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Pirates lose 4-0 to get swept by Dodgers

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LOS ANGELES — Blake Snell threw six scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers won their sixth straight game by easing past the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Sunday. Snell (2-1) has won consecutive starts and the Dodgers have been victorious in each of his three appearances in August after missing three months because of surgery to remove loose bodies in his left elbow. He allowed two hits and three walks on a sweltering afternoon at Dodger Stadium, but still had enough to end his outing with a 97 mph fastball for his sixth strike out. Alek Thomas, Hunter Feduccia and Max Muncy had ...

Scrappers bounce back from quick turnaround to beat Trenton

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NILES — Sunday certainly wasn’t much of a day of rest for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, who began their final homestand of the season with an afternoon game against Trenton. The Scrappers played a nearly four-hour game on Saturday night at Aberdeen, which resulted in a walk-off 10-9 ...

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Ex-Penguins to play in Mid-Amateur Former Youngstown State men’s golf student-athletes Brandon Pluchinsky and Bryan Yeo have each qualified for the 2026 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship. The pair of former Penguins were two of three players to qualify for the prestigious event on Aug. 6 at the 45th U.S. Mid-Amateur Qualifier at Oberlin Golf Club in Oberlin, Ohio. Yeo finished in first place with a six-under-par round of 66 while Pluchinsky tied for second place with a five-under-par 67. The duo will now compete in the 2026 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, which is scheduled for Sept. ...