak in Major League Baseball. Kansas City captured its seventh straight win on Thursday afternoon, sweeping the Astros 13-3 at Kauffman Stadium to wrap up a flawless seven-game homestand. A massive opening frame highlighted Kansas City’s second straight series sweep.
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) After St. Louis evened the series with a shutout win over Philadelphia on Tuesday, the Cardinals fell short of clinching a series victory on a rainy Wednesday afternoon at Busch Stadium. The Redbirds lost the series finale with the Phillies 4-3, despite a late comeback bid. Wednesday’s loss snapped a streak
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) It was not a banner day for Mizzou alum Kyle Gibson, as he took the hill for his second start of the season, on Sunday. The pitcher did end up throwing for seven innings, but let seven earned runs go in the eventual 10-3 loss to the Marlins. With the loss,
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals trailed the White Sox by three runs heading into the bottom of the fifth inning, but home runs from Hunter Renfroe and MJ Melendez gave KC the lead on the way to a 5-3 win over Chicago. With the Sunday victory, Kansas City completed a four-game sweep
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BALTIMORE, Md. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals entered the eighth inning of Wednesday’s series finale with a three-run lead against the Orioles but surrendered four runs in the final two frames to lose 4-3 in walk-off fashion. Matt Quatraro’s crew returns to Kauffman Stadium after winning just one of its three games in Baltimore, still
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KMIZ) Despite losing Wednesday’s series finale to the Padres 3-2, the St. Louis Cardinals ended their seven-game road trip with the team’s first series win of the 2024 season. The Redbirds captured victories at Petco Park on Monday and Tuesday ahead of their home opener on Thursday. In Wednesday’s game, the Padres
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals had a two-run lead heading into the bottom of the eighth, but home runs from Teoscar Hernandez and Max Muncy sealed a late-inning comeback to hand the red birds a 5-4 loss at Dodger Stadium on Sunday night. St. Louis actually carried a 4-0 lead into the
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Thanks to a five home run, 14-hit day for the Royals, the first series of the 2024 season did not end in a sweep for the Minnesota Twins. Kansas City shutout Minnesota 11-0 on Sunday afternoon, but still lost the series 2-1. It was a highlight reel kind of day at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For a majority of MLB teams, Opening Day will be on Thursday. For Missouri teams: The Kansas City Royals will host the Minnesota Twins at 3:10 p.m. The St. Louis Cardinals head to Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers at 3:10 p.m. Do you plan on attending a game this year?
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of baseball’s biggest stars is embroiled in a scandal the MLB hasn’t seen since Pete Rose. Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani on Monday denied that he ever participated in any sports gambling, amid a scandal involving allegations that his interpreter stole money from him and placed bets on games. Ohtani’s longtime interpreter
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Brenden Schaeffer, co-host of KTGR’s ‘The Big Show,’ in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones caught up with KSHB 41 sports anchor Aaron Ladd in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down to discuss the offseason for both the Kansas City Chiefs and the Kansas City Royals, including both franchises’ planned stadium projects. You can watch their full conversation in the video
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals intend to build their new downtown ballpark blocks away from T-Mobile Center and the Power & Light District. They announced their plan on Tuesday, scrapping two concepts elsewhere in the city for a location that puts the stadium closer to
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. will be in Kansas City for the foreseeable future, after the club announced a historic contract extension, on Monday. The team did not officially announce the terms of the deal yet, but MLB.com reported that Witt Jr. and KC came to an agreement for an 11-year
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