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Jordan Westburg’s time finally arrives as Orioles reportedly promote No. 4 prospect to majors

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:57:46 GMT

Orioles executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias often speaks of his desire to see prospects “graduate Triple-A” in terms of performance before promoting them to the majors. Jordan Westburg’s cap and gown will at last come Monday.After more than a year of strong performances with Triple-A Norfolk, the Orioles are calling up Westburg, a 24-year-old infielder Baseball America ranks as the No. 4 prospect in the organization and No. 46 in the sport, ESPN reported late Sunday afternoon. Baltimore will need to make a corresponding move on both its active and 40-man rosters before Monday night’s game against the Cincinnati Reds.In 158 games with the Tides across the past two seasons, Westburg hit .283/.366/.533 with 36 home runs and 128 runs driven in. Promoted to Norfolk alongside eventual top overall prospect Gunnar Henderson early last June, Westburg had to wait much longer for his first opportunity in the majors. Westburg had 714 Triple-A plate ap...

Ezequiel Tovar lifts Rockies to redemptive win over Angels

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:57:46 GMT

The kid delivered for the Rockies on a sunny Sunday afternoon at Coors Field, putting Saturday night’s debacle to rest.Rookie shortstop Ezequiel Tovar, 21, hit a solo home run in the fifth and drove in another run with a single in the seventh to lift the Rockies to a redemptive 4-3 victory over the Angels.The win took some of the sting out of Colorado’s 25-1 loss to the Angels on Saturday night — the worst loss in franchise history.Of course, nothing comes easy for these Rockies. Eduardo Escobar hit a two-out triple in the ninth off of closer Justin Lawrence and scored on Mickey Moniak’s single. Lawrence intentionally walked Matt Thaiss before getting pinch-hitter Luis Rengifo to grounded out to third baseman Ryan McMahon.The Angels’ 25 runs and 28 hits set franchise records on Saturday, but their bats were quieter Sunday when they had eight hits. The Rockies had just five hits but they delivered when they had to.Related ArticlesColorado Rockies | ...

SF Giants come up short of sweep against Arizona

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:57:46 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants will have to be content with a good homestand as opposed to a great one.Ketel Marte hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning and the first-place Arizona Diamondbacks avoided a sweep Sunday with a 5-2 win over the Giants before a crowd of 35,766 at Oracle Park.In finishing a seven-game homestand against San Diego and Arizona at 5-2, the Giants fell to 44-34 in the N.L. West, 2 1/2 games the Diamondbacks, who improved to 47-32.Marte’s home run came against reliever Tristan Beck, who took over for Anthony DeSclafani after the Giants starter pitched well for six innings but fell to 4-7. Ryne Nelson (4-4) was the winner for Arizona, giving up just three hits and one run in seven innings.It was Marte’s 14th home run of the season. It brought home Jake McCarthy, who led off the inning with a walk against reliever Tristan Beck.The Giants got within 4-2 in the eighth on a two-out RBI single by J.D. Davis against reliever Scott McGough, who had ...

Stanford sensation Rose Zhang makes run at LPGA major

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:57:46 GMT

Stanford sensation Rose Zhang made a run at more golf history Sunday, charging over the front nine at Baltusrol to join the leaders in the Women’s PGA Championship tournament.Three weeks after becoming the first LPGA player since 1951 to win their pro debut, Zhang was one stroke off the lead heading to the 16th tee. A bogey at 16 dropped her two strokes back and she finished three behind the winner, Ruoning Yin, who carded a final-round 67 for a four-day total of 276.Yuka Saso finished second at 277, followed by a group of five players at 278. Zhang, who shot 67 Sunday, was tied for 8th at 279.Of her Top-10 finish, Zhang said: “Safe to say, I’ll take it… I wish a couple more putts would have dropped, but it’s all good.”Zhang, 20, had started the day 6 strokes back, but birdied the first two holes Sunday and also birdied Nos. 7 and 8. The birdie at 11 was her fifth of the round.“Today was the best ball-striking I’ve felt in the last cou...

San Francisco Pride celebrates love and resilience amid surging anti-LGBTQ+ laws

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:57:46 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Logan Oretl had known he was gay for as long as he could remember. But as the 20-year-old stood by Market Street — in the thick of waving rainbow flags, dancing drag queens and a flurry of bubbles — on Sunday, he said he’d never felt more accepted.“I’m not used to seeing so much open love, and to finally be able to walk around without feeling afraid,” said Oretl, who had flown — for the very first time — from his small town in Ohio to attend San Francisco’s 53rd pride parade. “It’s nice to be able to just be happy.”Oretl was just one of an expected million attendees at the parade, which flooded down Market Street Sunday morning. Politicians gave out hugs to attendees soaked in glitter; people in inflatable unicorn costumes chatted with members of the city’s rainbow-clad fire department. San Francisco’s streets were bursting with people — all there despite an increasingly hostile political climate and a pandemic that has hit the city hard.Today, ther...

Man dies in overnight crash in Sunnyvale, DUI suspected

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:57:46 GMT

(KRON) -- A man died after his vehicle was engulfed in flames after a crash overnight on Sunday, the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety said. PHOTOS: Suspected DUI driver careens over Santa Cruz cliff Around 2:25 a.m., DPS and fire personnel were called to the scene of a vehicle that had crashed into a building. As emergency responders arrived, they saw that the vehicle was fully engulfed in flames, and an unresponsive driver and two passengers were trapped inside. Emergency personnel attempted to extricate the male driver, but due to fire conditions, they were unsuccessful. He was declared dead at the scene. Two passengers, a man and a woman, were found at the scene with "major injuries," DPS said. Both passengers were taken to a local hospital for treatment. Initial information on the crash shows that the vehicle was heading west on Old San Francisco Road when it collided with a building. The passengers who survived the crash are cooperating with the investigation, DPS said....

Mets walk 3 batters, hit 2 and make 1 error in 8th-inning meltdown and lose 7-6 to Phillies

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:57:46 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brett Baty hesitated getting the ball out of his glove. Josh Walker failed to throw the ball over the plate. Jeff Brigham threw his baseballs directly at Phillies hitters.Kyle Schwarber and Trea Turner couldn’t escape the wild ones and the Phillies sluggers were plunked in consecutive at-bats. The Mets simply couldn’t get out of their own way in a fundamental breakdown in the eighth inning that turned almost comical — at least for Phillies fans — as they choked away a sure thing.The final tally, for those keeping score at home, the Phillies walked three times, were hit twice, reached on an error and had just one hit in a 10-batter, four-run eighth inning that set off a 7-6 win over New York on Sunday.“Crazy one,” Turner said “Kind of weird. Lot of fun.”Even by the Mets’ sometimes-feeble standards throughout their history, that was an amazin’ meltdown.“I’m not sure if I’ve seen it before,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. “The chances are unlikely, I...

Dodgers place Chris Taylor on the injured list and expect Max Muncy back vs. the Rockies

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:57:46 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers put outfielder Chris Taylor on the injured list Sunday, retroactive to Thursday, with a bone bruise in his right knee.Taylor is batting .206 (34 for 165) with 11 home runs seven and 26 runs batted in 59 games.“That’s not completely healed, and you can just see him compensating,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said before the game against the Houston Astros on Sunday night. “And he’s as tough as anyone, so it just doesn’t look right.”Third baseman Max Muncy is set to return from an injured left hamstring on Tuesday to begin a three-game series at Colorado. Muncy, who has not played since June 11, is tied with Mookie Betts for the team lead with 18 home runs. His 45 RBIs are tied with Betts for third.“Max looked really good,” Roberts said after Muncy took live at-bats Sunday. “Just talked to him briefly and I just can’t imagine him not being at third base on Tuesday. And then we’ll probably give him a day off that Wednesday, and then back in th...

Brewers’ Miller beats his former team with an RBI double in the 10th in 5-4 win over Guardians

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:57:46 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Owen Miller hit a tiebreaking double in the 10th inning against his former team and the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 on Sunday.Miller’s one-out double against Trevor Stephan (3-3) hit high off the left-field wall and scored automatic runner Joey Wiemer from second base. Miller, acquired by Milwaukee from Cleveland in December for cash, dived headfirst into second base and pointed to the Brewers’ dugout in celebration.“I figured that he’d throw a first-pitch fastball,” Miller said. “I had taken some earlier in the day from other pitchers. I figured it was a big moment and I let it go there.” Miller played the last two seasons for Cleveland and was a “little bit surprised” about the trade.“I think most guys are when they’re traded,” he said. “I appreciate my time in Cleveland. I thank them for everything. They gave me a ton of opportunities to come into the league and grow as a player. I have nothing but good things to say.”...

Padraig Harrington wins back-to-back at Dick’s Sporting Goods Open with a big finish

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:57:46 GMT

ENDICOTT, N.Y. (AP) — Padraig Harrington played his final seven holes in 7-under par, a stunning finish for a 9-under 63 to successfully defend his title in the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open with a one-shot victory on Sunday.Harrington was going nowhere at the En-Joie Golf Club with a pair of three-putt bogeys and another three-putt par. But he made a bold par save on the 11th that sent the Irishman on his way to his first PGA Tour Champions title this year.Harrington birdied the next four holes, made eagle on the reachable par-4 16th, followed with a 6-foot birdie on the 17th and then finished with a par to hold off Joe Durant (66).Durant finished with six straight pars. Ernie Els needed a birdie on the final hole to force a playoff. Instead, he made bogey for a 68 to finish alone in third.Harrington became the first back-to-back winner since the tournament became part of the PGA Tour Champions schedule in 2007. Brad Faxon won back-to-back in 1999 and 2000 when it was the B.C. O...