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Sports briefs
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Girls soccer
Goals by Lake Litwinovich and Ella Miller in the second half gave Waynesburg a 2-1 victory over previously undefeated Charleroi in Class A Section 2 on Wednesday.
Waynesburg improved to 3-2 in the section and 5-2 overall.
McKenna DeUnger’s goal gave Charleroi a 1-0 lead at halftime.
- Chartiers-Houston moved into first place in Class A Section 2 with a 7-1 thumping of Monessen.
Ava Capozzoli led the Bucs (4-1, 7-1) with four goals, three coming in the first half. Ali Wingard, Amelia Brose and Mia Reddix had the other goals for C-H, which has won five in a row.
Kayla Saell had the lone goal for Monessen.
- Jenna Gasper scored three goals, powering Canon-McMillan to an 8-0 win at Hempfield in Class 4A Section 2.
Abby Ault, Morgan Dyer, Kyleigh Clutter, Ella Shields and Sarah Warzinski each contributed one goal as the Big Macs moved to 3-1-1 in section and 3-3-1 overall.
In baseball
The Atlanta Braves clinched their sixth straight NL East title, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 Wednesday night behind Spencer Strider’s major league-leading 17th win and Austin Riley’s two-run homer.
Kirby Yates struck out Brandon Marsh to end the game and the players danced in a mob near the mound as Phillies fans booed them off the field.
- Randy Arozarena hit a tiebreaking home run for Tampa Bay with two outs in the ninth inning, helping the Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 5-4 heading into a weekend showdown with AL East leader Baltimore.
- Richie Palacios homered, rookie Drew Rom and four relievers combined on a three-hitter and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Baltimore 1-0 to trim the Orioles’ lead in the AL East to two games.
- Texas right-hander Max Scherzer will miss the rest of the regular season, and likely wouldn’t be able to pitch in the playoffs if the Rangers make the postseason, because of a strained muscle in his shoulder.
Rangers general manager Chris Young said an MRI on Wednesday revealed a low-grade strain of the teres major muscle that won’t require surgery. That came a day after Scherzer departed his start at Toronto in the sixth inning.