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On Saturday against the Chicago Cubs in a split-squad game at Camelback Ranch, Scott made his Cactus League debut and pitched a scoreless inning, recording a strikeout and giving up one hit on 17 pitches.

From Los Angeles Times

Vesia, who missed the World Series due to the death of his newborn daughter, has pitched two scoreless innings while Treinen pitched a perfect inning on Thursday against the Chicago White Sox in his first Cactus League outing.

From Los Angeles Times

If it wasn't for their ability to score late winners - 87th and 90th minute in two games against St Mirren, 90th minute and 90th minute in two against Kilmarnock, 90th minute against Motherwell - then their title hopes would have already turned to dust.

From BBC

He also riffed on why Celtic didn't push for more goals against Stuttgart on Thursday and speculated on who O'Neill might pick in goal on Sunday - Viljami Sinisalo, who did well in Germany, or the increasingly error-prone veteran, Kasper Schmeichel.

From BBC

Luke McCowan, buoyed by a goal and a win against Stuttgart on Thursday night, gave it the big one about Celtic being the best team in the country, despite significant evidence suggesting they are not.

From BBC