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Red Sox complete sweep of reeling Pirates with 6-1 victory

PITTSBURGH — Wilyer Abreu had three hits and drove in two runs and the Boston Red Sox beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Abreu's RBI single off Martín Pérez (1-1) in the third gave the Red Sox the lead for good. He added another RBI single in the ...

Pirates beat Brewers 4-2 to end 6-game skid

PITTSBURGH — Oneil Cruz broke out of a slump with three hits, Jared Jones allowed one run in six innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended their skid at six games, beating Milwaukee 4-2 on Monday night to stop the Brewers’ four-game win streak. Cruz capped a three-run sixth with a two-out, ...

Pate throws no-hitter in 12-0 victory

JOHNSTON — Mathews rode a hot start, scoring five runs in the opening inning to take down league rival Maplewood in a 12-0 victory over the Rockets. “We played three really, really good teams this weekend. Two of them are probably going to be in regionals if not state Final Four. A lot of ...

Lowellville’s Yon aiming high in four distance running events

AUSTINTOWN — Lowellville senior distance runner Sophia Yon is testing herself this year, as she is participating in four events during the spring track season. If her performance on Saturday at the Mahoning County Track and Field Championships is any indication, she’s primed for a ...

Lowellville’s Ballone breaks Mahoning County meet hurdles records

AUSTINTOWN — Lowellville senior track standout Michael Ballone may have won all three of the individual events that he participated in at the Mahoning County Track and Field Championships on Satuday, but he still felt like he could have performed even better. “In all honesty, I’m not ...