FARMINGTON — Franklin County was poised to collect its second victory of the season, but walks and some miscues opened the door for Augusta to sneak away with 5-4 victory in an American Legion baseball game Monday night. “We get hurt a lot when we walk a lot of people,” Franklin County coach Kyle Gunzinger […]
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American Legion baseball: Pastime outhits Locke Mills
LEWISTON — Hunter Richardson had four hits to help Pastime win an offensive showdown against Locke Mills, 16-9, in American Legion baseball action Monday. Richardson had a triple, two doubles and a single. Pastime had six batters with two or more hits: Richardson, Brock Belanger, who had a double and a single, Hunter Landry, Evan […]
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Yanks pummel Price
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Hicks hit three home runs and the New York Yankees pummeled David Price again, connecting five times in the first four innings Sunday night on the way to an 11-1 rout of the Boston Red Sox. Luis Severino became the first 13-game winner in the majors, cruising through 6 2/3 […]
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Rumble Ponies edge Sea Dogs in 11
PORTLAND — Portland Sea Dogs pitchers allowed 13 hits and nine walks. So how did this game go to extra innings? “We did a good job of escaping,” Manager Darren Fenster said. “A credit to our pitching and our defense.” But while the pitchers stranded Binghamton runners with regularity, Portland never could take the lead […]
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Sale, Devers send Red Sox past Yankees
NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Sale pitched his latest Bronx gem, Rafael Devers went 5 for 5 with a first-inning grand slam and the Boston Red Sox held the New York Yankees to two hits during an 11-0 rout Saturday night to take back baseball’s best record. Sale (8-4) allowed only Giancarlo Stanton’s clean single […]
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Sea Dogs stampede Rumble Ponies, 8-2
PORTLAND — The last player to leave Hadlock Field on Saturday night was Mike Shawaryn, who left 18 tickets for friends and family members visiting from New Jersey and Massachusetts to watch him pitch for the Sea Dogs. Ever the gracious host, Shawaryn put on a show for the folks from away, taking a perfect […]
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Jannis, Rumble Ponies dance around Sea Dogs
Portland’s Nick Lovullo turns a double play as Binghamton’s Jhoan Urena tries to break it up Friday. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — When Binghamton manager Luis Rojas saw his catcher having trouble on the receiving end of the first few knuckleballs from Rumble Ponies starter Mickey Jannis, he knew it was going to […]
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Ichiro could single-handedly rescue the Home Run Derby
Seattle Mariners’ Ichiro Suzuki stands in the dugout before a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) BALTIMORE — He stretches his limbs meticulously for a moment that never comes. He rides the team bus, attends the team meetings and takes his hacks in batting practice Group 3 in […]
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Red Sox-Yankees, part 3, for MLB lead
Here’s a look at what’s happening around the major leagues on Friday: BEASTS OF THE EAST The Red Sox and Yankees start a three-game series in the Bronx, with the American League East division race as tight as ever. The archrivals were just a half-game apart in the standings entering play on Thursday, with the […]
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Bradley, Devers homer, Red Sox sweep season series with Angels
BOSTON — Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a two-run homer and Rafael Devers had a solo shot as the Boston Red Sox beat Los Angeles 4-2 on Thursday night, completing a season sweep of the Angels for the first time since they joined the American League as an expansion club in 1961. Boston outscored Los Angeles 49-12 […]