ST. LOUIS (AP) — Zack Greinke pitched into the seventh inning and raised his batting average to .405 with an RBI single, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers win their 15th straight on the road with a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night. Nick Punto was productive subbing for injured shortstop Hanley Ramirez and the Dodgers got an RBI apiece from Andre Ethier and A.J. Ellis while matching the Cincinnati Reds’ 15-game run in 1957. They’re two wins shy of the NL record set by the 1916 New York Giants.

Greinke allowed two runs in 6 1-3 innings for his 100th career victory, allowing two hits in the third, fourth and fifth but no runs. Paco Rodriguez earned his second career save with a perfect ninth. Adam Wainwright gave up three runs in seven innings and failed in his third straight attempt at winning his 14th.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mark McGwire’s first trip to Busch Stadium in a visitor’s uniform was focused more on his past instead of the homecoming. The Los Angeles Dodgers hitting coach and former Cardinals home run king said Monday that his opinion about the penalties Major League Baseball handed down for performance-enhancing drugs is not as important than those of current players. Dodgers pitcher Chris Capuano and first baseman Adrian Gonzalez both said new testing procedures are paying off and making it tougher to cheat.

McGwire admitted in 2010 that used steroids during his career. That announcement came a few months after the Cardinals hired him as hitting coach. McGwire said it was a “tough question” whether he could be considered a trailblazer for PEDs in baseball and he has told players it’s not worth it.

OSKALOOSA, Iowa (AP) — Three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart has broken his right leg and had surgery following a crash in a sprint car race at Southern Iowa Speedway Monday night. A spokesman for Stewart said the 42-year-old driver broke his right tibia and fibula. A scheduled test for the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing NASCAR team at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Tuesday was canceled. No replacement driver for this weekend’s race at Watkins Glen was immediately announced.

The accident came a day after Stewart finished ninth in the NASCAR race at Pocono Raceway. He’s 11th in the Sprint Cup standings with five races to go until the Chase for the championship field is set. Stewart was leading the 30-lap feature in a 360 winged sprint car with five laps to go when a lapped car spun in Turn 4 and collected Stewart and two others.

The Iowa Girls Coaches’ Association has announced the 2013 All-State Softball teams.

Among the area players on the 1-A squad, Kendall Fichter of Fremont-Mills is a first team selection.  Fichter hit .618 with six home runs and 44 RBI’s.  Sophomore pitcher Rachel Smith of Exira/EHK is a third-teamer.  Smith had a record of 24-4 with an ERA of 0.52 and struck out 361 batters.  She also hit .412.

Class 2-A first team picks include Madison Keysor and Lexis Rogers of Treynor, Jody Hagedorn of IKM-Manning and Moriah Bohlmann of Kuemper Catholic.  Keysor had a 27-4 record and an ERA of 0.87 with 316 strikeouts.  Rogers hit .383.  Hagedorn hit .411 with 12 home runs and 46 RBI’s, while pitching to a record of 12-11.  Bohlmann hit .460 and had a pitching mark of 11-14.  Hailey Hellstrom of Missouri Valley was a class 2-A second teamer, and third team memebers include Katelyn Dilts of Underwood, Bailey Janssen of Missouri Valley, Mallory Christiansen of Tri-Center and Courtney Oviatt of Logan-Magnolia.

In Class 3-A, ReAnn Cappel of Atlantic and Jaedra Moses of Clarinda were third team picks.  Cappel led Atlantic with a .403 batting average, 54 hits and 34 runs scored.

Class 4-A first teamers include Taylor Schaben of Harlan and Shelby Pieper of Denison.  Schaben hit .473 with six home runs and 30 RBI’s.  Allie Martinez of Lewis Central was a second team pick, while Lisa Nebel of Glenwood and Haylee LaMasters of Creston were named to the third team.

To see the complete teams, just click the links below.

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Note: the 1-A team is the only team that has honorable mention selections.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — The Big 12 is as unsettled as ever heading into 2013, with more than half the league earning at least one first-place vote in preseason poll. Except, of course, for Iowa State. Once again, expectations are fairly low for the Cyclones. Iowa State, which finished 6-7 and 3-6 in the Big 12 in 2012, has been picked ninth.

The Cyclones need to replace at least 11 starters and are highly unsettled at defensive line and wide receiver heading into fall camp, which began on Monday. Iowa State opens its fifth season under coach Paul Rhoads against Northern Iowa on Aug. 31. Rhoads says the competition for starting spots is a good thing, adding that it creates the appetite necessary for improvement.

FIRST TEAM (* unanimous)

P – Chris Halbur, SR, Kuemper *

P – Justin Fisher, SR, Glenwood

P – David Ratigan, SR, Harlan

C – Alex Drees, JR, Kuemper

C – Austin Simmons, SO, Lewis Central

IF – David Hogue, SR, Shenandoah

IF – Jake Daeges, SR, Harlan

IF – Brady Douma, SR, Glenwood

IF – Bryce Wessels, SR, Kuemper

OF – Kolby Hilgenberg, SR, Kuemper *

OF – Cole Crawford, JR, Creston

OF – Tyler Jensen, SR, Glenwood

UT – Josh Jones, JR, Lewis Central

UT – Robert Lyons, SR, Denison-Schleswig

UT – Logan Nolting, SR, Kuemper *

SECOND TEAM

P – Nick Kaufman, JR, Harlan

P – Zac McCoy, SR, Shenandoah

P – Wyatt Schulz, SO, Glenwood

C – Tanner Johnson, SR, Red Oak

C – Zach Powers, SR, Creston

IF – Corey Bertini, JR, Glenwood

IF – Keaton Hulett, SR, Creston

IF – Zach Nelson, JR, Atlantic

IF – Caleb Shudak, FR, Lewis Central

OF – Nate Gettys, JR, Harlan

OF – Sam Jameson, SR, Glenwood

OF – Nick Leinen, SR, Red Oak

UT – Briar Evans, SR, Creston

UT – Sean Houston, SO, Denison-Schleswig

UT – Luke Sutherland, SO, Lewis Central

HONORABLE MENTION

OF – Logan Steffens, JR, Atlantic

IF – Ryan Hawkins, FR, Atlantic

OF – Jordan Peterman, SR, Clarinda

UT – Dakota Woods, SR, Clarinda

OF – Brayden Schurke, JR, Denison-Schleswig

P – Taylor Thul, SO, Denison-Schleswig

IF – Derek Leinen, JR, Harlan

IF – Carter Ludwig, SR, Kuemper

OF – Kyler Nixon, SO, Lewis Central

IF – Jackson Baker, JR, Shenandoah

w/ Jim Field

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