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Samad Taylor hits walk-off single in MLB debut as Royals beat Angels 10-9

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:16:00 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Samad Taylor hit a walk-off single in his MLB debut and the Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Angels 10-9 on Saturday to snap a 10-game losing streak.“God put me in the right position and I came through,” Taylor said. “They were throwing a lot of breaking balls early. I may have seen four fastballs all day. So I went in there sitting breaking ball. He hung a change-up and I put a good swing on it and we won the game.”Aroldis Chapman (2-2) earned the win in relief. Chris Devenski (3-1) took the loss.Taylor’s hit was not his only impressive plate appearance. He also collected two walks as the Royals climbed back from an 8-2 deficit entering the bottom of the seventh.“It was impressive for a lot of reasons,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “The emotions he was able to keep under control, with a couple of walks in big spots. For him to be able to keep it under control is tremendous.“It showed patience, but also controlling (himself). I can on...

Verstappen wins pole in Canada on wet track as he chases Senna in win column

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:16:00 GMT

Max Verstappen won the 25th pole of his career and moved one step closer to tying the late Ayrton Senna for Formula One victories as the two-time reigning world champion overcame wet conditions in Saturday qualifying at the Canadian Grand Prix. Verstappen, who has won five of seven races this season, will lead the field to green Sunday as he attempts to win his 41st career race. It would tie him with Senna for fifth on F1’s all-time winners list. Rain in Montreal hampered most of Saturday at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, and although the track was only slightly slick at the start of qualifying, it was absolutely pouring by the pole-deciding third session. The 10 drivers who advanced into the round tried to get a clean lap down, but Oscar Piastri of McLaren crashed and Alex Albon of Williams didn’t get on track. Most of the drivers returned to their garages with time still on the clock. “I like driving in the wet. I come from Holland and we are used to driving in the wet,” s...

Jung, Heim hit back-to-back homers, García shines on defense as Rangers beat Jays 4-2

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:16:00 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adolis García’s MLB-leading 10th outfield assist ended Toronto’s hot-hitting first inning.The Texas right fielder then helped get the offense going before two more stellar defensive plays.Josh Jung and Jonah Heim hit back-to-back homers in the second inning, with Jung’s go-ahead shot coming after García walked, and the Rangers beat the Blue Jays 4-2 on Saturday.Corey Seager also homered, his 10th on a solo shot in the seventh, as the AL West-leading Rangers won for just the third time in 10 games.“It’s a good win for us,” manager Bruce Bochy said. “It’s kind of been a little bumpy here lately.”Pitching and defense combined with the long ball helped smooth things out a little bit.García threw out Vladimir Guerrero Jr. at the plate trying to score from second on Daulton Varsho’s single — the fourth hit among the Blue Jays’ first five batters, including Guerrero’s RBI single for a 1-0 lead.“I think that kind of helps change the momentum a littl...

Schwarber hits go-ahead single in 12th, Stott drives in two as Phillies beat Athletics 3-2

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:16:00 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Cristopher Sánchez had everything going right in his return to the majors until a comebacker glanced off his pitching hand and he had to exit earlier than planned.Seven pitchers later, the Phillies bullpen held on and Philadelphia got the big hit from Kyle Schwarber. He delivered a go-ahead single in the 12th and the Phillies beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Saturday for their fifth straight win.X-rays on Sánchez’s hand were negative and manager Rob Thomson expects him to make his next start.“Really if that ball didn’t go off his hand he would have gone back out there,” Thomson said. “He was fantastic, he really was, pumping strikes.”In the 12th, Cristian Pache began on second base and scored on Schwarber’s first hit of the day, off Ken Waldichuk (1-5). Bryson Stott hit a tying single in the sixth and go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 11th inning, only for the A’s to tie it in the bottom half.Andrew Vasquez (2-0), Philadelphia’s seve...

Solicitantes de asilo trasladados a California dicen que fueron “engañados” por personas que les prometían trabajo y vivienda

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:16:00 GMT

(CNN) — Los solicitantes de asilo transportados desde Texas a Sacramento, la capital de California, hace dos semanas dicen que fueron engañados por personas que los convencieron de viajar con promesas de trabajo y refugio.Un total de 36 migrantes fueron conducidos desde Texas a Nuevo México, donde luego fueron transportados en vuelos privados a California el 2 y el 5 de junio, dijo a CNN Eddie Carmona, director de campañas de la organización sin fines de lucro PICO California. La mayoría de los migrantes, dos de los cuales hablaron con CNN, son de Venezuela y Colombia, mientras que algunos son de México, Guatemala y Nicaragua.“Estamos aquí porque nos ofrecieron trabajo”, dijo a CNN uno de los migrantes, un venezolano de 34 años que no quiere ser identificado por razones legales. “Fuimos engañados por las personas que brindaban el servicio de vuelo. Nos ofrecieron trabajo y vivienda”.Florida se atribuye el traslado de migrantes en vuelos privados a SacramentoInvestigadores de l...

México: las madres que siguen “la memoria de su vientre” en busca de sus hijos desaparecidos

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:16:00 GMT

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO – El libro “Las Rastreadoras”, relata a través de una mezcla de datos, testimonios y relatos, la realidad de las madres que, “siguiendo la memoria de su vientre” buscan a sus hijos desaparecidos en el estado de Sinaloa, en el norte de México, dijo la autora Tania del Río en entrevista con EFE.“Es una inmensidad a la que se enfrentan. Cuando las vi de cerca, todo lo que padecen y todo porque les arrebatan un ser querido, porque van siguiendo la memoria de su vientre, porque van buscando la solución a todo aquello que las mismas instituciones encargadas de proveer justicia no son capaces de hacer”, comentó del Río.“Las Rastreadoras” es un acercamiento a las vidas de varias madres buscadores con quienes convivió la autora para este libro, su ardua labor, no solo de madres de una persona desaparecida, sino también de buscadoras de campo, forenses y conocedoras de procesos judiciales, campos en los que se han tenido q...

US Open a fairly clean ride for Tom Kim on moving day

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:16:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Kim’s last big plunge into the major-championship spotlight was a muddy mess. This one — crisp and clean for a while, but stained by a rugged finish.The 20-year-old, who became a meme after his waist-high wade into the mud while looking for his ball at the PGA Championship last month, was on record-setting pace Saturday at the U.S. Open before things started to unravel. He tied a tournament record by shooting 29 over nine holes, and added another birdie on No. 10 to get to 7-under par for the day and 6 under for the tournament. Three bogeys on the back halted his momentum and turned moving day into a bit of a bummer. Even so, Kim shot 4-under 66 and closed the day at 3-under 207. With the leaders on the front nine, the South Korean player was on the leaderboard, too — tied for 12th, 36 places better than where he started.“At least I kind of have a chance to have a good finish tomorrow,” Kim said. Billed as the toughest test in golf, the U.S. Open is not ...

Remillard’s 2 big hits off the bench in MLB debut rally the White Sox past the Mariners 4-3 in 11

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:16:00 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Zach Remillard’s base hit in the ninth inning scored the tying run, his RBI single with two outs in the 11th gave Chicago the lead, and the White Sox rallied for a 4-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday. Remillard, making his major league debut, wasn’t in the lineup for Chicago until Tim Anderson left in the fourth inning with a sore shoulder. But Remillard made his first game memorable with the two biggest hits to help the White Sox win for the second time in seven games. Andrew Benintendi singled off Seattle reliever Tayler Saucedo (2-1) with two outs in the 11th to put runners at the corners, his sixth time on base in the game. Remillard followed with a line drive into right-center that scored Elvis Andrus. Jesse Scholtens pitched the bottom of the 11th for his first major league save.Andrus also scored on Remillard’s single in the ninth that forced extra innings. Remillard singled with one out off Paul Sewald to tie it 3-all. Andrus opened...

India homers, Cincinnati Reds push winning streak to 7 games with 10-3 win over Houston Astros

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:16:00 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds fully embrace their underdog status after losing 100 games just a year ago. But if these red hot Reds keep playing this well, it’s going to be difficult to continue to see them as underdogs. Jonathan India hit a two-run homer and Will Benson had three hits and two RBIs to power the surging Reds to a 10-3 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday.The victory extends Cincinnati’s winning streak to seven games. It’s the first time the Reds have won seven in a row since June 2018, and it’s the longest active winning streak in the majors.“We’re showing the world right now who we are and how we play and the brand we play,” India said. “So all I can say is that we’re going to keep it going.”Hunter Greene (2-4) allowed five hits and two runs in six innings to get his second win of the season.India’s home run off Brandon Bielak (3-4) put the Reds up 2-0 in the first and Benson drove in two with a single in the fifth that pushed it to 5-1.“Belief i...

Outage affecting system that delivers checked bags causes delays, upsets travelers at MIA

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:16:00 GMT

People at Miami International Aiport encountered travel troubles as crews attempt to figure out how to fix an issue at a terminal that has led to flight delays and upset passengers.The system that delivers checked bags for airlines at MIA’s South Terminal experienced an outage, late Saturday afternoon.Some flights are being delayed as an overflow of luggage creates longer lines.Some international passengers expressed their frustration with the situation.“It does feel frustrating sometimes. I know everybody is trying their best, but I hope the airport does something, prepare for situations like this, and there’s always a Plan B,” said international traveler Gandhar Patak. “You know these are international flights. It shouldn’t happen this way, so there’s always a frustration here.”Saturday night, an airport official said the Transportation Security Administration continues to look into what’s causing the outage and how they plan t...