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Hayes homers again as Cardinals drop series to Pirates

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:20:39 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ke'Bryan Hayes homered for the second straight game, Connor Joe hit a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 on Saturday.Hayes, whose three-run homer Friday night helped the Pirates rally from a five-run deficit, tied it in fifth off Jordan Montgomery (2-7) with a blast into the left-field bleachers. Joe put Pittsburgh in front with a lined shot to the wall in left an inning later as the Pirates pushed their winning streak to four games.Pittsburgh's bullpen held firm after an hour rain-delay ended starter Luis Ortiz's day early. Dauri Moreta (3-1) struck out Willson Contreras with two on to end the top of the sixth. David Bednar worked the ninth for his 12th save.Contreras hit his sixth homer of the season off Ortiz in the second inning. Nolan Gorman hit a two-run shot in the eighth to bring the Cardinals within one but St. Louis could not draw even.The Cardinals have dropped four of five to sap some ...

Children fly high during Youth Aviation Day at Creve Coeur Airport

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:20:39 GMT

CREVE COEUR, Mo. - Families packed the Creve Coeur Airport on Saturday for Youth Aviation Day. The event was put on by the Gateway Youth Aeronautical Foundation. It's a way to inspire the next generation of aviators in a time when the nation is experiencing a pilot shortage.Eight-year-old Jude Engelhard and his family had a blast. He was most excited about seeing the planes, but Jude and his twin sister also got to learn about mechanics in a hands-on way."I was drilling into a drill bit," Engelhard said. "I like fixing stuff." St. Louis sheriff offers crime solution. Who’s listening? This is the kind of interactive experience organizers wanted kids to have."We need more pilots," Faith Ortega said. "We need more mechanics in the industry, and so if this is something that they now are subjected to, and they may realize that this is a career path that they could potentially take."Dozens of aircraft were on display. Kids could get their photos taken inside. They could even go up in a ...

Severance wins first team championship in school history with 1-0 win over Golden to claim Class 4A baseball title

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:20:39 GMT

Kevin Johnson used to cut hay in the field where the Severance baseball diamond now stands.After the Silver Knights’ 1-0 win over Golden on Saturday, the Severance head coach and lifelong resident will hang the school’s first state championship banner at that field — just four years after the opening of the school.Severance senior right-hander Mason Bright pitched a complete game shutout, and the Silver Knights manufactured the one run they needed to beat a talented and deep Golden team vying for its first crown in 20 years at the Rawlings Sports Complex at CSU-Pueblo.“The trophy is going to look good up in that empty trophy case, that’s for sure,” Bright said. “We’ve been grinding, and we’ve put in a lot of time together to get to this goal. We had the desire to get here, and the ability, and the motivation. It all paid off.”Senior right-hander Braeden McCarroll did everything he could to keep the Demons in the game, but Golden&...

‘There’s no words to describe this’: Friends mourn couple killed in South Bay crime spree

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:20:39 GMT

Before Phuc and Nguyen Pham were killed in front of their home during a violent South Bay crime spree, the couple could often be found sitting on their porch or tending their garden, stopping to talk with anyone who walked by.The Phams, who were in their 70s, died suddenly Thursday when the man suspected of the three-hour rampage ran over them in a stolen car in their driveway in San Jose. The suspect in the violent spree, Kevin Parkourana, 31 of San Jose, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of high-jacking vehicles, ramming the cars into pedestrians and stabbing multiple people — leaving three dead — including the Phams — and five others injured.Though authorities have not officially identified the victims, the Phams were identified to this news organization by a relative as well as a close friend.“At our age, we see people pass, but not like this,” said Phu Phan, a close friend of the family, tearing up while looking at the Pham’s home. “There are so m...

Athletics’ Medina comes undone early, Miami wins 12-1

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:20:39 GMT

It’s hard to know what is more depressing — that the Athletics are 12-48 or that there are still 102 games left to play in the death spiral that is the 2023 season.The Athletics fell 12-1 to the Miami Marlins Saturday for their 13th consecutive road loss. Starting pitcher Luis Medina couldn’t make it out of the third inning, the A’s struck out 11 more times after whiffing 15 times on Friday, and they only averted a second straight shutout when Shea Langeliers had an RBI single with the bases loaded in the eighth inning.It was the seventh time this season the A’s have lost a game by 10 or more runs, accounting for 84 runs of the their bloated run differential of minus-210 that is far and away the worst in the major leagues.Miami, 31-28, got five shutout innings from Eury Perez, a 20-year-old 6-foot-8 Dominican right-hander who broke 100 miles per hour. He had five strikeouts. Steven Okert struck out the side in the sixth, and George Soriano threw the las...

Bay FC women’s soccer team hosts first public event, welcomes Andre Iguodala as investor

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:20:39 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — It was quite the party in the Presidio for Bay FC, the Bay Area’s newly-named women’s soccer team set to kick off in the NWSL next year.In the first-ever public event for Bay FC, thousands showed up to celebrate the birth of the first major professional women’s sports team in the Bay Area in over a decade.“We’re a soccer community, and we’ve been waiting for women’s soccer to come back,” said Brandi Chastain, a co-owner in the club and women’s soccer legend. “Today gets everybody’s emotions flowing … Now, it’s real. Before, it was talk and, ‘We’re going to do this. Now, it’s here. It’s here and they can see it.”The club also announced that Andre Iguodala, a four-time champion with the Golden State Warriors, is joining Bay FC as an investor.“I’ve had a lot of experience in the Bay Area — it’s become home and it’s become family,” Iguodala told the crowd. “We’re going to do this thing right and I’m going ...

Cole Custer grabs 1st Xfinity Series win of the season in Portland

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:20:39 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Cole Custer pulled into the lead after a late caution for his first NASCAR Xfinity Series win this season on the road course at Portland International Raceway. Custer earned his 11th overall victory on the series in the No. 00 Haas Automation Ford, besting Justin Allgaier by .142 seconds on Saturday. Custer pulled ahead on the overtime restart after a caution for debris on the track with three laps to go. “Man, I’m just so happy. I’ve never won a road course race before,” Custer said. “I’ve been so close so many times and it’s just awesome to win this thing.”Allgaier led for most of the third stage after winning last week’s rain-delayed race in Charlotte in the No. 7 Brandt Chevrolet. Allgaier has four straight top-three finishes. On the restart, Parker Kligerman tried to pass Allgaier and they made contact, along with Sheldon Creed, in the first turn. Custer, who was running in fifth, took advantage and snuck by — then held off hard-charging ...

Montero’s triple in 5-run first boosts Rockies past Royals 6-4

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:20:39 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Elehuris Montero’s two-run triple highlighted Colorado’s five-run first inning and the Rockies hung on for a 6-4 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday.Matt Carasiti (1-0) earned the win with 2 1/3 innings in relief of starter Austin Gomber, who allowed a pair of runs on six hits and three walks over 2 2/3 innings. Justin Lawrence recorded four outs for his second save.“To win a game like that, when you go to the bullpen in the third inning, you need your relievers to all step up,” Rockies manager Bud Black said. “They all did a nice job.”Carasiti’s win was his first since Aug. 19, 2016, his only other major league victory.“Honestly, I didn’t even really realize it,” Carasiti said. “But, it does feel good. It means a lot, helping the team win.”The Rockies’ first three hitters reached safely in the first, with Charlie Blackmon — who was hit by a pitch to lead off the game — scoring on Ryan McMahon’s soft liner over shortstop. McMahon is hitting .487 (19 f...

Hayes homers for second straight game, Pirates top Cardinals 4-3 to push winning streak to 4

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:20:39 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Connor Joe learned the importance of beating the St. Louis Cardinals when the Pittsburgh Pirates drafted the now well-traveled outfielder nearly a decade ago.The Cardinals have long been a measuring stick for the Pirates, one they’ve largely failed to meet for most of the last quarter century or more.It’s June. It’s still really, really early. Yet there are signs Pittsburgh has closed the gap on a team that’s been more tormentor than a rival for a long, long time.Joe’s two-run double highlighted a sixth-inning rally and the Pirates surged past St. Louis for a second time in less than 24 hours, edging the Cardinals 4-3 on Saturday for their fourth consecutive victory.The teams split a four-game set at Busch Stadium in mid-April. Nearly two months later, the Pirates have taken two at PNC Park with the kind of scrappy, grinding approach they believe has to be their identity if they want to challenge for the NL Central sooner rather than l...

Bregman hits grand slam, Astros beat Angels 9-6

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:20:39 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Alex Bregman hit a grand slam and Chas McCormick homered to help the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-6 on Saturday.The Astros, who have won three straight, broke it open with a five-run fourth, capped by Bregman’s grand slam. Martín Maldonado, Mauricio Dubón and Jeremy Peña loaded the bases on three straight singles before Yordan Alvarez had an RBI infield hit to end Angels starter Patrick Sandoval’s day.Bregman, who also walked a career-high tying four times, greeted Jacob Webb with his fifth career grand slam that just made it into the first row of the Crawford Boxes to up the lead to 7-1.“That was like a Barry Bonds day,” Houston manager Dusty Baker said. “That was great. He’s getting on base and setting the table for other guys. Then, he cleaned the table. That one with the slam, I didn’t know how much we were going to need all the runs needed today.”The homer also extended Bregman’s hitting streak to 10 games.“I was just trying to get a good pitch to...