SPORTS TICKER

■ Scott Dixon will start next Sunday’s Indy 500 in pole position after a record qualifying lap at 234.046 m.p.h. Canadian Dalton Kellett will start 29th.

■ A day before hosting the Blue Jays, the St. Louis Cardinals crushed the Pittsburgh Pirates 18-4. Albert Pujols, 42, hit two home runs and catcher Yadier Molina, 39, pitched for the first time.