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Giants’ bullpen comes up big in 5-0 win over Dodgers

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:18:50 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alex Wood and five relievers combined on a three-hitter and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 on Tuesday night, ending a six-game losing streak to their NL West rivals.Joc Pederson hit a two-run double in the first inning while David Villar and Brandon Crawford hit back-to-back homers in the eighth to complement a solid effort from the Giants’ bullpen, which tossed 4 1/3 innings of two-hit ball.A day after clubbing three home runs for the fourth time this season in a 9-1 win over the Giants, the Dodgers stranded 10 baserunners.Los Angeles missed a big opportunity in the sixth after loading the bases with no outs following a catcher’s interference call. Jakob Junis got Chris Taylor to strike out swinging, and then left-hander Scott Alexander (1-0) fielded James Outman’s short comebacker and flipped to home for the force. Alexander followed with a swinging strikeout of Miguel Rojas.John Brebbia allowed a leadoff walk to Mookie Betts i...

Evan Bouchard scores OT winner, Oilers beat Avalanche 2-1

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:18:50 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Evan Bouchard scored a power-play goal 1:50 into overtime, Stuart Skinner stopped 28 shots and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 on Tuesday night for their eighth straight win.Bouchard lined a shot past Alexandar Georgiev to set off a celebration. Moments earlier, Colorado defenseman Bowen Byram drew a penalty for hooking Connor McDavid as the Oilers center powered toward the goal. McDavid assisted on the OT winner to extend his points streak to 15 games. He’s the first player in NHL history to have three different points streaks of 15 or more games in the same season. He’s only had seven games where he didn’t register a point. Mattias Ekholm also scored for the Oilers, who remain in the chase for the Pacific Division title with one game remaining. They also extended their points streak to 14 straight games.A contest featuring two high scoring teams turned into a defensive showdown. It was no surprise, though, this game went into an extra period. Colo...

Rangers SS Seager exits game with left hamstring tightness

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:18:50 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager could possibly be headed to the injured list after leaving Tuesday night’s game against Kansas City because of left hamstring tightness while running the bases. Seager was running between first and second base in the fifth inning after hitting an opposite-field double into the left-field corner. He appeared to make the turn around first base cleanly, but then pulled up after a few steps and gingerly went to second base.“Gosh, he’s been swinging the bat so well You hate to see it because he’s been on fire. I mean he’s just squaring up everything,” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said after the Rangers won 8-5 in 10 innings. “We’ll re-evaluate him. You know, he’s got some tightness there and we’ll see where we’re at (Wednesday).”Seager missed nearly a month while on the injured list with a left hamstring strain in 2019. Bochy said he had spoken only briefly to Seager, who wasn’t in the clubhouse when it was opened to...

Ohtani turns in another gem as Angels blank Nationals 2-0

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:18:50 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani turned in another great pitching performance Tuesday night, allowing only one hit in seven innings as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Washington Nationals 2-0.Rookie catcher Logan O’Hoppe hit his team-leading fourth home run of the season as the Angels snapped a two-game skid.Ohtani (2-0) set an Angels record with his 10th straight start allowing two or fewer runs. Nolan Ryan had a nine-game streak across the 1972-73 seasons.The Japanese two-way superstar walked four and struck out six. He has allowed only one run in his first three starts and has an 0.47 ERA.According to Sportradar, Ohtani is the 14th major league pitcher since 1901 to pitch at least 19 innings through his first three starts, allow one earned run or fewer and strike out at least six in each outing.Tyler Glasnow of the Tampa Bay Rays and Joe Musgrove of the San Diego Padres were the last to accomplish it.The Nationals, who came into the game leading the National League ...

With dad watching, Ryan Weathers leads Padres over Mets 4-2

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:18:50 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — David Weathers got so excited watching son Ryan escape a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the first inning, he apologized for his exuberance to nearby spectators. “I thought they were Padres fans,” he said. “Turns out they were Yankees fans.”Ryan got his first big league win in two years, allowing one run over five innings to help San Diego beat the New York Mets 4-2 on Tuesday night. His dad, a big league pitcher from 1991-2009, watched from a second-row seat near the San Diego dugout along with David’s wife, former Belmont basketball star Kelly Davis Weathers, and Ryan’s wife, Thayer.“When they’re here, it kind of eases the nerves a little bit,” Ryan said. Starling Marte reached on a bunt single in the first inning between walks to Brandon Nimmo.“I stepped off after the third batter. I’m like, all right, deep breath,” Ryan said. Pete Alonso took a 2-2 changeup just belong the knees, then on the eighth pitch of the at-bat swung over another changeup that was ...

An exhausted Dansby Swanson exits the Chicago Cubs’ 14-9 win in the 6th inning: ‘My body was just kind of done’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:18:50 GMT

An exhausted Dansby Swanson had pushed his body to the brink.The emotional toll of the devastating knee injury his wife, Mallory, suffered in the U.S. national soccer team’s international friendly Saturday culminated with Swanson exiting in the sixth inning of the Chicago Cubs’ electric 14-9 comeback win Tuesday against the Seattle Mariners.Before the inning, Swanson, positioned on the infield grass at the edge of the dirt, made one warmup throw to first baseman Trey Mancini, turned toward the Cubs dugout and signaled he needed to be replaced. The quick sequence was captured by Marquee Sports Network’s camera behind home plate.The Cubs later announced Swanson departed with tightness in his lower left side, though manager David Ross described it as cramping after the game and did not sound overly concerned about a possible injury.“Realistically I felt like my body was just kind of done,” Swanson said. “I felt like doing anything more probably would...

Local airport passengers wary of using public charging stations

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:18:50 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The FBI is warning travelers against using public charging stations.The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) calls it “juice jacking,” as criminals have found a way to use public USB ports to infect your phone with malware.Heading to your next flight? If you’re waiting in the terminal, don’t use the free charging station.FOX 5 went to San Diego International Airport to speak with passengers on the issue.“I have used charging stations and I’ve never thought anything about it,” passenger Lynn Steiber said.The FBI warns public charging stations at places like airports, hotels and shopping centers are vulnerable to hackers.“I think hacking can happen everywhere these days,” passenger Cornelis Banoeveren said. The best places to see the superbloom in California The FCC says hackers can infect your device with malware to access your phone and steal your information like passwords.“It’s very concerning, but I’m glad for the warning,” Steiber said.They warn travelers to br...

Petco Park to host Padres BeerFest On-Field Party

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:18:50 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- It's going to be a Padre party at Petco Park!The Padres will be holding a BeerFest On-Field Party, where fans can cheer on the Friars while enjoying live music and craft beers in the outfield at their home stadium on Friday, May 26, team officials announced Tuesday. The special on-field event, which goes from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., will show the Padres play the Yankees in New York at 4:05 p.m. PT. Padres to honor Johnny Ritchey with Pacific Coast League Uniforms The $60 ticket package includes admission to the event, an exclusive BeerFest hat and three 12 oz. beers, according to the Padres. A VIP ticket package provides admission to the event, an exclusive BeerFest, express lane entry, private restrooms, entry into a VIP lounge with special VIP beer selections and five 12 oz. beers.Fans also have access to food and additional beverages, including wine and cocktails, on the Main Concourse.Tickets are on sale now, and guests must be 21 and over to attend. Parking for the eve...

China says Taiwan encirclement drills a ‘serious warning’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:18:50 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Recent Chinese air and sea drills simulating an encirclement of Taiwan were intended as a “serious warning” to pro-independence politicians on the self-governing island and their foreign supporters, a Chinese spokesperson said Wednesday.The three days of large-scale air and sea exercises named Joint Sword that ended Monday were a response to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California last week during a transit visit to the U.S. China had warned of serious consequences if that meeting went ahead.“The People’s Liberation Army recently organized and conducted a series of countermeasures in the Taiwan Strait and surrounding waters, which is a serious warning against the collusion and provocation of Taiwan independence separatist forces and external forces,” Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the Cabinet’s Taiwan Affairs Office, said at a biweekly news conference. “It is a necessary action to defend national sovereig...

Florida set to execute ‘ninja killer’ for 1989 murders

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:18:50 GMT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida has ramped up executions under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, with a man known as the “ninja killer” set to die Wednesday for the 1989 slayings of a couple visiting the state from New Jersey.Louis Bernard Gaskin, 56, was scheduled to be executed at 6 p.m. by lethal injection for the deaths of Robert Sturmfels, 56, and Georgette Sturmfels, 55, on Dec. 20, 1989, in their Flagler County winter home on Florida’s northeast coast. It will be the state’s 100th execution since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976. There are another 297 people on Florida’s death row.Gaskin, who was dubbed the “ninja killer” because he wore all-black ninja clothing during the crimes, shot his victims with a .22-caliber rifle, investigators said. He was convicted of first-degree murder.Property that he stole from the Sturmfels’ home — a clock, two lamps and a videocassette recorder — was found at his residence and were intended to be Christmas gifts f...