MLB
Paul Goldschmidt has homers in seven of the Cardinals’ last eight games after supplying the go-ahead blast in a 2-1 victory over the Cubs.
The Mets extended their winning streak to a season-high five straight by earning a 5-2 triumph over the White Sox.
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(Watseka--jc) The Post 432 Legion team is in the state tournament starting tomorrow in Milan. The local baseball team beat Eureka to win the District 4 championship. Players on the team are from Donovan, Milford, Paxton Buckley Loda and Gibson City Melvin Sibley.
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(Undated--jc) The 20-19 E I Baseball regular season is complete. The regular season champions are the Buckley Dutchmasters. The winner of the Dick Franzen Batting award is Gifford Flatville’s Storm Joop. The Post season tournament begins on Sunday in Buckley and Gifford. The Buckley Dutchmasters are the number one seed and the number 2 seed is the Royal Giants. All games in the post season are 9 inning contests. In Buckley at 1 on Sunday, its Game 7 and the Paxton Swedes. The winner to take on Buckley in game 2. In Gifford on Sunday, Gifford-Flatville takes on El Paso with the winner to take on Royal in game two.
The winners of the two sites meet the following weekend with a best of 3 game series to decide the tournament winner.