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    MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Midland High softball defeated El Paso Socorro 5-4 in the eighth inning, taking a 1-0 series lead in the 6A Bi-District playoff. The two teams play again Friday at 3 p.m. and if a third game is needed, it will be played 30 minutes after the conclusion of game two. Watch []

  • Bullpen comes to the rescue as Dodgers open trip with win over Nationals

    After weeks of worrisome late-game blunders, there finally was redemption for the Dodgers bullpen Tuesday night. On a night their starting pitcher failed to complete five innings, and their lineup managed only one run before the final couple of frames, it was five other numbers that keyed a 4-1 Dodgers win over Washington at Nationals Park. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. As in, the five goose eggs the Dodgers' once-struggling bullpen put on the scoreboard. “The bullpen,” manager Dave Roberts said, “was really...

  • Braves offense pitiful again in 4-3 extra innings loss to Dodgers

    As has been the case for seemingly every game lately, the Braves found themselves in a pitcher’s duel. The bats were mostly quiet and the arms were superb. The game went to extras tied 2-2, the sixth time in 30 games Atlanta has needed more than nine to decide the outcome. And in the end, the Braves’ bats were unable to do enough in a 4-3 loss to support another terrific effort from the pitching staff. The two clubs traded ghost runs in the 10th inning to force the eleventh. Despite having the...