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Guardians routed 13-1 by Braves

ATLANTA — Jorge Mateo had four hits, Dominic Smith launched a two-run homer and Chris Sale cruised to his third win of the season as the Atlanta Braves pounded the Cleveland Guardians 13-1 on Sunday night. Atlanta took two of three games from the Guardians and is the only team yet to lose a series this season (4-0-1). The Braves, who got 19 hits, lead the NL East by two games. Sale (3-1) gave up a season-high eight hits in six innings but allowed just a homer by Rhys Hoskins leading off the sixth with the Braves in front 9-0. The left-hander threw 97 pitches. He struck out six, ...

Cubs overcome deficit to beat Pirates

CHICAGO — Michael Busch ended an 0-for-30 slide with a tying, two-run single in the eighth inning and Carson Kelly had a winning single in the ninth as the Chicago Cubs overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 on Sunday. Brandon Lowe hit a grand slam and a solo homer off Jameson Taillon, and Oneil Cruz homered leading off the game for Pittsburgh, which led 5-0 before third-inning solo homers by Dansby Swanson and Moises Ballesteros against Bubba Chandler. Lowe’s fifth-inning homer boosted Pittsburgh’s lead to 6-2 but Chicago closed on Alex Bregman’s ...

High school scoreboard – April 11, 2026

BASEBALL LaBrae 16, Niles 2 — LaBrae (5-0) remained unbeaten with a strong offensive performance. Eric Reibold, Austin Rowe, Landon Brunstetter and John Kincade had two hits and two RBI’s each for the Vikings. Kincade also struck out five in three innings pitched. Brian Parsons led Niles with two hits and an RBI. Brookfield 12, Chalker 2 — Devin Reardon doubled twice and had a single, driving in three runs for Brookfield. Joe Hook added two hits and three RBI’s for the Warriors. Josh Rankin and Bray Coleman added a pair of hits each with Rankin driving in a run. On the bump, ...

Braves overwhelm Guardians, 11-5

ATLANTA — Matt Olson gave Atlanta the lead with a long two-run homer off Slade Cecconi in a six-run sixth inning and the Braves beat the Cleveland Guardians 11-5 on Friday night in a matchup of first-place teams. The Guardians led 2-1 before Ronald Acuna Jr. hit a tying homer off Cecconi ...

You don’t need to travel for a quality catch

One of my fishing friends reels in a pretty penny organizing and promoting fishing adventures in exotic locations in Central and South America. His business serves people who scratch their itch for trophy catches of tuna, marlin, dorado, grouper and all manner of saltwater species aboard skippered charter vessels operating out of lodges and marinas that cater to U.S. anglers. Anglers yearn for amazing encounters with fish that fight hard and break the scales, but most are shy about digging into their retirement savings to pay for trips to Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama and ...