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Kennedy strikes out 11 as Royals top Astros

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Kendrys Moralez hits the second of his 2 home runs vs. Houston Sunday. (Courtesy Kansas City Royals / Jason Hanna)
Kendrys Moralez hits the second of his 2 home runs vs. Houston Sunday. (Courtesy Kansas City Royals / Jason Hanna)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ian Kennedy struck out 11 over seven innings, Kendrys Morales hit two home runs and the Kansas City Royals snapped the Houston Astros’ seven-game winning streak with a 6-1 victory Sunday.

After Royals starters Edinson Volquez and Chris Young were roughed up in blowout losses in the first two games of this series, Kennedy allowed one run and three hits with one walk.

Kennedy (6-6) struck out his final four batters and finished one shy of matching his career best in strikeouts.

Eagles fall in bracket play at McPherson tournament

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McPHERSON, Kan. – The Hays Eagle Sr. American Legion baseball team grabbed the early lead but couldn’t hold on and lost 5-3 to McPherson Sunday morning in bracket play at the McPherson tournament.

Hays lead 3-2 after three innings but McPherson took advantage of two errors and scored two runs in the fourth inning to take the lead then added an insurance run in the seventh.

Ricky Hockett allowed four runs, three earned, on five hits and takes the loss.

Dalton Stout had three hits and drove in a run.

The Eagles go 2-2 in the tournament and are now 12-7 overall.

Altuve gets 4 hits; Astros top Royals 13-5, win 7th straight

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jose Altuve went 4 for 5, including a home run and two doubles, and the Houston Astros extended their winning streak to seven with a 13-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.

Altuve drove in three runs and scored three runs. He is hitting .417 with a .484 on-base percentage while reaching base in 27 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the major leagues.

Marwin Gonzalez, Altuve and Carlos Correa, the Astros’ two-three-four hitters, combined to go 8 for 15 with seven RBIs, six runs and two homers. Altuve and Correa hit consecutive homers in a seven-run second.

Hays Eagles split their Saturday games at the McPherson tournament

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McPHERSON, Kan. – The Hays Eagles Sr. American Legion baseball team split their two games Saturday at the McPherson tournament. The Eagles scored 13 runs  in the first three innings and beat Emporia 13-2. They jumped out to a 4-0 lead after two innings in their second game against Ark City but lost 7-4. The Eagles are now 2-1 in pool play and 12-6 overall.

Ark City rallied with six runs in the fifth inning and one in the eighth. Ricky Hockett went 2-2 and drove in a run and scored a run. He tripled in the first inning and singled in the third inning. Hockett gave up three runs on one hit and took the loss.

Hockett had two hits and three RBIs in the first game against Emporia. Wyatt Schumacher struck out six hitters en route to the win. Schumacher allowed one earned run, three hits and no walks over four innings.

Larks edge Derby; increase lead in Jayhawk League

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HAYS, Kan. – D.J. Carr allowed one earned run on six hits over eight innings and Chad Smith pitched a scoreless ninth to lead the Hays Larks to a 3-2 win over Derby in their series opener Friday night at Larks Park. Carr (4-0) struck out five and walked none and didn’t allow a run past the third inning.

The Larks (17-2, 13-2 JL) scored a run in the first then two in the third after the Twins (4-13, 4-11 JL) tallied two in the top of the second to take a 2-1 lead. Austin O’Brien’s double scored Connor Ross to tie the game 2-2. Nate Olinger’s single scored O’Brien with the go-ahead run.

The Larks increased their lead atop the Jayhawk League to 3 1/2 games over Dodge City who lost at Haysville 12-8.

The Larks and Twins play the middle game of the three-game series Saturday night at 7 pm. Nex-Tech is the buyout sponsor for the annual Larkstoberfest game which will feature authentic German food and music.

Springer hits slam as Astros pound Royals, Volquez

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By ALAN ESKEW
Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — George Springer hit a grand slam and a triple in Houston’s nine-run first inning against Edinson Volquez, and the Astros routed the Kansas City Royals 13-4 on Friday night.

Springer finished with five RBIs, and Colby Rasmus had four hits, including a homer in the eighth, scored three runs and drove in two.

Marwin Gonzalez, Carlos Gomez, Jason Castro and Rasmus all had RBI singles in the first off Volquez (7-7), who retired only three of the 15 batters he faced with 12 scoring, ballooning his ERA more than a full run to 5.15. He gave up eight hits and walked three.

The last time the Astros scored nine in the first inning was July 10, 2003, against Cincinnati. The Royals last allowed nine or more in the first on Sept. 23, 2006, when Detroit scored 10.

Dallas Keuchel (4-9) picked up only his second victory since April 15.

Hays Eagles knock off Wabaunsee

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The Hays Eagles Senior American Legion scored four runs in the first inning then added three in the second to beat Wabaunsee 10-2 Friday night. Ryan Ruder, Ricky Hockett, Jared Haynes, Jace Armstrong and Cole Murphy all had two the Eagles 14 hits. Marcus Altman tripled and drove in three runs.

Cole Murphy pitched two scoreless innings with two strikeouts to pick up the win.

The Eagles are now 11-5 on the season.

Hays Monarchs Jr. American Legion splits with Beloit

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HAYS, Kan. – The Hays Monarchs Jr. American Legion split their doubleheader with Beloit Friday night. Beloit scored four runs in the first inning and won the first game 6-3. The Monarchs (14-4) came back with four runs in the second inning and two in the third and won the second game 7-4.

Chase Werth went the distance with eight strikeouts and four walks and suffered the loss. Braydon Conn had two hits with two RBIs and two runs scored.

Adam Gottschalk had two hits and scored two runs in the second game. Gavin Schumacher drove in two. Carlos Schwindt pitched five innings and allowed four runs on eight hits and picked up the win.

KU’s Diallo selected No. 33 in the NBA Draft

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NEW YORK (AP) – The Philadelphia 76ers used the first pick in Thursday’s NBA draft to select LSU freshman forward Ben Simmons, who averaged 19.2 points, 11.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists for the Tigers as a freshman last season. Duke freshman forward Brandon Ingram was the second player selected, grabbed by the Los Angeles Lakers. Boston chose third and took California freshman forward Jaylen Brown.

Kansas center Cheick Diallo was the overall No. 33 choice of the Los Angeles Clippers. Diallo was later part of a trade to the New Orleans Pelicans. A Kayes, Mali, Africa native, Diallo averaged 3.0 points and 2.5 rebounds shooting 56.9 percent from the field in 2015-16. He tied for third-most on the KU team in blocked shots with 23 in 27 games played. Diallo missed the first five games of the season before being cleared by the NCAA.

New Orleans also picked Oklahoma guard Buddy Hield sixth. Baylor’s Taurean Prince was selected 12th by Utah then traded to Atlanta. Iowa State’s Georges Niang was selected 50th by Indiana and the Cyclones Abdel Nader was the 58th pick by the Celtics. Oklahoma Isiah Cousins was taken 59th by Sacramento.

Neither KU’s Perry Ellis or Wichita State’s Ron Baker or Fred VanVleet were chosen. Baker agreed to a partially guaranteed one-year deal with the New York Knicks, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo.com. He will play for the Knicks summer league team in Orlando and, although details of his contract status weren’t immediately clear, he can be expected to attend training camp in the fall. VanVleet, according to Jonathan Givony of Draft Express, will play for Toronto’s summer league team in Las Vegas.

Larks rained out; host Derby Friday

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WELLINGTON, Kan. – It seems about the only thing that can slow down the Hays Larks is the weather. Thursday night’s series finale in Wellington was rained out. No word on any makeup date, but Monday is the only open day for both teams before the First Half race in the Jayhawk League ends on Thursday.

The Larks (16-2, 12-2 JL) currently sit 2  1/2 games ahead of second place Dodge City (12-5, 10-5 JL) who beat Liberal 9-2 Thursday night. The Larks and Athletics will meet three times next week, two of them in Dodge City.

Friday night the Larks return home for the start of a three-game series with the last place Derby Twins (4-12, 4-10 JL) who were also rained Thursday.

All three games start at 7 pm and admission is free all three nights. Friday’s buyout sponsor is Nex-Tech Wireless. Saturday is Larkstoberfest with authentic German food and music prior to the game which is sponsored by Nex-Tech. Sunday, Downing-Nelson Oil, Qdoba Mexican Grill and Dr. Michael Hatten are the buyout sponsors. You can hear Sunday night’s game on KAYS (1400-AM, 94.3-FM) beginning at 6:45 pm.

Veteran infielder Infante clears waivers, becomes free agent

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Veteran infielder Omar Infante cleared waivers Thursday and became a free agent.

Infante was designated for assignment June 15th by the Kansas City Royals, who chose to pay him the nearly $14 million remaining on his contract rather than let him ride the bench as a utility player.

Infante spent his first six seasons in Detroit. He later played for Atlanta, earning an All-Star nod with the Braves in 2010, and briefly spent time in Miami before returning to the Tigers for two more seasons.

But after signing with Kansas City, the career .271 hitter began a slow decline, his bat speed and fielding ability no longer what it was in his prime. He hit only eight homers with the Royals, two fewer than his final season with Detroit.

Larks rally falls short in Wellington

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WELLINGTON, Kan. – Devlin Granberg hit a three-run home run with two outs in the top of the ninth inning but it wasn’t enough to finish off the comeback as the Hays Larks lost 6-5 to the Wellington Heat Wednesday night at Hibbs-Hooten Stadium in Wellington.

The Heat (11-9, 7-7 Jayhawk League) broke a 2-2 tie with two runs in the seventh and two more in the eighth.

Jax Biggers doubled and scored on an Austin O’Brien single in the top of the first to give the Larks (16-2, 12-2 Jayhawk League)  the early lead. Connor Ross doubled and drove in Ty Redington in the second to push the lead to 2-0.

Metro State’s Ryan Baca went the distance for the Heat, holding the Larks to the five runs despite giving up 14 hits. Baca struck out 10 and walked one.

Layne Downing (1-1) gave up two runs on two hits over an inning of relief and suffered the loss.

The Larks still lead the Jayhawk League by three games over Dodge City, who lost 13-3 in Liberal Wednesday.

The Larks close out the series Thursday night before returning home for three with Derby on Friday.

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