PITTSBURGH — Red-hot slugger Kyle Schwarber homered twice to boost his majors-leading total to 20 and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-9 in 10 innings Friday night. Philadelphia trailed by six early. Schwarber led the comeback, smashing a pair of two-run ...
CLEVELAND — Matt McLain drove in three runs and Cincinnati survived a brutal inning by its bullpen as the Reds snapped a seven-game road losing streak with a 7-6 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night in the first meeting between Ohio’s teams this year. Cincinnati seemed on the ...
CLEVELAND — Sometimes it’s OK to celebrate heartbreak, even if it still stings. In Cleveland, where a World Series title has remained elusive since 1948, finishing second is still reason enough to throw a party. Ten years after losing a drama-drenched World Series in seven games to the ...
DETROIT — Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal has started playing catch and soft tossing, just over a week after elbow surgery. The two-time AL Cy Young Award winner had a procedure on May 6 to remove a loose body in his pitching elbow, which was described as minimally invasive. When the ...
SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT DIVISION VI Northeast 1 Newton Falls 15, Campbell 1 — Stats were not reported by print deadline. REGULAR SEASON Howland 2, Boardman 1 (8 Inn.) — McKenna Perry of Howland and Gabi Sferra of Boardman had 11 strikeouts each in a classic pitchers duel. Both pitched the entire game, as Howland won with a walk off hit in the bottom of the 8th inning. Perry had a hit and an RBI for the Tigers as did Marissa Ray. Madison Schmitz added a pair of hits. Addie Kowacich had a hit and an RBI for Boardman. Cardinal Mooney 5, Beaver Local 1 — Lexi McKinstry ...
STRUTHERS — Struthers honored its seniors and picked up a comfortable win on Friday, defeating visiting East Liverpool 7-1 on senior night at Bob Cene Park. The Wildcats took a lead in the top of the first inning before blowing the game open in the third, after which head coach Tom Otto ...
