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Altoona baseball team heads to District 6 playoffs at 9-11

CAMP HILL — Altoona dropped a Mid-Penn game to Cedar Cliff, 13-3, in five innings to finish the regular season at 9-11 in high school baseball on Tuesday. Vinny Nedimyer paced Altoona with two hits, including a two-run double. Cedar Cliff was led by Michael Boblick and Blake Secrest, who ...

Pirates miss out on a good chance to cap off road trip

SAN FRANCISCO — Jesus Rodriguez hit an RBI single in the 12th inning and the San Francisco Giants rallied from a pair of two-run deficits to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-6, on Sunday. The Pirates finished the road trip to Arizona and San Francisco with a 3-3 mark. The Giants loaded the ...

Grand slam helps lift the Curve

BOWIE, Md. — Shawn Ross belted a grand slam for his seventh home run of the season on Sunday afternoon as the Curve secured a series split with a 9-3 win over the Chesapeake Baysox at Prince Georges Stadium. In other news, Pittsburgh Pirates insider Jason Mackey tweeted on Sunday that, per ...

Pirates get a season-high 20 hits, beat Giants, 13-3

SAN FRANCISCO — Nick Gonzales and Joey Bart each had four hits, Brandon Lowe drove in four runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates had a season-high 20 hits in a 13-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night. Every Pittsburgh starter recorded a hit. Oneil Cruz finished with three ...

Hurricanes sweep Flyers 3-2 in OT, advance to Eastern Conference finals

PHILADELPHIA — Jackson Blake scored 5:28 into overtime for his second of the game, Logan Stankoven also scored in regulation and the Carolina Hurricanes finished a four-game sweep with a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the second ...