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Padres take 4-game losing streak into matchup against the Pirates

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:50:29 GMT

San Diego Padres (37-43, fourth in the NL West) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (37-42, fourth in the NL Central)Pittsburgh; Thursday, 12:35 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Joe Musgrove (6-2, 3.88 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 55 strikeouts); Pirates: Luis Ortiz (2-3, 3.74 ERA, 1.62 WHIP, 31 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Padres -184, Pirates +156; over/under is 8 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres, on a four-game losing streak, take on the Pittsburgh Pirates.Pittsburgh has a 20-19 record in home games and a 37-42 record overall. The Pirates have a 27-2 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.San Diego has a 37-43 record overall and a 17-21 record on the road. The Padres have the ninth-best team ERA in MLB play at 3.84.The teams meet Thursday for the third time this season.TOP PERFORMERS:Juan Soto has 19 doubles and 14 home runs for the Padres. Ha-Seong Kim is 13-for-40 with three home runs over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 3-7, .195 batting average, ...

Cubs host the Phillies on home losing streak

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:50:29 GMT

Philadelphia Phillies (42-37, third in the NL East) vs. Chicago Cubs (37-41, third in the NL Central)Chicago; Thursday, 8:05 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Taijuan Walker (8-3, 4.10 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 71 strikeouts); Cubs: Kyle Hendricks (3-2, 2.86 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 18 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Phillies -118, Cubs -102; over/under is 9 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs aim to stop their three-game home skid with a win over the Philadelphia Phillies.Chicago has a 20-19 record in home games and a 37-41 record overall. The Cubs have hit 87 total home runs to rank eighth in the NL.Philadelphia has a 21-23 record on the road and a 42-37 record overall. The Phillies rank 10th in the NL with 85 total home runs, averaging 1.1 per game.Thursday’s game is the sixth time these teams meet this season. The Phillies are ahead 4-1 in the season series.TOP PERFORMERS:Kyle Schwarber ranks third on the Phillies with 30 extra base hits (nine doubles, a triple and 20 home runs). B...

Brewers face the Mets with 2-1 series lead

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:50:29 GMT

Milwaukee Brewers (42-38, second in the NL Central) vs. New York Mets (36-44, fourth in the NL East)New York; Thursday, 7:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Adrian Houser (2-2, 4.02 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 25 strikeouts); Mets: Max Scherzer (7-2, 3.95 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 76 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Mets -188, Brewers +159; over/under is 8 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers meet the New York Mets with a 2-1 series lead.New York has gone 18-17 in home games and 36-44 overall. The Mets are 26-6 in games when they out-hit their opponents.Milwaukee has gone 20-20 on the road and 42-38 overall. The Brewers have hit 86 total home runs to rank ninth in the NL.The matchup Thursday is the seventh time these teams meet this season. The Brewers hold a 5-1 advantage in the season series.TOP PERFORMERS: Pete Alonso has six doubles, a triple, 24 home runs and 55 RBI for the Mets. Francisco Lindor is 11-for-34 with two doubles, four home runs and 10 RBI over the last 10 games.Willy Adam...

Rockies and Dodgers meet in series rubber match

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:50:29 GMT

Los Angeles Dodgers (44-35, third in the NL West) vs. Colorado Rockies (32-50, fifth in the NL West)Denver; Thursday, 8:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Emmet Sheehan (1-0, 1.50 ERA, .58 WHIP, seven strikeouts); Rockies: Chase Anderson (0-2, 5.79 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 28 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Dodgers -202, Rockies +169; over/under is 12 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers meet on Thursday with the three-game series tied 1-1.Colorado has a 32-50 record overall and a 19-21 record at home. The Rockies have a 24-11 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.Los Angeles has gone 20-20 in road games and 44-35 overall. Dodgers hitters have a collective .326 on-base percentage, the sixth-ranked percentage in the NL.The teams meet Thursday for the fifth time this season. The Dodgers lead the season series 3-1.TOP PERFORMERS: Ryan McMahon has 12 home runs, 36 walks and 41 RBI while hitting .263 for the Rockies. Ezequiel Tovar is 15-for-3...

2 hospitalized after police pursuit in SW Miami-Dade ends in rollover wreck

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:50:29 GMT

A police pursuit led to a rollover wreck in Southwest Miami-Dade, sending the subject involved and another person to the hospital, bringing a chaotic chain of events to a violent end.According to Miami-Dade Police, it all started when narcotics investigators were trying to take a subject into custody, just after 7 p.m., Wednesday.“When the individual intentionally rammed one of the officers’ vehicles and attempted to run over some of the detectives as he was trying to flee the scene,” said MDPD Detective Angel Rodriguez.Police pursued the 39-year-old driver as he left a trail of destruction along U.S. 1. as he struck a white Nissan which consequently hit a black Tesla at some point. Detectives said the driver then rammed into a marked police cruiser.Witness Viviana Tinoco took out her cell phone and began recording when she and a friend came upon the vehicles that the subject hit.“We were like close by, and then we just saw all the cars and accidents,” ...

‘Everybody loves Americans’: Why US tourists are a hot commodity

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:50:29 GMT

(CNN) — Justin Albertynas, a travel industry expert based in Vilnius, Lithuania, has some good news for US travelers who might be a bit self-conscious about the “ugly American” stereotype.His opinion: “It’s not true at all.”“Europeans in general, and all the European businesses that I’ve made contact with during my years in the industry, they’re always welcoming to Americans,” explains Albertynas, who’s CEO and co-founder of Ratepunk, a startup whose browser extension scans major travel booking sites to uncover the lowest price on hotel rooms.“Especially when they are from New York or LA, everybody is kind of putting them on a pedestal. So, actually on the contrary to the ugly American fad, everybody loves Americans.”Not everybody might share Albertynas’s sentiment. But the tourism industry does seem to love at least one aspect of US travelers: their spending power.The US market has long been a coveted demographic for tourism boards, tour operators and destination management compani...

UK’s Rwanda asylum plan is unlawful, court rules

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:50:29 GMT

LONDON — Britain’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda to have their claims processed is unlawful, the Court of Appeal ruled Thursday, in a major blow to Home Secretary Suella Braverman.Britain announced a multimillion-pound deal with Rwanda in spring 2022, and has vowed to deport people it deems have made “dangerous, unnecessary and illegal journeys” to the U.K. to the Central African nation.The High Court last year dismissed several bids to halt the government’s plan, but a number of asylum seekers and the charity Asylum Aid have now succeeded at the Court of Appeal in overturning the finding that Rwanda represents a “safe third country.”It marks the latest blow for the policy, which is yet to see a single flight take off amid legal challenge.Braverman, whose boss Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made “stopping the boats” crossing the English Channel a key political priority, will address the House of Commons on the government̵...

Trial of man accused of killing Weymouth police officer, bystander in the hands of the jury

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:50:29 GMT

Jury deliberations are set to continue Thursday in the trial of a man accused of killing a Weymouth police officer and an innocent bystander in 2018.During final arguments Wednesday, prosecutors, gripping the gun they say accused killer Emanuel Lopes used to murder Weymouth police Sgt. Michael Chesna and Vera Adams, describe how Lopes first struck Chesna in the head.“He takes this rock and he throws it, and where does it land? It lands on Sgt. Chesna’s head,” prosecutor Greg Connor told the jury in closing arguments. With Chesna’s heartbroken family listening to the impassioned closing arguments, prosecutors told jurors how Lopes grabbed the officer’s gun and opened fire. “He stood over Sgt. Chesna in a defensive posture and with two hands … he shot Sgt. Chesna eight times,” Connor said.Lopes’s attorney painted a very different story of a man wrestling with mental illness for years.“This case is not about sympathy for Mr. Lopes, it’s just about understanding what happened ...

MassDOT to install netting to catch toxic paint chips falling off Tobin Bridge

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:50:29 GMT

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has come up with a plan to address the toxic paint chips that are falling off the Tobin Bridge and into a Chelsea neighborhood. The department plans to install netting under the bridge next month to catch the paint chips. They say the freeze/thaw cycle is to blame for the chipping paint.The plan now is to clean, paint, and repair parts of the bridge.Residents who spoke with 7NEWS said they hope the issue is properly addressed during the remediation process.

Battenfeld: Southie Bridge sign faux pas removes late Boston City Councilor Jimmy Kelly’s name

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:50:29 GMT

A mysterious “error” has led to the abrupt cancellation of Jimmy Kelly.The conservative former City Council president’s name has been wiped off the South Boston bridge welcoming sign named after him — replaced by Mayor Michelle Wu’s name.Instead of Kelly’s name, the sign now just says “Welcome to South Boston West Broadway Bridge” and Wu’s name underneath.It’s a very fishy situation. Some Boston activists have been trying to get the Wu administration to rename the bridge because of the late Kelly’s anti-busing views and allegations of racism.And now it’s done — at least temporarily.What’s next, renaming the Moakley courthouse? Joe Moakley was vehemently anti-busing, too.“This was an error on the part of our sign vendor,” Wu spokesman Ricardo Patron said in a statement to the Herald. “The old sign was to be updated but not changed, and the vendor accidentally included the location of the sign. The property management team is working to address this issue as soon as possible.”Wu is no...