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Friday, May 17, 2013  Carl Edwards captured the pole for the Sprint All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Daniel Murphy and David Wright combined for five hits and three RBIs against Adam Wainwright and the New York Mets snapped a six-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Carlos Beltran drove in four runs and rookie left-hander John Gast picked up a win in his major league debut, helping the St. Louis Cardinals cruise past the New York Mets 10-4 on Tuesday night.

Monday, May 13, 2013  Lance Lynn overcame early control woes and St. Louis used a three-run seventh inning to beat the New York Mets 6-3 on Monday night.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Carlos Beltran and Jon Jay drove in two runs apiece, and the St. Louis Cardinals capped an impressive trip with a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  J.J. Hardy homered, Chris Tillman won his third straight start and the Baltimore Orioles took advantage of three errors by the Kansas City Royals in a 5-3 victory Thursday night.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Travis Wood pitched impressively into the seventh inning to outduel Lance Lynn, Nate Schierholtz hit a two-run homer and the Chicago Cubs snapped the St. Louis Cardinals' six-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory Tuesday night.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Matt Wieters drove in three runs, including the tiebreaker in the eighth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 Tuesday night on a soggy night at Camden Yards.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  The Kansas City Chiefs have hired longtime Bears personnel man Chris Ballard to be their director of player personnel.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Jordan Danks atoned for a baserunning blunder in the ninth inning by hitting a solo home run in the 11th that lifted the Chicago White Sox over the Kansas City Royals 2-1 Monday.

Sunday, May 05, 2013  Jaime Garcia put the Brewers and St. Louis' sweep of Milwaukee under wraps.

Sunday, May 05, 2013  Alex Gordon hit an RBI single with two outs in the 10th inning Sunday and the Kansas City Royals rallied past the Chicago White Sox 6-5.

Saturday, May 04, 2013  Jeremy Guthrie ran his unbeaten streak to a club record 17 consecutive starts with a four-hitter in the Kansas City Royals' 2-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night.

Saturday, May 04, 2013  Jon Jay homered and drove in the go-ahead run in the ninth to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-6 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.

Saturday, May 04, 2013