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Jordan Wicks allows 2 hits and strikes out 9 in major league debut as Cubs top Pirates 10-6

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:08:37 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jordan Wicks gave up two hits and struck out nine over five innings in his major league debut, and the Chicago Cubs held on to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-6 on Saturday night.Wicks (1-0), a 23-year-old left-hander selected No. 21 overall in the 2021 MLB Amateur Draft, allowedone run and walked one.Ke’Bryan Hayes led off the first and immediately hit a fastball from Wicks 384 feet to left for his 10th home run. Bryan Reynolds then singled to center before Andrew McCutchen walked. Wicks retired the following 15 batters, striking out the first five.Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki each drove in three runs for Chicago, which has won two of three to start the four-game-series and remained four games behind first-place Milwaukee in the NL Central. Adbert Alzolay came in with two outs in the ninth to strike out Reynolds for his 21st save.After Colin Selby struck out three in two perfect innings, Pirates reliever Osvaldo Bido (2-5) started the third by walking in two runs, put...

Ohtani, Moniak and Drury power Angels to a 5-3 win over the Mets

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:08:37 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani had two hits, stole two bases and added an RBI as the Los Angeles Angels beat the New York Mets 5-3 on Saturday night.Ohtani had a hard-hit double in the first that left the bat at 109.6 mph, and added a triple in the second inning. He walked in the fourth inning against reliever Phil Bickford, a move that drew boos from the crowd for a second straight night. He was intentionally walked in the ninth, which also drew boos from the crowd.Ohtani, who leads the majors with 44 home runs, leads the Angels with 19 steals. The slugger also damaged a video panel in right field on a first-inning foul ball that drew a gasp from the fans. Mickey Moniak hit a long homer and Brandon Drury drove in a pair of runs for Los Angeles, who won its second straight after a four-game losing streak.Daniel Vogelbach hit his 12th homer and Francisco Lindor extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a single in the fourth inning for the Mets.Mets slugger Pete Alonso left the gam...

Yoán Moncada homers as Chicago White Sox beat Oakland Athletics 6-2 a day after shooting

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:08:37 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Yoán Moncada hit a three-run homer, Touki Toussaint pitched five scoreless innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 6-2 on Saturday night, finishing a difficult week for the franchise with a sorely needed victory.Lenyn Sosa and Andrew Benintendi also homered for the White Sox, who had dropped four of five. Eloy Jiménez went 2 for 2 with two walks, and Luis Robert Jr. had two hits.Approaching the end of a disappointing season, Chicago fired executive vice president Ken Williams and general manager Rick Hahn on Tuesday.Then two women were injured Friday night in a shooting that occurred during the Athletics’ 12-4 victory at Guaranteed Rate Field. The White Sox said they were unsure if a gun was fired from inside or outside the ballpark.Toussaint (2-6) allowed two hits, struck out four and walked three in his first win since July 28. The right-hander went 0-3 with an 8.84 ERA in his previous four starts.Oakland had won four of five. JP Sears (2-...

Marlins host day of fun at loanDepot Park for 9-year-old boy battling cancer, other Nicklaus Children’s Hospital patients

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:08:37 GMT

The Miami Marlins threw a ballpark bash for a young boy and other children who are battling cancer.With a baseball in hand and a smile from ear to ear, Gabriel couldn’t be happier.The 9-year-old on Saturday reunited with Marlins player — and friend — Jorge Soler at loanDepot Park.“It feels great,” said Gabriel.Speaking with 7News, the boy’s father said he started noticed something was wrong with his son.“The first time I knew something was off with Gabe was during baseball, and he forgot how to hold his bat, and his running became really, really slow,” said the parent, also called Gabriel.Gabriel was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor that required extensive treatment. Soon his time on the field was replaced with treatment.Soler first met Gabriel as a patient at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. The two of them played catch on the hospital floor as the boy gained his strength backFast forward to three years later, and Gabriel i...

Police ID people arrested after 8 shot near Caribbean festival in Boston

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:08:37 GMT

Several people have been arrested on criminal charges in connection with a brazen daylight shooting near the Caribbean Festival in Boston on Saturday that left 8 people wounded and cast a shadow over the annual festivities.Officers working a detail for the J’ouvert Parade witnessed and responded to a shooting in the area of Blue Hill and Talbot avenues around 7:45 a.m., according to Boston police. Six men and two females were shot, five of the men and one of the females were taken to area hospitals. Two other victims with graze wounds declined treatment at the scene, police said. All eight victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries.Gerald Vick, 30, and Dwayne Francis, 30, both of Dorchester, were arrested and will be arraigned Monday in Dorchester District Court on a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm. After getting video that shows the two people involved in the initial gunfire, police learned that one of the men involved was shot in the leg and limped into the to...

Boston police investigating shooting on Blue Hill Ave.

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:08:37 GMT

Boston police are investigating a shooting on Blue Hill Avenue in Dorchester on Saturday night that occurred just a mile from where eight people were shot earlier in the day.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Stoppage time goal lifts FC Dallas over Austin FC 1-0

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:08:37 GMT

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Defender Nkosi Tafari scored late in second-half stoppage time to rally FC Dallas to a 1-0 victory over Austin FC on Saturday night.Tafari ended a scoreless duel when he used an assist from fellow defender Marco Farfan in the seventh minute of extra time to score his third goal this season.VERDE LIGHTS: Miss the latest show? Watch the replay on Austin FC's website, but remember to tune in for the next show at 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturdays on The CW AustinDallas (9-9-6) won for only the second time in the 16 matches in which Jesús Ferreira has failed to score.Austin (9-11-5) falls to 0-3-1 in four all-time trips to Frisco. Austin still has a shot to win Copa Tejas if Dallas and Houston tie when they play Sept. 30. Austin could have won the trophy for the second consecutive year with a win or a draw.Austin FC midfielder Daniel Pereira chases the ball next to FC Dallas forward Alan Velasco (20) during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023,...

Top plays from Week 1 of high school football in Austin

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:08:37 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The first week of high school football in Central Texas turned in some sparkling plays, and we were fortunate enough to get some of them on camera.Whether it was games we sent photographers to or streamed on KXAN.com Friday, we compiled a few of the best plays into one 2-minute video for your viewing pleasure.REPORT YOUR SCORE: We'd love to post your team's score on our website, but we need your help to do it. Email the score of your game to [email protected] and we'll get it on our websitePlays include Westlake kicker Spencer Barnett booting a 59-yard field goal, Anderson running Ben Hatcher speeding 56 yards to the end zone and other outstanding displays of football from around the area.You can check the scores from around the viewing area and the rest of Texas by going to our scores post which is updated with Saturday games played by local teams.If you caught a great play with your camera or smartphone, send it to us at [email protected] so we can include it in next w...

Concert review: Keith Urban and his guitar put on an exuberant Grandstand show

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:08:37 GMT

There was a time when rock ‘n’ roll and country were at war with one another. Your average rural music lover was either tuned to a radio station that poured out soaring electric guitar solos and thundering bass lines or to twangy fare that was one pealing pedal steel guitar note this side of campfire folk.Then up from Australia came Keith Urban to bridge the divide. He arrived in Nashville late last century to forge a truce between devotees of Led Zeppelin and Merle Haggard. He built his music on the traditional country structures, but loved to insert thrilling guitar solos into his tunes that would be equally at home on classic rock radio.If anyone among the 13,421 at Saturday night’s sold-out Urban show at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand came doubting that his distinctive hybrid has been a success, such misgivings were surely dispelled by an exhilarating 95-minute set during which the 55-year-old Nashville veteran seemingly exhausted every ounce of energy he had available. Yes...

First Cannabis Growers Showcase for Hoosick Falls

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:08:37 GMT

HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -The Walter A. Wood Memorial Park had some new business August 26. The Cannabis Growers Showcase (CGS) partnered with the local summer concert series to get a wrap on profits."Our local farmers have a tough time selling their product and having a market. We asked them if they'd like to join our event," explained Trustee of the Village of Hoosick Falls and Director of the Hoosick Falls Summer Concert Series, Kevin O'Malley. Live music from West Side Drive and food rounding out that lineup. This unique grouping of services acting as a one stop destination. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Like the weather at the beginning of the event, not everything in the cannabis industry is looking sunny. CAURD licenses are still not easily accessible for all in the market.A temporary restraining order from the Ulster County Courthouse only allowing for new licenses if applicants cannot survive financially without ...