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Cubs Overcome 5-Run Deficit To Beat Pirates 7-6

CHICAGO (AP) — 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 ...

High School Roundup: Indian Creek, Jets Earn Close Victories

MINGO JUNCTION – Indian Creek tied the game in the bottom of the seventh with a run and then walked off visiting Wheeling Park, 5-4, with a run in the eighth Saturday in high school baseball action at the John Muth Recreational Center. The Redskins (8-0) banged out 13 base hits, but left 11 ...

Ovechkin, Capitals Keep Postseason Hopes Alive With 3-0 Victory Over Penguins

WASHINGTON (AP) — Logan Thompson stopped 24 shots, and the Washington Capitals kept their slim playoff hopes alive by beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 Sunday in perhaps the final home of Alex Ovechkin's brilliant career. To reach the postseason, the Capitals must defeat Columbus in the ...