Articles filed under Baseball
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Alzolay embracing bullpen role for CubsMay 31, 2023 2:00 pm - After finishing off the Tampa Bay Rays with a two-inning save on Tuesday night, Adbert Alzolay delivered a good impression of his longtime pal Justin Steele. Alzolay's s...
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Steele exits early with injury, Cubs can't complete sweep of RaysMay 31, 2023 1:00 pm - The Cubs had an improbable sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays in their sights a few times on Wednesday. But after starter Justin Steele left early with an injury, the Cubs didn...
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Baseball: Jacobs upsets Huntley in Class 4A Dundee-Crown Sectional semifinalMay 31, 2023 1:00 am - Jacobs pitcher Anthony Edge remembered well his previous outing against Huntley, a Fox Valley Conference game in which the Red Raider roughed him up for five earned runs...
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Baseball: Flynn pitches Oswego East past Downers Grove North into sectional finalMay 31, 2023 1:00 am - Patrick Flynn pitched in a howling wind his first playoff start, and in a steady drizzle his second on Wednesday. That's just fine with him. Oswego East's junk-balling s...
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Two months into season, White Sox still clanging instead of clickingMay 31, 2023 1:00 am - Pedro Grifol still insists the White Sox are preparing the right way and putting in the necessary work to become a team that rises above mediocrity. The first-year manag...
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Baseball: York, Batavia advance at South Elgin sectionalMay 31, 2023 1:00 am - Ryan Sloan's motivation to play baseball isn't difficult to figure out. Sloan, the York junior pitcher and Wake Forest recruit, simply "wants to make it." It, as in Majo...
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Sox's Moncada doing his best to change injury-prone imageMay 31, 2023 1:00 am - Yoan Moncada played in only 104 games last season, landing on the injured list three times with oblique and hamstring injuries. He also had hamstring issues in 2018-19 a...
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Baseball: Stevenson's 5-run first too much for Libertyville to overcomeMay 31, 2023 1:00 am - Stevenson's Michael Belbot has been the closer for the Patriots this season. On Wednesday, the senior made his first start of the season as Stevenson flipped their scri...
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Baseball: Lake Forest takes advantage of hot bats, Cary-Grove errorsMay 31, 2023 1:00 am - One by one, Cary-Grove coach Ryan Passaglia walked west to east down the left-field line and shook each of his players' hands. It was an emotional postgame ending to the...
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Baseball: Person, defense lead Burlington Central to sectional semifinal victory over LemontMay 31, 2023 1:00 am - It's not about who get the most hits. Lemont outhit Burlington Central 11-4. But the Rockets took advantage of some early defensive miscues to build an early lead and he...