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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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CHICAGO, June 2 (UPI) --
Chicago White Sox television broadcaster Ken "Hawk" Harrelson Saturday apologized to an umpire for an on-air tirade, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
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NEW YORK, June 2 (UPI) --
U.S. actress Valerie Bertinelli said she wants to lose five pounds so she can again fit into the green bikini she once donned on the cover of People magazine.
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MIAMI, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. weather forecasters say the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be about average, despite the rare late-May landfall of Beryl.
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ROME, June 2 (UPI) --
Dogs across Italy are wagging their tails as a new ice cream for man's best friend goes to market.
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