Articles filed under Baseball
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Lincicome: If June has its swoon, what does August have to offer?Aug 16, 2025 7:00 am - Daily Herald columnist Bernie Lincicome takes an up-to-date look at Chicago’s baseball teams, such as they are.
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Ninth-inning rally falls short for Chicago DogsAug 15, 2025 11:31 pm - Despite a ninth-inning rally, the Chicago Dogs came up just short on Friday night, losing the first game of their final homestand of the season at the hands of the Gary SouthShore RailCats by a final of 5-4.
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Salvador Perez hits go-ahead homer as Royals continue dominance over White Sox with 3-1 victoryAug 15, 2025 9:42 pm - Noah Cameron pitched into the sixth inning, Salvador Perez hit a go-ahead homer, and the Kansas City Royals beat the White Sox 3-1 on Friday night to continue their mastery of their AL Central rivals over the past couple of years.
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Kane County Cougars slip past Kansas City MonarchsAug 15, 2025 9:39 pm - Thanks to strong pitching and clutch offense, the Kane County Cougars claimed a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Monarchs on Friday night at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva.
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Still not enough: PCA breaks slump, but Cubs don’t join himAug 15, 2025 6:39 pm - Pete Crow-Armstrong had 3 hits, made two outs on the bases and came up limping after a diving attempt in center. The Cubs didn’t give him enough help in a 3-2 loss to Pittsburgh on Friday.
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What your favorite MLB player can learn from TikToks of his favorite playerAug 15, 2025 3:32 pm - Washington Nationals outfielder Daylen Lile is far from the only young ballplayer who turns to Instagram, YouTube or TikTok in times of need or curiosity. The 22-year-old exists on one end of the spectrum, with baseball videos populating about 50 percent of his algorithm and much of his search history.
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Owen Caissie, Cubs’ top prospect, debuts in Toronto as offense continues its strugglesAug 15, 2025 10:37 am - About 90 minutes before first pitch, Owen Caissie strolled through the bowels of the Rogers Centre and entered the Cubs’ clubhouse. The 23-year-old slugger was about to make his big-league debut, batting fifth as the designated hitter in a lineup searching for the rhythm that made it one of the best teams in baseball earlier this season.
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The Savannah Bananas have a South Side sellout. Here’s how to watch their stopover in ChicagoAug 15, 2025 7:56 am - Another weekend in which the Savannah Bananas liberate a house of losing baseball. Rate Field, home of the flailing Chicago White Sox, hasn’t hosted sustained fun in quite some time. Enter Friday and Saturday batches of Banana Ball in front of sellout crowds.
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Kane County Cougars fall to Lake Country again at homeAug 14, 2025 10:24 pm - In another strong pitching performance, the Lake Country Dockhounds topped the Kane County Cougars 6-4 on Thursday night at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva.
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Calarco sets league record in extra-inning defeatAug 14, 2025 9:12 pm - Anthony Calarco set the Frontier League single season record for RBI by eclipsing the 100 mark for the year, but the Schaumburg Boomers suffered a 6-5 loss to the Sussex County Miners in 10 innings on Thursday night.