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Nationals look to break 4-game skid, take on the Brewers

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:42:20 GMT

Washington Nationals (65-83, fifth in the NL East) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (83-64, first in the NL Central)Milwaukee; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Trevor Williams (6-10, 5.44 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 106 strikeouts); Brewers: Corbin Burnes (9-8, 3.47 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 181 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Brewers -273, Nationals +223; over/under is 8 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals look to end their four-game skid with a victory against the Milwaukee Brewers.Milwaukee is 83-64 overall and 44-29 at home. The Brewers have the top team ERA in the NL at 3.83.Washington has a 65-83 record overall and a 34-40 record on the road. The Nationals have gone 24-14 in games when they hit two or more home runs.Saturday’s game is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The season series is tied 2-2.TOP PERFORMERS: Christian Yelich has 31 doubles, two triples and 17 home runs for the Brewers. Tyrone Taylor is 13-for-40 with four doubles and a home run over the...

Llega la lluvia a Nueva Inglaterra y el Atlántico canadiense mientras el huracán Lee avanza hacia el norte

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:42:20 GMT

(CNN) — Mientras las lluvias llegan a las costas de Massachusetts y Maine el sábado, el huracán Lee también amenaza con llevar vientos dañinos a partes del sureste de Nueva Inglaterra y el Atlántico canadiense.Los impactos más significativos en EE.UU. son la posibilidad de algunas inundaciones costeras y vientos con fuerza de tormenta tropical en la costa de Nueva Inglaterra, en particular Maine, donde se ha declarado un estado de emergencia. En las costas meridionales de las provincias canadienses de Nuevo Brunswick y Nueva Escocia hay alerta de huracán.Lee es un huracán de categoría 1 con vientos máximos sostenidos de 129 km/h, dijo el Centro Nacional de Huracanes en su aviso de las 2:00 a.m. hora de Miami. Desplazándose hacia el norte a unas 35 km/h, no se espera que Lee toque tierra en Estados Unidos.A pesar de estar a cientos de kilómetros de la costa este de EE.UU., las condiciones de tormenta tropical estaban azotando las costas de Massachusetts y Nueva Escocia en la ma...

Marlins face the Braves with 1-0 series lead

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:42:20 GMT

Atlanta Braves (96-51, first in the NL East) vs. Miami Marlins (76-72, third in the NL East)Miami; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Jared Shuster (4-3, 5.26 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 28 strikeouts); Marlins: Bryan Hoeing (2-2, 4.04 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 49 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Braves -136, Marlins +116; over/under is 9 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the Atlanta Braves.Miami is 76-72 overall and 41-32 in home games. The Marlins have the fourth-ranked team batting average in the NL at .256.Atlanta has a 96-51 record overall and a 49-26 record on the road. The Braves have a 44-15 record in games when they did not give up a home run.The matchup Saturday is the 12th time these teams square off this season. The Braves hold a 9-2 advantage in the season series.TOP PERFORMERS: Luis Arraez has 30 doubles, three triples and nine home runs for the Marlins. Jacob Stallings is 8-for-32 with four doubles, a home run and six RBI over th...

Moreno leads Diamondbacks against the Cubs after 4-hit outing

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:42:20 GMT

Chicago Cubs (78-70, second in the NL Central) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (77-72, second in the NL West)Phoenix; Saturday, 8:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Kyle Hendricks (6-7, 3.86 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 83 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Zach Davies (2-5, 6.81 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, 64 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Cubs -119, Diamondbacks -100; over/under is 9 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks take on the Chicago Cubs after Gabriel Moreno had four hits against the Cubs on Friday.Arizona is 77-72 overall and 39-35 at home. Diamondbacks hitters are batting a collective .251, which ranks eighth in the NL.Chicago has a 78-70 record overall and a 37-36 record on the road. The Cubs are 60-10 in games when they out-hit their opponents.The teams meet Saturday for the sixth time this season. The Diamondbacks lead the season series 4-1.TOP PERFORMERS: Christian Walker leads the Diamondbacks with 30 home runs while slugging .495. Tommy Pham is 14-for-39 with four doubles, three home runs ...

Reds meet the Mets with 1-0 series lead

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:42:20 GMT

Cincinnati Reds (77-72, third in the NL Central) vs. New York Mets (68-79, fourth in the NL East)New York; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Andrew Abbott (8-5, 3.64 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 107 strikeouts); Mets: Tylor Megill (8-7, 5.03 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, 90 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Reds -115, Mets -105; over/under is 8 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Cincinnati Reds lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the New York Mets.New York has gone 38-35 in home games and 68-79 overall. The Mets are 53-9 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.Cincinnati is 77-72 overall and 41-33 in road games. The Reds have gone 28-14 in games when they hit two or more home runs.The teams meet Saturday for the fifth time this season. The Reds are up 3-1 in the season series.TOP PERFORMERS: Pete Alonso has 18 doubles, two triples and 45 home runs for the Mets. Brandon Nimmo is 14-for-43 with four doubles, a triple and three home runs over the last 10 games.Spencer Steer has 31 d...

Storms in Store this Weekend

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:42:20 GMT

Scattered storms roared through much of mainland South Florida on Friday, breaking a relatively quiet stretch of weather this week, and more storms are in store this weekend.A weak front is starting to stall to our north across central Florida, trapping plenty of moisture across the state and keeping South Florida in the warm and humid sector of this front. This will be the case both today and tomorrow.This Saturday, expect the risk for a shower during the morning but your best chance at avoiding rain will be in the morning with a mix of sun and clouds and temperatures quickly warming up into the upper 80s to low 90s. Then in the afternoon, scattered showers and thunderstorms are likely and that risk will linger into the evening, too.On Sunday, it will be fairly similar although with a southwest wind in place, temperatures could be a degree or two warmer before those storms fire up during the early afternoon hours.Next week is also looking wet, especially the early to midweek period...

Germany’s Baerbock calls China’s Xi Jinping a dictator

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:42:20 GMT

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock labeled Chinese President Xi Jinping a dictator on Friday as she stressed the German government’s support for Ukraine. “We will support Ukraine as long as it takes,” Baerbock told Fox News on Friday, when asked how the government in Berlin saw the end of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine. “If Putin were to win this war, what sign would that be for other dictators in the world, like Xi, like the Chinese president? Therefore, Ukraine has to win this war,” Baerbock said in the interview during her trip to the U.S.Baerbock’s comments come on the heels of recent trade tensions between Beijing and Brussels, after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen this week said the EU executive would launch an investigation into Chinese electric vehicle subsidies.Despite Germany’s ambivalent approach toward China, Baerbock’s own Green Party tends to lean toward a more asser...

Poland, Hungary, Slovakia impose own Ukraine grain bans as EU measure expires

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:42:20 GMT

Poland, Hungary and Slovakia said they would impose their own bans on Ukrainian grain following the European Commission’s decision to let its restrictive measure end. Brussels announced on Friday that it would not extend a ban on Ukrainian grain imports that applied to Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria. That measure expired Friday. Imports of Ukrainian grain, including wheat and maize, were blocked from the territory of these five countries under an agreement reached with Brussels earlier this year. Only transit to other destinations was allowed. The measure was put in place to protect farmers in the five countries from an influx of cheap produce from their war-torn neighbor. “The bureaucrats in Brussels are turning a blind eye to the problems of European farmers once again,” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Saturday on social media. “It’s time to take matters into our own hands! Ukrainian agricultural products destined for A...

The Orioles acquired Jack Flaherty for games like Friday’s. He failed to deliver. | ANALYSIS

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:42:20 GMT

When the Orioles traded for Jack Flaherty at the deadline, he became the only pitcher on the team with a playoff start on his resume.His success in those big moments with the St. Louis Cardinals is one of the reasons Baltimore gave up three prospects Baseball America ranked in the organization’s top 20 for just a few months of Flaherty’s services.“He’s experienced, and the accomplishments he’s made over there, [that] probably makes him our second-most experienced starter,” Orioles executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias said after the trade deadline, noting 35-year-old Kyle Gibson as the lone Baltimore pitcher with more career innings than Flaherty.Flaherty’s start Friday night against the Tampa Bay Rays, the Orioles’ biggest game of the season to date, was his best chance — and perhaps his last — to show he is the pitcher the club needed when it traded for him.He didn’t.“Rough stretches happen. ...

OBF: Illustrator takes Bruins fans on ‘Historic 100’ nostalgic tour

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:42:20 GMT

One of Boston’s greatest hits was “Don’t Look Back.”There’s ironic genius and simplicity in Tom Scholz’s signature anthem.His band was named in honor of a Hub entrenched in history.Past revolutions. Past glories. Past heroes.There’s been a great deal of looking back these days in and around Boston.Why not?It can hurt to look at the present.Tom Brady delivered his victory speech at Gillette Stadium last Sunday at halftime. After thePatriots trailed 16-0 in the first quarter.It was as if Luke Skywalker came “home,” claimed his NFL birthright, and declared final victoryover the Evil Empire/former coach.Yoda approved. The Patriots played just well enough to lose.Brady, at 46, is now the most wanted man in Gotham City since Bane thanks to the four-snap-and-out departure of Aaron Rodgers.Gang Green is littered with millions who would happily trade their first born (pet or person) inexchange for Brady joining the Jets.Red Sox and Yankees fans – the few who showed up at Fenway Park this wee...