Sports – Friday, May 14th, 2021

The Class 4, District 9 baseball tournament has been released and Salem will face St. James in the play-in game this afternoon at Sullivan starting at 5:00. Salem is seeded 4th in the tournament. The cost of admission is $5.00 per person six years of age and older. The game will also be broadcast on KSMO Radio and audio streamed online at ksmoradio.com. If Salem wins Friday, they will play at noon Saturday against Owensville in a time change from the original schedule due to expected rain.

Salem Tiger tennis player Tatum Hatridge will play Saturday morning at 10:00 at Cape Notre Dame in the district individual singles.

Jack Flaherty pitched six strong innings and Nolan Arenado drove in a 1st inning run as the St. Louis Cardinals shutout Milwaukee on Wednesday, 2-0. Flaherty is now 7-0 on the year. The Cards begin a weekend series with the San Diego from Petco Field. The game tonight starts at 8:15 with Saturday’s game at 6:45. The game Sunday will be 5:10 in the afternoon. All games can be heard on KSMO Radio.

The Detroit Tigers scored four runs in the 2nd inning and held on to sweep the three-game series from Kansas City, 4-3. It was the 11th straight loss for the Royals. They will travel to Chicago to face the Chicago White Sox in a weekend series.

David Perron, Jordan Kyrou and Brayden Schenn each scored two goals as the St. Louis Blues came back from a 3-0 1st period deficit to beat Minnesota, 7-3. The Blues will open the playoffs Monday night at Colorado starting at 8:30 on KSMO Radio.