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Julio Rodríguez and Mike Ford homer, Bryce Miller works 6 solid innings as Mariners beat Astros 2-0

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:25:31 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Julio Rodríguez and Mike Ford homered, Bryce Miller threw 6 1/3 shutout innings and the Seattle Mariners extended their winning streak to four games with a 2-0 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.The Mariners took a half-game lead over Toronto in the race for the third, and final, AL wild-card spot. Seattle trails Houston by 2 1/2 games for the second wild-card spot.Rodríguez continued to swing a hot bat, finishing with four hits, including a solo home run to left field in the third. He had five hits and drove in five RBIs on Thursday and went 12 for 21 in the four-game series against the Royals.Rodríguez tied a club record by hitting safely in nine straight at-bats, but that run was halted on a fielding error by Jeremy Peña in the seventh. Danny Valencia, in June 2017, and Raúl Ibañez, in September 2004, also hit safely in nine consecutive at-bats for the Mariners.Ford hit a solo home run to right in the sixth.Miller (8-4) scattered two hits and struck out tw...

Strider strikes out 10 in 7 innings, Braves beat Giants 4-0 for 3rd straight shutout

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:25:31 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Spencer Strider struck out 10 and allowed one hit in seven innings, three relievers finished and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 4-0 on Friday night for their third straight shutout.It marked the first time since the final three games of 2015 against St. Louis that the Braves blanked an opponent in three straight games. Atlanta has five shutouts in its last eight games.“The pitching has been really good this year,” Strider said. “A lot of people have been critical of it recently, but if you play 162 games, I think you’re going to see a little bit of everything. We were due for a little bit of a lull, but everybody’s right back where they’ve been all year.”Matt Olson, Eddie Rosario, Austin Riley and Michael Harris II each drove in a run as the major league-leading Braves improved to 79-42. Harris, last season’s NL Rookie of the Year, went 4 for 5 with a double and a triple, raising his average eight points to .291.“It feels good to be able ...

Shootout at Santiago's in Commerce City shocks regulars

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:25:31 GMT

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (KDVR) -- Commerce City police are still searching for one of the people involved in a shootout at Santiago's that shocked patrons of the restaurant. Police said a 15-year-old employee exchanged gunfire with a customer after they got into some kind of argument, Thursday afternoon off Highway 85. Over $900M in unclaimed cash: Which Colorado counties have the most The restaurant was closed on Friday, but many customers still stopped by for lunch not aware of the shooting. One regular, Michaela Garcia, said he was shocked after hearing about the crime. "I was informed that they were closed down due to a shooting which is very shocking to hear especially coming from this part of the community and this community establishment. It’s a very close-knit, tight-knit establishment. A lot of people who come here on a daily or weekly basis kind of all know each other and so to hear that is just really shocking," Garcia said. After the shots were fired inside the store, th...

Aug. 18-20: Things to do in Denver this weekend

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:25:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — It's a jam-packed weekend for concerts, races and festivals. There's something to do every day this weekend, but make sure to get out on Saturday, when most of the fun is happening. The Pinpoint Weather team said the weather this weekend will be full of sunshine with temperatures in the mid-90s and a few light storms on Friday. To hit, or to not hit 100 degrees Friday, Aug. 18Mt. JoyMt. Joy played Thursday for Denver and they're coming back Friday to play at Red Rocks. The band gives off a 70s rock vibe with songs like "Astrovan" and "Strangers."Drag Queen BingoAfternoon bingo just got better. The Curtis Hotel offers a drag queen bingo called out by Mz. America Jackson. The lobby of the hotel is pop-culture-inspired and Instagrammable when you dress in your best drag attire and test your luck with bingo.Saturday, Aug. 19Colorado Rockies jersey giveawayThe Rockies play Friday and Saturday, but if you go to the Saturday game, you may just be lucky enough to win a je...

Rising country star Alana Springsteen opens up about first album, touring with Luke Bryan

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:25:31 GMT

Country music knows how to get us all up in our feels and tug at our heartstrings … and up-and-coming artist Alana Springsteen knows just how to do that. She’s sharing her journey from creating her first album and touring with some of the greats in country music.Alana Springsteen (singing): “What if we don’t have to choose.”Country music star in the making Alana Springsteen debuted her new album, called “Twenty Something,” which is broken down into three parts: “Messing It Up”, “Figuring It Out” and “Getting It Right.”Alana Springsteen: “Each one kind of touches on different tones of what it’s like to be in your 20s and different phases of all of that, and it’s fun to end it on a high note, though, because overall, like my life, the past two years has been just a dream come true.”And now she’s touring with Luke Bryan, who she saw at the Grand Ole Opry when she was 10.10-year-old Ala...

Orioles’ offense backs up a shaky Kyle Gibson with 16 hits in 9-4 win over Athletics

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:25:31 GMT

Few offenses in the major leagues have had its starter’s back more than the Orioles for Kyle Gibson.The veteran starting pitcher struggled again Friday night against the Oakland Athletics, allowing nine hits and four runs in five innings, but Baltimore’s bats backed him up with nine runs in the first five frames en route to a 9-4 win.The offense, which totaled 16 hits, delivered Gibson his team-best 12th win of the season despite the 35-year-old owning a 4.97 ERA. Friday was the sixth time this season Gibson’s offense has given him seven or more runs of support while he was on the mound — the most of any Orioles starter.Eight Orioles batters either recorded an extra-base hit or an RBI as the lineup came out hot after Thursday’s day off, scoring three in the first inning and two more in the second, fourth and fifth. The Orioles’ top-of-the-order duo of Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson — the organization’s first two picks in the 2019...

Editorial: Given history, RFK Jr. merits Secret Service protection

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:25:31 GMT

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running a long-shot campaign against incumbent Joe Biden for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination. He’s polling at about 15%, nearly 50 points behind the president. Among the party faithful, his unfavorable ratings are quite high, according to a compilation of surveys published this month on FiveThirtyEight.Nevertheless, the White House is taking no chances given Biden’s obvious and many vulnerabilities. Rather than ignore Kennedy, the administration has from time to time harshly criticized his public statements, some of which have been controversial. And now Kennedy complains that the president is taking more subtle swipes in an effort to minimize his candidacy.Last month, Kennedy tweeted that he had sought Secret Service protection, but that the agency ignored his request and then turned him down. “Since the assassination of my father in 1968, candidates for president are provided Secret Service protection. But not me,” he wrote.His campaign manager...

Books go behind the (often steamy) scenes of Hollywood

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:25:31 GMT

From hellhole to benign workplace, there’s a Tinsel Town for everyone in new books about making movies.Movie fans seem to think Hollywood is falling short this summer. “Barbenheimer” has helped turn around what was becoming a grim season, with other blockbusters such as the “Mission Impossible” and “Indiana Jones” sequels and “Elemental” not busting as many blocks as expected/hoped.Maybe those fans are filling in the gaps with Hollywood-themed books? For whatever reason, a lot of current and upcoming fiction tackles moviemaking, ranging from “From Dust to Stardust,” due Sept. 5 and mostly set in the silent film era, to Tom Hanks’ “The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece,” which takes place on the present-day set of a Marvel-like movie. There’s also Lindsay Lynch’s new “Do Tell,” whose main character is a gossip columnist in the era when “Gone With the Wind...

Walker: Lightbulbs on the White House chopping block

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:25:31 GMT

While everyone was worried about gas stoves and other household appliances, they weren’t watching what the other hand was doing: speeding up the ban on incandescent lightbulbs.The incandescent lightbulb has been on its deathbed since 2007 and officially breathed its last breath on Aug. 1. The rule was initially issued under the George W. Bush administration, sparking plenty of controversies to merit several postponements. Donald Trump rolled it back. But thanks to an administration focused on climate change, President Biden made it official. It is now illegal to manufacture and/or sell standard incandescent bulbs, which have been used since 1879.The Department of Energy contends the standards would save consumers $3 billion each year in utility costs and cut planet-warming carbon emissions by 222 million metric tons over the next 30 years, equivalent to emissions generated by 28 million homes in one year. The LED (light-emitting diode) bulb will now reign supreme.Sure, there are amp...

Dear Abby: BF’s preaching making woman’s life hell

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:25:31 GMT

Dear Abby: I’ve been in a relationship with a wonderful man for two years. He’s a minister. He and his late wife used to travel all over the world spreading the word. I’m from a less conservative, more spiritual background. I attend an all-denominational church that accepts everyone. My views on politics are also different from his. He constantly quotes the Bible and believes I’ll go to hell if I don’t follow the word of God daily. I was baptized Pentecostal at a young age, but that is not something I believe anymore, and his constant preaching is exhausting.I am a strong woman, and I have voiced how I feel about this. He’s the best man I’ve ever been with. He’s kind, considerate, loving, helpful and loves my family. I am recovering from Guillain-Barre syndrome, and he has helped me walk, helped out in the business and has been so good to me. I am now mostly recovered, and everything would be perfect except for politics and religion. I...