BY SALINA POST
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Hello and happy Monday, everybody, it’s Tyler Henry, back with another KINA Sports Update presented by Salina Regional Orthopedic and Sports Medicine…
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If there was one team the Kansas City Royals desperately needed to distance themselves from it was the Minnesota Twins, and on Sunday, Michael Wacha pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, Garrett Hampson and Salvador Perez drove in runs and the Royals beat the Twins 2-0 to complete a series sweep of their closest pursuers in the AL wild-card.
Wacha struck out seven while allowing just one walk in his 100th career win. He got plenty of help from his defense, which turned two double plays and threw out a runner trying to score from first base in the first inning.
With the Sweep, the Royals are now 2.5 games up on the Twins for the second Wild Card Spot and just 2.5 games behind Cleveland for first in the AL Central
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In case you missed it we’ve also got a quick college football update from over the weekend where 14th-ranked Kansas State handed Tulane a 34-27 loss thanks to two Avery Johnson Touchdowns
Saturday also saw Kansas fall to Illinois 23-17 on the road, and more locally saw the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes steamroll Bethany 54-16 to bounce back to 1-1 on the year. K-Dub will be back at home to take on Southwestern College later this week.
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And finally, with high school football season officially underway we’ve got three more great broadcasts coming your way this week as Southeast of Saline travels to Clay Center, Sacred Heart hosts Plainville and Chapman takes on Abilene on our Salina Post Game of the Week, all three games kick off at 7
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That’s your sports update for today, but for even more great area sports content like this, check out Salina Post and stay tuned to KINA.