Major League Baseball on Thursday confirmed for the first time something pitchers in the sport have been saying for more than two years: that changes to the composition and/or behavior of the baseball are responsible, at least in part, for the surge in home runs since the middle of the 2015 season. What remains unexplained, […]
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Local roundup: Falcons soar over Ramblers
RUMFORD — Garrett Garbarini belted two home runs, a triple and drove in seven runs on Thursday to lead Mountain Valley to a 16-7 late-season baseball victory over Winthrop. Garbarini also threw 5 and 2/3 innings in relief for the Falcons (11-3). Morgan Bellemare gave the Ramblers (8-6) a 7-2 lead in the second frame […]
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Red Sox rally in ninth, Price helps 3-hit Rays in 4-1 win
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Boston Red Sox didn’t need much offense to win their fourth straight game Wednesday night. The 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays was accomplished with six strong innings from David Price and a three-run ninth sparked by an RBI double by Xander Bogaerts. The Rays, who have lost nine […]
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Sea Dogs: Yard Goats get the best of Sea Dogs
Sea Dogs’ Matt Kent pitches Wednesday at Hadlock Field against the the Hartford Yard Goats. (Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — The Portland Sea Dogs are not the only ones with a bumpy start to the season. Infielders Jantzen Witte and Chad De La Guerra slumped early this year and were demoted from Triple-A. But […]
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Local roundup: Theriault pitches no-hitter for Lewiston softball
LEWISTON — Megan Theriault tossed a no-hitter and contributed to Lewiston’s offensive onslaught in a 17-0 softball win in five innings over Lawrence on Wednesday. Theriault struck out seven batters and walked only three. She also had three of the Blue Devils’ (11-3) hits and drove in three runs. One of Theriault’s hits was a […]
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H.S. baseball: Wildcats paste Patriots in B South contest
Gray New Gloucester’s Cooper Winslow tags out York’s Alex Neilson during the baseball game at Gray New Gloucester High School on Wednesday afternoon. Gray New Gloucester ‘s Eli Winchester awaits confirmation of the play. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) GRAY — Gray-New Gloucester significantly bolstered its confidence, and its playoff prospects, with Tuesday’s 5-3 win over Wells, […]
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Betts, Sale lead Red Sox over Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Chris Sale has high praise for Boston teammate Mookie Betts, and with good reason. Betts hit his major league-leading 16th homer, Sale struck out nine in 7 2/3 innings and the Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 on Tuesday night. “I knew once we got a lead with that […]
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Local roundup: St. Dom's girls' lacrosse earns big win over Greely
CUMBERLAND — St. Dom’ s narrowly defeated Greely 14-13 to pick up a big girls’ lacrosse victory Tuesday. The Saints (7-2) are second in the Class C Heal point standings and ninth in the latest Varsity Maine girls’ lacrosse poll. The Rangers, meanwhile, are second in the Class B Heals and fourth in the Varsity […]
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Nolin returns, helps Yard Goats beat Sea Dogs
Hartford’s Yonathan Daza (2) is tagged out by Portland’s Chad De La Guerra (43) while trying to steal second. (Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — Hadlock Field will always be special for Sean Nolin. Exactly five years ago, when Nolin was a starting pitcher for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, he was pulled from the […]
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H.S. baseball: Richmond fights off Buckfield's challenge
Richmond baserunner Matt Rines, left, dives back to second base in time to beat the tag from Buckfield second baseman Dylan Harvey during Tuesday’s game at the Gerald N. Seigars Memorial Baseball Field in Richmond. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) RICHMOND — According to Richmond High School baseball coach Ryan Gardner, it’s “good to play a close […]