Sports – Wednesday, August 1st, 2018

Registration for the City of Salem Youth Flag Football Program for 1st through 6th graders starts today and continues through August 24th. There is a $25.00 registration fee per child during regular registration. Games will be played every Saturday starting September 29th and continuing through October 20th. Sign up at the Salem Community Center @ The Armory during regular business hours. For more information contact Tye Lydon at 729-6290 or online at salemparks@salemmo.com

Charlie Blackmon and Carlos Gonzalez each went deep, Jon Gray pitched into the eighth inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 on Tuesday night. The Cardinals and the Rockies tangle again tonight starting at 6:20 on KSMO.

The St. Louis Cardinals announced they made a four-player trade with the Tampa Bay Rays, acquiring minor league outfielder Justin Williams, minor league left-handed pitcher Genesis Cabrera and minor league right-handed pitcher Roel Ramirez in exchange for outfielder Tommy Pham and International Cap Space.

Ryan O’Hearn hit a two-run homer in his major league debut, helping Danny Duffy and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Tuesday night. The Royals and Chicago White Sox play again tonight in Chicago.