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

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Angels slugger Albert Pujols had two hits and exchanged jerseys with former teammate Yadier Molina to conclude an emotional return to St. Louis, and Los Angeles beat the Cardinals 6-4. Pujols was cheered throughout his first series in St. Louis since leaving the club in free agency after the 2011 season. The former Cardinal got standing ovations before each plate appearance throughout the weekend and a curtain call after popping out in his final at-bat.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hunter Dozier hit a three-run shot, Homer Bailey was stingy again while pitching into the sixth inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the Twins 6-1 on a soggy, overcast day. Bailey earned the win as the Royals forged a split of the four-game series. Michael Pineda took the loss after allowing five runs in the third inning.

UNDATED (AP) — After six straight victories, the Los Angeles Dodgers now lead the NL West by 13 games. The Dodgers have won six straight division championships, and although last year’s required a one-game playoff, they’re threatening to run away with this year’s title. The Dodgers own the best record in baseball and are in the middle of another midseason surge.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Michigan’s Erik Bakich says Vanderbilt’s Tim Corbin has been the biggest influence on him as he’s gone through his coaching career. Bakich was a Vandy assistant for seven years until 2009. Corbin says he’s proud of what Bakich has accomplished. Now he wants to beat his protege when Michigan and Vanderbilt meet in the best-of-three College World Series finals.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Felipe Gutierrez scored early in the second half and Tim Melia made four saves to give Sporting Kansas City its first road win of the season, 1-0 over the Columbus Crew. Gutierrez was just a couple steps off the goal line unmarked for the easy header on a short cross from Gerso Fernandes.

Softball Scores:

Columbus Catholic 10, MOC-Floyd Valley 0
IKM-Manning 4, Kuemper Catholic 3
Iowa City West 11, Creston 1
Melcher-Dallas 13, West Central Valley 6
West Monona 15, Lawton-Bronson 1
Westwood 10, Woodbine 7
Woodbine 7, Trinity Christian 4

Baseball Scores:

Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 5, Newell-Fonda 4
Carroll 6, Pocahontas Area 1 (Kuemper Tournament)
Gehlen Catholic, LeMars 8, Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids 2 (LeMars Gehlen Tournament)
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 4, Carroll 3
Pocahontas Area 10, Greene County 0 (Kuemper Tournament)
Southeast Polk 4, Sioux City, East 1

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

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Albert Pujols took a curtain call for his adoring fans at Busch Stadium after homering against the Cardinals, but Marcell Ozuna connected to lead Dakota Hudson and St. Louis over the Los Angeles Angels 4-2. Pujols hit his 13th home run, a solo drive in the seventh inning. He got a standing ovation as he rounded the bases and the cheers grew louder until Pujols emerged from the dugout and tipped his hat to the sellout crowd.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — C.J. Cron homered and singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3. Miguel Sanó and Jake Cave also homered for the Twins, who blew a 3-0 lead in the eighth before pushing ahead for good in the 10th. Eddie Rosario’s double to deep right off Wily Peralta scored Cave for a two-run cushion. Trevor May worked a scoreless ninth and Blake Parker retired the side in the 10th for his 10th save in 11 chances.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Michigan baseball team is feeling right at home in Omaha and the state of Nebraska as its chases the program’s first national title since 1962. Some key moments on the Wolverines’ improbable journey occurred here even before the College World Series. There were the losses 50 miles away in Lincoln that cost them the Big Ten regular-season title. There was the walk-off win in the conference tournament at TD Ameritrade Park that probably saved their spot in the national tournament.

MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Ross Chastain won the NASCAR Truck Series race at The Raceway at Gateway, a week after losing a victory at Iowa when he was disqualified for failing a postrace inspection. Chastain grabbed track position with a gas-only last pit stop in Niece Motorsports’ No. 45 Chevrolet. He finished 0.740 seconds ahead of Todd Gilliland in the 160-lap race on the 1.25-mile oval.

Albert Pujols took a curtain call for his adoring fans at Busch Stadium after homering against the Cardinals, but Marcell Ozuna connected to lead Dakota Hudson and St. Louis over the Los Angeles Angels 4-2, Saturday. Pujols hit his 13th home run, a solo drive in the seventh inning. He got a standing ovation as he rounded the bases. The three-time NL MVP who helped the Cardinals win two World Series championships returned to the ballpark on Friday night for the first time since helping St. Louis take the 2011 title. Pujols signed with the Angels after that season, and they hadn’t played an interleague game at Busch until this weekend.

The Cardinals improved to 185-177 in interleague play, the best among NL teams.

w/ KJAN Sports Director Chris Parks

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The two teams that had yet to suffer a loss during the College World Series advanced to the Best of 3 Final by winning the Friday Semifinal match-ups. Michigan and Vanderbilt will square off starting on Monday and no games will need to be played on Saturday. Here’s a look at how it happened.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Michigan scored in all but one inning against a struggling Texas Tech pitching staff and beat the Red Raiders 15-3 to continue its improbable postseason run. The Wolverines’ next stop is the College World Series finals starting Monday. Jimmy Kerr homered twice and had four hits, Jesse Franklin had three hits and four RBIs and the Wolverines scored double-digit runs for the 20th time this season.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Pat DeMarco chopped a grounder over third base in the ninth inning to give Vanderbilt its first lead and the Commodores beat Louisville 3-2 to advance to the College World Series finals. The Commodores will play Michigan in the best-of-three finals starting Monday night.

Game one of the best of three final will be held at 6:00pm on Monday at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha and will be televised on ESPN.

Western Iowa Conference

Audubon 11, Tri-Center 2
Riverside 6, Logan-Magnolia 3
Treynor 9, Missouri Valley 0

Rolling Valley Conference

West Harrison 8, Exira-EHK 5

Corner Conference

Sidney 7, Griswold 5

Pride of Iowa Conference

Central Decatur 14, Nodaway Valley 3

Spencer Tournament

Spencer 2, Denison-Schleswig 0
Columbus Catholic 3, Denison-Schleswig 1

Other Scores

Carroll 13, Storm Lake 1
River Valley 10, OABCIG 7
River Valley 6, OABCIG 5
West Monona 7, Lawton-Bronson 4
Winterset 7, Waukee 5

Hawkeye Ten Conference 

Denison-Schleswig 7, MVAOCOU 5
Harlan 6, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 4
Lewis Central 11, Red Oak 0

Western Iowa Conference

AHSTW 14, IKM-Manning 1 (5 innings)
Logan-Magnolia 8, Riverside 0
Treynor 6, Missouri Valley 5
Tri-Center 9, Audubon 1

Rolling Valley Conference

Coon Rapids-Bayard 7, Boyer Valley 0
West Harrison 5, Exira-EHK 4 (8 innings)

Corner Conference

Griswold 19, Sidney 8

Pride of Iowa Conference

Lenox 9, East Union 7
Nodaway Valley 8, Central Decatur 1

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

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Albert Pujols drew huge cheers in his long-awaited return to St Louis, but Marcell Ozuna spoiled the homecoming with a home run that helped the Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-1. Pujols spent the first 11 years of his All-Star career with the Cardinals, helped them win the 2011 World Series and then signed with Angels as a free agent. This was the first time the Angels have visited St. Louis since Pujols left. Pujols went 1 for 2 with a walk.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Max Kepler’s RBI single drove in the tiebreaking run and Eddie Rosario added a run-scoring hit to cap Minnesota’s three-run rally in the eighth and the Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 8-7. Minnesota scored five runs in the last three innings to avoid its first three-game losing streak of the season. Cheslor Cuthbert had three hits and four RBIs _ tying career highs in both _ for the Royals

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Michigan scored in all but one inning against a struggling Texas Tech pitching staff and beat the Red Raiders 15-3 to continue its improbable postseason run. The Wolverines’ next stop is the College World Series finals starting Monday. Jimmy Kerr homered twice and had four hits, Jesse Franklin had three hits and four RBIs and the Wolverines scored double-digit runs for the 20th time this season.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Pat DeMarco chopped a grounder over third base in the ninth inning to give Vanderbilt its first lead and the Commodores beat Louisville 3-2 to advance to the College World Series finals. The Commodores will play Michigan in the best-of-three finals starting Monday night.