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DeSclafani says he is ‘running on fumes’ after surrendering 3 home runs in SF Giants’ loss to Mets

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:13:25 GMT

NEW YORK — Trips home for Anthony DeSclafani, a native of northern New Jersey, seem to bring nothing but bad memories.It was last year in this ballpark that DeSclafani was tagged for five runs, the tipping point that led to his placement on the injured list and what led to eventual season-ending surgery. On Saturday, DeSclafani surrendered three home runs in the span of four batters in the the third inning, sending the Giants to a 4-1 loss in their second game against the Mets.“I don’t think he’s at his sharpest right now,” manager Gabe Kapler said of DeSclafani, who lasted only three innings.Brilliant through the first month of the season, DeSclafani has a 6.02 ERA in 11 starts since tossing eight shutout innings on May 2.In his first season back after undergoing surgery last July to repair a tendon in his right ankle, DeSclafani said he was “running on fumes a little bit” and was looking forward to the All-Star break. He has failed to complete more than thr...

Woman's death being investigated by Vallejo PD, deemed a homicide

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:13:25 GMT

(KRON) -- Authorities are investigating a homicide that happened Friday night, the Vallejo Police Department (VPD) announced in a press release. VPD officers responded to a call at around 10:41 p.m. of a woman not breathing on the 6100 block of Wild Dunn Ct.When medical personnel arrived at the scene, the woman was pronounced dead. The circumstances behind her death are unknown and are being investigated, per VPD.This is Vallejo's eleventh homicide of 2023, the city's police department said. The woman's identity was not released. Woman found dead in Fairfield motel room KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }Police said anyone with information related to this case is encouraged to contact Detective Bradley Phillips at (707) 805-1359 or Bra...

Goldschmidt’s 4 RBIs leads Cards over Yanks 11-4 in rain-interrupted doubleheader opener

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:13:25 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off Luis Severino in a five-run third and Jack Flaherty pitched six shutout innings to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the New York Yankees 11-4 on Saturday in a rain-interrupted doubleheader opener.Goldschmidt had four RBIs and Nolan Gorman also homered for St. Louis, which reached double-digit runs for the first time since May 21.Rain twice stopped the game, for a total of 2 hours, 37 minutes. The first stoppage, in the middle of the seventh, lasted 2:19. After 18 minutes of play, the game was delayed in the middle of the eighth for another 18 minutes. Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson then made his big league mound debut and got three straight outs, throwing 11 pitches ranging from 82-86 mph.The teams were scheduled to meet again in a night game.Flaherty (5-5) won his second straight start after going 0-1 in his previous five. He allowed four hits, struck out four and walked two after giving up six runs in eac...

Fowler leads the Rocket Mortgage Classic at 20 under in a bid to end drought

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:13:25 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Rickie Fowler birdied six of his last eight holes Saturday to surge into the Rocket Mortgage Classic lead at 20 under, giving him anotherachance to end a four-year PGA Tour victory drought.Fowler had an 8-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead over Adam Hdwin at Detroit Golf Club. Two weeks ago in Los Angeles in the U.S. Open, Fowler squandered a chance with a closing 75 in a fifth-place tie. Hadwin had a 63 to tie the tournament record. Fellow Canadian Taylor Pendrith was third at 18 under after a 67. Pendrith bogeyed two of his last four holes.Monday qualifier Peter Kuest (65) and Aaron Rai (68) were 17 under. Taylor Moore (69) was another stroke back with four other players, including Collin Morikawa, who shot a 67 for the second straight day.Play was suspended for 1 hour, 42 minutes because of lightning in the area and the schedule for the final round was adjusted in the hopes of completing the final round with inclement weather in the forecast.The leaders will tee of...

Acuña and Albies hit consecutive HRs in Braves’ win over Marlins; Arraez average dips to .388

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:13:25 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Charlie Morton has been in the majors for 16 seasons and he has never seen anything like this Atlanta Braves offense.“Nothing much surprises me, but this is ridiculous,” Morton said. “I don’t think they realize how good they are, which is awesome.”Ronald Acuña and Ozzie Albies homered as part of a six-run first inning and the Braves beat the Miami Marlins 7-0 on Saturday as major league batting leader Luis Arraez saw his average dip to .388.Morton (8-6) struck out five in 5 2/3 innings and scattered four hits and one walk in winning his third consecutive start. “His stuff was really good,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “ Any time he can get into the sixth inning, that’s great for us.”Kirby Yates, Nick Anderson, Ben Heller, and Joe Jiménez completed the shutout for the Braves out of the bullpen.Matt Olson went 2 for 4 with a run scored, and Austin Riley was 2 for 4 with two runs scored for the Braves, who have outscored the Marlins 23-4 in the first tw...

Bohm has 6 RBIs as Phillies score most runs in 5 years with 19-4 rout of Nationals

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:13:25 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Alec Bohm homered twice and tied his career high with six RBIs, and the Philadelphia Phillies scored their most runs in five years in a 19-4 rout of the Washington Nationals on Saturday.Kyle Schwarber had a grand slam, and Nick Castellanos homered, singled and doubled with three RBIs for the Phillies, who scored their most runs since beating Miami 20-1 on April 7, 2018. Philadelphia had 18 hits, including four by Bohm, who matched his career best.“Days like today where everybody’s swinging the bat well, a lot of smiles in the dugout,” Bohm said. Defending NL champion Philadelphia has won six of eight and 12 of 16.“Everybody swung the bat well,” manager Rob Thomson said. Zack Wheeler (7-4) won his fourth straight decision, giving up four runs and seven hits in five innings.“It’s nice,” Wheeler said of the runs, “especially when you’re out on the mound.”Bryce Harper doubled, had two hits and drove in two runs, and J.T. Realmuto also had two RBIs.“ItR...

Rocket Mortgage Classic Scores

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:13:25 GMT

SaturdayAt North CourseDetroitPurse: $8.8 millionYardage: 7,370; Par: 72Third RoundRickie Fowler67-65-64—196Adam Hadwin66-68-63—197Taylor Pendrith67-64-67—198Peter Kuest64-70-65—199Aaron Rai65-68-66—199Justin Lower68-65-67—200Taylor Moore64-67-69—200Collin Morikawa66-67-67—200Dylan Wu65-69-66—200Carl Yuan70-66-64—200Lucas Glover69-69-64—202Brian Harman68-68-66—202Nicolai Hojgaard67-68-67—202Chris Kirk67-68-67—202Peter Malnati69-66-67—202Adam Schenk65-68-69—202Cameron Davis69-65-69—203Troy Merritt68-68-67—203Alex Noren68-68-67—203Zecheng Dou69-69-66—204Tyler Duncan70-68-66—204Sungjae Im68-70-66—204Ryan Palmer70-67-67—204Chez Reavie69-70-65—204Vince Whaley69-69-66—204Ludvig Aberg65-67-73—205Keegan Bradley69-67-69—205Satoshi Kodaira71-65-69—205Kyle Reifers70-69-66—205Sam Bennett65-75-66—206Trevor Cone71-67-68—206MJ Daffue66-70-70—206Doug Ghim66-71-69—206Ben Griffin70-67-69—206Max Homa69-68-69—206Russell Knox70-69-67—206Andrew Landry71-63-72—206Seung-Yul Noh71-67-68—206Chad Ramey68-69-6...

Rays left fielder Randy Arozarena will participate in the Home Run Derby

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:13:25 GMT

Tampa Bay Rays All-Star left fielder Randy Arozarena will participate in the 2023 Home Run Derby, Arozarena announced Saturday on social media.This will be Arozarena’s first time in the Derby, and makes him the third Rays player to participate in one, after Evan Longoria and Carlos Pena.“He’s excited about it,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. “I can feel very confident in saying he will be very entertaining. I know the fans enjoy watching Randy, I enjoy watching Randy. He’s got that “It” factor, and this is just another level to it.”Arozarena is the fourth announced participant in the eight-man July 10 contest at T-Mobile Park, joining Mariners’ center fielder Julio Rodríguez, Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts.“I feel very happy for the opportunity to participate in the Home Run Derby,” Arozarena said. “It’s always been a goal of mine, and also to be in the All-Star game itself. Everyone knows I like to hit home runs,...

Denver weather: Isolated storms to finish weekend

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:13:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Skies will stay clear Saturday night with mild lows before isolated storms and mid-80s arrive on Sunday.Weather tonight: Clear and comfyOvernight lows will dip into the upper 50s in Denver with a light wind. Skies are clear Saturday night which means sunshine Sunday morning.Weather tomorrow: Afternoon isolated stormsSunny skies stay in the forecast to finish off the weekend, until some isolated storms pop up in the afternoon. Highs top out in the middle 80s with a brisk wind out of the north.Looking ahead: Warming up with more stormsMonday starts off the week with abundant sunshine and warm highs near the 90-degree mark. The Fourth of July has highs in the mid-80s with sunny skies and a small chance for an afternoon storm. Storms are possible, but the chances are lower through the middle of the week. Highs are cooler on Wednesday, hitting the low 70s with extra clouds. Thursday is back to 80 degrees with more sunshine. Friday looks comfy with highs in the mid-80s an...

Roller coaster at Carowinds in North Carolina closes after discovery of crack in support pillar

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:13:25 GMT

(CNN) — Carowinds amusement park in North Carolina closed a roller coaster Friday after discovering a crack in a support pillar, park officials said.The park says the Fury 325 is one of the tallest and longest rides in the massive park that straddles the North and South Carolina state lines.“The tallest, fastest, longest giga coaster in North America” will remain closed until inspections and repairs take place, the park said. The crack is at the top of a steel support pillar.A “giga” roller coaster has a drop between 300 and 399 feet, according to Kings Island in Ohio.Carowinds says the Fury 325 takes riders to a peak height of 325 feet and reaches 95 mph.The rest of the amusement and water park remained open Saturday, according to Carowinds’ website.“Safety is our top priority and we appreciate the patience and understanding of our valued guests during this process. As part of our comprehensive safety protocols, all rides, including Fury 325, undergo daily ...