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  • Tigers’ Cabrera drunk between key games (AP)

    In this Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, photo, Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera(notes) is seen in the dugout before a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Detroit. Cabrera was taken to a police station over the weekend after getting into a fight with his wife at their suburban Detroit home when he came home drunk, authorities said Monday. Birmingham Police Chief Richard Patterson said Rosangel Cabrera called 911 at 6 a.m. Saturday, requesting police assistance. An alcohol test found that Miguel Cabrera was at three times the legal limit for driving, police said.

    Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera was drunk — three times above Michigan's legal limit for driving, according to police — between two key games over the weekend as his team was trying to win the American League Central title. The 26-year-old Venezuelan first baseman was taken to a police station Saturday after arriving at his suburban Detroit home at 5 a.m.

  • Cardinals clinch NL Central crown (AP)

    St. Louis Cardinals catcher Jason LaRue(notes) rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Colorado Rockies during the seventh inning of a baseball game on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, in Denver. The Cardinals beat the Rockies 6-3 to capture the National League Central division title.

    Matt Holliday celebrated another playoff clincher at Coors Field, only this time it was with the St. Louis Cardinals and not the Colorado Rockies. Holliday keyed a three-run rally in the first inning and the Cardinals clinched the NL Central crown when they beat the Rockies 6-3 Saturday night behind Adam Wainwright's 19th victory.

  • Cards’ Wainwright gets ML-best 16th win (AP)

    St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols(notes) steals second as Washington Nationals shortstop Cristian Guzman(notes) can't handle the throw from pitcher Garrett Mock(notes) in the sixth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009, in St. Louis. Pujols advanced to third on Mock's throwing error.

    Adam Wainwright won his major league-leading 16th game and Albert Pujols had the go-ahead hit in the sixth inning, helping the St. Louis Cardinals complete a three-game sweep of the Washington Nationals with a 2-1 victory on Sunday. Colby Rasmus had two hits and scored twice for the NL Central leaders, who have won five of six and are 29-4 since July 1 in starts by their top three — Wainwright,…