Sports – Thursday, August 16th, 2018

Registration for the City of Salem Youth Flag Football Program for 1st through 6th graders is going on now through August 24th at the Salem Community Center @ The Armory during regular business hours. There is a $25.00 registration fee per child during regular registration. Games will be played Saturdays starting on September 29th and going through October 20th. For more information contact Tye Lydon at 729-6290 or e-mail him at salemparks@salemmo.com.

Harrison Bader had three hits and Austin Gomber went six scoreless innings as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals, 4-2. Marcell Ozuna homered for the Cards who go for a sweep of the series and their 9th straight win starting at 5:20 tonight on KSMO.

Salvador Perez slugged two homers, but it wasn’t enough as the Toronto Blue Jays beat Kansas City, 6-5 on Wednesday. The Royals and Blue Jays finish up their series tonight in Kansas City.