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Twins’ offensive struggles continue in 6-4 loss to Tigers

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:28:47 GMT

As the Twins continue to struggle offensively, manager Rocco Baldelli’s message to his hitters is to focus on what’s ahead. It’s a sound approach, especially when considering how ugly the past three months have been overall.The Twins found themselves in a 6-1 hole to the Detroit Tigers on Sunday afternoon at Target Field, and a late rally wasn’t enough to prevent them from dropping the third of four games against their AL Central rival, losing 6-4 before an announced crowd of 31,221.Once again, the Twins stand at .500 on the season (36-36).“You look at the four-game set: How many times did we make things happen?” Baldelli said. “How many times did we get something going and then push everyone across and maximize our opportunities? We didn’t really do that.“We have to have better at-bats. We have to hit more balls on the barrel. We didn’t have a good enough series offensively to say we should have won these games.”Understandably, the numbers are not pretty. Sunday’s lineup included f...

Driver arrested, accused of killing woman while performing donuts in Long Beach

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:28:47 GMT

A hit-and-run driver who allegedly struck and killed a woman while performing street stunts in Long Beach was arrested on Saturday.The suspect, Saul Alfas, 20, from Carson, walked into the lobby of Long Beach Police Headquarters and surrendered, authorities said.On Friday night, Alfas was performing donuts at the intersection of Willow Street and Caspian Avenue when he struck an oncoming vehicle.The crash caused the victim's car to lose control and smash into a tree in the center median, police said.The woman was ejected and killed at the scene. At the time, Alfas had driven away without rendering help or calling the authorities.The victim’s identity is being withheld pending an investigation by the L.A. County Coroner's Office.Alfas was booked on one felony count of vehicular manslaughter and one felony count of hit-and-run causing injury or death. He is being held on $50,000 bail.

Father’s Day in conjunction with Athletics relocation hits home with wave of nostalgia

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:28:47 GMT

OAKLAND — The sun was out, there was a decent-sized crowd and even the specter of the Athletics intention to vacate Oakland for Las Vegas following the 2024 season couldn’t ruin the atmosphere of spending Father’s Day Sunday at the Coliseum.The concourse was filled with fans, hundreds of fathers with their sons and daughters, many wearing A’s Hawaiian shirts as part of a giveaway that helped fuel an attendance figure of 24,326. Many were still around after it was over, with families afforded the opportunity to run the bases.The bottom line is the Athletics lost 3-2 to the Philadelphia Phillies for a series sweep and their fifth straight loss.Yet there are worse ways to spend a summer day.“Beautiful day, big crowd, a lot of energy,” catcher Shea Langeliers said. “That kind of atmosphere is always a lot of fun.”If you didn’t know any better and ignored the signs critical of management in right field and the occasional chants of ...

Popular ABC7 TV personality announces she is leaving the station and Bay Area

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:28:47 GMT

Popular ABC7 weekend news anchor Liz Kreutz surprised TV viewers on Sunday with the announcement that is she is leaving the station — and the Bay Area as well.“I do have some personal news to share with all of you,” Kreutz said on-air at the end of the morning broadcast. ” This is my last day anchoring the weekend morning news at ABC 7 News.”She dubbed the departure “bittersweet,” but didn’t give any details behind her decision other than to say that she she is “leaving the Bay Area for an exciting opportunity.” She added that she looked forward to sharing more about opportunity “very soon.”“For now, I just want to say what an honor it has been to sit in this chair for the last 3 1/2 years,” she said. “I feel so lucky to have worked with truly some of the best, smartest journalists in the business here at ABC 7.”She also took the time to show her gratitude to those who have helped her dur...

Rodríguez, Miller star as the Mariners beat the White Sox 5-1 despite a dominant performance by Lynn

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:28:47 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Julio Rodríguez hit a two-run double, rookie Bryce Miller pitched seven crisp innings and the Seattle Mariners overcame a dominant performance by Lance Lynn, beating the Chicago White Sox 5-1 on Sunday.Lynn matched a franchise record with 16 strikeouts in seven-plus innings, but Miller was terrific and Seattle got clutch hits from Rodríguez and Jarred Kelenic in the victory.Rodríguez’s third-inning double put the Mariners up 2-0. The 22-year-old Rodríguez, the 2022 AL Rookie of the Year, got his 15th steal of the season in the sixth, joining Fernando Tatis Jr. as the only players in major league history to hit 40 homers and steal 40 bases in their first 200 games.Lynn (4-7) departed after Kolten Wong opened the eighth with a bunt single. After two-out walks by Ty France and Teoscar Hernández loaded the bases, Kelenic made it 5-1 with a triple off Reynaldo López.Miller (5-3) allowed one run and four hits in his second straight win. He struck out six and walked none.Jus...

Schwarber’s 20th homer propels Phillies to 3-2 victory over the A’s, series sweep

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:28:47 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Schwarber opened the game with his 20th home run and added an RBI single to lead the sizzling Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.The Phillies swept the three-game series and have won six in a row. The A’s lost their fifth in a row after a six-game win streak and were swept in a series for the 10th time this year.Former Athletic Cristian Pache doubled twice and scored two runs for the Phillies. Aledmys Diaz homered for the A’s against reliever Matt Strahm. Oakland scored another run in the eighth off Jose Alvarado before Yunior Marte struck out the side in the ninth and recorded his first save.Zack Wheeler (6-4) pitched six shutout innings to continue a dominating run by the rotation that has fueled the team’s run of 13 wins in the past 15 games. In that span the starters have a 1.74 ERA with three homers, all allowed by Aaron Nola.The run also began a day after Phillies manager Rob Thomson moved S...

Giants finish off rare sweep of Dodgers in Los Angeles with 7-3 win

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:28:47 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The San Francisco Giants completed a rare rivalry series sweep on the road with a 7-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.It was the sixth time San Francisco swept Los Angeles in a three-game series at Dodger Stadium since both teams moved to California in 1958 and the first such instance since Aug. 20-22, 2012.LaMonte Wade Jr. and Luis Matos each had two RBIs, Logan Webb (6-6) allowed two runs in seven innings, and the Giants won their seventh straight game.Tony Gonsolin (4-2) gave up a career-high seven runs in 5 2/3 innings for the Dodgers, who have lost four of five. The San Francisco lineup couldn’t get a read on Gonsolin through three innings, but they figured things out with a second look. Wade Jr. started the fourth inning by drawing a walk and Joc Pederson was hit by a pitch. Wade would score from third on a long foul out by Michael Conforto to make it 1-0, and the Giants went up 2-0 on Mike Yastrzemski’s single that drove in Pederson.The Dodgers r...

Wilt Chamberlain’s rookie home uniform sells at auction for $1.79 million

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:28:47 GMT

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) — Wilt Chamberlain’s home uniform from his rookie season with the Philadelphia Warriors has sold at auction for $1.79 million.SCP Auctions says the jersey and shorts that Chamberlain wore during the 1959-60 season were sold to filmmaker Rob Gough, and that Saturday’s sale price was a record for any vintage game-worn basketball item.The uniform was collected from Chamberlain himself in the mid-1970s, the auction house said.Chamberlain was both MVP and rookie of the year that season, in which he averaged 37.6 points and 27 rebounds per game.“The market for premium game-worn memorabilia remains strong, as shown by this sale of Wilt’s rookie uniform,” SCP President David Kohler said. “His unfathomably great rookie season was record-breaking and will always be remembered.”___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Tommy Fleetwood shoots 63 in final round of US Open

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:28:47 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy Fleetwood has shot 63 in the final round of the U.S. Open for the second time in five years.Fleetwood missed a 7-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole Sunday that would have given him a 62 and a share of this tournament’s new single-round record. Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele both shot 62 on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club.Still, the 32-year-old Englishman is part of an exclusive group. He became the fourth player with multiple rounds of 63 in major championships, joining Greg Norman (1986 U.S. Open and 1996 Masters), Vijay Singh (1993 PGA Championship and 2003 U.S. Open) and Brooks Koepka, who did it in both the 2018 and 2019 PGA Championships.Fleetwood surged up the leaderboard with his sizzling final round, finishing at 5-under 275.“Sunday, you want to get the best out of it that you can, and I just happened to be playing really well and got momentum on my side,” Fleetwood said. “I hit some amazing golf shots.”He had a remarkably similar Sund...

Arenado homers twice, Cardinals beat Mets 8-7 to take series

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:28:47 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Nolan Arenado hit two homers Sunday, including a tiebreaking shot in the ninth inning that lifted the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-7 win over the New York Mets and a rare series win.Arenado hit a two-run homer in the first inning for the Cardinals, who blew an early 5-1 lead before the third baseman homered off Adam Ottavino (0-3), his former teammate with the Colorado Rockies, with one out in the ninth.Arenado had his 23rd career multi-homer game on his first Father’s Day since his first child, daughter Levi, was born last August. He also had a cycle on Father’s Day for the Rockies in 2017.“Obviously thought about that’s cool — my first Father’s Day, hit a homer,” Arenado said. “And then (to) hit two. But I think about my Dad, too. He’s had a good one, the cycle I hit on Father’s Day in Colorado.”With a grin, Arenado added “So he can have that one. This one, I’ll keep. This is for me.”Paul DeJong and Jordan Walker also homered while Paul Goldschmidt had a two-run dou...