Area high school boys soccer previews strong returners
West Ottawa, Holland Christian, Zeeland East, Saugatuck, Hamilton and Black River face tough schedules as they project lineups led by seniors Ray Mackey Dony Gonzalez Blake Pederson Grant Koops and Chase Freriks with coaches Hoa Nguyen Greg Ceithams Dave DeBoer Zach Williams Andrew Hondorp Chris Schoenberg Neal Phillips Kyle Nevenzel and Kyle Lawton detailing outlooks, potential leaders, injuries and team aims for improved records and league play.
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Ray
Nguyen
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Cubs Top Mariners 6-1 as Contreras and Zobrist Return
Nicholas Castellanos homered and drove in four as the Chicago Cubs beat the Seattle Mariners 6-1. Willson Contreras and Ben Zobrist returned to boost the lineup with Schwarber going 3 for 3 with his 33rd homer.
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Cubs rally past Mariners as Lester wins, Contreras shines
Jon Lester held Seattle to three hits over six innings to earn his second straight win as the Cubs kept three games behind St. Louis in the NL Central and 2 1/2 games ahead of Philadelphia for the second NL wild card. Daniel Vogelbach's pinch hit RBI in the eighth was Seattle's lone tally in a 4 1 loss. Felix Hernandez lasted three innings in his third start back from shoulder stiffness, saying he felt lost. The Cubs were without Kris Bryant and Javier Baez due to injuries.
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Cubs top Mariners as Contreras, Castellanos fuel win in lineup return
Yan Gomes Contreras returns from hamstring strain to spark Chicago with a leadoff homer and strong defense. Nick Castellanos homers again for his 23rd of the year and 12th since joining Cubs as the team cruises past Seattle while Zobrist makes a warm return in his first major league action since May.
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Jesus Beach
Eddie Mendoza
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Parker Machan
Gabe Castillo
Christian
Nevenzel
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Soler breaks Royals HR record in win over Tigers
Jorge Soler hit a record-breaking 39th homer to break the Royals single-season mark and drive in 100 RBIs as Kansas City outslug Detroit 6 5. Ryan O’Hearn added a pinch-hit, game-ending homer in the ninth off Zac Reininger after a seesaw finish.
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Ryan O’hearn
O’hearn
Detroit Tigers
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Ned Yost
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Ronny Rodriguez
Alex Gordon
Willi Castro
Ron Gardenhire
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