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Griffin leads Pirates to 11-5 win

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Konnor Griffin had a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Washington Nationals 11-5 on Sunday in a game in which he was also spectacular in the field. Brandon Lowe followed Griffin's key hit with a three-run homer off ...

Skunks shine over holiday weekend

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ELMIRA, N.Y. — Joaquin Rodriguez-Costa collected four hits in as many at-bats and drove in five runs to highlight Jamestown’s 18-7 seven-inning victory over Elmira before 1,344 fans at Dunn Field on Sunday. Leading 7-0 after three innings, Jamestown (19-7-1) erupted for nine runs in the ...

Gigliotti, Peterson win Freedom Run 5K

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A pair of 17-year-old Warren residents claimed the Open Men’s and Open Women’s divisions at the Freedom Run 5K on Friday. Joseph Gigliotti toured the course in 17 minutes, 18 seconds to lead the men, while Emma Peterson set the pace for the women with a 22:06 clocking. A total of 120 ...

Lindell takes 2nd at Firecracker

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Times Observer Photo by Scott Kindberg Nearly 500 people took part in the Firecracker 10K and 2-mile run/walk on Saturday in Lakewood, N.Y. The overall first-place finisher in the 10K was Travis Prejean (218) of Fuquay Farina, N.C. with a time of 32:44 to hold off Samuel Lindell, pictured ...

Tarp Skunks hold off Oilers 6-5

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JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — When the Jamestown Tarp Skunks jumped out to a 3-0 lead after two innings and a 6-0 lead after four Friday night, it looked like they would cruise to an easy win. In the end, it was anything but easy. Reliever Jack Santi stranded the tying run at third base with an ...

Four-game split

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PHILADELPHIA — Esmerlyn Valdez tripled, singled and knocked in two runs, Endy Rodriguez and Nick Gonzales homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1 on Thursday. The Pirates split their four-game series in Philadelphia, closing with a win against a Phillies team ...