Erick Fedde threw his first career shutout, Willson Contreras drove in three runs and the St. Louis Cardinals routed the Washington Nationals 10-0 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory.

Fedde dominated his former team in his first appearance back at Nationals Park since his final season with Washington in 2022.

After a baseball odyssey that included a season pitching in South Korea, Erick Fedde was back where he started Friday night — and he delivered the best performance of his career

The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel again on Thursday morning released a plume of black smoke, signaling that the 133 cardinals working inside had yet to choose a new pope for the Catholic Church.

Some have watched it in the cinema,” one cleric involved said, adding that the movie accurately portrays how the conclave works.

By Alvise Armellini VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Roman Catholic cardinals were set to have returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, resuming voting for a successor to the late Pope Francis in the largest and most geographically diverse conclave in history.