Articles filed under Baseball
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Dockhounds even series with Kane County Cougars behind strong pitchingAug 13, 2025 9:49 pm - Pitching was the name of the game in a low-scoring battle between the Kane County Cougars and Lake Country Dockhounds Wednesday night at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva. But ultimately, the Dockhounds pitching came out on top 2-1.
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Calarco makes his first pro homer count in Boomers’ victoryAug 13, 2025 9:23 pm - Alex Calarco finished with three hits and blasted his first homer as a professional, a go-ahead 3-run homer in the fourth inning, as the Schaumburg Boomers made it two in a row against the leaders of the East Division, the Sussex County Miners, with a 6-2 win in New Jersey on Wednesday night.
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Rookie Horton fans career-high 8, Busch and Shaw homer as Cubs win; Amaya injured againAug 13, 2025 8:50 pm - Rookie right-hander Cade Horton struck out a career-high eight in 5⅔ sharp innings to win his fourth straight start, Michael Busch and Matt Shaw homered and the Cubs beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Wednesday night.
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Rookie Troy Melton allows 1 hit as Tigers beat White Sox 1-0 to win seriesAug 13, 2025 7:32 pm - Rookie Troy Melton allowed one hit in five innings and three Detroit Tigers relievers maintained a shutout of the Chicago White Sox in a 1-0 win on Wednesday.
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Brewers romp over Pirates to extend their winning streak to 12 games, keep pressure on CubsAug 13, 2025 6:46 pm - William Contreras drove in four runs, Christian Yelich drove in three and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-5 on Wednesday to extend their winning streak to 12 games.
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Greenberg: While Brewers can’t lose, Cubs are buckling under weight of expectationsAug 13, 2025 4:01 pm - While the Cubs are tumbling in the NL Central standings despite high expectations, the low-expectations Brewers just keep winning, on a 11-game streak through Tuesday’s games.
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Frelick and Turang homer off Skenes as the Brewers beat the Pirates 14-0 for their 11th straight winAug 12, 2025 10:03 pm - Sal Frelick and Brice Turang homered off Paul Skenes, and the Milwaukee Brewers pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-0 on Tuesday night for their 11th consecutive victory.
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Schaumburg Boomers set franchise record for home runs in a seasonAug 12, 2025 9:50 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers set a single-season franchise record for homers while amassing six extra-base hits to power past the Sussex County Miners 7-3 on Tuesday night in the opener of a six-game roadtrip to New Jersey.
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Assad makes first start, but Cubs bats continue to stall against Blue JaysAug 12, 2025 9:13 pm - Ernie Clement and Daulton Varsho homered, and the Toronto Blue Jays became the first AL team to reach 70 wins by beating the Chicago Cubs 5-1 on Tuesday night.
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Kane County Cougars sweep doubleheader at homeAug 12, 2025 7:08 pm - In your not-so-typical doubleheader, the Kane County Cougars took both games against the Lake Country Dockhounds on Tuesday afternoon at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva. The first game saw Konnor Ash go the distance in a 10-2 win, then the Cougars, behind Claudio Finol, clawed back in and stole the second game 7-6.