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Sunday, April 21, 2013  Lorenzo Cain drew a walk with two outs and the bases loaded in the 10th inning to give Kansas City a 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday and complete the Royals' sweep of a day-night doubleheader.

Sunday, April 21, 2013  Erik Kratz hit a three-run home run to break the game open in the eighth inning and lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Roy Halladay tossed a two-hitter over seven innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-2 Friday night in a rain-shortened game to snap a four-game losing streak.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Wade Davis pitched five-hit ball for seven innings, Jeff Francoeur had a fourth-inning RBI single, and the Kansas City Royals stopped Atlanta's 10-game winning streak with a 1-0 victory Wednesday.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Jake Westbrook pitched a five-hit shutout and the St. Louis Cardinals backed him with four home runs Wednesday in routing the Cincinnati Reds 10-0.

Friday, April 05, 2013  Barry Zito saved San Francisco's season by beating the Cardinals last fall in the NL championship series, then delivered again with a 1-0 victory over St. Louis on Friday.

Friday, April 05, 2013  Alex Gordon and Chris Getz each hit bases-loaded triples and the Kansas City Royals rallied to beat Philadelphia 13-4 Friday.

Friday, April 05, 2013  The man widely hailed as the greatest St. Louis Cardinal of them all will be honored at the team's home opener on Monday.

Saturday, March 30, 2013  THE LIFE PATH of Marshall Wilson has had more twists and turns that a pretzel. Call him the Facebook Cowboy, attorney at law.

Friday, February 08, 2013  The St. Louis Cardinals and 2011 World Series hero David Freese have reached agreement on a one-year contract that avoids salary arbitration.

Friday, January 25, 2013  The Royals claimed catcher George Kottaras off waivers from the Oakland Athletics on Friday and designated infielder Tony Abreu for assignment.

Friday, January 18, 2013  The Kansas City Royals have agreed to a one-year, $4.65 million contract with right-hander Luke Hochevar, avoiding arbitration.

Friday, January 18, 2013  The St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to terms with pitchers Mitchell Boggs and Edward Mujica on one-year contracts, avoiding salary arbitration.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired infielder-outfielder Skip Schumaker from St. Louis.

Thursday, February 17, 2011  APNewsBreak: Catcher Yorvit Torrealba loses grievance against the New York Mets.