Sports for 9-21

Homers by Matt Carpenter, Dexter Fowler and Paul DeJong highlighted the Cardinals’ 9-2 thumping of the Reds. The Cubs’ seven-game winning streak is over, they fell 8-1 to Tampa. The Royals blasted the Blue Jays, 15-5. White Sox fell to Houston 4-3.

In the sole prep game last night, West Central’s volleyball team beat Stark County in a two-game sweep on the Illinois side.

In sports tonight, the St. Louis Cardinals take on Cincinnati again. Listen to that game live on Newsradio 99.3 and 1490 KBUR. West Burlington, Wapello, Winfield-Mount Union, and Cardinal play in SEI Superconference Volleyball action.