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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Knights of Columbus Knights’ season came to a close over the weekend. The Knights lost 12-8 Saturday to the Tri-County Cardinals at the ‘A’ District tournament hosted in Lewiston, Mont. They led the Cardinals 8-3 heading into the seventh inning before allowing 12 runs to fall in their third game of [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The penultimate week of the WCBL regular season was one of ultimate success for the Medicine Hat Mavericks. They clinched their spot in the WCBL playoffs Monday ahead of their lone loss of the week, a 12-6 defeat to the last-place Swift Current 57’s. After that, they rattled off five straight wins, outscoring their [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Mavericks put on a show Monday for their final home game of the regular season. The Mavs beat the Swift Current 57’s 2-1 with a 10th inning, walkoff single from centre fielder Jeremy Freeman Jr. to win the last game at Athletic Park before the WCBL playoffs. Monday’s win gives the [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Mavericks scored in bunches Saturday night. A pair of eight-run innings with a ‘lowly’ seven run inning propelled the Mavs to a 24-4 win at Athletic Park over the Swift Current 57’s. The Mavs’ win is tied for the third-highest scoring game in the WCBL this season. It caps off a [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Knights of Columbus Knights couldn’t carry on with their recent success against the Havre Northstars. The Knights lost 10-4 Friday to the No. 1 seed Northstars in the second game of the Districts tournament held in Lewiston, Mnt. They beat Havre in three of four games in the regular season, including [...] Read More »

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ian Happ left the Chicago Cubs’ game with the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night after fouling the ball off his left shin in the eighth inning. Happ said after the Cubs’ 9-3 loss that X-rays were negative. He also said he was feeling lightheaded when he left the game. “That’s the biggest [...] Read More »

HOUSTON (AP) — Yainer Diaz and Mauricio Dubón each had three hits, and the Houston Astros beat the Washington Nationals 7-4 on Tuesday night to stop a five-game slide. Christian Walker had two hits and two RBIs for the AL West-leading Astros. Bennett Sousa (5-0) got four outs for the win, and Josh Hader struck [...] Read More »

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kyle Isbel hit a pivotal three-run double and Vinnie Pasquantino homered as the Kansas City Royals beat Atlanta 9-6 on Tuesday night after Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. exited with tightness in his right Achilles tendon. Seth Lugo (8-5) won his first start since agreeing Monday to a $46 million, [...] Read More »

SAN DIEGO (AP) — New York Mets slugger Juan Soto was removed from Tuesday night’s game at San Diego a half inning after fouling a ball off his left foot in the fourth inning. Soto appeared to be in considerable pain. He hopped down the first base line on his right foot and then crouched [...] Read More »

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Graham Pauley hit his first home run for the Marlins, Sandy Alcantara pitched five scoreless innings and Miami beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 on Tuesday night. Alcantara (6-9) gave up three hits with three walks, struck out four and hit two batters. Calvin Faucher, Ronny Henriquez and Valente Bellozo combined [...] Read More »