With the game tied at 2-2 in the bottom of the 8th inning, Garrett Whitlock allowed a pair of homers, and the Washington Nationals beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2 on Wednesday night, August 16th.
The Trenton Acadians closed out pool play on Sunday, August 13th winning their final game at the Senior Legion World Series in Shelby, North Carolina. The Acadians beat League City Texas 4-2.
Friday night, August 11th saw the triumphant return of Chris Sale after missing 59 games. Sale retired the 1st 14 batters he faced and the Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2. The Red Sox continued to wear their Yellow City Connect Uniforms and are now 10-1 in 2023 when wearing yellow!
It wasn't the beginning game we all hoped for after the Trenton Acadians' magical run through the Northeast American Legion Regional Championship. The Acadians lost to defending champions Troy Post 13-3 on Thursday evening in their opening game. The Acadians are back at it Friday afternoon, when they play Cheyenne, Wyoming at 4p.m. Friday's game is on ESPN3.
It wasn't the ending we were hoping for, as the Acadians lost to defending champions Troy Post 13-3 in the opening game of the American Legion World Series, but Daniel Howie made history!
The Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Wednesday night, August 9th at Fenway Park. After losing Tuesday night, wearing their Yellow City Connect Uniforms, they wore them again and are now 8-1 this season wearing the "lucky unis".