KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jason Vargas tossed six sharp innings, the Kansas City offense finally woke up against AL Cy Young winner Corey Kluber and the Royals beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2 on Wednesday night.
Mike Moustakas drove in a run in the first inning, and Lorenzo Cain, Eric Hosmer and Kendrys Morales hit consecutive RBI doubles off Kluber (3-6) in the third to give the Royals the lead.
Vargas (4-2) made it stand up in his second start back from the disabled list. The left-hander used a pair of double plays to wiggle out of jams, and limited the streaking Indians to two runs on eight hits while striking out three without a walk.
Greg Holland pitched a perfect ninth for his eighth save.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Major League Baseball has apologized to the Kansas City Royals for a breakdown in its replay process during a crucial moment in a 2-1 loss to the Cleveland Indians.
The issue occurred in the eighth inning of a tied game Tuesday night, when first base umpire Bob Davidson ruled the Indians’ Jose Ramirez had beaten out a relay throw to prevent a double play. Replays showed Ramirez was out, but the call stood after a nearly 3-minute review.
The Indians wound up scoring the go-ahead run later in the inning.
MLB said Wednesday that the “super slow motion view” was delayed in getting to the replay crew in New York, so umpires there had to render a decision without that information.
DENVER (AP) — Colorado Rockies pitcher Jordan Lyles will have season-ending surgery to fix a torn ligament in his left big toe.
The right-hander is scheduled to have the procedure next Wednesday in Denver for what he described as “Tommy John (surgery) for my big toe.”
Lyles initially hurt his toe May 23 and tried to pitch through the discomfort. He re-aggravated the injury when he tried to avoid a line-drive single up the middle Sunday in Philadelphia. Lyles is 2-5 with a 5.14 ERA this season.
The 24-year-old missed two months last season with a fractured left hand. Asked if he felt a little unlucky lately on the injury front, Lyles simply said: “I just have to deal with it. It’s unfortunate.”
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha-based Baxter Auto is paying $4 million over 10 years for naming rights to the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s new arena.
The university on Wednesday announced the 7,500-seat facility will be called Baxter Arena. Opening is set for October.
The arena will be the home of the Mavericks’ hockey, basketball and volleyball teams.
Baxter Auto president Mickey Anderson said at a ceremony that his family’s association with the school began in 1957, when his father Tal went to what was then known as Omaha University and played baseball and basketball. Tal Anderson began working for Baxter when he was in college and became company owner in 1984.
Baxter Auto has 21 dealerships in Omaha, Lincoln and Kansas City.
The Mid-Plains Area All-Star basketball games will be held this Friday, June 5 at McDonald-Belton Gymnasium on the south campus of North Platte Community College. Both the girls and boys game will be broadcast live on ESPN 1410 AM and online at northplattepost.com, pregame coverage will begin at 5:40 p.m. The girls game is scheduled to tip at 6:00 p.m. and the boys game starting at 7:45 p.m. Tickets for the game are $5 and can be purchased at the door.
Girls Gold Team Roster
Head Coach: Bec Ray; Mullen
1 – Shayla Dockweiler; South Loup
2 – Tami Myers; Anslemo-Merna
3 – Kelsey Thompson; Anselmo-Merna
4 – Kaylea Watson; Arapahoe
5 – Rachael Smith; South Loup
10 – Brooke Hoyt; Hitchcock County
11 – Jill Behrends; Creek Valley
12 – Paige Spady; Chase County
13 – Whitney Rosno; Hayes Center
14 – Jessica Lovitt; Mullen
15 – Taylor Vasa; Arthur County
20 – Jessica Hanks; Kimball
21 – Abby Werkmeister; Maywood
Girls Black Team Roster
Head Coach: Nathan Stienike; North Platte St. Pat’s
1 – Kaley Stokey; Sutherland
2 – Anna O’Malley; North Platte St. Pat’s
3 – Kaitlynn Harvey; North Platte
4 – Sydnee Harchelroad; Wauneta-Palisade
5 – Lesley Towery; Wauneta-Palisade
10 – Kelsey Higgins; Sandhills/Thedford
12 – Sloan Johnson; Cambridge
13 – Jessy Hunt; North Platte
14 – Shelisa Brooks; Southern Valley
15 – Christina Daniels; Wallace
20 – Toni Caudillo; North Platte St. Pat’s
21 – Grayce Jorgensen; Medicine Valley
Boys Gold Team Roster
Head Coach: Kolby Hamilton; Sandhills/Thedford
1 – Cody Blackwell; Paxton
2 – Hunter Martin; Ainsworth
3 – Alex Coffman; Sandhills/Thedford
4 – John Rippen; Hitchcock County
5 – Troy Lusk; Brady
10 – Jake Wilkins; Ainsworth
11 – Shane Mauch; North Platte
12 – Jeremiah Perkins; Southern Valley
13 – Nic Crowley; Elm Creek
14 – Hunter Quinn; Southern Valley
15 – Justin Lee; Sandhills/Thedford
20 – Jason Finnegan; Cozad
21 – Andrew O’Neill; North Platte St. Pat’s
25 – Daniel Arp; Hitchcock County
Boys Black Team Roster
Head Coach: Gary Oltman; Leyton
1 – Brooks Coleman; Valentine
2 – Skyler Werger; Elwood
3 – Layton Dockweiler; South Loup
4 – Austin Meyers; Hayes Center
5 – Travis Luhrs; Chase County
10 – Jeff Dickey; Chase County
11 – Cody McKay; Leyton
12 – Trevor Halstead; South Loup
13 – Zach Hackbart; Elwood
14 – Cameron Bancroft; Valentine
15 – Zak Kurkowski; Perkins County
20 – Kameron Krutsinger; Dundy County-Stratton
30 – Evan Jones; Cambridge
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Michael Brantley drove in the go-ahead run with two outs in the eighth inning, backing a strong performance by Carlos Carrasco and sending the Cleveland Indians to a 2-1 victory over the slumping Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.
Carrasco (7-4) allowed five hits over seven innings to win his third straight start. The big right-hander struck out eight while dominating Kansas City for the second time in a month.
Cody Allen handled a perfect ninth for his 12th save as the Indians won for the 11th time in 14 games. AL Central rival Kansas City lost for the sixth time in its last seven.
Wade Davis (2-1) was summoned in the eighth to keep the game tied, but he walked Michael Bourn to lead off the inning.
DENVER (AP) — Alex Guerrero hit a grand slam off reliever Rafael Betancourt with two outs in the top of the ninth, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers rally for a 9-8 win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night and salvage a doubleheader split.
The Rockies beat the Dodgers 6-3 in the opener behind the pitching of Jorge De La Rosa. The game was a makeup of a rainout on May 9.
Guerrero sent a 1-2 fastball from Betancourt (2-2) to the deepest part of Coors Field, just eluding the glove of leaping center fielder Charlie Blackmon. The crowd waited to see if Blackmon had the baseball as he fell to the warning track. He didn’t.
It was Guerrero’s first career grand slam and fourth homer of the day for the Dodgers.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pro Bowl defensive tackle Dontari Poe walked gingerly off the Chiefs’ practice field Tuesday with back pain, and linebacker Derrick Johnson sat out with inflammation in his knee.
The Chiefs were getting back to work with the second week of organized team activities when Poe walked off the field. A team spokesman did not say how long he might be out.
Johnson worked out last week. He missed nearly all of last season with a torn Achilles tendon.
Wide receiver Chris Conley was back on the field after missing time last week to attend the NFL’s rookie premier, while linebacker Justin Houston remained absent from the voluntary workouts after getting the franchise tag earlier this offseason.
Former Nebraska Heisman-winning quarterback Eric Crouch and Outland Trophy award winner Zach Wiegert are among 76 former Football Bowl Subdivision players on the 2016 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot, which was released by the National Football Foundation on Tuesday.
Crouch is on the ballot for the fifth straight year, while this year marks the first time Wiegert had made an appearance. The 2016 class will be announced on Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, the Friday before the College Football Playoff National Championship.
Crouch will look to become the second Husker quarterback in the College Hall of Fame, joining Tommie Frazier who was part of the 2013 class. Crouch became Nebraska’s third Heisman Trophy winner in 2001 after leading the Huskers to the National Championship game. An option-based quarterback out of Omaha’s Millard North High School, Crouch set the NCAA record for career rushing touchdowns by a quarterback with 59, and he amassed 7,915 career total offensive yards. A consensus All-American in 2001, Crouch also reeled in the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, the Davey O’Brien Award and the Sporting News Offensive Player of the Year award.
Wiegert was a 1994 unanimous first team All-American and is one of eight Huskers to win the Outland Trophy. A native of Fremont, Neb., Wiegert helped lead the Huskers to 1994 National Championship after NU played in the 1993 title game. The Huskers averaged 340 yards per game on the ground in 1994 and Wiegert led Nebraska with 113 pancake blocks. He even earned one first-place vote for the Heisman, ending up tied for ninth with 27 points. In addition to winning the Outland, he was a finalist for the Lombardi Award, a consensus All-American, the UPI Lineman of the Year and the Touchdown Club of Columbus Offensive Lineman of the Year. His No. 72 jersey was retired before the 1995 season.
Trev Alberts became the 17th Nebraska player in the College Football Hall of Fame and will be inducted in December. He was the fourth Husker in seven years to be named to the Hall, joining 2013 inductee Tommie Frazier, 2011 honoree Will Shields and 2009 inductee Grant Wistrom.
