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Midwest Sports Headlines: Sunday, 5/13/18

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May 13th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

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

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Eric Hosmer hit an RBI double with no outs in the 13th inning to give the San Diego Padres a 2-1 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night. Hosmer, San Diego’s $144 million man, drove the first pitch from Mike Mayers down the right field line and after a few strides, toss his batting helmet aside in celebration.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kevin Harvick surged past Martin Truex Jr. with one lap to go to win at Kansas Speedway, his fifth win in what has turned out to be a dominant start to the season. Truex wound up second and Joey Logano finished third.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Francisco Lindor homered twice and doubled twice to help the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2. Lindor hit solo home runs in the third and seventh, and scored four runs. His third career four-hit game extended the All-Star shortstop’s hitting streak to 13 games. Michael Brantley had three hits, drove in two runs and broke a 2-all tie with an RBI double in the sixth. Mike Clevinger allowed two runs in 7 2/3 innings as the Indians won for just the second time in seven games.