Sports – Thursday, July 1st, 2021

Paul Goldschmidt and Tyler O’Neill each had three hits and an RBI to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a series sweep over the Arizona Diamondbacks Wednesday, 7-4. Yadier Molina went 2-for-4 with an RBI, and Tommy Edman also plated a pair. Pitcher Kwang Hyun Kim also doubled in a pair of runs in the Cards win. The red Birds travel to Colorado to face the Rockies tonight at 6:45 on KSMO to starts a four-game series.

Salvador Perez went 4-4 and homered for Kansas City, but J.D Martinez three-run homer in the 3rd inning propelled Boston to their 6th straight win, 6-2 over the Royals Wednesday night. It was Kansas City’s 8th straight loss. The Red Sox will go for the four-game sweep this afternoon in Boston as the Royals fell to 13 games below .500