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Luke Jackson completes long road back from Tommy John, joins SF Giants bullpen

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:00:41 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Giants manager Gabe Kapler keeps the wet bar in his office well-stocked. An array of mostly dark liquors line the metal shelves of the bar cart, its total value approaching a modest annual salary, but one bottle holds a special meaning.On Tuesday, it was about time to crack it open.“Today’s the day,” Giants reliever Luke Jackson said, smiling.After signing a two-year, $11.5 million free-agent deal this offseason, Jackson arrived at spring training bearing a gift for his new manager. Himself a fan of Japanese whiskey, Jackson asked around and learned Kapler’s tastes — “something that’s different,” he said — and decided on a bottle that retails for approximately $1,100: Yamazaki 18-year, single malt.“When I gave it to him, he goes, ‘Hey, I’m not gonna open this until you pitch,’ ” Jackson said. “I was like, ‘You do what you want. You can open it now. I don’t really care.’ He was like, ‘...

Guerrero gets 3 hits, Kikuchi earns the win as Blue Jays beat Brewers 7-2

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:00:41 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Alejandro Kirk each had three hits, Whit Merrifield reached twice and drove in two runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 Tuesday night.Brandon Belt and Cavan Biggio each reached base three times and drove in a run as the Blue Jays snapped a four-game home losing streak.William Contreras hit a two-run home run, his second homer in two games, as the Brewers lost for the fourth time in five games.Yusei Kikuchi (6-2) allowed two runs and three hits in five innings, snapping a three-start winless streak. Kikuchi walked a season-high five and struck out four.Nate Pearson pitched two innings, Adam Cimber got two outs in the eighth and Tim Mayza retired Rowdy Tellez to strand a pair. Yimi Garcia finished for Toronto.Contreras gave Milwaukee an early lead when he connected for his sixth homer in the first, but Toronto answered with four runs in the bottom half against Adrian Houser (1-1). Guerrero and Matt Chapman had RBI singl...

Senga dominates, Lindor homers as Mets blank Phillies 2-0 in series opener

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:00:41 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Kodai Senga allowed one hit through seven dominant innings and Francisco Lindor homered to help the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 on Tuesday night in the first meeting this season between the NL East rivals.Eduardo Escobar added an RBI single and Mets center fielder Brandon Nimmo robbed Nick Castellanos of a potential home run with a leaping catch at the fence.Senga (5-3) struck out nine and permitted one baserunner — a soft single by Kody Clemens that fell in front of left fielder Tommy Pham in the third.The rookie right-hander from Japan got six strikeouts with his disappearing “ghost forkball” and set a career high for innings in his 10th major league start.Adam Ottavino worked a hitless eighth, getting a huge lift when rookie Francisco Álvarez threw out fellow catcher J.T. Realmuto trying to steal second after a leadoff walk. Realmuto was initially ruled safe, but the call was overturned following a replay review that clearly showed an acrobati...

Jung homers, Heim drives in 4 to help Rangers outscore Tigers 10-6

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:00:41 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Jonah Heim drove in four runs, Josh Jung homered and the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 10-6 on Tuesday night to improve to 35-19, the best record in franchise history at the one-third mark.Texas second baseman Marcus Semien extended his hitting streak to a career-best 19 games with a fifth-inning single. Rangers reliever Grant Anderson (1-0) won in his major league debut, stricking out seven of the nine batters he faced.Jung also scored three runs, and Aroldis Garcia had four hits and three runs.Miguel Cabrera had three hits and drove in two runs for Detroit. Cabrera passed Ken Griffey Jr. for 15th place with 5,272 total bases. The Rangers took a 1-0 lead in the second off Alex Faedo (1-3) on back-to-back doubles by Jung and Heim, and Cabrera tied it with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the inning.Jake Rogers led off the third with a homer and Spencer Torkelson put Detroit up 3-1 with a double in the inning. Texas scored three runs in the fourth. Heim made it...

Hayes helps Sun hold off Fever

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:00:41 GMT

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Tiffany Hayes scored 22 points, Brionna Jones had 19 points and 11 rebounds and the Connecticut Sun held off the Indiana Fever 81-78 on Tuesday night.Rookie Aliyah Boston made her first career 3-pointer to pull Indiana within 79-76 with 48.1 seconds left. After a timeout, DeWanna Bonner missed a contested layup and Indiana raced the other way, but Jones blocked a shot at the rim. Indiana retained possession and Boston made a putback to make it 79-78.Hayes was fouled with 9.4 seconds left and made two free throws for a three-point lead. Indiana found Lexie Hull open in the corner for a potential tying shot but her 3-pointer came up short.Alyssa Thomas added 13 points, 17 rebounds and seven assists and Natisha Hiedeman scored 11 for Connecticut (4-1). Boston finished with 20 points and Kelsey Mitchell added 19 points for Indiana (1-3). DREAM 83, SKY 65COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Rhyne Howard scored 20 points, Allisha Gray and rookie Haley Jones each added 13 and ...

Howard scores 20, Dream cruise past Sky 83-65

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:00:41 GMT

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Rhyne Howard scored 20 points, Allisha Gray and rookie Haley Jones each added 13 and the Atlanta Dream eased past the Chicago Sky 83-65 on Tuesday night.Cheyenne Parker had 10 points and eight rebounds for Atlanta (2-2). The Dream made 18 of 24 free throws compared to 9 of 11 makes for the Sky. The Dream led 40-25 at halftime after Chicago shot just 28% and turned it over eight times. The Sky finished the game 25 for 77 (33%) with 15 turnovers.Dana Evans scored 11 points to lead Chicago (3-2). Kahleah Copper, Marina Mabrey and Kristine Anigwe each added 10. Sky starters Courtney Williams was 2 of 10 from the field and Elizabeth Williams went 3 for 10.Atlanta continues its five-game homestand against reigning WNBA champion Las Vegas on Friday.___AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports Source

Woman accused of shoplifting briefly escapes police in Montgomery County

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:00:41 GMT

A file photo of a Montgomery County police car. (WTOP/Kate Ryan)(WTOP/Kate Ryan) A file photo of a Montgomery County police car. (WTOP/Kate Ryan)(WTOP/Kate Ryan) A woman arrested for shoplifting briefly got away from police after her arrest Tuesday afternoon.Montgomery County police said the woman had been arrested for shoplifting at a Giant Food Store on University Boulevard in Wheaton, Maryland.When the patrol car the woman was in arrived at the Montgomery County Detention Center on Seven Locks Road in Rockville just before 2 p.m., the woman was able to escape the patrol car and run off.A search of the area for the 19-year-old woman led to her being spotted and arrested by the Rockville Police Department 15 minu...

How to see the International Space Station while it's visible in Denver metro skies

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:00:41 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The International Space Station is expected to be visible nightly as it passes over skies in the metro area in early June.It's not always visible, but when it is, NASA describes its appearance as similar to a fast airplane or a very bright star moving across the sky, except it maintains one direction and doesn't have flashing lights. According to the NASA website, sighting the ISS will be possible through June 10 in the Denver metro area.When and where to lookThe website lists the best viewing times according to when the sun reflects off of the space station to contrast against the dark sky, and how long it will be visible before it crosses back below the horizon. Space station welcomes 2 Saudi visitors, including kingdom’s 1st female astronaut NASA uses degrees to refer to where the station is located vertically in the sky in relation to the viewer, with zero degrees being the horizon and 90 degrees being directly overhead. To gauge degrees on the horizon, NASA's ...

Man hospitalized after being struck by lightning in Tamarac

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:00:41 GMT

There was a lightning scare in Tamarac. A man was transported to the hospital after he was struck by lightning while he was walking to his car, Tuesday evening. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies were at the scene. The 31-year-old was transported to Broward Health North as a trauma alert. No one else was injured. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Georgia hedges its bets on the EU — and Russia

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:00:41 GMT

Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. TBILISI — Even by the disorderly standards of Georgian politics, last week’s Independence Day celebration in Tbilisi’s Liberty Square was strikingly odd, with the country’s feuding president and prime minister delivering dueling speeches to the crowd.President Salome Zourabichvili — who stood as an independent candidate in 2018, winning with the support of the ruling Georgian Dream Party — renewed her criticism of the government for what she dubbed its “anti-Western policy,” and focused sharply on the recent restoration of direct flights with Russia, describing them as “incomprehensible and insulting.”For his part, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili insisted that Georgia’s “progress on the path to European integration is particularly impressive,” reassuring the packed square that he’s sparing no effort to persuade the European Union that Georgia deserves to be granted candidate status. “In today’s most difficult geopolitical s...