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Sanchez's walk-off home run in ninth lifts Rail Riders over Bulls
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (379+ words) The Scranton Wilkes-Barre Rail Riders walked-off the Durham Bulls 5-4 on Thursday night at PNC Field. Ali S'nchez played hero with a moon shot to left field in the bottom of the ninth inning. Once again, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre got on the…...
H. S. Softball: Tunkhannock powers past Pittston Area
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (583+ words) Tunkhannock's Michaela Howell (8) helped her own cause by hitting a solo home run in the fourth inning. Tunkhannock freshman Michaela Howell struck out 15 in the victory against Pittston Area. Tunkhannock third baseman Kianna Hannon (23) looks for a call from the…...
On the Money: Three ways to play with Friday's MLB slate
8+ hour, 11+ min ago (943+ words) Two more big misses in the Final Four for me, and it was a pretty cold end to the college basketball season for the column. Michigan took my Arizona pick from the semifinals and absolutely stomped on it for 40 minutes....
Local Roundup: Brown leads Berwick softball past Dallas
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (1266+ words) Makayla Brown drove in the game's only run in the bottom of the seventh to walk it off for Berwick in a 1-0 win over Dallas in a Wyoming Valley Conference softball game on Wednesday. Brown had two hits total on…...
Rail Riders home opener postponed Tuesday
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (151+ words) Local baseball fans looking forward to seeing the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Rail Riders in action at PNC Field will have to wait one more day. Tuesday night's home opener against the Durham Bulls has been postponed, according to a release sent…...
Rail Riders hammer out 16 runs, win fourth straight in Rochester
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (431+ words) The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Rail Riders bested the Rochester Red Wings 16-5 at ESL Ballpark on Sunday afternoon to win their fourth straight game. Eight out of nine players had multi-hit games for the Rail Riders, paced by Ali Sanchez with three…...
Late home runs lift Rail Riders to win at Rochester
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (303+ words) The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Rail Riders beat the Rochester Red Wings 4-3 on Saturday afternoon at ESL Ballpark. A pair of seventh-inning home runs gave the Rail Riders the lead, and a sharp performance by the bullpen kept the Red Wings at…...
MLB Roundup: Marsh helps power Phillies past Rockies
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (1296+ words) Nola (1-0) scattered five hits and gave up one run over 6 1/3 innings. He struck out nine " the bullpen had six more " as Philadelphia won its eighth straight over Colorado. The latest one marked the Rockies" most lopsided loss in a home…...
Rail Riders sweep Rochester in doubleheader
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (456+ words) The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Rail Riders swept a doubleheader against the Rochester Red Wings on Friday afternoon at ESL Ballpark, taking game one 4-2 before breaking out the bats in a 17-4 game two victory. Yanquiel Fernandez homered three times between the two…...
Pirates calling up 19-year-old Griffin
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (619+ words) Pittsburgh Pirates" Konnor Griffin drops his bat after hitting a two-run double during the fifth inning of a spring training game March 9. The 19-year-old shortstop will make his Major League debut Friday. PITTSBURGH " The Konnor Griffin Era will begin on…...