Cardinals Release Pagnozzi

The St. Louis Cardinals released veteran catcher Tom Pagnozzi, a member of their 1987 World Series team.

Pagnozzi, 36, was waived to make room on the roster for right-handed pitcher Juan Acevedo, who was activated from the 15-day disabled list after sitting out nearly a month because of an elbow injury.

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Major league teams tied a modern record Saturday by playing seven extra-inning games on the same day.

The only other time that’s happened since 1900 was on July 4, 1918, according to research by the Elias Sports Bureau. On that day, there were 16 games as every team played a doubleheader. On Saturday, there were 14 games.

In the AL on Saturday, Baltimore defeated Cleveland, 9-8, in 10 innings, the Angels defeated Toronto, 6-3, in 11 innings, Oakland defeated Detroit, 10-8, in 11 innings and Tampa Bay defeated Kansas City, 8-6, in 11 innings.

In the NL, San Francisco beat Florida, 4-3, in 10 innings, Houston beat Chicago, 5-4, in 11 innings and St. Louis beat Pittsburgh, 8-7, in 12 innings.