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McCutchen homers in 14th, Pirates beat Cards 6-5 (Yahoo Sports)

The Pittsburgh Pirates inched themselves closer to first place, overcoming three deficits and two ejections. Andrew McCutchen’s two-run home run in the 14th inning capped Pittsburgh’s third rally of the night and helped the Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on Saturday night. McCutchen’s homer to center off of Nick Greenwood (0-1) immediately followed Neil Walker’s leadoff single and extended his hitting streak to a career-high 18 games.

Kyle Busch wins Sprint Cup 400-mile race at Kentucky (Yahoo Sports)

Though Kyle Busch remains outside NASCAR’s championship playoff looking in, his prospects continue getting stronger. There was no doubting the strength of his No. 18 Toyota Camry on Saturday night, especially in the clutch. Busch outdueled Joey Logano late to win the Sprint Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway, moving a little closer to making the 10-race championship playoff.

Braves reliever Jason Grilli suffers leg injury (Yahoo Sports)

It began as a scramble from the mound toward first to cover the bag, something Jason Grilli has done countless times in his career. This one, though, ended with a bad step and Grilli crumpled on the ground in agony. The Atlanta Braves reliever suffered a season-ending left Achilles tendon rupture and took the loss Saturday in a 3-2 defeat to the Colorado Rockies.

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