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Alec Burleson’s bomb lifts the Cardinals to victory over the Texas Rangers, snaps losing streak

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ARLINGTON, Texas — Cardinals rookie outfielder Alec Burleson’s success against American League teams had already been noticeable, but he picked a crucial point to come through with a big swing in an AL ballpark on Wednesday night. That swing kept the Cardinals from having their first winless road trip of the season.

Perspective on the history the Heat is making in the fourth quarter of playoff games

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Erik Spoelstra likes to say that his players don’t get “sick at sea.” But what the Heat has been achieving during the fourth quarter of playoff games isn’t just impressive - it’s historically The Heat entered Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday having outscored teams by 90 points in the fourth quarter over 20 playoff games. In NBA history, only two teams have outscored opponents by more points in the fourth quarter of a single NBA postseason: the 2007 Cleveland Cavaliers, who were a plus 99, and the 2020 Heat team that advanced to the NBA Finals - against the Lakers - in the Disney bubble.

Cardinals can’t keep pace with powerful Rangers offense in a 6-4 series-clinching loss

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Jun. 6—ARLINGTON, Texas — The Cardinals’ bats produced as many runs on Tuesday night as they had in their previous two games combined, and they hit three home runs in a game for the 13th time this season. None of it was enough to overcome the prodigious offensive attack of the Texas Rangers.