FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 2021 C INSIDE SECTION C2 Statistics/TV C4-5 Church C8 Comics NEWS TRIBUNE Another A Bronx round shellacking Schnieders moves on to Round of 32 Judge, Sanchez drive Yankees at Missouri Amateur to blowout win against Royals NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees hitters have clawed By the News Tribune staff out of an early season slump with a string of clutch, SUNRISE BEACH — Jef- late-game hits. ferson City’s Archer Schnied- The Bronx Bombers needed no such fireworks in ers continued his stay into the this one — a start-to-finish shellacking that’s inspir- Round of 32 on Thursday at the ing confidence ahead of a weekend series in Boston. 114th annual Missouri Amateur “It’s good to see these guys starting to get a little Championship at The Club at bit of that swagger,” Yankees manager Porto Cima. said. Schnieders, the No. 48 seed homered for the first of his three in the 64-player field, began the hits, Gary Sanchez connected for the second straight match play portion of the Mis- game and New York got its first blowout victory in a souri Amateur with a 4-and-2 month, beating the Kansas City Royals 8-1 on Thurs- win against St. Louis’ Nathan day. McCutcheon, who finished the Judge got the Yankees started with a solo shot stroke play portion as the No. in the first, had another in the third and 17 seed. Sanchez blew the game open with a three-run drive Schnieders reached the turn in the sixth. with a 3-up lead, winning back- New York had not won by more than four runs to-back holes on the third and since a 7-0 rout of the Chicago White Sox on May 22. fourth and adding another win The Yankees have won seven of nine, and seven on the seventh hole. of their eight wins before Wednesday had come via The two players traded wins comebacks. Boone admitted it felt like a long time on the first four holes to start AP since New York’s last easy victory, adding that the the back nine, then Schnieders morale boost — along with all the rested relievers clinched the match with a birdie Tyler Wade of the Yankees steals second as Royals shortstop Nicky Lopez is late with the tag on the par-3 16th hole to move during the first inning of Thursday afternoon’s game at in New York. Please see Royals, p. 3 on to today’s Round of 32. Schnieders advances to play the No. 16 seed, Christopher Ferris of St. Louis. The pairing will be the second of 16 groups Winning to tee off this morning at 8:09 a.m. The winner advances to face streak either top-seeded Thomas Hen- son of Hermann or No. 33 Sam Hendrick gets plenty Migdal of St. Louis in the Round Please see Amateur, p. 7 of mileage from his gamble on Larson CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rick Hendrick was convinced Rise to there was little risk in signing Kyle Larson, who if given the chance would prove he was stardom worth sponsorship investment after his long suspension by NASCAR for using a racial slur. 2021 Tour de France The team owner signed preview: Pogacar machine tool maker Cincinna- ti Inc. and truck manufacturer vs. Roglic rematch Freightliner — existing Hen- By the Associated Press drick Motorsports partners — to sponsor a pair of races each Not so long ago, Tadej Pog- right before the season. Next acar was a just a promising out- came Valvoline, which in April sider still learning the ropes of said it was adding three races as cycling’s biggest race. primary sponsor for Larson. His rise to become the sec- Now Larson is the hottest ond-youngest winner of the driver in NASCAR and spon- Tour de France in September sors have to pony up substantial last year has changed every- sums to get their logos on the No thing: the 22-year-old returns 5 Chevrolet. Hendrick’s gamble to the three-week event as the paid off — and continues to pay odds-on favorite to defend his off. title. The Valvoline marketing Going from an ambitious department had initial reser- Tour rookie to defending cham- vations about the tie. But chief pion in such a short time could executive Sam Mitchell said he have been an unsettling expe- rience. took Hendrick Motorsports’ But Pogacar has perfectly Jason Strickland/News Tribune word that Larson had put the dealt with his sudden rise to Now on the tee ... work in to prove his character. stardom, linking his Tour tri- That trust was rewarded last umph with victories this season Anthony Forrest of Jefferson City tees off from the 10th hole Thursday morning during the Missouri Golf Asso- weekend at Nashville Super- at the UAE Tour, Tirenno-Adria- speedway when Larson drove a ciation’s Junior Tour event at Oak Hills Golf Center. The Junior Tour consists of 14 single-day tournaments that Valvoline-sponsored car to vic- tico and the prestigious one-day lead up to the Tour Championship on Aug. 8-9 at Osage National. Oak Hills was the fifth stop this summer on classic Liege-Bastogne-Liege. tory for the first time since John- Since his remarkable feat on the tour, which has already visited Eldon Country Club and Versailles’ Rolling Hills Country Club. Future stops ny Benson in 2002. Mitchell was the slopes of the Planche des on the tour in the area include Lake Valley Golf & Country Club in Camdenton, Tanglewood Golf Course in Ful- at the track with his two 22-year- Belles Filles where he snatched ton, The Golf Club at Deer Chase in Linn Creek, Redfield Golf Course in Eugene and Meadow Lake Acres Coun- old sons and celebrated Father’s the coveted race leader’s yellow try Club in New Bloomfield. Play in Thursday’s round at Oak Hills was stopped shortly before 10:30 a.m. due to Day with his first trip to victory lane and the family talked about Please see France, p. 3 thunderstorms approaching the area. For more photos from the event, see page C6. it on the drive home. “With my sons being young men, the whole experience that Kyle had, we talked about it, his journey and what he learned Coming to a halt from his mistake and that words matter,” Mitchell told the Asso- Pirates snap 9-game walks, including one intentional, ciated Press. “When you see in five innings. He is 0-5 with a somebody get a second chance losing streak vs. Cards 13.73 ERA and 17 walks in 192/3 and take advantage of it, and with 8-2 win innings in five starts in June. really do the hard work of learn- Reynolds’ 13th of ing and growing from it and now ST. LOUIS (AP) — Bryan the season gave the Pirates a seeing this success, I think it’s a Reynolds had a three-run homer 5-1 lead. Reynolds has hit safe- great story.” among his three hits, Chad Kuhl ly in nine straight games, going This is what Hendrick bet on pitched six strong innings and 17-for-36 (.486) in that span. when he signed Larson before the Pittsburgh Pirates snapped a Frazier homered off Wade the season. Larson goes to nine-game losing streak against LeBlanc to give the Pirates a 6-1 Pocono Raceway for a weekend the St. Louis Cardinals with an lead in the sixth inning. doubleheader on a four-race 8-2 victory Thursday night. Evans’ eighth-inning blast off winning streak that includes the Adam Frazier and Phillip LeBlanc was his fifth home run non-points $1 million All-Star Evans also homered for Pitts- of the season and first career Race. burgh in its first win against St. pinch-hit homer. Valvoline was the third Louis since Sept. 18, 2020. The first three Pirates reached non-Hendrick owned company Kuhl (2-4) allowed one run base to start the game as Frazier through 17 races to be featured and three hits with two strikeouts walked, Ke’Bryan Hayes singled on Larson’s car this season. The and three walks in six innings to and Reynolds drove in Frazier rest of the events have been improve to 2-3 in 10 career starts with an RBI single. sponsored by Hendrick sub- Lars Nootbaar lined a single sidiaries, though Hendrick said AP against the Cardinals. St. Louis has lost four in a row to center field in his first Busch there is significant interest in Dylan Carlson of the Cardinals is out at second base as Pirates and 15 of its last 20 since June 2. Stadium at-bat to score Tyler sponsoring Larson now. Adam Frazier throws out Paul Goldschmidt to complete a double play during Thurs- Carlos Martinez (3-9) allowed O’Neill, cutting the St. Louis Larson’s success has put day night’s game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. five runs and five hits with seven Please see Cardinals, p. 3 Please see Larson, p. 3

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