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Royals pounce on Brewers bullpen in 6-4 win for 2-game sweep

By DAVE SKRETTA - AP Sports Writer

Jorge Soler hit a slump-busting homer to tie the game, Nicky Lopez bunted home the go-ahead run and Kansas City beat Milwaukee 6-4 on Wednesday night. The Royals swept the two-game set for their first series win over Milwaukee since June 2015. Their two-run rally in the seventh rendered moot six dazzling innings by Brewers ace Corbin Burnes. Scott Barlow got the win in relief while Josh Staumont earned his fifth save. Michael Taylor hit a two-run homer for the Royals and robbed Jackie Bradley Jr. of a home run. Bradley homered earlier in the game to end a 0-for-22 skid for Milwaukee.

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NHL-BLUES-VIRUS Blues, Knights cleared for Game 2 DENVER (AP) — The NHL has cleared the St. Louis Blues and Vegas Golden Knights after virus testing errors. The league says multiple COVID-19 tests came back positive for each team from the same lab. Further testing turned up negative results. All players who were isolated and retested were cleared to play. That…

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NHL-BLUES-VIRUS Blues, Knights cleared for Game 2 DENVER (AP) — The NHL has cleared the St. Louis Blues and Vegas Golden Knights after virus testing errors. The league says multiple COVID-19 tests came back positive for each team from the same lab. Further testing turned up negative results. All players who were isolated and retested were cleared to play. That…

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NHL-BLUES-VIRUS Blues, Knights cleared for Game 2 DENVER (AP) — The NHL has cleared the St. Louis Blues and Vegas Golden Knights after virus testing errors. The league says multiple COVID-19 tests came back positive for each team from the same lab. Further testing turned up negative results. All players who were isolated and retested were cleared to play. That…

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The Latest: Blues get players back after COVID test errors

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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: Several St. Louis Blues players who returned positive COVID-19 tests have been cleared to play in Game 2 on Wednesday night against Colorado after the results from a lab were investigated with follow-up tests coming back negative. The Blues players involved were put into isolation as…

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NBA-PLAY-IN GAMES James and Curry renew rivalry in West play-in game UNDATED (AP) — LeBron James and Steph Curry are used to meeting in the spring with an NBA championship up for grabs. The stakes will be much different when they face each other Wednesday night. They’ll only be vying for a playoff spot. James and the seventh-seeded Los Angeles…

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MLB-SCHEDULE Detroit’s Spencer Turnbull no-hits Seattle in Tigers 5-0 win UNDATED (AP) — Spencer Turnbull pitched the fifth no-hitter in the majors already this season, sending the Detroit Tigers to a 5-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners. Turnbull, who led the big leagues with 17 losses two years ago, had never gone more than seven innings in any of his…

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MLB-SCHEDULE-TIGERS MARINERS Detroit’s Spencer Turnbull no-hits Seattle in Tigers 5-0 win UNDATED (AP) — Spencer Turnbull pitched the fifth no-hitter in the majors already this season, sending the Detroit Tigers to a 5-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners. Turnbull, who led the big leagues with 17 losses two years ago, had never gone more than seven innings in any of…