SAN DIEGO (AP) — Cameron Maybin hit a two-run homer, Will Venable had three RBIs and the San Diego Padres handed the struggling St. Louis Cardinals an 11-3 loss on Monday night. The loss dropped the Cardinals 9 1-2 games behind first-place Cincinnati in the NL Central. St. Louis, which has lost four of five, had its lead cut to one game over the idle Los Angeles Dodgers for the second NL wild-card berth. Maybin connected for his seventh homer off Jaime Garcia (4-7) that broke a 2-all tie in the fourth inning. Maybin had three hits and scored three runs. Chris Denorfia tied his career high with four hits and also had two RBIs. Logan Forsythe added three hits to tie his career high as San Diego matched its season best for runs and had 17 hits.

Lance Berkman is scheduled for season-ending surgery on his troublesome right knee Tuesday, leaving the St. Louis Cardinals without a dangerous bat as they try to secure a playoff spot. Cardinals manager Mike Matheny announced the news Monday before his team played the San Diego Padres. The defending World Series champions began the night with a 1½-game lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the race for the second NL wild-card spot. Berkman, who had surgery on the same knee in May, traveled to Houston on Monday to meet with the medical team that performed the first operation. The same group of doctors will perform the surgery Tuesday (Today).

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa State senior linebacker Jake Knott has been named the Big 12’s Defensive Player of the Week for the second time in his career.  Knott had six tackles in Saturday’s 9-6 win at rival Iowa. Knott also made the game’s biggest play when he intercepted Iowa quarterback James Vandenberg with 1:11 left to seal Iowa State’s second straight win over the Hawkeyes.  Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein was tabbed the league’s offensive player of the week by a panel of media members who cover the conference.  Deante’ Gray of TCU was the Big 12’s top performer on special teams.

Girls team results

1, Plattsmouth (Neb.) 43; 2, Harlan Community 53; 3, Tri-Center 87; 4, Abraham Lincoln 108; 5, Lewis Central 112; 6, Treynor 134; 7, Underwood 146; 8, Thomas Jefferson 199.

Individual top 10

1, Lauren Mitteis, Plattsmouth, 15:31; 2, Jessica Feldman, Harlan, 16:09; 3, Hayley Wagner, Plattsmouth, 16:27; 4, Bailey Kuhl, Harlan, 16:30; 5, Andrea Desimone, Plattsmouth, 16:31; 6, Alex Larsen, Tri-Center, 17:01; 7, Emma Preston, Abraham Lincoln, 10:08; 8, Marissa Klindt, Harlan, 17:13; 9, Kaylee Grote, Tri-Center, 17:15; 10, Michelle Mumm, Tri-Center, 17:19.

Boys team results

1, Plattsmouth (Neb.) 40; 2, Thomas Jefferson 67; 3, Glenwood 75; 4, St. Albert 103; 5, Harlan Community 115; 6, Lewis Central 173; 7, Tri-Center 190; 8, Abraham Lincoln 200; 9, Missouri Valley 230; 10, Treynor 257; 11, Underwood 323.

Individual top 10

1, Josh Sindelar, St. Albert 17:08; 2, Reid Wagner, Plattsmouth, 17:17; 3, Philip Sciranko, Harlan, 17:20; 4, Brandon Ketchum, Plattsmouth; 5, Matt Powders, Thomas Jefferson, 17:31: 6, Brian Collinson, Thomas Jefferson, 17:41; 7, James Fuller, Glenwood, 17:51; 8, Jacob Krug, Plattsmouth, 17:54; 9, Blake Willadsen, Abraham Lincoln, 17:54; 10, Chris Brace, Harlan, 17:55.

Boyer Valley 21-21, Woodbine 18-16
Carroll 21-21, Cherokee, Washington 18-10
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 21-14-15, Ankeny Christian Academy 19-21-12
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 21-21, Cedar Rapids, Jefferson 11-16
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 21-21, Des Moines, Abraham Lincoln 16-19
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 21-21, Des Moines, Roosevelt 17-18
Des Moines Christian 21-21, East Marshall 4-14
Des Moines Christian 21-21, Tri-County, Thornburg 5-4
East Sac County 21-15-15, St. Edmond, Fort Dodge 14-21-2
East Sac County 21-21, Panorama 5-10
East Sac County 21-21, Perry 18-17
East Sac County 22-12-15, South Central Calhoun 20-21-12
East Union 21-21, Chariton 14-13
East Union 21-21, Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 8-9
East Union 25-25, Davis County, Bloomfield 15-17
Essex 21-21, Lenox 10-10
Essex 8-21-15, Lenox 21-11-7
Greene County 23-25-15, Colo-Nesco 25-13-12
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 14-21-15, Ridge View 21-14-6
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 21-15-15, East Sac County 18-21-10
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 21-21, Panorama 8-13
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 21-21, Perry 6-19
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 21-21, South Central Calhoun 12-14
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 21-21, St. Edmond, Fort Dodge 14-12
Logan-Magnolia 21-21, Charter Oak-Ute 5-14
Martensdale-St Marys 21-21, Melcher-Dallas 12-8
Martensdale-St Marys 21-21, Mormon Trail, Garden Grove 15-15
Martensdale-St Marys 22-21, Seymour 20-16
OA-BCIG 18-21-15, Logan-Magnolia 21-19-13
OA-BCIG 21-21, Charter Oak-Ute 7-10
Ridge View 21-21, Panorama 16-7
Ridge View 21-21, Perry 17-15
South Central Calhoun 21-21, Panorama 7-19
South Central Calhoun 21-21, St. Edmond, Fort Dodge 9-12
Wayne 25-25, Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 22-20
West Monona 17-21-15, Logan-Magnolia 21-8-12
West Monona 21-21, Charter Oak- Ute 17-9
West Monona 21-21, Charter Oak-Ute 17-9
West Monona 21-21, OA-BCIG 10-19
West Monona 25-25, Woodbine 16-19
Whiting 21-13-15, Boyer Valley 12-21-6
Woodbine 21-21, Whiting 18-13

Trojann Tournament
Glenwood 2 Winterset 0
St. Albert 2 Underwood 1
Treynor 2 Tri-Center 0
Winterset 2 Atlantic 1
Tri-Center 2 Glenwood 0
St. Albert 2 Treynor 1
Underwood 2 Atlantic 0
Tri-Center 2 Winterset 0
St. Albert 2 Glenwood 0
Tri-Center 2 Atlantic 0
Treynor 2 Underwood 0
St. Albert 2 Winterset 0
Treynor 2 Atlantic 0
St. Albert 2 Tri-Center 1
Underwood 2 Glenwood 1
St. Albert 2 Atlantic 0
Treynor 2 Glenwood 0
Underwood 2 Winterset 0
Glenwood 2 Atlantic 0
Treynor 2 Winterset 0
Underwood 2 Tri-Center 0

**St. Albert wins the round-robin tournament.

Griswold Tiger Tournament
Red Oak 2 AHST 0 (21-12, 21-12)
Red Oak 2 Guthrie Center 0 (21-16, 21-11)
Clarinda 2 Red Oak 1 (22-20, 15-21, 15-9)
Clarinda 2 Guthrie Center 1 (21-15, 15-21, 15-11)
Clarinda 2 AHST 0 (24-22, 21-10)
Audubon 2 Riverside 0 (21-17, 21-18)
Audubon 2 Griswold 0 (21-14, 21-13)
IKM-Manning 2 Audubon 0 (21-13, 21-13)
IKM-Manning 2 Griswold 0 (21-13, 21-10)
IKM-Manning 2 Riverside 0 (21-9, 21-7)
Guthrie Center 2 AHST 0 (21-14, 21-19)
Griswold 2 Riverside 0 (21-15, 21-10)
Red Oak 2 IKM-Manning 0 – Semifinal (25-22, 25-14)
Clarinda 2 Audubon 0 – Semifinal (25-12, 25-17)
Red Oak 2 Clarinda 0 – Championship (25-18, 25-23)

All Tournament Team: Grace Blomstedt-Red Oak; Jenny Blair-Clarinda; Kacie Shreck-Guthrie Center; Allyson Kocour-IKM-Manning; Sheyenne Smith-Riverside; Makelti White-Red Oak; Kayal Kirchoff-Griswold; Darcy Sunderman-Clarinda; Kaylee Blake-IKM-Manning; Emily Nelsen-Audubon; Kyra Obermeir-Audubon; Katy Walker-Red Oak.

Shenandoah Fillie Tournament
Bedford 2 Shenandoah 0
Bedford 2 Lenox 0
Shenandoah 2 Lenox 0
Creston 2 Essex 1
Corning 2 Essex 0
Creston 2 Corning 1
Stanton 2 Fremont-Mills 0
Fremont-Mills 2 Rock Port 1
Stanton 2 Rock Port 0
Shenanoah 2 Fremont-Mills 0
Fremont-Mills 2 Corning 0
Shenandoah 2 Corning 0
Creston 2 Bedford 1
Bedford 2 Rock Port 0
Creston 2 Rock Port 1
Stanton 2 Essex 0
Essex 2 Lenox 1
Stanton 2 Lenox 0
Essex 2 Lenox 0 – 7th Place
Fremont-Mills 2 Corning 0 – 5th Place
Stanton 2 Shenandoah 1 – Semifinal
Creston 2 Bedford 1 – Semifinal
Shenandoah 2 Bedford 0 – 3rd Place
Stanton 2 Creston 0 – Championship

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis right-hander Jake Westbrook will miss his next start due to a strained right oblique muscle. Westbrook was injured in the fifth inning of Saturday’s 6-3 loss to Milwaukee. Third baseman David Freese also was hurt during the game and was out of the lineup for Sunday’s series finale against the Brewers. Westbrook says he will not accompany the team on its upcoming seven-game road trip, which begins Monday in San Diego. He was scheduled to start on Thursday in Los Angeles. Westbrook received a cortisone shot. Freese twisted his left ankle in the sixth inning while trying to field a bunt attempt by Carlos Gomez. He remained in the game until the eighth. Freese says he expects to be ready on Monday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Matt Ryan threw for 299 yards and three touchdowns, one of them to Tony Gonzalez in his return to Kansas City, and the Atlanta Falcons pounded the short-handed Chiefs 40-24 on Sunday.  Ryan also ran for a TD, while Julio Jones caught six passes for 108 yards and two scores.

The Falcons took advantage of a Chiefs defense missing four starters. Pro Bowl linebacker Tamba Hali was suspended for an unspecified violation of the league’s substance-abuse policy, and three others were injured.  Still, Kansas City matched Atlanta most of the first half, trailing 20-17 at the break. But a missed field goal by Ryan Succop early in the third quarter proved to be the turning point. Matt Cassel finished with 258 yards passing for Kansas City, but also threw two interceptions and lost a fumble. The Falcons turned all three turnovers into points.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Iowa Hawkeyes didn’t let Steele Jantz beat them like he did a year ago.

This time, it was the Cyclones’ defense that took down the rival Hawkeyes.

Steele Jantz threw for 241 yards and the game’s only touchdown on Saturday and Iowa State beat Iowa 9-6 for its first win in Iowa City in 10 years.

Jake Knott’s interception with 1:11 left sealed the win for the Cyclones (2-0), whose defense held Iowa to just 304 yards of offense.

Iowa State was held scoreless in the second half. But the Hawkeyes (1-1) could only muster a pair of short field goals in the lowest-scoring matchup between these in-state rivals in 24 years.

James Vandenberg was 20 of 42 passing for 236 yards and two interceptions for Iowa.

But after looking terrible all day, Iowa’s offense sprung to life in the final two minutes.

Fittingly, the game turned on its final mistake.

Vandenberg drove Iowa from its own 11 to Iowa State’s 32-yard line after throwing three straight incompletions. But he floated one over the middle and Knott tipped the ball and brought it in to give the Cyclones their first win in Iowa City since they beat the Hawkeyes 36-31 in 2002.

Vandenberg, who threw 25 TD passes in 2011, has none through two games this season. Iowa’s only points came on field goals of 23 and 21 yards from Mike Meyer.

Iowa State looked as though it was set to put away one of the ugliest games in this rivalry’s history late in the fourth quarter.

It would only get uglier from there.

Jantz drove the Cyclones to Iowa’s 2-yard line by converting on a pair of key third downs. But on third-and-goal with 3:23 left and Iowa State leading 9-6, Jantz threw an interception to Hawkeyes linebacker James Morris, who returned it to midfield.

Not surprisingly, Iowa did nothing with the pick.

Vandenberg misfired on four straight passes, the last incompletion coming when Don Shumpert dropped a pass that if completed would have been good for a first down.

Iowa’s receivers dropped plenty of passes, and Iowa State made a lot of mistakes as well. It’s just that the Hawkeyes couldn’t do much with those Cyclones’ miscues.

Jantz and James White muffed a handoff and Morris recovered at the Iowa State 21 midway through the third quarter. Vandenberg then connected with massive 6-foot-7 tight end C.J. Fiedorowicz on a pair of key completions to help get Iowa deep inside Cyclones territory.

But Keenan Davis was ruled out of bounds at the 3-yard line on what appeared to be a touchdown. Fullback Mark Weisman then dropped a potential TD catch, and Iowa’s Mike Meyer hit a 21-yard field goal to cut Iowa State’s lead to 9-6 with 14:06 left.

Jantz had four touchdowns in last season’s 44-41 triple-OT win over Iowa in Ames. He threw two interceptions on Saturday, but his defense picked up time and time again.

The win evened Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads’ overall record at 20-20.

Iowa State dominated the first half against an Iowa team that had outscored the Cyclones 52-12 in their last two appearances in Kinnick Stadium.

But the Cyclones could only muster a 9-3 lead at the break.

It felt like it should have been much bigger than that.

Jantz completed his first 10 passes, including a 5-yard TD pass to Aaron Horne on the game’s opening drive and a 40-yarder to Horne to put the Cyclones at Iowa’s 9-yard line. But Ernst Brun dropped a would-be TD pass and Iowa State was forced to settle for Edwin Arceo’s 22-yard field goal early in the second quarter.

Still, that lead would prove to be big enough to stand against Iowa’s woeful offense.

Through two games, the Hawkeyes have mustered just one touchdown and six Meyer field goals.