Joel Lindahl’s two-run single in the eighth inning Tuesday gave Las Vegas High a 4-3 home baseball win over Silverado.
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Lovullo said he praised Molina while using a profanity and said “but he can’t turn balls into strikes.” Molina said Lovullo “said a bad word to me and I reacted that way. He called me (it) twice. You can’t allow that.”
The popular 98-year-old chaplain of the Loyola-Chicago basketball team that reached the Final Four switched sports Tuesday, throwing out a first ball before the Cubs’ home opener.
A news conference with Commissioner Rob Manfred is set for the ballpark on Wednesday.
Infielder/outfielder Efren Navarro was promoted from Triple-A Iowa to take Rizzo’s spot on the roster.
The Mets called up 51s starter Corey Oswalt on Tuesday and sent down outfielder Brandon Nimmo.
Las Vegas was blanked by El Paso, losing 14-0 in the series finale on Monday night at Cashman Field. It was their third straight loss.
Dominic Smith lost about 30 pounds in the offseason but got injured during spring training.
The Cubs’ game against the Pittsburgh Pirates was postponed a day because of snow that covered much of Wrigley Field, creating a scene more reminiscent of January than April.
Left-hander P.J. Conlon was impressive in his Triple-A debut for the 51s, stymying El Paso over six innings. He struck out nine, catching eight batters looking and left Sunday’s game with a one-run lead.
Starter P.J. Conlon struck out nine in his Triple-A debut but the 51s’ bullpen imploded as Las Vegas fell 8-5 to El Paso on Sunday at Cashman Field.
The 51s will leave Cashman Field for Las Vegas Ballpark following this season.
The 51s had given up a total of six runs in their first two games. On Saturday, their pitchers walked seven and surrendered four solo home runs on their way to an 8-3 loss to El Paso at Cashman Field.
Rancho took advantage of five Basic errors and smacked four home runs en route to a 16-4, five-inning win over the visiting Wolves on Saturday.
Zack Wheeler pitched the 51s to a 5-2 win over the El Paso Chihuahuas Friday night at Cashman Field.
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