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Call, Abrams have big hits in 7th as Nats beat Cubs 4-1

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:47 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Call hit a two-run double during a three-run seventh inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 on Tuesday night.CJ Abrams had the tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh off Keegan Thompson (1-2) as part of a 3-for-3 night. Victor Robles followed with an infield hit and Call doubled to the gap in left-center to make it 4-1.“Straight joy, happiness and a lot of fun, because the guys are going crazy,” Call said. “Obviously, any time you win or have a big hit, that’s why you play.”Chicago’s Patrick Wisdom tied for the major league lead with his 11th homer, a 426-foot shot off Mason Thompson in the seventh that tied the game at 1-1.Trevor Williams, a former Cub, pitched into the sixth inning for Washington and departed with a 1-0 lead. Hunter Harvey (1-1) got the final out of the seventh, then allowed two baserunners in the eighth but got out of the inning when he caught Wisdom looking with a 98 mph fastball.Kyle Finnegan finished for his sixth ...

Oakland’s Mason Miller holds M’s hitless through 7 innings

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:47 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mason Miller of the Oakland Athletics has held the Seattle Mariners hitless through seven innings on Tuesday night.Oakland led 1-0 after scoring a run in the sixth against Bryce Miller, who in his major league debut retired his first 16 batters before Tony Kemp singled on a shoulder-high pitch.Mason Miller, a 24-year-old right-hander who made his big league debut on April 19, walked four and struck out six through seven innings in his third big league start. He threw 54 of 100 pitches for strikes.After Kemp singled, Bryce Miller threw a wild pitch, Nick Allen flied out and Esteury Ruiz hit an RBI double.Mike Fiers threw the last A’s no-hitter, against Cincinnati on May 7, 2019.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Díaz, Tovar homer, Rockies beat Brewers, 3-2

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:47 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Elías Díaz homered and drove in the go-ahead run with an eighth-inning single, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Tuesday night.Rookie shortstop Ezequiel Tovar hit his first major league home run for Colorado, which has won its last two home games after dropping seven straight at Coors Field.C.J. Cron led off the eighth with a double off Peter Strzelecki (2-1), and Díaz singled to bring home pinch-runner Yonathan Daza.Justin Lawrence (1-1) worked a scoreless eighth and Pierce Johnson handled the ninth for his fourth save.Rowdy Tellez, Brice Turang and Jesse Winker had two hits each for the Brewers.Brewers starter Freddy Peralta returned to the place where he struck out 13 batters in his 2018 major league debut. He allowed Tovar’s homer in the third that put Colorado ahead 1-0.Díaz led off the fourth with a 453-foot blast to the concourse over left field, but Peralta worked out of a jam when right-fielder Tyrone Taylor threw out Randal Gric...

DeSclafani throws 8 scoreless as Giants shut out Astros 2-0

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:47 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Anthony DeSclafani pitched eight scoreless innings and Camilo Doval completed the three-hitter to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 2-0 win over the Houston Astros Tuesday night. Blake Sabol had an RBI double and Thairo Estrada added two hits to help San Francisco snap a four-game skid.After the winning the series opener 7-3, the Astros couldn’t get anything going against DeSclafani as they were shut out for the first time this season.DeSclafani (3-1) had retired 11 in a row after a double by Yanier Diaz with one out in the third before Yordan Alvarez doubled with one out in the seventh.But he was left stranded when DeSclafani retired José Abreu and Kyle Tucker to end the inning. He gave up an infield single to Diaz with two outs in the eighth and he reached second on an error by the pitcher on the play. Jake Meyers grounded out to end the threat. He struck out three without a walk to lower his ERA to 2.13.Doval struck out one in a hitless ninth to get his fourth sav...

Steamboat Springs teacher faces insurance nightmare after flood

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:47 GMT

ROUTT COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — A Steamboat Springs teacher says she's dealing with an insurance nightmare after her house flooded in April. Desiree Wilcox says she woke up on April 14 to water rushing into her home in Hayden."I had a good 2 feet of water in each room at one point," she said. "Despite having numerous sump pumps, I just couldn’t keep up with it."Wilcox said she lost all of her furniture, clothes and other items, but her insurance company has only offered her $28,000."To get a quote, or an estimate like that, it’s just devastating," she said. "28,000: What am I going to do with that? My entire home is ripped up." Colorado is dropping in US News and World Report’s best states rankings She believes there's likely structural damage to her home as well, and she questions why more isn't being offered to stop it from happening again."We can fix the inside, but what happens when it floods again? 'Cause it’s going to flood again," she said.The Problem Solvers reached out ...

Auon'tai Anderson pushes back on Denver school safety plan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:47 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Denver Public Schools released a first draft of its new safety plan on Monday that could let individual schools decide if school resource officers will be in the halls. The 48-page draft is already getting some pushback from at least one school board member.Board of Education Vice President Auon’tai Anderson told FOX31 he has significant concerns with the initial safety plan.One of the biggest concerns is the debate over SROs. The district made an emergency decision to reinstate SROs until June 30 after two deans were shot at East High in March. Castle Rock mom alleges bullying, racism in school district Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas said during a parent advocacy group meeting that things are going "fantastic.""We have the right people in the right places and they're taking the opportunity to better our relationship with youth in schools," Thomas said.Superintendent Alex Marrero is recommending in the safety plan that all district-run high schools and campuses wi...

Moore: Who turned the lights out? Joe Biden

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:47 GMT

Does the radical climate change agenda know no end? Earlier this year, it was gas stoves — and then lightbulbs.Then, a few weeks ago, President Joe Biden’s administration announced much less gas cars after 2032. Even though about half of Americans say they don’t want an electric car and only 6% of drivers are buying them.But that was child’s play compared to the latest Biden scheme to shut down as many as half our electric power plants across the country. These are the plants that charge those Tesla batteries and cellphones. They also keep the lights on in our factories, schools, hospitals, stores, and homes and power the internet. Further, they cook our food and keep us warm at night.Most of the electric power supply in America and around the world comes from fossil fuels. Coal, gas and oil power plants account for more than 60% of the electric power we use in the United States today. Only about 20% comes from wind and solar power.Hold that thought. Because the Bi...

Mary Ann Esposito’s Caprese Grilled Cheese

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:47 GMT

When it comes to sandwiches, nothing tops the all-American grilled cheese. Give it an Italian taste boost with fresh slices of mozzarella cheese, sliced tomatoes and pesto sauce.TAG GOES HERECaprese Grilled Cheese SandwichINGREDIENTS4 slices whole grain bread or bread of your choice2 tablespoons pesto sauce1 ball mozzarella cheese, well drained and cut into 4 slices1 large salad tomato cut into thin roundsMelted butterDIRECTIONSSpread 1 tablespoon pesto sauce over each of 2 bread slices.Place two slices cheese over each. Top each with 2 or 3 slices of tomato. Place remaining bread slices over the tomatoes.Heat a panini maker on the grill settling. Brush the outside of each sandwich with melted butter and place on the grill. Close grill top and cook until cheese begins to melt. Turn and brush the other side. Close top and cook a minute or two longer.To make in a skillet, heat a non-stick frying pan over medium high heat. Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in the pan and add one sandwich. Pr...

Chicago White Sox win consecutive games for the 1st time this year on Andrew Benintendi’s hit in the 10th

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:47 GMT

Andrew Benintendi was the difference maker with the glove and bat Tuesday at Guaranteed Rate Field.The Chicago White Sox left fielder robbed Carlos Correa of a home run in the first inning.And Benintendi came through at the plate in the 10th, driving in Hanser Alberto with a single to left to give the Sox a 3-2 victory against the Minnesota Twins in front of 13,094.“We’re not going to really appreciate everything he can do until Game 162, and then everyone’s going to see how much he really brings to the table,” Sox manager Pedro Grifol said. “Among all the baseball things he did (Tuesday), he played hurt. He got hit by a pitch (Friday) and his (right) arm, he’s still not 100%. He’s not even close.“He goes out to make that play in left field and that’s the arm that he got hit on, so right away that sent a jolt through that arm. I’ve been around him. I know him. He’s a gamer, he’s a winner. I wouldn’t expect...

Lowry: SAT measures academic excellence, so it must go

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:47 GMT

The long era of the dominance of the SAT in college admissions is coming to an end.The test is increasingly being shelved not because it failed but because it succeeded in all the wrong ways.According to a survey from an anti-testing outfit, more than 80% of four-year colleges won’t require standardized tests for admissions this coming fall. Many have made the tests optional, and some won’t consider them at all. In a swath of academia, the pandemic expedient of dropping the tests has seamlessly transitioned to a permanent change.If this isn’t a leap forward for fairness or rationality, it is another ringing victory for the equity of “diversity, equity, and inclusion” fame. With homework now on the chopping block for not being equitable enough — kids with involved parents tend to actually do their homework — it shouldn’t be a surprise that the SAT is being shown the door.The SAT, with its signature four-option multiple-choice answers, i...