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Skenes takes first loss in 12 career big league starts, Cardinals score in 9th and top Pirates 2-1
By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Paul Skenes lost for the first time in 12 career major league starts, giving up Alec Burleson's tiebreaking single in the ninth inning that lifted the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on...
A.P. Scorecard
Here are the scores from yesterday's sports events::: INTERLEAGUEFinal San Diego 7 Cleveland 0Final L.A. Dodgers 7 Boston 6Final Milwaukee 8 Minnesota 4 AMERICAN LEAGUEFinal Tampa Bay 9 N.Y. Yankees 1Final Detroit 7 Toronto 3Final Oakland 8 L.A. Angels 2Final Kansas...
Goldschmidt and Burleson go deep to back Mikolas as Cardinals blank Nationals 6-0
By BYRON KERR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt and Alec Burleson homered, Miles Mikolas pitched into the seventh inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 6-0 on Monday. Burleson drove in three runs for the Cardinals, who took...
Contreras homers again with three RBIs to help Cardinals beat Nationals 8-3
By BYRON KERR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Willson Contreras hit his second homer of the series and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Washington Nationals 8-3 on Sunday. Contreras hit a line drive 395-foot homer off Nationals reliever Derek Law in the...
Contreras hits tying homer in 9th, Cardinals complete rally in 11th, beat Nationals 7-6
By BYRON KERR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Willson Contreras hit a tying homer in the ninth inning, Masyn Winn scored the go-ahead run on a passed ball in the 11th, and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied from an early 5-0 deficit to beat the Washington Nationals...
Missouri governor says new public aid plan in the works for Chiefs, Royals stadiums
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that he expects the state to put together an aid plan by the end of the year to try to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals from being lured across state lines to...
Pages, Burleson deliver RBI hits in the 10th as St. Louis beats Pittsburgh 3-2
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pedro Pages doubled home pinch runner Michael Siani and then scored on Alec Burleson's RBI single as the the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 in 10 innings on Thursday. St. Louis took two of three...
Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago wins his first men’s title at annual Nathan’s hot dog eating contest.
By SUSAN HAIGH and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago gobbled down 58 hot dogs to win his first men's title Thursday at the annual Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, taking advantage of the absence of the...
Bryan Reynolds, Oneil Cruz hit RBI singles in 10th that lift Pirates past Cardinals 5-4
By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan Reynolds and Oneil Cruz hit run-scoring singles on consecutive pitches in the 10th inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Wednesday night. Willson Contreras' two-run...
Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese headline WNBA All-Star team that will face US Olympic squad
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will team up on the WNBA All-Star team to play against the U.S. Olympic team led by A'ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart. The pair of remarkable rookies were selected Tuesday by a...