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Yesterday at 10:19 PM  Ryan Sweeney and Cody Ransom hit back-to-back homers in a four-run first inning and that was plenty for Jeff Samardzija, who pitched the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 Tuesday night.

Yesterday at 10:09 PM  Michael Brantley's sacrifice fly capped Cleveland's three-run eighth inning, rallying the Indians to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.

Yesterday at 6:25 PM  Fatima baseball named Team of the Season.

Saturday, June 15, 2013  Carlos Beltran homered from each side of the plate and tripled to lead a 17-hit attack Saturday as the St. Louis Cardinals outslugged the Miami Marlins 13-7.

Saturday, June 15, 2013  Tampa Bay right-hander Alex Cobb was taken off the field on a stretcher after he was hit on the right ear by a liner off the bat of Kansas City's Eric Hosmer in the fifth inning of the Rays' 5-3 win over the Royals on Saturday.

Friday, June 14, 2013  Rookie Jose Fernandez outpitched a rusty Jake Westbrook, and the team with the worst record in the majors beat the team with the best record.

Friday, June 14, 2013  Luis Mendoza pitched six innings to win for the first time in six starts and Elliot Johnson had another big hit against his former team, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 7-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.

Friday, June 14, 2013  Carl Edwards has topped qualifying for the first time this season with a lap of 202.452 mph at Michigan International Speedway on Friday.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  Elliot Johnson had a three three-run homer for his second hit of an eight-run sixth inning Thursday night, leading the surging Kansas City Royals to a 10-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  Adam Wainwright became the major leagues' first 10-game winner by pitching seven scoreless innings and sent Matt Harvey to his first loss of the season, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the New York Mets 2-1 Thursday in a classic pitching matchup.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  Deadline is race time. This week, it's noon Sunday for the Quicken Loans 400 at the Michigan International Speedway. To enter, click here:: Racing for Roast Beef  ...

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Dillon Gee had his third straight stellar start, Lucas Duda hit one of three Mets homers and New York scored the most runs allowed by Shelby Miller in his young career for a 5-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Lorenzo Cain hit a tying, two-run homer off Jose Valverde with two outs in the ninth inning and Eric Hosmer had a winning single in the 10th, helping the Kansas City Royals overcome Justin Verlander's seven scoreless innings Wednesday in a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Max Scherzer won his ninth straight decision, and the Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City 3-2 to snap the Royals' six-game winning streak on Tuesday night.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Michael Wacha recovered from a wild start to earn his first major league win for the St. Louis Cardinals in a 9-2 victory over the staggering New York Mets on Tuesday night.