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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Over the weekend, the Kansas City Royals narrowly avoided a sweep at the hands of the Phillidelphia Phillies, winning Friday’s contest 7-4 before dropping Saturday and Sunday’s games by final scores of 11-2 and 11-3.
Kyle Schwarber had two hits and three RBI, and Garrett Stubbs had a career-best four hits to lead the Philadelphia over Kansas City on Sunday.
The Royals will be back in action to face the Cleveland Guardians this afternoon at 12:10. Despite the skid the Royals have still won 8 of their last 11 games and hold the second wild card spot with a 4.5 game lead. With a sweep this week KC could take over first place in the AL Central.
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This weekend also saw the conclusion of the NFL preseason and on Saturday the Detroit Lions defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 24-17.
It was another strong showing from former Ellsworth star Kaden Davis, who caught two passes for 27 yards in the win.
To read the full story about how a small-town Kansas athlete made it to NFL training camp check out Salina Post.
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And finally, last night, the KC Current fell 4-1 to the Washington Spirit, who snatched second place in the UWSL table away from them. The Current will have a chance to bounce back this Sunday when they play host to the North Carolina Courage
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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.