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First setback

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PITTSBURGH — Rookie Paul Skenes lost for the first time in 12 career major league starts, giving up Alec Burleson’s tiebreaking single in the ninth inning that lifted the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Tuesday night. Pitching for the first time since starting for ...

Kyle Van Akin prepares over 3,000 dinners for the Gerry Rodeo

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GERRY, N.Y. — If you ever get frustrated with making out your weekly grocery list, try to imagine what head chef Kyle Van Akin faces as he prepares his order for the more than 3,000 dinners that he and his crew will serve over four days as a part of the Gerry Fire Department’s 79th annual ...

Tarp Skunks split doubleheader in Elmira on Sunday

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ELMIRA, N.Y. — The Jamestown Tarp Skunks split a doubleheader with the Elmira Pioneers on Sunday at Dunn Field, winning the opener 5-0 before falling in the nightcap 9-3. Shaniel Maldonado (Mercer Community College) threw a seven-inning shutout in the first game, striking out one while ...

Clutch hit

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PITTSBURGH — Nick Gonzales hit a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning after Mitch Keller allowed one run in the first seven, and the Pittsburgh Pirates won for the seventh time in eight games, 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals in a matchup of NL wild card contenders on Monday ...

Bigger than baseball

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JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — It was a perfect evening for a Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League game at Diethrick Park on Saturday. There was not a cloud in the sky at first pitch. The brilliant sunshine made the manicured field look better than ever. And, most importantly, it was “Strike ...

Pinkerous takes Bill Law Memorial

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BUSTI, N.Y. — One hundred and fifty-six mounts in seven different divisions would fill the pits at The New Stateline Speedway for the annual Bill Law Memorial RUSH Crate Late Model Series event, on a pleasant mid-summer evening Saturday. Youngster Brock Pinkerous would hold off the fierce ...