August 17, 2023 1:08 am
NEW YORK (AP) — DJ Stewart had his first multihomer game in two years, leading the New York Mets to an 8-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Stewart, who also homered as a pinch-hitter in Tuesday’s 7-4 loss, hit a solo shot in the second inning Wednesday off Johan Oviedo (6-13) and delivered a two-run homer in the fifth off Ryan Borucki. The two-homer game was the third of Stewart’s career and his first since Aug. 12, 2021, when he went deep twice for the Baltimore Orioles. Pete Alonso hit his 36th homer, a solo shot that moved him into the Mets’ top 10 list in RBIs with 469, snapping a tie with Keith Hernandez.
August 15, 2023 11:52 pm
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Brayden Radue homered, doubled twice and drove in four runs as Washington County downed Monterrey, Mexico, 9-5, Wednesday morning, advancing to the DICK’S Sporting Goods PONY League World Series championship game for the first time in 25 years. The hosts will face Edogawa, Japan. Winning pitcher Ryan Huey kept Monterrey batters off balance, allowing just two hits over the first five innings, both singles. Meanwhile, the local hitters, held to just three hits in last night loss, banged out that many in the first inning, taking a 1-0 lead on Radue’s first double, scoring Troy Stimpson. Radue stroked a no-doubt two-run blast onto the bank in right field in the third. Gavin Dantry homered to left in the fourth. Washington County batted around in the fifth, scoring five runs thanks to Dantry’s sac fly, RBI singles from Huey and Stimpson, plus a run-scoring double by Radue. Monterrey got on the board with a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth, and touched up Huey for three in the seventh before Alex Eslep got a strikeout to end the game.
Washington County is in the PONY League World Series championship round for the fifth time, the third time in a winner-take-all situation (1955 win, 1998 loss). The locals made the final rounds in the 1982 & 1985 tournaments but needed to win twice to claim the title. Japan has won only one PONY title, that by Okinawa in 2013.
5:30 pm Gates Open
6:30 pm Pregame Ceremonies, PONY Hostess
7:00 pm Line-ups & Play Ball
August 15, 2023 11:55 pm
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Tuesday scores
Game 11 Edogawa, Japan 6, Youngstown, OH 2
Game 12 Washington County 7, Monterrey, Mexico 5
Game 13 Youngstown, OH 3, Covina, CA 1
Game 14 Monterrey, MX 5, Manchester, NH 1
Division Finals
Game 15 Edogawa, Japan 12, Youngstown 7
Game 16 Monterrey 4, Washington County 2
Game 11 Winning pitcher Yugo Inoue stroked a two-run double in the first, Keito Tsuruta added another in the third, leading Edogawa, Japan to a 6-2 win over Youngstown, OH in a winner’s bracket game Tuesday. Inoue teams with Tsuruta and Haruka Otake to hold Youngstown scoreless until the final inning. Ryan Weibling drilled a two-run home run over the scoreboard in right for the Host Area team’s only runs. Layne Rider took the loss for Youngstown, allowing the first three runs of the game. Edogawa advances to the Division Finals, clinching a spot in the World Series title game with one more win.
Game 12 Troy Stimpson drove in three runs, including a two-run inside-the-park home run and Brayden Radue tossed a five-inning complete game, drive in one run and score another, leading Washington County past Monterrey, MX Tuesday afternoon. The Host team scored twice in the first, three more fourth, then what proved to be the game-winning runs in the final inning. With a run already across the plate in the fourth, Troy Stimpson hit shot off the fence in centerfield and rounded the bases, driving in Ryan Huey ahead of him. Radue held Monterrey without a hit through three innings before the Mexico squad loaded the bases in the fourth. Fernando Quiroga stroked a grand slam over the fence in left, the 48th grand slam in World Series history. Leading 5-4, Ayvari Chandler doubled in the fifth, was sacrificed to third, and scored on Asher Donley’s sacrifice fly. Huey singled, stole second and scored on a Stimpson single. Luis Guajardo homered for Monterrey to set the final score. Washington County moves to the Division Finals, needing one win to reach the World Series championship game.
Game 13 Ben Oddis blasted a walk-off, three-run home run to give Youngstown a 3-1 win over Covina, eliminating the West Zone champions. Ayden Veith singled in the third, scoring Roman Spencer in the Covina third but the Californians had only one more hit the rest of the way. Youngstown stranded seven baserunners over the 2nd, 3rd & 4th innings but needed only three batters to win it in the bottom of the fifth. Layne Rider doubled, chasing Covina starter Omar Arretche. Fabian Marez walked Jayden Amos, the only batter he faced. Roman Spencer came on and Oddis blasted the game-winner over the fence in right. Ford Stacy got the win, allowing just one run and five hits in the five-inning complete game.
Game 14 Owen Hazelbaker homered to open the game, but winning pitcher Miguel Alejandro, Jr. held Manchester to just two singles the rest of the way as Monterrey, Mexico eliminated the North Zone champions, 5-1. Luis Guajardo doubled and scored on a pair of first-inning wild pitches, tying the game. Roberto Saucedo struck out but reached on a wild pitch, moved to second on a balk, and scored with back-to-back singles by Alejandro and Enrique Cuevas. Alejandro scored on an infield error. Fernando Quiroga singled in a pair of runs in the third to set the final. Alejandro worked the complete-game, five-inning win, allowing just one run, three hits and one walk while striking out five.
Game 15 Youngstown took a 7-3 lead in the top of the fifth but couldn’t hold it as Edogawa, Japan scored eight runs on just three hits in the sixth, eliminating the Host Area champions. Japan jumped in front in the first on a three-run home run off the bat of Koudai Minematsu. Youngstown scored once in the third, then scored five times in the fourth, thanks to Brayden Verroco’s RBI single, a two-run double by Logan Patellis, Ryan Weibling’s single and an RBI ground out. Layne Rider doubled to open the fifth and scored on a wild pitch, put Youngstown up, 7-3. Edogawa used two hit-batters, four walks, a strike out wild pitch, a pair of two-run singles by Kai Mayagi and Yugo Inoue, plus at least three wild pitches. Shota Takeshita got the win, retiring four of the five batters he face late in the game, putting Edogawa in position to win Japan’s second PONY title.
Game 16 Fernando Quiroga and Roberto Saucedo doubled back-to-back in the third, giving Monterrey all it needed to hand Washington County its first loss in the tournament. Quiroga doubled with two out in the inning, then scored on Saucedo’s two-base hit, chasing Washington County starter Keegan Williams. Colton Temple held the Mexico champion to just one run the rest of the way but the locals couldn’t solve Luis Guajardo who finished with a dozen strikeouts. The hard-throwing righthander allowed just one hit until the sixth when Brayden Radue singled homw Noah Westfall and Troy Stimpson. A strikeout ended the threat. The two teams will meet for a third time with the winner going to the championship game to face Japan.
August 15, 2023 4:32 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Delay hit a two-run double in a six-run seventh inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Mets 7-4. Pittsburgh stranded 10 runners through six innings before sending 10 batters to the plate against a trio of pitchers in the seventh. Pittsburgh scored its first three runs via a bases-loaded walk, a bases-loaded hit batter and a bases-loaded passed ball before Delay doubled off rookie right-hander Grant Hartwig. One out later, Bryan Reynolds hit a run-scoring triple. Colin Selby, making his fourth big league appearance, entered a 1-1 game in the sixth and got the win.
August 14, 2023 11:23 pm
Covina, CA ousted Palmview, TX, 15-5, and Manchester, NH eliminated Managua, Nicaragua, 11-1, both in five-inning games at the DICK’S Sporting Goods PONY League World Series Monday. Then, Mother Nature put a stop to further play with steady rains and, at times, heavy downpours. Winners’ bracket games Monday evening, featuring both local teams, were postponed to Tuesday. Tournament officials are hopeful of resuming play at approximately with Games 11-14 to be played as 5-inning contests. The Division Finals, Games 15-16, are tentatively set for Tuesday evening as regulation 7-inning games. Click for Bracket. Hear every game of Washington’s 60th PONY League World Series on WJPA-AM (1450) or Click Here!
Tuesday scores/schedule: (ALL TIMES TENTATIVE, SUBJECT TO REVISION)
10:00 am Game 11 (winners’ bracket) Youngstown OH vs. Edogawa Japan
11:45 am Game 12 (winners’ bracket) Washington County vs. Monterrey Mexico
1:30 pm Game 13 (elimination) Covina CA vs. Youngstown / Edogawa loser
3:15 pm Game 14 (elimination) Manchester vs. Washington County / Montererry loser
Evening (times to be determined)
6:00 pm Game 15 Youngstown/Edogawa/Covina Division Finals
8:30 pm Game 16 Washington County/Monterrey/Manchester Division Finals
Palmview led 4-0 and 5-4 only to watch Covina erupt for 11 straight runs, eliminating the South Zone Champions. Nathan Arellano homered in the Covina first inning and finished with two hits, five RBI and three runs scored. Arellano threw three scoreless innings of relief to get the win. Palmview scored four in the first on just one hit. Covina tied the game in the bottom of the frame thanks to a fielder’s choice and Arellano’s home run to deep left. Palmview scored a run in the top of the third to lead, 5-4, before the West Zone champs plated three in the third, four in the fourth and fifth to walk off with the run-rule win. Covina awaits the Youngstown/Edogawa losers in the elimination bracket.
Monday scores/schedule:
Game 9 (elimination) Covina CA 15, Palmview TX 5 (5 innings)
Game 10 (elimination) Manchester NH 11, Managua Nicaragua 1 (5 innings)
Game 11 (winners’ bracket) POSTPONED Youngstown OH vs. Edogawa Japan
Game 12 (winners’ bracket) POSTPONED Washington County vs. Monterrey Mexico
Manchester scored seven run in the first and never looked back, cruising past Managua and ending the Caribbean champions’ stay in the World Series. Seven different Manchester plays drove in runs, Jace Labore and Chase Crowell each had a pair of RBI. After one out in the first, eight straight East Zone players reached safely on three singles, three walks and a pair of hit-batters. Single runs in the third and fourth innings for Manchester set the stage to end the game early. Labore hit a solo home run to lead off the fifth. After one runner was thrown out at home trying to invoke the run rule, Levi Locke singled to center field, plating Owen Hazelbaker with the game’s final marker. Manchester will face the Washington County/Monterrey loser in the elimination bracket.
August 15, 2023 4:36 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Lindor became the first Met to reach 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases since 2008 as New York beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2 to win consecutive games for the first time in two weeks. Jonathan Araúz hit a two-run homer while Daniel Vogelbach and Brandon Nimmo added solo homers as the Mets scored in each of the first six innings in a home game for the first time since June 25, 1987, against the Cubs. Pete Alonso added an RBI double as the Mets won consecutive games for the first time since July 27-28 right before they traded veterans Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander along with several others ahead of the trade deadline.
August 15, 2023 4:38 am
A person familiar with the terms tells The Associated Press that three-time Pro Bowl running back Ezekiel Elliott has signed a one-year deal with the New England Patriots worth $4 million. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team hasn’t announced the move. The person says the contract can be worth up to $6 million with incentives. Elliott ran for 68 touchdowns and more than 8,000 yards in seven years with the Dallas Cowboys. After being drafted fourth overall out of Ohio State in 2016, he led the NFL in rushing yards in 2016. He was the runner-up for the AP Rookie of the Year award. He also has more than 2,300 receiving yards and 12 TD catches.
August 13, 2023 12:01 am
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Monday schedule:
Elim. Game 9 Covina CA 15, Palmview TX 5 (5 innings)
Elim. Game 10 Manchester NH 11, Managua Nicaragua 1 (5 innings)
Winners Bracket Game 11 DELAYED Youngstown OH vs. Edogawa Japan
Winners Bracket Game 12 DELAYED Washington County vs. Monterrey Mexico
Japan rallied from two runs down in the seventh to beat Palmview, Texas, dropping the South Zone champions into the elimination brackets. With one out, Japan strung together two walks, a balk, a fielder’s choice that didn’t produce an out and two run-scoring doubles to take the lead. Palmview used a big fourth inning to go in front, with three hits, a walk and a sacrifice bunt scoring three. Japan advances to Monday’s winners bracket matchup with Youngstown, OH.
Monterrey scored seven times in the first two innings, including Roberto Saucedo’s three-run home run to roll past Manchester, NH. Saucedo homered again, a two-run shot in the sixth, moments after Oscar Villareal delivered a three-run blase. Manchester had just one hit, a single and that coming when trailing 8-0. Monterrey faces Washington County in Monday night’s 7pm winners bracket game.
Survive and advance was the theme Sunday evening as elimination bracket play began. Covina, CA built a 9-0, then held off a Bay County, MI late rally to win, 9-8. BayCo scored six runs on just one hit in the sixth, then plated a pair in the seventh to pull within a run. The tying run got to third with two outs but was stranded on an infield pop that ended the game. Covina scored five times in the third, sending 10 batters to the plate, then added four more runs over the 5th & 6th frames. The winners face Palmview Monday at 9 am, the start time moved up an hour due to expected weather issues Monday.
Managua, Nicaragua earned its first-ever win at the PONY World Series, taking advantage of five Germany errors to win, 5-3. Tied at one after two innings, Nicaragua used a hit, two errors, a balk and three walks to go in front, 4-1. Germany scored once in the fifth, another in the seventh, but never got the tying run on base. Jayme Warlies homered for Germany. Nicaragua will take on Manchester shortly before noon, trying to stay in the tournament.
August 14, 2023 4:41 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Stuart Fairchild drove in the tying run in the eighth inning and the go-ahead run in the 10th, helping the Cincinnati Reds to overcome a two-run deficit and split a doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 6-5 victory Sunday night. Jared Triolo hit his first major league home run in the opener, a three-run drive as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning that lifted the Pirates to a 4-2 win. Cincinnati had lost nine of 11 before winning the nightcap. Bryan Reynolds homered twice in the night game, raising his season total to 17. Pirates manager Derek Shelton, bench coach Don Kelly and pitching coach Oscar Marin were ejected by plate umpire Nic Lentz during the same at-bat for arguing ball/strike calls in the sixth inning of a doubleheader nightcap against Cincinnati Reds. Pittsburgh led 4-3 when Luke Maile walked with two outs, loading the bases. After the ejections, TJ Friedl hit an inning-ending flyout off Cody Bolton. Third base coach Mike Rabelo took over as acting manager.
August 14, 2023 4:43 am
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Lucas Glover is on a roll. One week after a clutch win just to get into the FedEx Cup playoffs, Glover beat Patrick Cantlay in a playoff at the St. Jude Championship. He was looking at an early end to his season two weeks ago. Now Glover is up to No. 4 in the FedEx Cup and assured a spot in the Tour Championship. He made one clutch putt after another to stay in the game and shot 69. Cantlay shot a 64. But in the playoff, Cantlay’s tee shot found the water. Glover won it with a par.
