Michael Caron of Lewiston watches the Pastime baseball game Monday afternoon at Elliot Field in Lewiston. Caron was at the field practicing with the Lewiston All-Stars. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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Sale, Sox tame Tigers
DETROIT (AP) — Chris Sale is drawing comparisons from his manager to another dominant left-hander. “He’s reminding me a lot of Randy — Randy Johnson,” Boston manager Alex Cora said. “The thing with Randy, it looked like he was always grinding. With (Sale) it looks effortless right now.” Sale struck out nine in six scoreless […]
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Junior Legion baseball: Rogers Post cruises past Freeport, advances to state tournament
AUBURN — The strategy was simple heading into Saturday’s Junior American Legion Southern Division play-in baseball game at Auburn Suburban Field. For the fifth-seeded Southern Maine Falcons of Freeport and No. 4 Rogers Post 153, the winner advanced to the state tournament beginning Thursday at Mansfield Stadium in Bangor. Dave Jordan’s Rogers Post squad did […]
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Fiers, Tigers blank Red Sox
DETROIT — Mike Fiers might be pitching his way into a pennant chase. The Detroit right-hander worked impressively into the seventh inning Saturday night, and Jose Iglesias homered and drove in four runs to lift the Tigers to a 5-0 win over the Boston Red Sox. Fiers has been sharp lately, and after lowering his […]
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American Legion Baseball: Bessey downs Rogers, secures spot in zone title game
Bessey Motors’ Cam Slicer cuts off a one-bounce line drive before it can scoot past him for extra bases during Saturday’s legion baseball game against Rogers Post 153. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) PARIS — Colton Carson escaped out of two bases-loaded jams and pitched a complete game to lead Bessey Motors to a 5-1 win over […]
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American Legion baseball: Belanger rallies Pastime Club past Augusta
LEWISTON — During Brock Belanger’s high school career at Lewiston, he was behind the plate on most days, catching in conditions that were often cold, hot, wet, or just about anything in between. Belanger’s time behind the plate has continued with Pastime Club, with which the left-handed hitting and right-handed throwing athlete has often suited […]
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Price, Red Sox win again, blank Tigers 1-0
DETROIT (AP) — David Price took a shutout into the seventh inning, and the Boston Red Sox kept right on rolling in their first game after the All-Star break, beating the Detroit Tigers 1-0 on Friday night. The Red Sox (69-30) have won 13 of their last 14, and on this night, one run in […]
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Kent leads Sea Dogs to shutout win over Yard Goats
PORTLAND (AP) — Matthew Kent allowed just five hits over eight innings, leading the Portland Sea Dogs over the Hartford Yard Goats in a 6-0 win on Friday. Kent (6-7) struck out five and walked one to get the win. In the bottom of the third, Portland grabbed the lead on a double by Josh […]
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Legion baseball: Paradie's home run powers Rogers Post past Capitals
AUBURN — In the American Legion baseball playoffs, pitch counts are everything. Rogers Post used one of its top pitchers, Damien St. Pierre, in relief in the fourth inning, throwing 17 pitches with a one-run lead over the Capitals in the first round of the Zone 2 playoffs. In the bottom of the inning, Rogers […]
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Passion for the game has led Slicer to Maine Baseball Hall of Fame
Oxford Hills coach Shane Slicer pulls his players together during a pitching change. Slicer is being inducted into the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday in Portland. (Brewster Burns photo) Four decades after being introduced to baseball, Shane Slicer’s passion for the sport remains strong. These days, the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School coach […]