Cardinals Lose In 10th, Cubs Drop Loss to Indians

ST. LOUIS -- Bud Norris did not allow a run in the ninth but the 10th was a different story as the St. Louis Cardinals' relief pitcher gave up three runs as the Kansas City Royals won 5-2 Wednesday.

Drew Butera hit a single that scored the go-ahead runs. Jon Jay then provided an insurance run with a hit off Brett Cecil. Norris fumbled  a sacrifice bunt that loaded the bases for the Royals with no outs. He threw to third instead of first.

The Cardinals bullpen continues to struggle. Michael Wacha started the contest and went 6 2/3 innings, allowing just two runs, one of those earned, on four hits.

St. Louis scored two runs in the bottom of the second on a Harrison Bader RBI groundout and Francisco Pena's RBI double.

Indians 1, Cubs 0

CHICAGO -- On Wednesday night, John Lester did what he could for the Chicago Cubs. He gave up only one run on a single by Michael Brantley in the third. But he kept the Cleveland Indians off balance from there on out.

He scattered six hits over seven innings. But his counterpart, Cleveland's Adam Plutko, captured the 1-0 victory by going six innings without allowing a hit. He lost the no-hit bid in the seventh in only his second big league start. He finished with four walks and four strikeouts.

The hit for the Cubs came from Anthony Rizzo who led off the inning with a double. But Andrew Miller came on in relief of Plutko and managed to get out of the frame unscathed.

Both of Lester's losses have come against Cleveland. Lester has given up two or fewer runs in five straight starts.

White Sox Catcher Suspended

Chicago White Sox catcher Welington Castillo will reportedly be suspended 80 games for performance-enhancing drug use. An official announcement from Major League Baseball is expected to be made today.

Dykstra Arrested Wednesday

Former baseball star Lenny Dykstra was arrested early Wednesday morning in New Jersey after allegedly pulling a gun on an Uber driver and threatening to kill him.

Police didn’t find a gun on Dykstra, but did say he was in possession of cocaine and ecstasy at the time of his arrest on charges of making terroristic threats.

Wednesday, May 23 Scoreboard

Kansas City 5, St. Louis 2 (F/10)

Cleveland 1, Chicago Cubs 0

Chicago White Sox 11, Baltimore 1

Milwaukee 9, Arizona 2

Detroit 4, Minnesota 1

Houston 4, San Francisco 1

San Diego 3, Washington 1

Texas 12, New York Yankees 10

Philadelphia 4, Atlanta 0

Los Angeles Angels 5, Toronto 4

Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 4 (F/12)

Miami 2, New York Mets 1

Boston 4, Tampa Bay 1

Seattle 1, Oakland 0

Los  Angeles Dodgers 3, Colorado 0

Thursday, May 24 Schedule (All Times Central)

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 11:35 a.m.

Los Angeles Angels at Toronto, 11:37 a.m.

Baltimore at Chicago White Sox, 1:10 p.m.

Seattle at Oakland, 2:35 p.m.

Houston at Cleveland, 5:10 p.m.

Boston at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

New York Mets at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

Friday, May 25 Schedule (All Times Central)

San Francisco at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m.

Los Angeles Angels at New York Yankees, 6:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

Houston at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.

Washington at Miami, 6:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 6:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

New York Mets at Milwaukee, 7;10 p.m.

Cincinnati at Colorado, 7:40 p.m.

Arizona at Oakland, 8:35 p.m.

San Diego at Los Angeles Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

Saturday, May 26 Schedule (All Times Central)

Atlanta at Boston, 12:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 3:05 p.m.

Arizona at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Texas, 3:05 p.m.

Toronto at Philadelphia, 3:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 3:10 p.m.

New York Mets at Milwaukee, 3:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 3:10 p.m.

Washington at Miami, 3:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Chicago Cubs, 6:15 p.m.

Los Angeles Angels at New York Yankees, 6:15 p.m.

Houston at Cleveland, 6:15 p.m.

Cincinnati at Colorado, 8:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

San Diego at Los Angeles Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

Sunday, May 27 Schedule (All Times Central)

Los Angeles Angels at New York Yankees, 12:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 12:05 p.m.

Houston at Cleveland, 12:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 12:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 12:10 p.m.

Washington at Miami, 12:01 p.m.

St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m.

Toronto at Philadelphia, 12:35 p.m.

New York Mets at Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Texas, 2:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Colorado, 2:10 p.m.

Arizona at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

San Diego at Los Angeles Dodgers, 3:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Seattle, 3:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Chicago Cubs, 7 p.m.