The Royals scored four in the first, gave up four in the third, and Maikel Garcia’s double in the seventh helped the Royals beat the White Sox 5-4, forcing Chicago to wait at least one more day to clinch a playoff spot. Both the Cardinals and Royals play this afternoon.
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Matthew Liberatore ended an 11-start winless streak. He gave up just one run pitching into the sixth as the Cardinals stopped the Pirates’ win streak at five with a 5-1. Alec Burleson added his major-league-best 112th RBI.
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