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The Springfield Cardinals lost a heartbreaking, winner-take-all Game 3 of the Texas League Championship Series 6-4 to the Amarillo Sod Poodles on Wednesday night. The defeat at Route 66 Stadium officially ended the Cardinals’ bid for back-to-back league titles.
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The Memphis Redbirds decisively defeated the Rochester Red Wings 15-4 last night in Game 2 of the International League Championship Series
Memphis dominated Game 2, jumping to a 13-0 lead by the third inning and cruising to a blowout win. Jimmy Crooks drove in five runs with two hits, while Mason Molina allowed just one hit and struck out six over five innings. The win evened the series at 1-1, setting up a winner-take-all Game 3 tonight at AutoZone Park.
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The Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox 5-4 last night at Kauffman Stadium, successfully snapping their five-game losing streak.
Kansas City jumped out 4-0 early, watched Chicago rally to tie it, then got the go-ahead RBI double from Maikel Garcia in the seventh. Connor Thomas delivered two scoreless innings, and Steven Cruz closed it out with his eighth save.
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Wednesday night at PNC Park, powered by a drought-snapping pitching performance and a balanced offense.
snapping Matthew Liberatore’s 11-start winless streak. Liberatore tossed 5.2 strong innings with six strikeouts, while Alec Burleson drove in the tying run and reached 112 RBIs on the season.
St. Louis broke the game open with a three-run third, added two insurance runs in the fourth, and the bullpen shut down Pittsburgh the rest of the way.
