Pujols Leads All Star Vote as Busch Stadium Set
Albert Pujols tops balloting for the 80th All Star Game to start at St Louis despite a strong bid from Ken Griffey Jr. The NL MVP has 31 homers and 82 RBIs and 5.397 million votes. Tim Wakefield earns first All Star nod in 17th season with Boston as Dustin Pedroia wins second base spot.
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Bannister Sparks Royals Past White Sox in KC
Brian Bannister pitched six solid innings as Kansas City beat Chicago 6 3 to split a four game set. Miguel Olivo hit a two run homer while Willie Bloomquist and David DeJesus added three hits each as Soria earned his 10th save against the White Sox.
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Jeter leads Yankees rally past Blue Jays in high scoring win
Derek Jeter collected four hits including a go ahead two run homer as the Yankees erased an eight run deficit, Hideki Matsui homered and drove in four, fueling a 10 8 victory over Toronto. Alfredo Aceves earned the save while Jonathan Albaladejo notched the win.
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All-Star Rosters Set For July 14 Game At Busch Stadium
American League selections include stars such as Mark Teixeira Derek Jeter and Josh Beckett with Kevin Youkilis Adam Lind and Ichiro Suzuki among final choices. National League rosters feature Prince Fielder Adrian Gonzalez and Albert Pujols with Tim Lincecum Francisco Rodriguez and Johan Santana also listed. Internet voting determines final NL and AL teams.
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Prep baseball and softball schedule for area teams
Area sports schedule lists Kennedy at Jefferson and other prep baseball games at 5 7 p.m. including Independence at Marion Cedar Falls at Xavier Waterloo West at Linn Marion City High Dubuque Senior Prairie Dubuque Wahlert and more. Prep softball games include Independence at Marion West Branch at Regina. Midwest League Quad Cities at Kernels 6 35 p.m. Also MLB Braves at Cubs 6 p.m. on ESPN and Versus cycling Tour de France Stage 3 at 7 30 a.m. on Versus radio Cubs vs Braves 5 30 p.m. on KXIC AM and Minor League Quad Cities at Kernels 6 35 p.m. on KMRY AM. Local talk shows Gym Class at 2 p.m. and On Press Row at 5 p.m. plus contact info.
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