Articles filed under Baseball
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DuPage County baseball notes: Pitching helps Neuqua Valley get off to strong startApr 11, 2023 1:00 am - The Neuqua Valley baseball team lost significant talent from last season's 20-win team but have opened up with a strong start to raise expectations. The Wildcats (5-2-1 ...
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White Sox fall to Twins in 10; Anderson expected to miss 2-4 weeksApr 11, 2023 1:00 am - The injuries are piling up for the White Sox. Sound familiar? Heavily favored to repeat as AL Central champions last season, the Sox couldn't stay healthy and finished w...
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Baseball: Stevenson stuns Warren with 7th-inning comebackApr 11, 2023 1:00 am - It had been a long couple of days for the Stevenson baseball team. Playing a home-and-home series against Warren, the Patriots had lost the opening contest Monday 13-8 o...
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Are Cubs destined for big things this season? Remember it's earlyApr 11, 2023 1:00 am - Jumping to conclusions during the opening weeks of a baseball season is awfully dangerous. A good example came last April, when Cubs catcher Willson Contreras told the D...
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'That's a big one:' Down 7-0, Cubs come back in epic fashion for 14-9 winApr 11, 2023 1:00 am - As soon as the ball exploded off Nelson Velazquez's bat, 30,000-plus fans at Wrigley Field leapt to their feet. They knew that ball had a one-way ticket for the left-fi...
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Velazquez gets call to be Cubs' extra outfielderApr 10, 2023 3:00 pm - With right-field defense becoming an issue, the Cubs called up outfielder Nelson Velazquez from Triple A Iowa before Monday's game, while sending down RHP Javier Assad. ...
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Smyly knuckles down, Hoerner walks it off: Cubs beat Mariners in 10Apr 10, 2023 1:00 pm - This closely-contested, extra-inning game featured a couple of daring dashes for third base. Seattle failed to arrive safely, while Cubs pinch-runner Nick Madrigal succe...
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Grifol 'optimistic' after Anderson makes early exit in White Sox's 4-3 win over TwinsApr 10, 2023 1:00 am - The White Sox won a game Monday. More importantly, it looks like they're not going to lose all-star shortstop Tim Anderson due to injury. In the third inning of Monday a...
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Baseball: Helbig, Jacobs win wild game over Crystal Lake CentralApr 10, 2023 1:00 am - Jacobs senior pitcher Brandon Helbig was not thinking big when he entered a wacky game at Crystal Lake Central in the fourth inning. "I don't think about finishing the ...
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Baseball: Estrada, St. Charles North blow past Wheaton Warrenville SouthApr 10, 2023 1:00 am - Anthony Estrada certainly lives up to the billing of "workhorse." Estrada, the St. Charles North senior pitcher, even seems to relish it. "He's a big, strong kid, and he...