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Brewers triumph over Bucs

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MILWAUKEE — Joey Ortiz homered twice and Caleb Durbin added a three-run shot as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-3 on Tuesday night. Durbin and Ortiz — the last two hitters in Milwaukee’s lineup — went a combined 4 of 8 with four runs and seven RBIs. They hit ...

Pirates’ Skenes and Brewers’ Misiorowski to face off today

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MILWAUKEE — There’s going to be plenty of hard throwing today in the first pitching matchup between Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes and Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski. Just don’t expect too much hard contact. Skenes, the 2024 NL rookie of the year, didn’t allow a hit the last time he ...

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YSU baseball to host prospect camp The Youngstown State baseball coaching staff will host a Summer Prospect Camp at the Watson and Tressel Training Site (WATTS) on July 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The camp provides an opportunity for players to receive instruction from the YSU baseball ...

Curbstone honors state champions

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BEAVER TOWNSHIP — The Curbstone Coaches concluded their 2024-25 season Monday by honoring the area’s state high school spring sports individual and team champions at Avion Banquet Center. Individual titlists included Savannah Nign of Beaver Local, winner of the Division II seated ...

Scrappers fall, 7-1, in series finale on Sunday

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NILES — After scoring 18 runs in the first two games of their series against Frederick, the Mahoning Valley Scrappers offense couldn’t find its groove in Sunday’s series finale. The result was a 7-1 Keys win over the Scrappers in front of 1,295 sweltering fans at Eastwood Field. The ...

Gonzales goes 5 for 5, Bucs top Brewers

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MILWAUKEE — Nick Gonzales went 5 for 5 with two RBIs, Isiah Kiner-Falefa tripled home the go-ahead run in the sixth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Milwaukee 5-4 on Monday night to snap the Brewers’ four-game winning streak. Tommy Pham hit a one-out single off Nick Mears (1-1) and ...