ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Carpenter and Harrison Bader hit run-scoring singles during St. Louis’ two-run ninth inning, and the Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Saturday for a sweep of their day-night doubleheader.

Each of St. Louis’ four batters reached in the ninth. Tommy Edman singled and Yadier

Molina was hit by a pitch from Raisel Iglesias (2-11) before Bader tied it at 2 with a single to left.

Kevin Gausman then came in, and Carpenter’s pinch-hit single drove in Molina for the dramatic victory.

St. Louis (75-59) improved to 8-1 in its last nine games and moved 2½ games ahead of the second-place Chicago Cubs in the NL Central.

Dakota Hudson led the Cardinals to a 10-6 victory in the opener, striking out eight in a career-high 7 2/3 innings. Dexter Fowler and Yadier Molina homered, and Kolten

Wong and Paul Goldschmidt each had two hits and two RBIs.

“Just trying to attack,” Hudson said. “We’ve got two doubleheaders coming up so trying to do as much as I could and get as deep into the game as I could. That was just part of my plan.”

St. Louis and Cincinnati will play another doubleheader on Sunday after the series opener was postponed by rain. Saturday’s doubleheader was needed after rain washed out their game on June 5.

The NL Central leaders and the Reds also play afternoon games Monday against different opponents.

Hudson (14-6) allowed four runs and four hits. John Gant (10-0) got the win in the second game after he escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth.

Cincinnati wasted a terrific performance in the nightcap by Sonny Gray, who allowed an unearned run and five hits in 6 2/3 innings.

Josh VanMeter drove Michael Wacha’s first pitch of the game over the wall in right, and Joey Votto went deep in the third for his first homer since coming off the injured list Tuesday.

But that was it for the Reds against Wacha, who struck out seven in seven innings, matching his longest outing of the season.

Reds right-hander Trevor Bauer (10-12) pitched just four innings in the opener. He was charged with six runs and seven hits.

Eugenio Suárez hit his 39th homer for Cincinnati, and Tucker Barnhart had two hits and three RBIs.

SEPTEMBER CALLUPS
The Cardinals recalled left-hander Génesis Cabrera as the 26th man for Saturday’s doubleheader and will activate right-hander Daniel Ponce de Leon before his start in the nightcap of Sunday’s doubleheader. Both will stay with the club.
St. Louis also announced outfielder Randy Arozarena, first baseman Rangel Ravelo, infielder Edmundo Sosa, right-hander Junior Fernandez, catcher Andrew Knizner, right-hander Mike Mayers will be called up from Triple-A Memphis. Fernandez, Knizner and Mayers will arrive Sunday, while Arozarena, Ravelo and Sosa will join the team Tuesday.

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Right-hander Tyler Mahle (2-10, 4.93 ERA) will start Game 1 for Cincinnati on Sunday. He faces Cardinals right-hander Miles Mikolas (8-13, 4.23 ERA), who is 0-3 with two no decisions in his last five start against Cincinnati.

Luis Castillo (13-5, 3.21 ERA) starts Game 2 for Cincinnati. The Cardinals counter with Ponce de Leon (1-1, 3.76 ERA), who is 0-1 with a 2.61 ERA in two career starts against Cincinnati.

The 45th Glenwood Co-Ed Cross Country Meet was held on Saturday. The meet schedule ended up being adjusted due to some rain in the area but they were able to get all the races in. The Harlan girls and Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson boys teams came out with wins. Atlantic was 2nd in both races.

Girls Team Scores

1. Harlan 40
2. Atlantic 63
3. Glenwood 76
4. Lewis Central 139
5. Shenandoah 148
6. Abraham Lincoln 163
7. Tri-Center 171
8. Clarinda 188
9. Thomas Jefferson 221
10. Red Oak 259

Girls Individual Top Ten

1. Peyton Pogge, Tri-Center 18:38.55
2. Taylor McCreedy 19:04.38
3. Mayson Hartley, Clarinda 19:41.15
4. Lucy Borkowski, Harlan 19:49.90
5. Ava Rush, Atlantic 19:59.90
6. Rachel Mullennax, Glenwood 20:42.62
7. Abby Alberti, Harlan 20:46.43
8. Kaia Bieker, Harlan 20:47.34
9. Haley Bach, Lewis Central 20:47.87
10. Brecken VanBaale, Harlan 20:48.34

Full results here: Glenwood girls varsity cross Country 2019

Boys Team Scores

1. CB Thomas Jefferson 52
2. Atlantic 79
3. Lewis Central 102
4. Harlan 132
5. Red Oak 148
6. Glenwood 158
7. CB Abraham Lincoln 158
8. St. Albert 160
9. Clarinda 184
10. Tri-Center 194
11. Shenandoah 273

Boys Individual Top Ten

1. Aidan Booton, CB Thomas Jefferson 16:17.90
2. Wimach Gilo, CB Thomas Jefferson 16:23.33
3. Bennett Heisterkamp, St. Albert 16:29.08
4. Craig Becker, Atlantic 16:40.21
5. Connor Lancial, Lewis Central 1:49.40
6. Baylor Bergren, Red Oak 16:52.71
7. Juan Martinez, CB Thomas Jefferson 16:55.72
8. Trey Gross, Harlan 17:00.40
9. Steven Hornberg, Abraham Lincoln 17:06.93
10. Brad Dennis, Atlantic 17:20.09

Full results here: Glenwood boys varsity cross country 2019

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dakota Hudson pitched a career-high 7 2/3 innings, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-6 on Saturday in the opener of a doubleheader weekend.
Dexter Fowler and Yadier Molina homered as St. Louis won for the seventh time in eight games. Kolten Wong and Paul Goldschmidt each had two hits and two RBIs. Hudson gave the Cardinals a lift after the series opener was postponed by rain, setting up doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday. The NL Central leaders and the Reds also play afternoon games Monday against different opponents.

The Cardinals recalled left-hander Génesis Cabrera as the 26th man for Saturday’s doubleheader and will activate right-hander Daniel Ponce de Leon before his start in the nightcap of Sunday’s doubleheader. Both will stay with the club. St. Louis also announced outfielder Randy Arozarena, first baseman Rangel Ravelo, infielder Edmundo Sosa, right-hander Junior Fernandez, catcher Andrew Knizner, right-hander Mike Mayers will be called up from Triple-A Memphis. Fernandez, Knizner and Mayers will arrive Sunday, while Arozarena, Ravelo and Sosa will join the team Tuesday.

Right-hander Sal Romano was recalled from Triple-A Louisville as the Reds’ 26th man for the doubleheader. Cardinals OF Lane Thomas (right wrist fracture) was placed on the 10-day Injured list, and OF Tyler O’Neill (left wrist strain) was activated from the IL.
UP NEXT
Reds right-hander Sonny Gray (10-6, 2.92 ERA) starts Game 2 and seeks his fifth straight win. He faces Cardinals right-hander Michael Wacha (6-6, 5.24 ERA), who has lasted five innings only once in his last five starts. Sunday’s 1st game begins at 11:55-a.m. (11:10-pregame). The 2nd game begins at 5:55-p.m. (5:10-p.m. pregame) on KJAN.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Sheldon Croney Jr. scored from a yard out in triple overtime and 21st-ranked Iowa State rallied to beat Northern Iowa 29-26 on Saturday. La’Michael Pettway had a pair of touchdown catches for the Cyclones (1-0), who barely survived the season’s first major upset after entering the year ranked for the first time since 1978. Croney fumbled near the goal line on the second-to-last play of the game. But quarterback Brock Purdy sprinted from the backfield to recover it at the 1 and set up the game-winning plunge.

After the teams traded field goals in the first overtime, Purdy found Pettway — a graduate transfer from Arkansas in his Iowa State debut — in the back of the end zone. But Northern Iowa pulled even at 23-all after freshman Will McElvain scrambled long enough to free up Trevor Allen for a 7-yard TD catch. Iowa State forced Northern Iowa into a field goal to start triple overtime, and Purdy completed three straight passes before pulling off what might end up being remembered as a season-saving recovery.

The Cyclones were the second ranked team to win an overtime game against an FCS opponent. Auburn held off Jacksonville State 27-20 in 2015. McElvain finished with 228 yards passing and a touchdown in his collegiate debut. Purdy threw for 278 yards, and Deshaunte Jones caught 14 passes for 126 yards for Iowa State. Part of the Cyclones’ struggles can be attributed to the fact that Northern Iowa isn’t the least bit intimidated about driving about 100 miles southwest to play them — in fact, the Panthers have three wins in Ames dating back to 2007. But Iowa State’s offense was so dreadful in the first half that it didn’t reach the red zone once, and it couldn’t put Northern Iowa away in the second.

Northern Iowa’s McElvain, a freshman from nearby Des Moines who was offered a walk-on spot by the Cyclones, looks like he’s got a bright future. His scramble to find Allen in double OT was one of the best plays of the young season.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
It’s very hard to imagine Iowa State maintaining its place in the Top 25 after that performance.
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Iowa State has next week off. The Cyclones host No. 20 Iowa on September 14.
Northern Iowa: The Panthers host Southern Utah on September 7.