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Cardinals hit four home runs to power past Nats

May. 1, 2009
Albert Pujols hit one of the St. Louis Cardinals' season-high four home runs, backing Todd Wellemeyer's seven effective innings in a 6-2 win over the Washington Nationals on Friday night.
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MLB: St. Louis 2, Arizona 1

PHOENIX, April 14 (UPI) -- Albert Pujols and Brian Barden homered and Todd Wellemeyer allowed one run over seven innings Monday to lead the St. Louis Cardinals past Arizona 2-1.

MLB: St. Louis 8, Cincinnati 5

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Todd Wellemeyer yielded three runs and seven hits in 6 1/3 innings Saturday, helping the St. Louis Cardinals record an 8-5 victory against the Cincinnati Reds.

MLB: St. Louis 11, Pittsburgh 2

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Jason LaRue and Rick Ankel hit two-run homers for St. Louis, which scored eight runs in the first four innings Wednesday and buried the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-2.
MLB: St. Louis 4, Washington 1

MLB: St. Louis 4, Washington 1

WASHINGTON, June 5 (UPI) -- Troy Glaus' two-run fourth inning homer helped St. Louis beat Washington 4-1 in the opener of a day-night doubleheader at Nationals Park.

MLB: St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 4

ST. LOUIS, May 30 (UPI) -- Albert Pujols put St. Louis in front with a first-inning homer Friday and the Cardinals survived a late Pittsburgh rally to down the Pirates 5-4.

MLB: St. Louis 8, San Diego 2

SAN DIEGO, May 20 (UPI) -- Albert Pujols smacked two solo homers and Ryan Ludwick had three hits, three RBI and two runs scored Monday to lead the St. Louis Cardinals past San Diego 8-2.
MLB: St. Louis 5, Chicago Cubs 3

MLB: St. Louis 5, Chicago Cubs 3

ST. LOUIS, May 4 (UPI) -- Albert Pujols drilled a two-run double to put St. Louis ahead in the fourth inning and the Cardinals held on for a 5-3 victory Sunday over the Chicago Cubs.

MLB: St. Louis 11, San Francisco 1

ST. LOUIS, April 19 (UPI) -- A three-run homer by Albert Pujols highlighted a six-run fourth inning Friday and lifted the St. Louis Cardinals to an 11-1 bashing of San Francisco.

MLB: St. Louis 8, Colorado 4

DENVER, May 30 (UPI) -- Albert Pujols and Jim Edmonds homered on consecutive pitches as part of a five-run fifth Wednesday, powering St. Louis to an 8-4 win over Colorado.

Pujols, Johnson NL Players of the Week

NEW YORK, June 6 (UPI) -- First basemen Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals and Nick Johnson of the Washington Nationals were named National League Players of the Week Monday.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler