Sports – Monday, March 8th, 2021

Tyler O’Neil slugged a three-run homer to break a 2-2, and then Austin Dean double home three more in the 8th inning which proved to be the margin of victory as St. Louis beat Houston, 8-5 Sunday. The Cardinals are 2-2-2m in the spring and play the Miami Marlins this afternoon.

Kelvi Gutierrez’ two run 9th inning homer topped off a three -run 9th inning rally giving the Kansas City royals a 4-3 win over san Diego Sunday. The Royals are 6-3 and play Oakland this afternoon.

David Perron, Ryan O’Reilly and Nathan Walker all scored in the 1st period Saturday night for St. Louis, but the Los Angeles Kings rallied to tie the game that they won in overtime on a goal by Adriene Kempke. The Blues will play San Jose tonight at 7:30 on KSMO.

The LSU Tigers ruined Senior Day at Missouri Saturday as they beat Mizzou, 86-80. Dru Smith had 17 points followed by Xavier Pinson with 14 and Kobe Brown who had 10 rebounds and 11 points. Missouri is 15-8 on the year and 8-8 in the SEC Conference. They are seeded 7th and will play Georgia Thursday night at 6:00.