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Rockies lose to Giants for 12th time in 13 games

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:00:54 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — The formula that delivered the Rockies a rare victory over the Giants on Friday night — solid starting pitching and a heroic homer — was nowhere to be found Saturday afternoon.The Giants’ hitters roughed up right-hander Connor Seabold early and Colorado’s bats went silent for a good chunk of the game as the Giants prevailed, 5-3, at Oracle Park.San Francisco, which has won 12 of the last 13 games vs. Colorado, improved to 33-10 against its National League West foe since the start of the 2021 season, the best record by any team in a divisional matchup over that span.Colorado staged a two-out rally in the eighth, scoring a run on Kris Bryant’s ground-rule double to left, followed by singles from C.J. Cron and Randal Grichuk. But San Francisco right-hander Tyler Rogers, who served up the game-winning homer to Ezequiel Tovar Friday night, got pinch-hitter Elias Diaz to pop out to short.Seabold’s start wasn’t pretty but it could h...

Air quality ozone alert issued for Front Range until Sunday afternoon

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:00:54 GMT

An ozone alert was issued Saturday afternoon for the Front Range’s urban corridor after storms move through the region and leave behind warmer, stagnant weather.The ozone action alert will be in effect from 4 p.m. Saturday until at least 4 p.m. Sunday and it will stretch from Douglas County to Larimer and Weld counties, according to an advisory from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Regional Air Quality Council.Ozone concentrations were in the good category most of Saturday.On Sunday, however, they are expected to reach moderate to unhealthy levels for sensitive groups, which include the elderly and people with asthma. People who are affected by unhealthy air quality should reduce prolonged or heavy outdoor activities from noon until 8 p.m. on Sunday, the CDPHE advisory said.Exposure to unhealthy ozone can trigger asthma attacks and other acute respiratory problems.The highest ozone concentrations on Sunday are expected in the southern and wester...

Alex Wood deals, Austin Slater has pinch-hit homer to lead Giants over Rockies

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:00:54 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — This might not be the long-term plan to get the most out of Alex Wood, but using their $25-million lefty in relief is looking like a decent strategy right now.For the second time in four tries while pitching out of the bullpen, Wood was spectacular on Saturday, when he shut down the Colorado Rockies over five innings as the Giants rolled to a 5-3 win in front of 34,568 at Oracle Park.Wood, who is in the final year of a two-year, $25-million deal, relieved Ryan Walker in the third inning and took over the game. With a steady dose of sinkers and changeups, Wood held the Rockies scoreless on just three hits and one walk, striking out three.When Wood is throwing strikes, the Giants are feeling good.As wild as he’s been this year, there’s been one constant in his productive outings: the lack of walks. He’s allowed one walk or fewer in seven of his 13 outings this year. In those outings, he has a 2.63 ERA. He has a 7.15 ERA otherwise.The 32-year-old has had a tough s...

Gilroy police arrest one in connection to arson, robbery

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:00:54 GMT

(KRON) -- A man has been arrested in connection to a fire set at a Gilroy business, the Gilroy Police Department announced on Saturday. 2 adults, 6 children rescued from the water near Oracle Park On Friday afternoon around 4 p.m., officers arrested a suspect named Chase Harlow, 26, of Gilroy, in connection to a fire set at a business on First Street. Officers found Harlow and reported they were able to find evidence tying him to the investigation. Photo: Gilroy Police DepartmentHarlow was placed under arrest and taken to the Santa Clara County Jail for charges in connection to the fire. He is also facing charges in connection to a robbery that happened at a business on San Ysidro Avenue, police said. GPD is still searching for another suspect who set fires to multiple dumpsters in apartment complexes across the city. Police say they do not know if the two suspects were working together or if the incidents were isolated. Anyone with further information is asked to contact Detect...

Brendon Todd scrambles for closing par to take the lead in the John Deere Classic

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:00:54 GMT

SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — Brendon Todd scrambled for par on the par-4 18th to take a one-stroke lead Saturday in the John Deere Classic, holing a 12-foot putt after drawing an awkward stance near a fairway bunker.Todd had a 5-under 66 in breezy conditions to reach 16-under 197 at TPC Deere Run. The three-time PGA Tour winner drove close to the left fairway bunker on 18, forcing him to hit with his left foot in grass and his right foot well below in the sand. He advanced it 65 yards to set up a 105-yard wedge.“Kept me bogey-free and kept me in the lead,” Todd said. “You always want to be the guy being chased.”Todd eagled the par-5 second, holing a 25-footer, and birdied Nos. 13, 15 and 16. The 37-year-old former Georgia player won the 2014 Byron Nelson and added victories in consecutive starts in November 2019 in Bermuda and Mexico.“It’s just head down and make birdies,” Todd said. “It’s going to be hard to run away and hide here, but that’s the goal. Anybody who is within three shots of t...

Enfrentamiento a tiros entre delincuentes y militares deja al menos nueve muertos en México

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:00:54 GMT

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO — Al menos nueve muertos dejó el viernes un enfrentamiento entre soldados y hombres armados en el estado norteño de Tamaulipas, donde en los últimos meses se ha intensificado la violencia relacionada con grupos de la delincuencia organizada.El intercambio de disparos ocurrió cuando un convoy militar fue atacado en la mañana por un grupo de sujetos armados en un ejido de la localidad de Valle Hermoso, fronteriza con Estados Unidos, en el noreste de Tamaulipas, dijo a la AP un agente que solicitó el anonimato.En el choque y persecución perecieron nueve civiles y fueron decomisadas 10 armas y tres vehículos, dijo el agente que no estaba autorizado a hacer declaraciones.  Macabro: cártel arroja partes de cuerpos en las afueras de la Ciudad de México Asesinan a seis personas en el norte de México: les dan el tiro de gracia La fuente no precisó si se registraron bajas entre los militares aunque según medios hubo un...

Phillies’ Bryce Harper hit on surgically repaired elbow by pitch, leaves game

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:00:54 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Phillies slugger Bryce Harper was struck on his surgically repaired right elbow by a pitch from Marlins starter Braxton Garrett in the third inning against Miami on Saturday, forcing him to leave the game after the inning concluded.Harper got attention from a team trainer for a couple of minutes before heading to first. He was later thrown out trying to steal third.Harper was replaced at designated hitter by Bryson Stott when his turn came in the fifth. The two-time MVP has played exclusively at DH since his return on May 2 from Tommy John surgery in the offseason.The 30-year-old Harper also was limited to the DH role last season as he delayed the surgery until after the postseason. Philadelphia lost to the Houston Astros in the World Series.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Rays starting pitcher Drew Rasmussen needs a third elbow surgery

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:00:54 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Drew Rasmussen needs a third elbow surgery.Rasmussen’s surgery is scheduled for July 24, and the procedure will be done by Dr. Keith Meister, Rays manager Kevin Cash said before Saturday’s game against the Atlanta Braves.“Unfortunately, he’s going to miss the rest of the year,” Cash said. “He will get what they’re calling the brace put in. I know that the doctor that he talked to, Dr. Meister, just felt like this is probably the best course of action to get him back on the field as quick as possible and as healthy as possible.”Cash didn’t rule out Rasmussen from returning mid-season next year.Rasmussen, who has been on the 60-day injured list with what was called a right elbow flexor strain since May 12, previously had Tommy John surgery in March 2016 and August 2017.“Ras is frustrated,” Cash said. “We were all kind of hopeful that maybe he’d be pitching for us at some point this season, but it...

The presidents of Brazil and Colombia meet to boost cooperation ahead of Amazon summit

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:00:54 GMT

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Saturday met with his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro to build momentum for an upcoming regional summit on the Amazon rainforest and enhance efforts for its protection.The encounter took place in Colombia’s Leticia, a town in the Amazon’s triple border region between Colombia, Brazil and Peru, where organized crime has recently increased its hold.The meeting aimed to lay groundwork for the Amazon Summit the Brazilian government is organizing in Belem next month. That summit will be attended by leaders of the countries party to the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization, made up of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.Lula is pushing for a joint declaration from the summit, which would be presented at the United Nation’s climate conference, known as COP28, in Dubai in November. “We will have to demand together that rich countries fulfil their commitments,” Lula s...

Tormenta solar permitirá ver auroras boreales en varios estados de EEUU

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:00:54 GMT

Una tormenta solar que ocurrirá el jueves de la semana próxima le dará a residentes de 17 estados en EEUU la posibilidad de ver auroras boreales, el colorido fenómeno que sucede cuando los vientos solares impactan la atmósfera.Las auroras boreales son vistas usualmente en Alaska, Canadá y Escandinavia pero se espera que un ciclo solar de 11 años tenga su pico en el 2024, haciendo las luces visibles en lugares mucho más al sur.Hace tres meses, este fenómeno se vio en Arizona, siendo el tercero desde que comenzó el ciclo solar actual en el 2019. NASA rompe el silencio tras pasar un año investigando ovnis avistados en EEUU Meteorito cayó en región de EEUU; ofrecen $25,000 a quien encuentre un pedazo El Instituto Geofísico de la Universidad de Alaska en Fairbanks, pronostica que las auroras boreales se verán el jueves próximo en Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Mich...