ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals traded infielder Tyler Greene to the Houston Astros on Thursday for a player-to-be-named later or cash considerations. Greene batted .218 with four home runs and 19 RBI in 77 games. The Cards played with 24 players on their roster for Thursday’s game against San Francisco. Greene made an error at second base on Wednesday that led to two runs for the Giants, who had a five-run sixth inning en route to a 15-0 win.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Three key members of the Kansas City Chiefs will see their first action Friday night since undergoing season-ending knee surgery almost a year ago. Running back Jamaal Charles, tight end Tony Moeaki and safety Eric Berry will all play in KC’s preseason opener against the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals, coming off a loss to New Orleans in the Hall of Fame Game, will get another look at the two men battling to be their starting quarterback. John Skelton is expected to start with Kevin Kolb coming off the bench later. Kolb started against the Saints but was intercepted on his first pass and then went out with a chest bruise.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam Wainwright pitched seven strong innings and the St. Louis Cardinals bounced back from a blowout, beating the San Francisco Giants 3-1 Thursday. Carlos Beltran hit his 27th homer as the Cardinals, trounced by the Giants 15-0 the previous night. St. Louis has won seven of its last 10. Wainwright (10-10) allowed one run and five hits, striking out seven and walking three. He has given up two earned runs or fewer in his last five starts. Jason Motte pitched the ninth for his 25th save in 29 chances. Beltran, who leads the NL with 80 RBIs, hit a two-run homer off Madison Bumgarner (12-7) in the first inning.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The University of Kansas Hospital has become the official health care provider of the Kansas City Chiefs and will have its name on the team’s training facility near Arrowhead Stadium. The 10-year partnership was announced Thursday. The hospital is located just over the state line in Kansas City, Kan. Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt says the hospital will open a sports medicine clinic at the training facility, which will be renamed the University of Kansas Hospital Training Complex. The clinic is expected to open next summer. Hospital president and CEO Bob Page said it will serve Chiefs players, staff and families, along with anyone in the community with a sports injury. The hospital already has relationships with the Kansas City Royals, Kansas Speedway and the Sprint Center in downtown Kansas City, Mo.