BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Brendan Donovan hit a two-run homer and a double and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Francisco Giants 6-5 in the Negro Leagues tribute game at Rickwood Field on Thursday night. The 114-year-old Rickwood Field is the oldest professional ballpark in the U.S. and former home to baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays and the Birmingham …
Angels slugger Albert Pujols is greeted by third base coach Brian Butterfield after hitting a home run in the fifth inning of the Angels’ 6-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Friday. At the start of this week, Pujols snapped a streak of 93 plate appearances without a homer and tied Mays on the all-time career home run list when …