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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Michael Wacha will replace Justin Masterson in the St. Louis Cardinals’ rotation on Thursday and make his first start since mid-June. Manager Mike Matheny said Wacha, a breakout rookie star last year who was the NL championship series MVP, will be limited to around 60 pitches at Milwaukee. He’s 5-5 with a 2.79 ERA in 15 starts and has been on the 15-day disabled list with a right shoulder stress reaction.
Rookie Marco Gonzales and Tyler Lyons, lefties who were among five players added Tuesday, will be ready for long relief in that game. The Cardinals activated reliever Jason Motte from DL from a lower back strain and also recalled lefty Nick Greenwood and catcher Tony Cruz before Tuesday’s game against the Pirates.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs signed veteran safety Kurt Coleman on Tuesday and placed linebacker Joe Mays on injured reserve with a designation to return. Coleman made 29 starts and appeared in 59 games over four seasons in Philadelphia, three of those under current Chiefs coach Andy Reid. He was released by the Vikings during the final round of cuts on Saturday after spending the offseason and training camp with them.
Mays had surgery to repair damage in his wrist that he sustained during a preseason game. The veteran linebacker, who has played in 61 games over the course of six seasons, was being counted on to start alongside Derrick Johnson in the middle of the Chiefs’ defense.
Kansas City opens the regular season Sunday against Tennessee.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam Wainwright earned his 16th win and matched his career best with three RBIs, carrying the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. The bottom of the order was the difference in the fourth win in a row for the NL Central leaders. Eighth-place hitter Peter Bourjos singled twice with an RBI, and seventh-place hitter Daniel Descalso walked twice and scored twice.
Wainwright (16-9) prevailed despite allowing three home runs to match his career worst. He left after Starling Marte’s two-run shot shaved the lead to 5-4 with none out in the seventh. It was the first time he had allowed more than one homer all season.
Russell Martin and Jordy Mercer homered with the bases empty for the Pirates, who have lost three in a row.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The hope for Iowa was that a deep and talented defensive line would help mask its inexperience at linebacker and in the secondary. A line can only do so much.
The back end of the Hawkeyes defense was exposed in last weekend’s 31-23 win over FCS rival Northern Iowa. Quarterback Sawyer Kollmorgen threw for 380 yards, and nearly half of that total came on three short throws to running back David Johnson over the middle.
Iowa (1-0) knows it’ll have to get those glaring mistakes corrected this week as it prepares to host Ball State (1-0) on Saturday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alex Smith didn’t have much choice when he was traded from San Francisco to Kansas City last year. He had the final say when it came to staying with the Chiefs, though. One day after signing a four-year extension that should solidify his future through the 2018 season, Smith expressed relief at being able to focus solely on football — rather than negotiations that had been going on for months, and that were threatening to bleed into the regular season.
Smith said he made it clear to his agent, Tom Condon, he wanted an agreement done before the start of the season. Chiefs general manager John Dorsey said that was also his goal. The Chiefs open the regular season against Tennessee on Sunday.
The Top Ten teams in the first Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2014 season with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:
Class 4A
Record Pts Prv
1. West Des Moines Dowling (8) 1-0 89 –
2. Waukee (1) 1-0 80 –
3. Bettendorf 1-0 70 –
4. Cedar Rapids Washington 1-0 52 –
5. Ankeny Centennial 1-0 46 –
6. Johnston 1-0 36 –
7. West Des Moines Valley 0-1 28 –
8. Eldridge North Scott 1-0 27 –
(tie) Cedar Falls 1-0 27 –
10. Iowa City West 1-0 16 –
Others receiving votes: 11, Sioux City East (1-0) 13. 12, Urbandale (1-0) 3. 12, Marion Linn-Mar (1-0) 3. 14, Council Bluffs Lincoln (1-0) 2. 14, Ankeny (1-0) 2. 16, Ottumwa (1-0) 1.
Class 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. Pella (3) 1-0 80 –
2. Solon (3) 1-0 73 –
3. Cedar Rapids Xavier (3) 1-0 67 –
4. Manchester West Delaware 1-0 48 –
5. Harlan 1-0 46 –
6. Sioux City Heelan 0-1 33 –
(tie) Waverly-Shell Rock 1-0 33 –
8. Davenport Assumption 0-1 29 –
9. Gilbert 1-0 25 –
10. Humboldt 1-0 24 –
Others receiving votes: 11, Carroll (1-0) 23. 12, Bondurant Farrar (1-0) 8. 13, Boyden-Hull-RV (1-0) 3. 14, Huxley Ballard (1-0) 2. 15, Dallas Center-Grimes (1-0) 1.
Class 2A
Record Pts Prv
1. Clear Lake (6) 1-0 85 –
2. New Hampton (1) 1-0 61 –
3. West Union North Fayette 1-0 58 –
4. Central Lyon-GLR (2) 1-0 57 –
5. Spirit Lake 1-0 53 –
6. Williamsburg 1-0 43 –
7. Cascade 1-0 39 –
8. Albia 1-0 31 –
9. Sioux Center 1-0 21 –
10. Mediapolis 1-0 16 –
Others receiving votes: 11, Hampton-Dumont (1-0) 12. 12, Dyersville Beckman (1-0) 10. 13, Baxter CMB (1-0) 5. 14, Tama South Tama (1-0) 3. 15, Clarion-Goldfield (1-0) 1.
Class 1A
Record Pts Prv
1. Iowa City Regina (7) 0-1 81 –
2. Calmar South Winneshiek (1) 1-0 76 –
3. Fort Dodge St. Edmond (1) 1-0 70 –
4. West Branch 1-0 56 –
5. Dike-New Hartford 1-0 47 –
6. St. Ansgar 1-0 38 –
7. Emmetsburg 1-0 31 –
8. Manson-NW Webster 1-0 20 –
9. Sigourney-Keota 1-0 16 –
10. Ogden 1-0 14 –
Others receiving votes: 11, Sumner-Fredericksburg (1-0) 13. 12, Hinton (1-0) 10. 13, Inwood West Lyon (0-1) 7. 14, IKM/Manning (1-0) 6. 15, Stanwood North Cedar (1-0) 4. 16, Jewell South Hamilton (1-0) 2. 16, Madrid (1-0) 2. 18, Pella Christian (1-0) 1. 18, South Central Calhoun (1-0) 1.
Class A
Record Pts Prv
1. Delhi Maquoketa Valley (2) 1-0 83 –
2. Council Bluffs St. Albert (6) 1-0 81 –
3. Logan-Magnolia 1-0 55 –
4. Ackley AGWSR 1-0 52 –
5. Packwood Pekin (1) 1-0 47 –
6. Fairbank Wapsie Valley 1-0 36 –
7. Nashua-Plainfield 1-0 34 –
8. Lawton-Bronson 1-0 31 –
9. Lone Tree 1-0 16 –
10. Algona Garrigan 0-1 14 –
Others receiving votes: 11, Gladbrook-Reinbeck (0-1) 10. 12, Audubon (1-0) 8. 13, Mount Ayr (0-1) 7. 14, Earlham (1-0) 6. 14, Brooklyn BGM (0-1) 6. 16, Montezuma (1-0) 4. 17, Belmond-Klemme (1-0) 2. 18, Danville (1-0) 1. 18, Belle Plaine (1-0) 1. 18, Hawarden West Sioux (1-0) 1.
Class 8-Man
Record Pts Prv
1. Gilbertville-Don Bosco (1) 1-0 74 –
(tie) Elk Horn-Kimballton Exira (4) 1-0 74 –
3. Fremont Mills, Tabor (2) 1-0 63 –
4. East Mills (2) 1-0 50 –
5. Janesville 1-0 49 –
6. Marcus MMC 1-0 40 –
7. HLV, Victor 1-0 30 –
8. Jackson Junction Turkey Valley 1-0 27 –
(tie) Glidden-Ralston 1-0 27 –
10. West Bend-Mallard 1-0 21 –
Others receiving votes: 11, Springville (1-0) 8. 12, Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire (1-0) 7. 12, Melcher-Dallas (1-0) 7. 14, Elkader Central (1-0) 6. 15, Guthrie Center (1-0) 4. 15, Coon Rapids-Bayard (1-0) 4. 17, Anita CAM (1-0) 3. 18, Adair-Casey (0-1) 1.
Matt Holliday had the go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning after Kolten Wong’s pinch-hit homer tied the score, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday. St. Louis took sole possession of first place in the NL Central for the first time this season with its third straight win. The Cardinals moved one game ahead of Milwaukee, which lost to the Chicago Cubs.
St. Louis scored three in the seventh. Wong homered off Pittsburgh starter Gerrit Cole (7-5) to tie the score at 4-all. Jon Jay followed with a triple and scored on Holliday’s single to left. Holliday, who also had a two-run double in the third, is 7 for 11 with three home runs and 12 RBIs in the last three games.
Seth Maness (6-3) picked up win in relief. Trevor Rosenthal got the last three outs for his 41st save.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — One of the defining qualities of Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads is his ability to generate optimism in lieu of success. It’s going to be tough to keep selling hope after another awful start.
The Cyclones (0-1) didn’t just drop their first game for the second year in a row. They fell at home, 34-14, to North Dakota State — an FCS program with 22 fewer scholarships, a new coach and a new quarterback.
Considering what lies ahead for the Cyclones in the coming weeks, starting Saturday against Kansas State (1-0), Rhoads’ stated goal of a bowl win this season already seems a bit out of reach.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State wide receiver Quenton Bundrage is out for the season with a knee injury. Cyclones coach Paul Rhoads said Monday that Bundrage tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in Saturday’s loss to North Dakota State. Bundrage, who led the Cyclones with 48 catches for 676 yards and 9 TDs last season, injured his knee just four plays into a 34-14 loss to the Bison.
Rhaods says freshman Allen Lazard and transfer D’Vario Montgomery will likely get more playing time in Bundrage’s absence. Iowa State (0-1) hosts Kansas State (1-0) on Saturday.
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