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Bruce Chen picked up his first victory of the season, Alcides Escobar drove in the go-ahead run and the Kansas City Royals held off the Boston Red Sox 4-3 Wednesday night.

Pinch hitter Matt Carpenter lined a go-ahead double in the sixth inning, Allen Craig homered to cap a four-run burst in the ninth and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-2 Thursday night for a three-game sweep.

Josh Hamilton's historic slugfest Tuesday night in Baltimore made him the 16th player in major league history with four homers in a game. Here's how his big night stacks up against the rest.

Royals pitcher Jonathan Sanchez, who was 1-2 with a 6.75 ERA in six starts, was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with left biceps tendinitis.

St. Louis' Carlos Beltran hit two home runs, including a grand slam, for six RBIs in the Cardinals 6-1 victory Tuesday night at Arizona.

Chris Getz and Humberto Quintero  drove in runs for the Royals, who overcame another lousy performance by their starting pitcher to pick up a confidence-boosting win.

Despite the St. Louis Rams' desire to keep renovation plans a secret, the Missouri attorney general said he will make the plans for the Edward Jones Dome public.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the sale of the team to a group led by St. Louis-area businessman Tom Stillman could close on Wednesday.

The Cardinals' Lance Lynn gave up three hits through five scoreless innings to become the majors' first six-game winner in St. Louis' 9-6 victory over Arizona.

Pitoitua was a free agent after playing in 22 games over the past two seasons with the Jets. He has 22 tackles and one sack in his career.

Josh Hamilton has become the 16th player in major league history to hit four home runs in a game. The 18 total bases is a new single-game American League record.

Kirk Radomski, who provided drugs to major league baseball players, took the stand Tuesday and described a shipment of human growth hormone he sent to Roger Clemens' house about a decade ago.

How can professionals get so upset that they harm themselves? Sports psychologists say it can happen in the high-pressure world of winning and losing, with people who identify themselves with their performance and, frankly, are supposed to be aggressive.

The St. Louis Blues were the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, and the top team still standing. Hopes were high for a deep Stanley Cup run, but they never got comfortable against the Los Angeles Kings.

Will Middlebrooks homered down each of the lines, David Ortiz and Dustin Pedroia also went deep, and the Boston Red Sox pounded the Kansas City Royals 11-5 on Monday night to snap a five-game losing streak.

The $240 million slugger finally hit a home run for the Los Angeles Angels, ending the longest power drought of his career Sunday in a 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.

The punishment doled out in response to the Saints bounty program ought to have compelling evidence to prove it was organized and vicious. If that's not the case, the punishment has already exceeded the crime.

The Los Angeles Kings became the first No. 8 seed in NHL history to eliminate their conference's top two seeds in the post season. The Kings beat the St. Louis Blues, 3-1 on Sunday, sweeping them.

The New York Yankees roughed up the Kansas City Royals' Luke Hochevar on Sunday on the way to a 10-4 win. The four-game series was split between the two teams, with the Royals falling to 9-18 and the Yankees improving to 15-13.

Adam Wainwright continued his dominance of the Houston Astros on Sunday for the Cardinals. With the 8-1 win, the Cardinals ended their three-game losing streak.