Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yadier Molina and Marcell Ozuna slugged two-run homers, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 to improve to a major league-best 16-4 in August. The Cardinals have homered in 14 straight games.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matt Adams is bringing his power bat back to the St. Louis Cardinals after they traded him to Atlanta more than a year ago. The contending Cardinals got the 29-year-old first baseman and left fielder in a deal with Washington.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Blake Snell helped Tampa Bay match a team record with 27 consecutive shutout innings and the Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1. The scoreless stretch ended when Snell allowed a fifth-inning solo homer to Ryan O’Hearn. Snell struck out 11 and gave up four hits in six innings. The left-hander has 13 straight home starts of allowing one earned run or fewer, which is longest stretch in the majors since 1913, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Nationals have traded second baseman Daniel Murphy to the Chicago Cubs and first baseman Matt Adams to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Nationals are essentially throwing in the towel on a disappointing season with the moves. They have a losing record despite a roster that boasts such stars as Max Scherzer and Bryce Harper. Washington is in third place, 7½ games behind the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs signed Orlando Scandrick over the weekend in the hopes of helping their shaky secondary. There are injuries to safety Daniel Sorensen and cornerback Steven Nelson, and the uncertain health of Eric Berry. So there are still plenty of questions about what is already a questionable defensive backfield.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sophomore Ivory Kelly-Martin will likely start the season as Iowa’s top running back, according to offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz. The move could be categorized as a mild surprise given that fellow sophomore Toren Young was listed ahead of Kelly-Martin on a depth chart released in fall camp. But Kelly-Martin has shown Iowa’s coaches he has the potential to become an every-down back.