Baseball

The Boston Red Sox opened a 3 game series with the Houston Astros on Friday night, May 17th, ultimately falling to them 3-1. It was the 1st meeting of the 2 teams since Boston beat Houston in the American League Championship Series last fall

On a cold, wet windy Friday afternoon, the GSA Eagles knocked the Ellsworth Eagles from the ranks of the unbeaten, by the score of 3-1 in Blue Hill. Here are the highlights

The Boston Red Sox will be without catcher Sandy Leon for part, if not all of the Houston Astro's series, as they placed him on paternity leave on Friday, May 17th.

The MDI Trojans traveled to Dover-Foxcroft on Thursday, May 16th and beat the Ponies 8-7 in 9 innings. The score was tied 3-3 at the end of the 7th inning. Each team added a run in the 8th inning, but MDI outscored Dover Foxcroft Academy 4-3 in the 9th inning to come away with the win.

The Ellsworth Baseball Team remained undefeated, improving to 10-0 on the season as Matt Burnett and Jackson Curtis combined to 1 hit the Brewer Witches. The Eagles won 3-0 on Thursday, May 16th in Ellsworth.

Red Sox rookie Michael Chavis singled to center in the 10th inning giving the Boston Red Sox a 6-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday, May 15th, giving the Red Sox a 1-1 split of the 2 game series.

The MDI Baseball Team doubled up Belfast on Wednesday, May 15th 4-2 in Belfast. The Trojans took a 1-0 lead but Belfast scored in the bottom of the 1st and 2nd to take a 2-1 lead. The Trojans tied the game in the 4th and then added 2 runs in the top of the 6th for the win.

Despite a historic performance by Chris Sale on the mound and 3 solo home runs by JD Martinez, Rafael Devers and Michael Chavis the Boston Red Sox lost to the Colorado Rockies 5-4 in 11 innings on Tuesday at Fenway Park

The Ellsworth Eagles proved too tough for the MDI Trojans on Monday, May 13th in Ellsworth, as the Eagles defeated the Trojans 8-1.

Don't look now but the Boston Red Sox have won 5 in a row after routing the Seattle Mariners 11-2 on a rainy Mother's Day in Fenway Park on May 12th. The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 games, 11-2 in their last 13 games and 16-6 in their last 22 games