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Twins walk-off Boston, 5-4, on Kyle Farmer’s 10th-inning single

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:16:02 GMT

The Twins, as manager Rocco Baldelli pointed out, did a lot of big things on Wednesday, most notably Kyle Farmer’s 10th-inning, walk-off single that scored Willi Castro from third for a 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox at Target Field.But, he also noted, they did a lot of little things, too.Castro was at third because Michael A. Taylor sacrificed him there — and Christian Vazquez to second — with a bunt so good he might actually have been safe. Carlos Correa drove in a run, but the shortstop also made a couple of fantastic plays deep in the hole to help keep a hot Boston team in check.In the second, Royce Lewis hustled out a fielder’s choice grounder, then scored all the way from first on Vazquez’s single to center field, third base coach Tommy Watkins furiously waving him home with confidence.“It didn’t always come smoothly,” Baldelli said, “but we kept working, we kept fighting.”Max Kepler homered and drove in two runs, and Correa and Vazquez one as the Twins — alone in first s...

LAPD investigating after 3 businesses broken into by 7 suspects in Northridge

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:16:02 GMT

LAPD Detectives with the Devonshire Division are looking into a series of burglaries that occurred in Northridge. According to the LAPD, seven suspects entered three businesses on Monday night by smashing through the glass doors to the businesses near the intersection of Tampa Avenue and Roscoe Boulevard. Once inside, the suspects used tools to target an ATM, specific merchandise, cash registers, cash deposits and safes in the offices, police said.  2 arrested after looters ransack McDonald’s in South Los Angeles Video posted to YouTube by LAPD shows the suspects fleeing with stolen property in four vehicles; two white sedans, a dark sedan and an SUV. They are described only as males wearing masks and hooded clothing. Anyone with information regarding these robberies is urged to contact LAPD Devonshire Area Detective Eastburn at 818-832-0936. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-527-3247.&nb...

Street sweeper struck by hit-and-run driver in downtown Los Angeles

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:16:02 GMT

A $25,000 reward is being offered in the search for a hit-and-run driver who left a man hospitalized in downtown Los Angeles.Surveillance video released by LAPD captured the moment a pickup truck ran into a street sweeper while exiting the 7th Street Produce Market on Tuesday around 1:20 p.m.Video shows the suspect driving through the parking lot before approaching the street sweeper at a street exit. While turning right, the driver runs over the victim’s foot, knocking the man to the ground.The driver briefly stops before driving off towards Alameda Street, police said. As the suspect speeds away, the victim’s broom is sent flying as the truck runs over it. Video captures a pickup truck running into a street sweeper at the 7th Street Produce Market in downtown L.A. on June 20, 2023. (Los Angeles Police Department)The victim, who is a "Business Improvement Districts" employee, was transported to the hospital with severe, but non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect’s truck is desc...

No comeback necessary: SF Giants’ winning streak reaches 10 games against Padres

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:16:02 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Nothing, not another bullpen game, not the Padres’ star power, nor Fernando Tatis Jr.’s powerful right arm, can stop the Giants’ winning streak.It reached 10 games Wednesday with a 4-2 win over San Diego, matching the club’s longest unbeaten stretch since it was Barry Bonds, not Mike Yastrzemski, dropping walk-off splash hits into McCovey Cove. Their win Wednesday night didn’t require any such heroics, thanks to the efforts of six pitchers in a bullpen game and a crucial overturned call that turned their lone scoring rally from a one-run inning into four.San Francisco clinched a series win over the Padres — they will have a chance at a four-game sweep with Alex Wood on the mound Thursday — the first time the Giants have won a series at Oracle Park since the third weekend of May, despite owning the majors’ best record since Mother’s Day (25-9). Somehow, they don’t own the majors’ longest active winning streak, whic...

Guardians beat A’s 7-6 to send Oakland to its 7th straight loss

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:16:02 GMT

CLEVELAND — Rookie Bo Naylor scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning on a throwing error, Gavin Williams pitched 5 2/3 innings in his major league debut and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Oakland Athletics 7-6 on Wednesday night.The Athletics, who have the lowest batting average and highest ERA in the majors, lost their seventh in a row and have the worst record in baseball at 19-57.Ryan Noda hit a three-run homer as part of a four-run third inning that opened the scoring.Oakland had taken a 6-4 lead in the seventh on run-scoring singles from rookie Esteury Ruiz and Seth Brown off Trevor Stephan. Ruiz went 3 for 5 with two RBIs and stole two bases to increase his MLB-best total to 39.“The offense got us the lead and unfortunately, we were unable to hold onto it,” Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said. “Tito (Francona) fights and his team plays the game the same way, fighting for everything they get.”Cleveland cut it 4-3 in the bottom half when Bo Naylor, Fremont’s Steven K...

Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg challenge each other to cage match

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:16:02 GMT

(KRON) -- Put the fight on pay-per-view! Twitter owner Elon Musk and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg have challenged each other in a "cage match," the tech moguls went back and forth on social media. Musk says ‘cis’ and ‘cisgender’ are considered slurs on Twitter "I'm up for a cage match if he is lol," Musk tweeted Tuesday night."Send Me Location," Zuckerburg, on his platform, replied via his Instagram story.Where will this potential match take place? Musk suggests the fight take place inside an octagon in Las Vegas, the fight capital of the world. It is unclear what kind of martial arts (boxing, wrestling, jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, etc.) this fight will be. If the match does indeed happen, perhaps Zuckerberg would likely be the favorite to win given his recent success at a martial arts tournament -- despite being the smaller man (Musk is approximately 6-foot-2 while Zuckerberg is approximately 5-foot-8).Last month, Zuckerberg competed at a Bay Area jiu-jitsu tournament in Woodside. He ...

SFPD car crashes into Mission District building

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:16:02 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A San Francisco Police Department vehicle crashed into a Mission District building on Wednesday, SFPD confirmed. Video, which you can watch above, shows the car inside Lucca Ravioli on 22nd Street and Valencia Street. At 5:10 p.m. Wednesday, SFPD officers noticed a car "that was possibly involved in a violent crime" on the 2600 block of Mission Street, SFPD said. Person shot dead near 26th and Telegraph in Oakland The police car got into a collision at 22nd and Valencia, which injured two people and ended with the car smashing into a building. Both victims were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. No officers were injured in the crash. SFPD is investigating the events leading up to the crash. The suspect vehicle that police were investigating got away, SFPD said.

Person shot dead near 26th and Telegraph in Oakland

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:16:02 GMT

(KRON) -- A victim died in a shooting on 26th Street in Oakland on Wednesday, the Oakland Police Department confirmed to KRON4. The shooting happened on the 400 block of 26th Street, in between Telegraph Avenue and Broadway. There is a Target located at 26th and Broadway. The shooting happened just before 6:30 p.m. OPD officers arrived to find a victim with a gunshot wound, and the victim died at a hospital. OPD is investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to call (510) 238-3821.

Giants extend winning streak to 10, longest since 2004, with 4-2 victory over Padres

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:16:02 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sean Hjelle pitched four shutout innings of relief to help the San Francisco Giants extend their winning streak to 10 games, beating Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres 4-2 on Wednesday night.Joc Pederson and Mike Yastrzemski added RBI singles, and the Giants turned four double plays to keep their longest win streak since 2004 intact. San Francisco also benefited from an overturned call at home plate in the fifth.Blake Sabol of the Giants appeared to be thrown out sliding into home by a strong throw from Fernando Tatis Jr. on Pederson’s two-out single to right. Sabol was initially ruled out but the call was changed following a lengthy review when umpires cited San Diego catcher Gary Sanchez for blocking the plate. Frustrated Padres manager Bob Melvin came out to argue but was unsuccessful.A similar play happened Tuesday between the Chicago White Sox and Texas Rangers, with the go-ahead run scoring on a play that was overturned by video review.Yastrzemski followe...

Overturned calls at home plate proving costly to the Padres and Rangers

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:16:02 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A play at home plate in a game between San Diego and San Francisco was overturned on review Wednesday night, the second straight day a disputed review had a significant impact on the outcome of a game.In the fifth inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Blake Sabol of the Giants appeared to be thrown out sliding into home by a strong throw by Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. on Joc Pederson’s two-out single to right. Sabol was initially ruled out, but the call was changed following a lengthy review when umpires cited San Diego catcher Gary Sanchez for blocking the plate. Frustrated Padres manager Bob Melvin came out to argue, but was unsuccessful.Mike Yastrzemski followed Pederson’s hit with an RBI liner up the middle, then J.D. Davis lashed a single to right center for a four-run lead in a game eventually won by the Giants 4-2.A night earlier, Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy was ejected after a call at the plate was overturned, because catcher Jonah Heim ...