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Midwest Sports Headlines: 5/11/18

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May 11th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Miles Mikolas won his fifth straight decision to begin the season and Tommy Pham homered, sending the St. Louis Cardinals past the San Diego Padres 2-1. Mikolas allowed one run in 6 2/3 innings against his former team, lowering his ERA to 2.51.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Adam Jones homered, scored three runs and had three RBIs, and the Baltimore Orioles outslugged the Kansas City Royals 11-6 to emerge with their second winning streak of the season. Manny Machado and Trey Mancini also went deep for the Orioles, who trailed 4-0 in the first inning and 6-3 in the second before rallying to beat the Royals for the second night in a row.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have put ace Carlos Martinez on the 10-day disabled list because of a strained lat. Martinez leads the National League with a 1.62 ERA. Right-handed reliever Mike Mayers was recalled from Triple-A Memphis.