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Matt Carpenter knew exactly what he needed to do. Carpenter hit a game-ending single against an unusual defensive alignment in the 10th inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Friday night. They had their entire 25-man roster on the right side of the field,'' Carpenter said, ''so I just knew that hitting pull side on the ground - pull side in the air, that's fine, we could still score - pull side on the ground was not an option. Continue to Article

June 01, 2019 12:51:am EST

Curt Casali homered among his three hits and drove in four runs for the third time in his career as the host Cincinnati Reds posted a 9-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday. Joey Votto collected three singles for his fifth straight multi-hit performance and Jose Iglesias scored three times for the Reds, who have plated 66 runs in their last nine games (5-4). Cincinnati recorded all 15 of its hits in the first five innings to provide a comfortable cushion for Tyler Mahle (2-5), who allowed three runs on five hits in five frames. Continue to Article

May 31, 2019 11:39:pm EST

Chicago Cubs center fielder Albert Amora Jr. is the latest voice calling for better protection at major league stadiums after a young girl was struck by a foul ball off his bat on Wednesday night. "I hope this never happens again," Almora said Friday in St. Louis, before the Cubs played the Cardinals. The incident occurred at Minute Maid Park in Houston, and Almora clearly was visibly distraught over the girl's injury. Continue to Article

May 31, 2019 10:20:pm EST

Even the Cubs booed Kris Bryant as he stepped up to the plate in St. Louis originally appeared on nbcsportschicago.com ST. LOUIS - Everybody in the baseball world knew Kris Bryant was going to get booed the first time he was announced at Busch Stadium after saying St. Louis was "boring" during a comedy sketch at Cubs Convention in January. The actual reaction from Cardinals fans wasn't all that overwhelming and Bryant promptly singled on the first pitch he saw Friday evening: But the booing may have been louder thanks to... Continue to Article

May 31, 2019 9:37:pm EST