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Pujols hits grand slam, leads Wainwright, Cards over Rockies

By JOE HARRIS more games since Aug.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Albert Pu- 1-7, 2008. St. Louis went 5-1
jols launched a pinch-hit in the games against Colo-
grand slam and drove in rado and Milwaukee.
five runs, Adam Wainwright TRAINER'S ROOM
pitched seven sharp in- Rockies: C Elias Díaz (left
nings and the St. Louis Car- wrist sprain) took swings
dinals routed the Colorado Thursday and is play-
Rockies 13-0 Thursday for a ing catch pain free. RHP
three-game sweep. ...Chad Kuhl (right hip flexor
The Rockies lost starting strain) will make a rehab
pitcher Antonio Senzatela start for Triple-A Albuquer-
and right fielder Charlie que on Saturday night.
Blackmon in the second in- Cardinals: LHP Steven Matz
ning to leg injuries. Senzate- (left MCL tear) will throw
la crumpled to the ground off a mound this weekend.
after attempting to cover RHP Jack Flaherty (right
first base and Blackmon shoulder strain) is expected
was removed an inning af- to throw 65-70 pitches for
ter beating out an infield Double-A Springfield on
single. Sunday.
The NL Central-leading UP NEXT
Cardinals won their fourth Rockies: RHP José Ureña
in a row and sent Colorado (1-4, 4.80 ERA) will start the
to its fifth straight loss. St. first of a three-game series
Louis has won 12 of its last St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols watches his grand slam during the third inning of a baseball game against visiting San Francis-
13 home games and has against the Colorado Rockies Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, in St. Louis. co and RHP Logan Webb
taken 12 straight from the Associated Press (11-5, 3.00 ERA) on Friday
Rockies at Busch Stadium. night. Ureña is 0-3 with a
Pujols hit his 690th career Pujols added an RBI single. added two doubles and a the second-longest home 7.77 ERA over his last five
home run, connecting off Wainwright (10-9) gave up single. winning streak against starts.
Austin Gomber and cap- three hits, two of them in- Senzatela (3-7) struggled a club for the Cardinals, Cardinals: RHP Miles Miko-
ping a five-run third that field singles. He struck out prior to his injury, giving up one shy of their 13 in a row las (9-9, 3.44 ERA) will be-
made it 10-0. It was Pujols' seven, walked none and five runs in 1 2/3 innings. against the Cubs from Oct. gin a three-game series
16th career grand slam — retired his final 13 batters. The right-hander is 0-5 with 3, 1999, to June 16, 2001. at Arizona, which will start
his first as a pinch hitter — Génesis Cabrera and Chris a 6.41 ERA in his eight road GOLDEN GLOVES LHP Tommy Henry (2-1, 4.15
and it moved him into a Stratton each pitched a starts this season. The Cardinals did not com- ERA) on Friday night. Miko-
tie with Hank Aaron, Babe scoreless inning of relief to HOME COOKIN' mit an error in any of the six las is 1-1 with a 2.55 in four
Ruth and Dave Kingman complete the four-hitter. The Cardinals' win streak games during the home- career appearances, in-
for 10th-most slams of all- Lars Nootbaar hit a two-run over the Rockies at Busch stand. It was their first er- cluding two starts, against
time. homer. Paul Goldschmidt dates to Aug. 1, 2018. It is rorless homestand of six or the Diamondbacks.q
LeBron James inks 2-year, $97.1 million deal with Lakers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeB- will make $46.7 million this appeared to be going any-
ron James has agreed to a season. where on social media or
two-year, $97.1 million con- Barring injury, James is likely in his public appearances,
tract extension through the to surpass Kareem Abdul- and he praised the hiring of
2024-25 season with the Los Jabbar as the NBA's ca- new Lakers coach Darvin
Angeles Lakers, his agent reer scoring king this win- Ham.
announced Wednesday. ter. James and the Lakers James has missed signifi-
Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul also still hope to be in con- cant portions of the season
said the league-maximum tention for another title if due to injury in three of his
deal makes James the James and Anthony Davis four years with the Lakers.
highest-paid player in NBA can return at full health af- He was largely healthy in
history. His new deal in- ter an injury-plagued 2021- the elongated 2019-20 sea-
cludes a player option that 22 ended without a playoff son when the Lakers won
would keep the second- appearance. the franchise's 17th NBA
leading scorer in NBA his- James' new deal syncs with title in the Florida bubble,
tory with the Lakers past his Davis' most recent contract and he has been every bit Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James shoots during the first
half of an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City
40th birthday in December extension with the Lakers, the dominant player of his Thunder on Feb. 8, 2021, in Los Angeles.
2024. allowing both to leave the prime when at full strength Associated Press
The 37-year-old James is Lakers or to negotiate new in the ensuing two years.
headed into the final year deals in 2024. Both super- Although his contract status geles, where his eldest son, the same team with Bronny
of his most recent contract stars are represented by inspired plenty of offseason Bronny, is a 17-year-old se- when his son reaches the
with the Lakers, who signed Klutch. chatter, James seemed nior and college basket- NBA. Although plenty of
the four-time NBA Most James' recommitment to unlikely to relocate after ball prospect playing at Si- obstacles remain between
Valuable Player and four- the Lakers also silences per- spending the past four sea- erra Canyon High School in the younger James and
time league champion in sistent talk of his possible sons of his 19-year career Chatsworth. the NBA, he could be draft-
July 2018. The new deal departure as a free agent with the storied Lakers. His James has occasionally eligible in the summer of
means the 18-time All-Star or in a trade. James hasn't family is settled in Los An- said he intends to play on 2024.q