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Giants play the Phillies with 1-0 series lead

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:23:58 GMT

Philadelphia Phillies (20-21, third in the NL East) vs. San Francisco Giants (18-23, fourth in the NL West)San Francisco; Tuesday, 9:45 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Zack Wheeler (3-2, 3.80 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 53 strikeouts); Giants: Alex Cobb (3-1, 1.70 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 41 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Phillies -117, Giants -102; over/under is 7 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies.San Francisco has an 11-10 record in home games and an 18-23 record overall. The Giants have gone 10-4 in games when they did not give up a home run.Philadelphia has a 20-21 record overall and a 9-14 record in road games. Phillies hitters are batting a collective .261, which ranks fourth in the NL.The matchup Tuesday is the second time these teams match up this season.TOP PERFORMERS: J.D. Davis has four doubles and seven home runs for the Giants. Michael Conforto is 8-for-31 with a double and four home runs over the last...

Edman leads Cardinals against the Brewers after 4-hit outing

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:23:58 GMT

Milwaukee Brewers (23-18, first in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (17-25, fifth in the NL Central)St. Louis; Tuesday, 7:45 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Wade Miley (3-2, 3.60 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 24 strikeouts); Cardinals: Jordan Montgomery (2-5, 4.11 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 41 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Cardinals -182, Brewers +154; over/under is 8 runsBOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals play the Milwaukee Brewers after Tommy Edman had four hits against the Brewers on Monday.St. Louis is 17-25 overall and 7-13 in home games. The Cardinals rank fourth in the NL with 56 total home runs, averaging 1.3 per game.Milwaukee has a 10-10 record in road games and a 23-18 record overall. The Brewers have gone 9-2 in games when they did not give up a home run.The teams meet Tuesday for the fifth time this season. The season series is tied 2-2.TOP PERFORMERS: Nolan Arenado has four doubles, a triple and seven home runs for the Cardinals. Paul Goldschmidt is 16-for-43 with four ...

Colorado Rockies and Cincinnati Reds play in game 2 of series

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:23:58 GMT

Cincinnati Reds (18-23, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Colorado Rockies (18-24, fifth in the NL West)Denver; Tuesday, 8:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Brandon Williamson (0-0); Rockies: Chase Anderson (0-0, .00 ERA, .60 WHIP, two strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Rockies -130, Reds +109; over/under is 12 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies host the Cincinnati Reds with a 1-0 series lead.Colorado has a 9-11 record at home and an 18-24 record overall. The Rockies have gone 13-3 in games when they scored five or more runs.Cincinnati has an 18-23 record overall and a 6-14 record in road games. The Reds are 15-3 in games when they scored at least five runs.The matchup Tuesday is the second time these teams meet this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Kris Bryant has a .291 batting average to lead the Rockies, and has five doubles and five home runs. Randal Grichuk is 13-for-38 with a home run and three RBI over the last 10 games.Jonathan India has three home runs, 19 walks and 18 RBI wh...

Nigel Farage: ‘Brexit has failed’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:23:58 GMT

LONDON — Nigel Farage, one of the biggest advocates of Britain’s departure from the European Union, reckons Brexit has failed. Speaking on the BBC’s Newsnight program Monday night, the former Brexit Party leader — one of the most famous figureheads of the Brexit cause — admitted the U.K. had not benefited economically from leaving the bloc.“What Brexit has proved, I’m afraid, is that our politicians are about as useless as the commissioners in Brussels. We’ve mismanaged this totally,” Farage said, responding to a raft of data suggesting there had been a negative economic impact of Brexit. “Brexit has failed,” he added. “We’ve not delivered on Brexit and the Tories have let us down very, very badly.”Asked if the U.K. would have been better off remaining in the EU Farage insisted he didn’t “think that for a moment.”The U.K. economy has struggled to rebound following the triple shocks of the pandemic, ...

Person leaps from window to escape Brockton blaze that displaced 8

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:23:58 GMT

A person was forced to make a desperate leap from a second-floor window to escape a fast-moving blaze in Brockton late Monday night that left a building seriously damaged and eight people without a home.Crews responding to a reported structure fire at a multi-use building with a convenience store on Warren Avenue around 11 p.m. found heavy smoke and flames coming from the three-story building, according to Brockton fire officials.Firefighters used ladder trucks to contain the flames, which have since been brought under control.One person was taken to the hospital with undisclosed injuries.The cause of the fire remains under investigation.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Crash damages light pole, front of phone store in Dorchester

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:23:58 GMT

Police are investigating a crash in Dorchester overnight that left a light pole damaged and a window at a phone store smashed.A taped off section of sidewalk could be seen in front of the business on Blue Hill Avenue.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

As NBA’s security chief, Baltimore native Leon Newsome will guard the pingpong balls that determine Victor Wembanyama’s home

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:23:58 GMT

The 19-year-old Frenchman has whetted NBA appetites like no prospect since LeBron James.As such, the draft lottery that determines a professional destination for Victor Wembanyama, a 7-foot-2 wonder who sinks step-back 3s as readily as he swats opponents’ shots, will be among the most scrutinized in league history.When ESPN’s broadcast of the lottery commences Tuesday evening, on one side of the picture, you’ll see an Ernst & Young accountant handling the envelope that will tell the world where Wembanyama is headed. On the other, you’ll see a taller, sturdier man with a sharp suit and a stern countenance.That’s Leon Newsome, the NBA’s chief security officer.Before he guarded these sacred pingpong balls, Newsome was the second-ranking officer in the U.S. Secret Service, a special agent who had been responsible for protecting Vice President Joe Biden and first lady Laura Bush. Before that, he was a hotly recruited football standout who spurned a...

Celtics can’t take Heat lightly

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:23:58 GMT

Sunday afternoon as Jayson Tatum shut down the doubters — and I’m one of them — a thought crept across the minds of many Celtics fans.Beat LA.Naturally it’s a little bit premature. Not only do the Lakers have to get through the Western Conference’s best team in the Denver Nuggets, but the Celtics better not be looking ahead either. Wednesday night’s NBA Eastern Conference final foe, the Miami Heat, could spoil this party.There’s no question the Celtics are better than Miami. Yes, “Playoff” Jimmy Butler is amazing, he’s averaging 31.1 in the playoffs. Bam Adebayo is a force. And Erik Spoelstra is far and away the best coach remaining in these playoffs.But Victor Oladipo was lost for the season with a playoff knee injury. And last year’s best sixth man/eccentric sharpshooter Tyler Herro, who averaged more than 20 ppg this season, broke his right hand 19 minutes into the playoffs and is extremely unlikely to be ready at any point in...

Russia launches ‘exceptional’ air attack on Kyiv as Europe, China look to exert influence

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:23:58 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian air defenses thwarted an intense Russian air attack on Kyiv early Tuesday, shooting down all 18 missiles aimed at the capital, as European leaders sought new ways to punish Russia for the war and a Chinese envoy sought traction for Beijing’s peace proposal.Loud explosions boomed over Kyiv as the nighttime attack combined Russian missiles launched from the air, sea and land in an apparent attempt to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defenses. No casualties were reported as Western-supplied weapons helped fend off the assault.Russia’s latest attack on Kyiv was “exceptional in its density — the maximum number of attacking missiles in the shortest period of time,” said Serhii Popko, the head of the Kyiv military administration. Valentyna Myronets, a 64-year-old Kyiv resident, said she felt “pain, fear, nervousness, restlessness” amid the assaults. “God, we are waiting for victory and when all this is over,” she said.The British ambassador to Ukraine, Melinda S...

Trudeau in South Korea to talk global and energy security, youth mobility program

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:23:58 GMT

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Seoul on Tuesday for his first official visit to South Korea as both countries try to build closer economic and cultural ties and work together on global security concerns.“I don’t think there was a time when Korea and Canada were so close as now, and I don’t think we’ve had any period where our two leaders have met so frequently,” Lim Woongsoon, South Korea’s ambassador to Canada, said last week in an interview in Ottawa.The visit by Trudeau, who is expected to remain in the country until Thursday before he heads to the G7 leaders’ summit in Hiroshima, Japan, follows South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s trip to Ottawa last fall.Since then, both countries have released their Indo-Pacific strategies. They provide a road map for strengthening military and economic relationships in the region to counterbalance the influence of China.Tina Park, a lecturer at the Univers...