High School Baseball

NEW YORK - Mike Pelfrey earned his 15th win, pitching seven strong innings and hitting a tiebreaking single to help the New York Mets finish a four-game sweep with a 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on a rainy Thursday night at nearly empty Citi Field.

WASHINGTON - Agreeing to a $9.9 million, five-year deal with No.

SECAUCUS, N.J. - The Washington Nationals got their ace a year ago.

SAN FRANCISCO - As a Northern California high school baseball player clung to life after he was hit in the head by a line drive during a practice game, educators at his school questioned whether metal bats are more dangerous than wooden ones.