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A’s end 7-game skid on Diaz’s pinch-hit HR in 9th vs Rangers

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:32:29 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas — Pinch-hitter Jordan Diaz’s first big league homer in the ninth inning powered the Oakland Athletics to a 5-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night that ended an seven-game losing streak.Diaz, appearing in his 17th major league game, homered on a 1-2 pitch from Will Smith (0-1) with one out, sending the ball sailing over the left-field wall and helping the A’s rally from a four-run, first-inning deficit.Zach Jackson (1-1) pitched a scoreless eighth inning for the win. Jeurys Familia worked a scoreless ninth for his first save this season.Jonah Heim hit a three-run homer for the second consecutive game for Texas, which had its four-game winning streak stopped despite taking an early 4-0 lead.Related ArticlesOakland Athletics | Oakland A’s: Kotsay says ‘I feel for the fans’ in wake of Las Vegas announcement Oakland Athletics | A’s Las Vegas plan: Where will they play between now and 2027? Oa...

Pleasant Hill police search for missing teen

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:32:29 GMT

(KRON) -- The Pleasant Hill Police Department is searching for a teen who went missing Friday evening.Krysta Candler did not come home from school on Friday and may be headed toward Martinez, police said.Candler is 5 feet tall, 102 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black sweat pants and a school backpack.Anyone who sees Candler or knows where she is is asked to call Pleasant Hill police at (925) 288-4600.

Shohei Ohtani strikes out 11, Angels beat Royals 2-0

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:32:29 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani struck out a season-high 11 and allowed two hits over seven dominant innings, and fill-in catcher Chad Wallach hit a two-run homer in the Los Angeles Angels’ 2-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.Ohtani (3-0) returned to the mound just four days after a lengthy rain delay limited him to two innings in Boston, and the two-way superstar put on yet another overwhelming performance in his spectacular season to date on the mound.Ohtani has given up two runs and eight hits over 28 innings with 38 strikeouts while lowering his ERA to 0.64 — the lowest in franchise history through a pitcher’s first five starts. Ohtani also extended his franchise record with his 12th consecutive start allowing two runs or fewer.Ohtani struck out the side in the first inning and he struck out hs final six batters. In between, Kansas City managed two singles and two walks while getting just one runner to second base.After issuing a leadoff walk...

Career Save Leaders

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:32:29 GMT

Through April 2022Career save leaders since 1969, when saves became an official major league statistic (x-active):1. Mariano Rivera6522. Trevor Hoffman6013. Lee Smith4784. Francisco Rodriguez4375. John Franco4246. Billy Wagner4227. x-Kenley Jansen3968. x-Craig Kimbrel3959. Dennis Eckersley39010. Joe Nathan37711. Jonathan Papelbon36812. Jeff Reardon36713. Troy Percival35814. Randy Myers34715. Rollie Fingers34116. John Wetteland33017. Francisco Cordero32918. Fernando Rodney32719. Roberto Hernandez32620. Houston Street324Source

LPGA The Chevron Championship Par Scores

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:32:29 GMT

FridayAt The Club at Carlton WoodsWoodlands, TexasPurse: $5.1 millionYardage: 6,824; Par: 72a-amateurPartial Second RoundSuspended for DarknessA Lim Kim71-65—136-8Megan Khang70-67—137-7Lilia Vu68-69—137-7Patty Tavatanakit71-67—138-6Nelly Korda71-67—138-6Allison Corpuz72-67—139-5Celine Boutier73-67—140-4Nanna Koerstz Madsen72-68—140-4Xiyu Lin71-69—140-4Cheyenne Knight71-69—140-4Ally Ewing70-70—140-4Hyo Joo Kim70-70—140-4Dewi Weber73-68—141-3Gemma Drybaugh73-68—141-3Lindsey Weaver-Wright72-69—141-3Hye-Jin Choi71-70—141-3Atthaya Thitikul70-71—141-3Eun-Hee Ji70-71—141-3Marina Alex68-73—141-3Chella Choi68-73—141-3Jessica Korda73-69—142-2Danielle Kang73-69—142-2Amari Avery (a)73-69—142-2Linna Strom73-69—142-2Andrea Lee73-69—142-2Amy Yang73-69—142-2Karis Davisdon70-72—142-2Nasa Hataoka70-72—142-2Sei Youn Kim76-67—143-1Lucy Li74-69—143-1Maja Stark73-70—143-1Narin An72-71—143-1Jin Young Ko72-71—143-1Matilda Castren71-72—143-1Ayake Furue68-75—143-1In Gee Chun78-66—144EPajaree Anannarukarn77-6...

LPGA The Chevron Championship Scores

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:32:29 GMT

FridayAt The Club at Carlton WoodsWoodlands, TexasPurse: $5.1 millionYardage: 6,824; Par: 72a-amateurPartial Second RoundSuspended for DarknessA Lim Kim71-65—136Megan Khang70-67—137Lilia Vu68-69—137Patty Tavatanakit71-67—138Nelly Korda71-67—138Allison Corpuz72-67—139Celine Boutier73-67—140Nanna Koerstz Madsen72-68—140Xiyu Lin71-69—140Cheyenne Knight71-69—140Ally Ewing70-70—140Hyo Joo Kim70-70—140Dewi Weber73-68—141Gemma Drybaugh73-68—141Lindsey Weaver-Wright72-69—141Hye-Jin Choi71-70—141Atthaya Thitikul70-71—141Eun-Hee Ji70-71—141Marina Alex68-73—141Chella Choi68-73—141Jessica Korda73-69—142Danielle Kang73-69—142Amari Avery (a)73-69—142Linna Strom73-69—142Andrea Lee73-69—142Amy Yang73-69—142Karis Davisdon70-72—142Nasa Hataoka70-72—142Sei Youn Kim76-67—143Lucy Li74-69—143Maja Stark73-70—143Narin An72-71—143Jin Young Ko72-71—143Matilda Castren71-72—143Ayake Furue68-75—143In Gee Chun78-66—144Pajaree Anannarukarn77-67—144Ruoning Yin73-71—144Jodi Ewart Shadoff73-71—144Hinako Shibuno72-72...

Guerrero’s 11th homer in Bronx leads Jays over Yanks 6-1

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:32:29 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. put Toronto ahead in the first inning with his 11th home run in the Bronx and Brandon Belt drove in four runs to lead the Blue Jays over the New York Yankees 6-1 Friday night.Yusei Kikuchi (3-0) allowed one run and four hits in six innings and has a 1.91 ERA over five starts and one relief appearance at Yankee Stadium. Erik Swanson, Trevor Richards and Yimi García finished a five-hitter.“Just being able to attack the hitters and just keeping that mentality I think has been big for me,” Kikuchi said through a translator.Wearing powder blue uniforms, Toronto went ahead against Domingo Germán (1-2) when George Springer doubled on the game’s first pitch and two batters later Guerrero hit a drive into the visitors bullpen in left-center for his fourth home run this season. Guerrero is batting .296 (37 for 125) in 32 games at Yankee Stadium.“Since you are a little kid, you dream of playing at Yankee Stadium,” the 24-year-old son of Hall of Famer...

Meneses hits 1st homer, Nationals rally past Twins 3-2

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:32:29 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joey Meneses hit his first homer of the season, Keibert Ruiz singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, and the Washington Nationals rallied past the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on a chilly Friday night.Joey Gallo’s solo homer was one of just five hits for the Twins, who have scored two or fewer runs in seven of their 20 games.Minnesota led 2-0 before Meneses went deep in the seventh, a 409-foot drive to the bullpen in left-center that chased Twins starter Tyler Mahle. In the eighth, Griffin Jax (1-2) got the first two outs, but No. 9 hitter CJ Abrams sliced a ground ball past a diving third baseman José Miranda, who was playing well off the line.After Abrams pulled up at second with a double, Lane Thomas delivered him with a single to left. Thomas took second on a wild throw home, and he scored easily on Ruiz’s hit.That was enough for the Nationals bullpen. Erasmo Ramírez (1-1), Hunter Harvey and Kyle Finnegan each pitched a scoreless inning. Finnegan picked...

Knicks rout Cavaliers 99-79 at MSG to take 2-1 lead

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:32:29 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 21 points, RJ Barrett broke out of a slump with 19 and the New York Knicks held the Cleveland Cavaliers to the lowest point total in the NBA this season, rolling to a 2-1 lead in the first-round playoff series with a 99-79 victory Friday night.The Knicks emphatically bounced back from a loss in Game 2 and moved halfway to their first series victory since 2013. They led by 27 points in the fourth quarter, when a sold-out crowd of 19,812 at Madison Square Garden was so loud there was little chance of hearing much of what the public address announcer was saying — especially as seldom-used veteran Derrick Rose was checking into the game to a huge ovation.Josh Hart added 13 points for the fifth-seeded Knicks, who host Game 4 on Sunday. They became the first team to allow fewer than 80 points during the regular season or postseason.Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points for the Cavs, who never gave themselves a chance with their most inept offensive perform...

Police take man with gun into custody near Mall of America

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:32:29 GMT

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Police in Minnesota negotiated the surrender of an armed man after shutting down roads near the Mall of America on Friday evening.The Bloomington Police Department said on social media that the man was taken into custody and roads were reopened in the area of American Boulevard and 24th Avenue. Crisis negotiators were brought to the scene and the public was asked to avoid the area following the report of a person with a firearm, police said.Mall of America spokesperson Laura Utecht said one mall entrance was closed while police engaged with the man but the mall remained open.A woman called police around 4 p.m. to say a man in a white truck was in a parking lot with a gun. The man initially refused police directions to put down the shotgun he was carrying, WCCO-TV reported.Police said the man was in crisis and had access to firearms in addition to the shotgun. Around 6:15 p.m., negotiators convinced the man to put down the gun. He retreated to his vehicle bu...