Sports – Monday, June 26th, 2017

Yadier Molina delivered the key hit in the rally that enabled St. Louis to avoid a series sweep at the hands of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Molina’s RBI single in the bottom of the seventh snapped a tie and helped the Cardinals register an 8-4 win.
The Cardinals will be having a make-up game this afternoon when they host Cincinnati. Game time is 3:15 and the pre-game show starts on KSMO at 2:20.

On Sunday, the Cardinals recalled outfielder Randal Grichuk and right-handed pitcher Mike Mayers and purchased the contract of rookie first baseman Luke Voit from Memphis (AAA). The team also announced that centerfielder Dexter Fowler (right heel spur) and left-handed pitcher Kevin Siegrist (cervical spine sprain) have been placed on the 10-day disabled list, and that outfielder Chad Huffman was optioned to Memphis.

Francisco Liriano pitched six-plus sharp innings, Jose Bautista drove in four runs and the Toronto Blue Jays whipped the Kansas City Royals 8-2 on Sunday afternoon. Jason Hammel was pulled after five innings, allowing two runs, five hits and three walks while striking out six. Kansas City won the first two games of the series. The Royals will have the day off before taking on Detroit on Tuesday.

The St. Louis Blues traded center Jori Lehtera, the 27th overall pick in the first round of the 2017 NHL Draft and a conditional draft choice in 2018 to the Philadelphia Flyers for center Brayden Schenn. Schewnn scored 25 goals and 30 assists (55 points) last year. The Blues aslo traded Ryan Reeves to Pittsburgh for 23-year-old center Oskar Sundqvist, along with the 31st overall pick in the 2017 NHL Draft.