Sports – April 18, 2017

Dalton Cook hit two doubles, scored two runs and drove in another as the Salem Tigers defeated Houston, 6-0. Gabe Chang and Boone Schrader also had two hits for the Tigers who stranded 13 runners in the game. Jon Arzt and Kory Ramsey held Houston to two hits and struck out 12 batters. Salem is now 11-1 on the year and 4-0 in the SCA. They will be at St. Clair today at 4:30 on KSMO Radio and online at ksmoradio.com.

Lance Lynn outdueled Ivan Nova, and Kolten Wong hit his first homer of the season to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. Lynn (1-1) gave up just three hits, struck out five and walked one over seven innings. Trevor Rosenthal worked a perfect eighth inning before Seung Hwan Oh pitched the ninth, earning the Cardinals’ first save of the season. The Cards and Pirates will play again tonight at 6:20 on KSMO Radio or right after the Salem Tiger Baseball game.

The Kansas City Royals had the day off today and they will host the San Francisco Giants starting a three-game series.