KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. hit his first major league home run, Brad Keller pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1 to end a four-game losing streak. Witt had two hits, two RBIs and scored twice. MJ Melendez got a hit in his big league debut and Edward Olivares had a career-high four of the Royals’ 15 hits. Keller allowed four hits in 6 1/3 innings, walked three and struck out two. Witt extended his hitting streak to 11 games with his solo home run in the second inning off Dakota Hudson. The prized rookie launched an 0-1 changeup from Hudson 417 feet into the bleachers in left center.
UNDATED (AP) — The New Orleans Saints and Tyrann Mathieu have agreed to a three-year, $33 million contract, reuniting the All-Pro safety with his hometown team, a person familiar with the terms told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person confirmed the contract, first reported by ESPN.com, on condition of anonymity because it was not yet signed. It includes $18 million guaranteed, a sizeable investment for a safety who turns 30 next week. The Saints had been searching for help at the position after Marcus Williams signed with the Ravens in free agency and Malcom Jenkins announced his retirement.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — College football coaches are pushing for changes to NCAA rules to help stabilize rosters depleted by transfers. The proposals would lift the yearly cap on how many players a school can sign and create designated windows in which a player must enter the transfer portal to retain immediate eligibility. Support for the changes is gaining ‘momentum.' Todd Berry, the executive director of the American Football Coaches Association, says the changes would help bring some order to what has become a chaotic time in college football. Berry says the coaches’ proposal would scrap the current cap that limits schools to signing 25 players per year. Those players can be either high school recruits or transfers. The overall scholarship cap of 85 would remain in place.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Ja Morant scored 47 points to match his postseason high and carry the Memphis Grizzlies into a tie in the Western Conference semifinals with a 106-101 victory over the Golden State Warriors. Morant scored the last 15 points for Memphis, starting with 4:16 left.
BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics evened their series against the Milwaukee Bucks with a 109-86 Game 2 win in Boston. Jaylen Brown shook off a dismal shooting night in Game 1, scoring 25 points of his 30 in the first half on 9 of 10 shooting, including 5 for 5 from the 3.
HOUSTON(AP) — Astros manager Dusty Baker has won his 2,000th game with Houston's 4-0 win over the Seattle Marines. He's the 12th skipper in major league history to reach the milestone and the first Black man to do it. It comes more than 29 years after he collected his first win on April 9, 1993 when he led San Francisco to a 2-1 victory over St. Louis.
TUESDAY SCORES
INTERLEAGUE
Pittsburgh at Detroit 4:40 p.m. (Postponed)
San Diego at Cleveland 4:40 p.m. (Postponed)
Final Texas 6 Philadelphia 4
Final Chicago White Sox 3 Chicago Cubs 1
Final Kansas City 7 St. Louis 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Boston 4 L.A. Angels 0
Final N.Y. Yankees 9 Toronto 1
Final Minnesota 7 Baltimore 2
Final Houston 4 Seattle 0
Final Tampa Bay 10 Oakland 7
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final N.Y. Mets 5 Atlanta 4
Final N.Y. Mets 3 Atlanta 0
Final Arizona 5 Miami 4
Final Milwaukee 6 Cincinnati 3
Final Washington 10 Colorado 2
Final L.A. Dodgers 3 San Francisco 1
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Final Boston 109 Milwaukee 86
Final Memphis 106 Golden State 101
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Final Washington 4 Florida 2
Final 3OT Pittsburgh 4 N-Y Rangers 3
Final Colorado 7 Nashville 2
Final Calgary 1 Dallas 0