CINCINNATI (AP) — Dairon Blanco homered twice — including his first career grand slam — and drove in seven runs as the Kansas City Royals routed the Cincinnati Reds 13-1. The offensive fireworks by the Royals overshadowed a fine start by Michael Wacha (10-6), who allowed just four hits and struck out nine through six shutout innings as Kansas City beat the Reds for the second straight night. Blanco hit a two-run homer in the second inning and the grand slam in the third before driving in another run with a single in the fourth.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Masyn Winn, Alec Burleson and Nolan Arenado homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 on Saturday night to snap a five-game losing streak. Andre Pallante (5-6) allowed two runs on four hits in seven innings. JoJo Romero pitched a scoreless eighth inning, and Ryan Helsley had a perfect ninth inning for his major league- leading 38th save. Shohei Ohtani went 2 for 3 with a homer and a two stolen bases for Los Angeles. He broke a out of a 10-game slump where he went 5 for 44 (.144) without a multi-hit game. Bobby Miller (1-3) allowed four runs on eight hits and four wild pitches in 4 2/3 innings after being recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — With nostalgia and so many famous faces, it felt like old times in Oakland again — at least for a day. Mark Kotsay and Bob Melvin and Miguel Tejada felt it. Same for Mark Canha and Matt Chapman, a couple of former Athletics stars now wearing the rival’s jersey. Even for a teary and touched José Canseco, one of the newest members of the Athletics Hall of Fame who never saw this honor coming. The A’s and Giants played the first of two games that will mark the final Bay Bridge Series in Oakland. The A’s defeated the Giants 2-0 in the first game on Saturday before a season-high 37,551 fans for the matinee.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes completed a nifty behind-the-back pass to Travis Kelce while throwing for 93 yards in two tidy series, though the Kansas City Chiefs lost to the Detroit Lions 24-23 in their preseason game. Mahomes was 8 of 14 while leading the Chiefs to a pair of field goals against the Lions’ backup defense. He also led Kansas City to a field goal in his only series in its preseason opener against the Jaguars. Nate Sudfeld was 14 of 27 for 196 yards with a touchdown and an interception as he tries to nail down the backup job behind Detroit starter Jared Goff. Hendon Hooker was 12 of 15 for 150 yards with a TD run.
UNDATED (AP) — It’s almost time. College football is about to ramp up again. There are a handful of games next Saturday, including No. 10 Florida State taking on Georgia Tech in Dublin, Ireland. Led by defensive end Patrick Payton and offensive tackle Darius Washington, the Seminoles are a popular pick to repeat as Atlantic Coast Conference champions. Florida State and Georgia Tech kick off at 12 p.m. EDT. Also on the slate next Saturday: Norfolk State faces Florida A&M in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge in Atlanta and SMU visits Nevada.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville senior wide receiver Caullin Lacy will miss six to eight weeks after breaking his collarbone during a scrimmage. The South Alabama transfer was expected to have a prominent role in the Cardinals’ offense after leading the Sun Belt Conference with 1,316 yards receiving last season. Lacy was a first-team All-Sun Belt selection last year and had 208 receptions for 2,521 yards and 13 TDs over four seasons with the Jaguars. Lacy’s yardage total was seventh best in the Football Bowl Subdivision last season.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Hideki Matsuyama is running away with the FedEx St. Jude Championship in sweltering Memphis, Tennessee. The Japanese star hit another great 3-wood over the water to set up eagle. He shot a 64 and built a five-shot lead going into the final round. Nick Dunlap had a 66 and was in second place. Scottie Scheffler had three bogeys in his round of 69 and Sam Burns was all over the map in his round of 70. They were seven shots behind. The focus now shifts to the top 50 in the FedEx Cup standings who advance to the BMW Championship.
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Austin Dillon has no regrets over his aggressive actions that triggered last-lap wrecks for Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin before Dillon went on to win at Richmond Raceway and had NASCAR later revoke his automatic spot in the playoffs. All three are scheduled to compete on the same track again Sunday in the Firekeepers 400 at Michigan International Speedway. The checkered flag seemed out of reach for Dillon last weekend until the final seconds when he spun Logano out of the way and sent Hamlin into the wall at Richmond.
SATURDAY SCORES
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Final Pittsburgh 7 Seattle 2
Final Chicago Cubs 3 Toronto 2
Final Tampa Bay 6 Arizona 1
Final Kansas City 13 Cincinnati 1
Final Milwaukee 2 Cleveland 1
Final Oakland 2 San Francisco 0
Final Atlanta 11 L.A. Angels 3
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Detroit 4 N.Y. Yankees 0
Final Minnesota 5 Texas 2
Final Houston 6 Chicago White Sox 1
Final Boston 5 Baltimore 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final N.Y. Mets 4 Miami 0
Final Philadelphia 5 Washington 1
Final St. Louis 5 L.A. Dodgers 2
Final San Diego 8 Colorado 3
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PRESEASON
Final Baltimore 13 Atlanta 12
Final Chicago 27 Cincinnati 3
Final Houston 28 N-Y Giants 10
Final Detroit 24 Kansas City 23
Final Minnesota 27 Cleveland 12
Final Buffalo 9 Pittsburgh 3
Final Indianapolis 21 Arizona 13
Final Miami 13 Washington 6
Final N-Y Jets 15 Carolina 12
Final Tennessee 16 Seattle 15
Final L.A. Rams 13 L.A. Chargers 9
Final Jacksonville 20 Tampa Bay 7
Final Dallas 27 Las Vegas 12