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Reds survive brutal innings by bullpen and hold off Guardians 7-6

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Matt McLain drove in three runs and Cincinnati survived a brutal inning by its bullpen as the Reds snapped a seven-game road losing streak with a 7-6 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night in the first meeting between Ohio's teams this year. Cincinnati seemed on the way to an easy victory when McLain hit a two-run homer in the eighth to make it 6-1. But things got messy as Reds reliever Graham Ashcraft walked the bases loaded and Travis Bazzana hit an RBI single to pull Cleveland within 6-2. Brock Burke came on and got a strikeout, but forced in two runs ...

Long fires no-hitter as Edison edges River View

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RICHMOND — The Edison baseball team missed out on its share of opportunities against River View, however, the Wildcats came through in the clutch against the Black Bears. Trailing by a run, Edison responded with a run in the bottom of the sixth and another in the seventh to rally and defeat River View, 2-1, Friday evening out at the Edison Unified Sports Complex. "We did find a way," Edison (17-8) head coach Mike Collopy said. "First of all, River View played an outstanding game defensively. Their pitcher kept us off-balance. It wasn't our best game, but we found a way to get the ...

These guys don't just drive the team bus, they go the extra mile for the players

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Team bus drivers might conjure up images of buttoned-up men and women who stay at arm's length from players and coaches and kill time on the bus or in their hotel rooms during games. That's not Jackie McCloud, Courtney Ellis or Larry Thurman. When the Kentucky baseball team wins, McCloud celebrates with the Wildcats and belly-bumps them at the end of the handshake line. He even was in the dogpile a couple years ago when they clinched a spot in the College World Series. Ellis gives pep talks and leads cheers in the Delta State dugout. He is even on the greeting committee when ...

Schwarber, Phillies beat Pirates 11-9 in 10 innings

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Red-hot slugger Kyle Schwarber homered twice to boost his majors-leading total to 20 and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-9 in 10 innings Friday night. Philadelphia trailed by six early. Schwarber led the comeback, smashing a pair of ...