Freese’s grand slam fuels 7 6 win over Brewers
St. Louis jumps to a five run first inning as Freese belts a grand slam in his first homer of the season. Cardinals hold on despite Aramis Ramirez two three run blasts and Milwaukee’s late push. Jay and Holliday pace the offense while Garcia wins to improve to 5-2. Brewers drop to 13th loss in 15 games.
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Jaime Garcia
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Matt Carpenter
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Crosby nets playoff hat trick as Penguins beat Senators
Sidney Crosby achieved his second career playoff hat trick lifting the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-3 win over Ottawa to move ahead 2-0 in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Brenden Morrow his first playoff goal in over five years and Tomas Vokoun made 19 saves as Pittsburgh halted Ottawa’s rally.
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Sidney Crosby
Pittsburgh Penguins
Ottawa Senators
Brenden Morrow
Tomas Vokoun
Penguins
Crosby
Craig Anderson
Kyle Turris
Colin Greening
Jean- Gabriel Pageau
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Ottawa
Kipnis lifts Indians past Mariners in 10th
Jason Kipnis blasted a three run homer in the 10th to give Cleveland a 6-3 win over Seattle after a two out rally sparked by a walk and infield hit. Vinnie Pestano earned the win in relief as the Indians improved at Progressive Field and Seattle dropped toward .500.
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Jason Kipnis
Cleveland Indians
Seattle Mariners
Kipnis
Lucas Luetge
Indians
Progressive Field
Vinnie Pestano
Drew Stubbs
Luetge
Stubbs
Michael Bourn
Justin Smoak
Brendan Ryan
Pestano
Mariners
Charlie Furbush
Carter Capps
Capps
Mark Reynolds
Luege
Michael Brantley
Seattle
Sparta Bulldogs claim Nashville Class 1A sectional title
Sparta dominated the Nashville Class 1A track sectional led by coach Matt Blair as 11 of 18 events qualified for state. Sharvell Austin won the 200 and placed second in the 100, Kenny Heaton won the 3200 and was runner-up in the 1600, and Kyle Landon led in high jump as Chester and Nashville chased. Team scores had Sparta at 128, Nashville 86, Chester 88 with several athletes advancing to state Thursday at Eastern Illinois University.
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Sparta Bulldogs
Matt Blair
Blair
Sparta
Chester
Bulldogs
Sharvell Austin
Kenny Heaton
Austin
du Quoin
Justin Morgan
Morgan
Sharvell
Heaton
Kyle Landon
Landon
Steve Spears
Kyle
Chase Hagene
Weselin
Joe Blivens
Austin Mapps
Red Bud
Ethan Duclos
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Southern Illinois state track recap features Carbondale athletes
Terriers faced a strong Springfield Southeast challenge as Carbondale spurred by Lady Spartans' relay advances. Harris dominates the 400, edging Shamier Little. Bufford and Cobb pace Carbondale relays despite hurdles setback. Other Class 2A qualifiers include Crites, Horn, Murray, Palmer, and Hill. Finals begin 9:30 a.m. with 3,200-meter run at 10 a.m. and awards at 5 p.m.
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Terriers
Southern Illinois
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Dles
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Cobb
Little
Harris
Goodale
Marion
Kysten Crites
Herrin
Abby Horn
Harrisburg
Lindsey Murray
Mount Vernon
Aaliyah Palmer
Massac County
Leilani Hill
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