BOSTON (AP) — Mike Leake pitched eight shutout innings, Mitch Haniger drove in three runs and the Seattle Mariners snapped a season-high five-game losing streak with a 7-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night. Nelson Cruz had three hits and scored twice a night after hitting two homers and driving in seven […]
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Legion baseball: Bessey Motors sweeps Locke Mills
PARIS — Colton Carson set the tone for Bessey Motors in a sweep of Locke Mills on Saturday. He threw a complete-game one-hitter in a 7-0 victory in game one, with six strikeouts and one walk. Johnny Pruett had two hits and an RBI in the win, while Ashton Kennison had a double and an […]
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Trenton Thunder top Portland Sea Dogs in 10 innings
Pinch hitter Trey Amburgey sent a 10th-inning grand slam over the left-field wall to give the Trenton Thunder an 8-4 win over the Portland Sea Dogs on Saturday night at Hadlock Field. Portland’s Jordan Betts tied the game with a two-run homer in the sixth inning. Amburgey broke the tie with his home run, off […]
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Martinez homer helps Red Sox rally from five down, top Mariners
BOSTON — J.D. Martinez homered and drove in five, and the Boston Red Sox rallied from a five-run deficit to beat the Seattle Mariners 14-10 on Friday night despite a monster game from Nelson Cruz. Cruz had a pair of three-run homers and drove in seven, but the Mariners still lost their season-worst fifth straight […]
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Sea Dogs beat Thunder to end four-game slide.
Portland Sea Dogs basrunner Danny Mars slides safely into second with a stolen base as Trenton Thunder second baseman Billy Fleming mishandles the throw during the fourth inning at Hadlock Field on Friday. Mars advanced to third on the error. (Carl D. Walsh/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — A prime pitching performance, combined with offensive might, […]
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American Legion baseball: Rogers Post uses big third inning to down Locke Mills
Jake Arel of Rogers Post 153 slides into home plate as Locke Mills pitcher Zach Hill covers the plate on a wild pitch during the first inning in Auburn on Thursday. Arel’s run tied the game at 1-1. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Gavin Bates’ solo home run to lead off the third sparked a […]
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Porcello allows only one hit through seven inning, Red Sox beat Twins
MINNEAPOLIS — What Rick Porcello did six days ago carried over into an outstanding performance. Porcello allowed one hit in seven innings, Mookie Betts and Andrew Benintendi homered, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 9-2 Thursday to avoid a series sweep. Xander Bogaerts had two RBIs for the Red Sox, who had […]
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American Legion baseball fading into background in Maine
Rogers Post 153 shortstop Tyler Blanchard puts the tag on Dylan Desroches of Locke Mills as Desroches tries to get back to second base during the first inning of an American Legion baseball in Auburn on Thursday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) American Legion baseball is fading into the background of the summer sports landscape. Only six […]
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Kepler, Grossman homer to help Twins beat Red Sox
MINNEAPOLIS — Robbie Grossman and Max Kepler homered to back an effective start by Lance Lynn as the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Wednesday night. Grossman led off the bottom of the first with a solo home run and Kepler added a two-run shot off Boston starter David Price (8-5). Brian […]
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Surging Escobar sparks Twins past Sale, Red Sox
MINNEAPOLIS — Eduardo Escobar had two go-ahead hits, including an RBI single that launched a four-run eighth inning for the Minnesota Twins in a 6-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. Robby Scott (0-1), just recalled from Triple-A to make his season debut, relieved Chris Sale to start the eighth and walked […]