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KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 21 (UPI) -- Albert Pujols drove in six runs Sunday with two homers, leading the St. Louis Cardinals in a 12-5 inter-league rout and a three-game sweep of Kansas City.
Pujols, who leads the majors with 26 homers, launched a fourth-inning grand slam and a fifth-inning solo homer after a first-inning RBI infield single.
Rick Ankiel, Chris Duncan and Skip Schumaker all had two hits and one RBI. Khalil Greene hit a solo homer and Tyler Greene had one RBI for the Cardinals, who presented Manager Tony La Russa with his 2,500th career victory.
Winner Adam Wainwright (8-4) surrendered five runs and eight hits in six innings with no walks and eight strikeouts.
Kansas City's Jose Guillen had two hits -- one a sixth-inning solo homer -- and three RBI. David DeJesus had two hits and one RBI, while Mark Teahen added one RBI for the Royals, who have lost five straight.
Royals' starter Gil Meche (4-6) took the loss, lasting just 3 1/3 innings and allowing nine runs on nine hits with two walks and one strikeout.
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DALLAS, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 Monday and the Mavericks beat the Los Angeles Clippers 98-92 in Caron Butler's return to Dallas, where he helped win a title last year.
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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 14 (UPI) --
Dozens of fans stood in freezing temperatures along the sidewalks of Newark, N.J., to bear witness to the body of pop singer Whitney Houston being brought home.
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PITTSBURGH, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Researchers say offshore wind farms planned for the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico face severe risks from hurricanes that could destroy half of them.
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BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
An Australian man who bared his buttocks to Queen Elizabeth during the monarch's visit to the country was fined $800.
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