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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Heading into Game 5 of their NL division series against Pittsburgh, the Cardinals can take comfort in this: They’re 7-1 the last three years when facing postseason elimination. Though this is the Pittsburgh Pirates’ first playoff appearance since 1992, they’ve looked seasoned, too.
Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright starts Game 5, opposed by rookie Gerrit Cole, who pitched like an ace in his postseason debut. Statistically, the series is almost dead even. The Pirates are batting .189 and have scored 14 runs, while the Cardinals are hitting .192 with 15 runs.
Most Cardinals players participated in an optional workout Tuesday. The Pirates did not work out and were scheduled to arrive later in the day.
Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South southeast wind 7 to 11 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South southeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Windy, with a south wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 67.
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A man from Adel in central Iowa was injured when the semi he was driving was struck by a train Tuesday evening, about a mile east of Menlo, in Guthrie County. The Iowa State Patrol says 74-year old Ira Norman Stine was transported by helicopter to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, after the 2014 Kenworth semi he was driving (Registered to Stine Seed Farm, Inc., of Adel) was struck by an eastbound train after Stine failed to yield.
The truck, which had just dropped off a load of grain, was traveling south on Talon Avenue, just north of Highway 925, when it was struck behind the cab by the train. Following the collision, which occurred at around 6:35-p.m., the cab came to rest on the south side of the railroad tracks, while the trailer portion came to rest on the north side of the tracks.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa State University grain storage expert says farmers should make sure they have a plan in place to handle corn that could have inconsistent levels of moisture, making this year’s crop more likely to develop mold problems. Professor Charles Hurburgh says the cold and wet spring followed by a heat wave late in the growing season results in a crop characterized by inconsistency.
He says farmers should make sure to get their corn cooled and dried as soon as possible after harvest because sharp differences in maturity, weight and moisture content create the potential for spoilage once the grain is stored in a bin. Corn value drops if more than 5 percent shows mold and falls dramatically if mold spreads to more than 20 percent of the kernels.
RED OAK, Iowa (AP) — A fire in the southwest Iowa city of Red Oak has destroyed a 116-year-old building in the city’s downtown. The Omaha World-Herald reports the building previously housed a bar but wasn’t currently being used. The fire was reported at 12:25 a.m. Monday in the two-story building, and it took firefighters more than four hours to control the blaze.
The cause of the fire was under investigation. Montgomery County records show the building was constructed in 1897. The remainder of the building was demolished Monday because of fears its walls would collapse.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Butler, Gonzaga and Davidson are small schools that have succeeded on college basketball’s biggest stage. First-year coach Ray Giacoletti wants to put Drake in that same category.
Giacoletti, who spent the last six years as a Gonzaga assistant, will try to take the first steps in that direction with a team that has a vastly different look from the group that went 15-17 last season under Mark Phelps, who was fired after five years of mediocre results.
Along with a new staff, the Bulldogs have three transfers, two freshmen and two players back in action after missing last season. Of the six returnees, only two were starters: 6-foot-11 Seth VanDeest, who has battled shoulder and knee injuries throughout his career, and point guard Richard Carter.
Firefighters from Atlantic were called to the scene of a structure fire at 304 W. 2nd Street, Tuesday. The call came in at around 7:07-pm. Mike Trotter told KJAN News he was biking by and saw the smoke before calling it in. Cass County 9-1-1 Director Rob Koppert said when he arrived, flames were shooting out the front of a window, toward the street.
304 W. 2nd St. fire (Ric Hanson photo)
Atlantic Fire Chief Mark McNees said fire crews saw the same thing when they arrived. The structure itself was not damaged, but the inside sustained severe smoke damage throughout, and significant fire damage toward the front.
The west half of the building was being rented by Dean Beech, who was using the structure for furniture refinishing. McNees said Beech had been working in the building on some furniture, and left at around 5-p.m to attend a meeting.
Photo from Atlantic Fire and Rescue’s Facebook page.
The Chief said they could see where the fire started, but were unable to determine how it began. Suspicions are centering around some rags which were soaked with linseed oil, with the cause possibly being spontaneous combustion. An electrical fire is not suspected.
McNees said while the inside was heavily damaged, it wouldn’t take much to rehab in in order for it to be used. Three vehicles were removed from an adjacent garage, including a custom pickup, a car and a motorcycle. No injuries were reported. Firefighters were on the scene for about 2-hours.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Everyone thought Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz was joking last weekend when he said the Hawkeyes might never return a punt again. Ferentz wasn’t kidding. Ferentz says he’s leaning against sending blockers downfield to help set up returns after Iowa was burned by a fake punt in Saturday’s loss to Michigan State. Ferentz indicated Iowa might always use a punt safe formation in the future, with a returner charged simply with keeping punts from hitting the ground.
The Hawkeyes (4-2, 1-1 Big Ten) have allowed a number of successful fake punts in recent years, including one each in losses to Northern Illinois and the Spartans this season. Iowa next plays at No. 4 Ohio State (6-0, 2-0) on Oct. 19.
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