Sports – Thursday, September 1, 2022

The Salem Lady Volleyball Tigers host the Sullivan Lady Eagles tonight starting at 4:45 with the Freshman match with the JV and varsity matches to follow. All matches can be seen on KSMO Streaming Media and the varsity match will include play-by-play starting around 6:45 on KSMO Radio AM 1340 and 95.7 FM. Salem is 1-1 on the year.

Lars Nootbaar’s two-run homer in the top of the 13th inning proved to be the difference as the St. Louis Cardinals beat Cincinnati Wednesday, 5-3 to win the series in Cincinnati, two games to one. Nolan Arenado also hit a two-run homer for St. Louis in the win. The Cards gave the day off today before beginning a weekend series with the Chicago Cubs.

Bobby Witt, Jr. homered for the Royals, but White Sox pitcher Lance Lynn gave up just a total of four hits in seven innings to help Chicago beat the Kansas City Wednesday, 4-2. Michael A. Taylor had two hits for the Royals. The rubber game of the series is this afternoon in Chicago.