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

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:34 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 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:34 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 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:34 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 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:34 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 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:34 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 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:34 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 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:34 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 ...

Pulido rallies Sporting KC to 2-2 draw with Galaxy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:34 GMT

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Alan Pulido scored two goals, the second on a penalty kick in the first minute of second-half stoppage time, to rally Sporting Kansas City to a 2-2 draw with the Los Angeles Galaxy on Wednesday night.Pulido scored in a career-high fourth straight match for Sporting KC (5-9-6). Pulido took passes from Erik Thommy and Dániel Sallói in the 12th minute and scored for a 1-0 lead.Defender Martín Cáceres pulled the Galaxy (3-9-5) even in the 24th minute, using an assist from Douglas Costa to score his second goal of the season.The Galaxy took the lead in the 64th minute on rookie Preston Judd’s second goal of the campaign with an assist from Riqui Puig.Pulido’s second netter was his seventh of the season.Jonathan Bond turned away three shots for the Galaxy. Kendall McIntosh did not make a save for Sporting KC.The Galaxy lost 1-0 to Charlotte in their last match at home, but haven’t been shut out in two straight there since 2019. Sporting KC falls to ...

Hail pelts Red Rocks: Nearly 100 concertgoers hurt

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:34 GMT

(KDVR) — Concertgoers were pelted by hail Wednesday night at Red Rocks Amphitheatre as severe thunderstorms moved across the region.An estimated 80-90 people were treated for injuries at the venue, some of whom called 911 for their injuries, according to West Metro Fire Rescue. Seven people were hospitalized. Injuries include cuts and broken bones.Others were stranded, likely because of vehicle damage, according to the Denver Police Department. Tornado destroys home in Logan County Videos on social media show people screaming and frantically trying to escape the pouring hail that blanketed the venue like snow. A Red Rocks spokesperson said there were several inches of hail in the seating area.The concert, featuring One Direction's Louis Tomlinson, was delayed twice before it was officially postponed around 10:30 p.m.Welts, bruises and 'golf-ball size' hailOne concertgoer told FOX31 around 10:15 p.m. that she and friends had been taking shelter in a bathroom stall for more than an ...

POLITICO Pro Central Banker: BoE day — Powell again — Turkish turn

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:34 GMT

Our one-stop source for central banking & monetary policy news.View in your browser or listen to audioBy GEOFFREY SMITHwith JOHANNA TREECK, BEN MUNSTER, ANJULI DAVIES and IZABELLA KAMINSKASNEAK PEEK— Stubborn inflation to force the BoE into its most unpopular rate hike yet.— UK government pushes banks to dust off their forbearance plans.— Policy meetings … in Switzerland, Norway, Mexico and Turkey.POLICY TICKERECB 3.50% ⇡ — BOE 4.5% ⇡ — FED 5.25% ⇡— SNB 1.5% ⇡— BOJ -0.10% ⇣— RBA 4.10% ⇡— PBOC 3.65%⇣— CBR 7.5% ⇣ — BOC 4.75 ⇡— SARB 8.25% ⇡Good morning everyone. There’s a unique sense of drama around developments in the U.K. Not just because inflation is higher than in any of the countries the U.K. likes to compare itself to, although that’s certainly a part of it, but because the political impact of its decisions is transmitted to a single government, rather than diffused among 20 member states. That makes the tension between Governor and Prime Minister almost gl...