Sports – Tuesday, August 21st, 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.

Jedd Gyorko and Matt Carpenter hit back-to-back homers in the top of the 9th inning to break a 3-3 tie and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Los Angeles, 5-3 on Monday night. Jose Martinez homered in the first inning and drive in another run with a single. The Cardinals and Dodgers play tonight in LA at 8:15 on KSMO.

Ryan Yarbrough helped extend Tampa Bay’s shutout streak to 23 innings, and the Rays got their only run via video replay in a 1-0 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night. Jorge Lopez pitched five innings and gave up five hits and three walks and the only run to take the loss and fall to 0-3. The Royals and Tampa Bay tangle again tonight.