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J.D. Davis’ walk-off home run gives SF Giants dramatic victory over Red Sox

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:24:34 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — J.D. Davis needed just one pitch to hit his 14th home run of the season, a walk off blast in the ninth inning that gave the Giants a 3-2 win on Saturday over the Boston Red Sox at Oracle Park.Davis belted the first pitch he saw from Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen over the left field wall, electrifying a Giants crowd that a few moments earlier had watched Boston tie the game with two runs in the top of the ninth.The bat was in the air almost as long as the ball was, with Davis letting the stick fly with a dramatic flourish before rounding the bases.“I was just happy it stayed fair, because it was hooking a little bit,” Davis said. “I just had to pause there and really take in the moment, to make sure it was fair or foul because it was hooking right to left.”It was a majestic shot that his own manager didn’t even see.“I was talking to other people and thinking about other things, and then when he hit the home run, I watched it (g...

Case discharged in San Francisco Sanchez Stairs crash

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:24:34 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Charges were dropped against two people arrested in connection to a carjacking and stunning crash down the Sanchez Street Stairs in San Francisco, prosecutors said Friday. The Saturday afternoon crash was captured on video as a stolen car plummeted and flipped down the staircase before it landed on top of a tree. Good Samaritans helped five people escape from the mangled, up-side-down car. All five people then fled from the crash scene before emergency crews arrived, surveillance video shows. Two San Francisco residents, Kevin Nelson, 36, and Jennifer Bonham 31, were arrested Tuesday and booked into jail. According to jail records, police believe Bonham was driving when the dramatic crash unfolded."The charges against Ms. Bonham and Mr. Nelson have been discharged at this time pending further investigation and witness unavailability," the San Francisco District Attorney's Office told KRON4 on Friday. San Francisco D.A. Brookie Jenkins tweeted a thread explain...

40-acre fire burns along I-580 in Livermore

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:24:34 GMT

(KRON) -- A vegetation fire is burning along Interstate 580 in Livermore as crews work Saturday night to contain it, according to the Alameda County Fire Department. Large Pleasanton fire causes road closure The fire, which was originally started by a car, spread into nearby vegetation just before 7 p.m. and has since grown to 40 acres. Officials say wind is helping the fire, located along Flynn and Carroll Roads, spread into more vegetation. This is a developing story. Stick with KRON4 for more updates.

Pier 45 performer's van, equipment stolen in Antioch

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:24:34 GMT

(KRON) -- A Bay Area musician's van was stolen outside of his Antioch home on Thursday. The van had all of his music equipment inside. For nearly 15 years, Les Edwins has been entertaining visitors at Fisherman's Wharf and Pier 45 in San Francisco, making a living by sharing his art with others. "A lot of people think that, you know, you're performing out there and you've got a whole lot of money sitting around and it's not true. It's just like anybody else, you know. We're going day by day, month by month, you know, paying our way through life," said Edwins. Amid ‘X’ sign controversy, Musk says headquarters will remain in SF His neighbor's surveillance camera captured the moment a thief stole his white van which was parked in the front of his home. "Everything that I use to perform. Generators. My drums. Both my computers. You know, personal effects. You know, it's everything that I own that I perform with was in that van," said Edwins.Edwins has since filed a police report on h...

Max Muncy blasts two home runs, helps Dodgers rally past Reds 3-2

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:24:34 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Muncy hit a pair of two-out homers, including a go-ahead shot in the sixth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Saturday night.Muncy had the Dodgers’ only two hits. The rest of the lineup went 0 for 25, including Freddie Freeman and David Peralta who were each hitless in four at-bats.Both of Muncy’s homers came off Luke Weaver (2-3). Muncy gave the Dodgers a 2-0 lead in the first with a 400-foot shot to right. In the sixth, he snapped a 2-all tie with a 371-foot blast into the lower right-field seats.The Reds had the potential tying run at second in the eighth. Matt McLain singled off reliever Brusdar Graterol and took second on pinch hitter Kevin Newman’s groundout. After Graterol struck out Spencer Steer, Evan Phillips came on and retired Joey Votto on a groundout to first to end the inning.Phillips got the final four outs to earn his 13th save.The Dodgers bullpen wobbled in the sixth when the Reds tied i...

Severe weather knocks down trees, shuts off power for thousands; potentially behind death in Prince William Co.

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:24:34 GMT

Listen live for the latest weather updates on the 8s on WTOP. An afternoon of severe weather behind sweltering temperatures from a three-day has finished up, bringing down trees, damaging homes and shutting off power for roughly 200,000 customers across the D.C. region.Police in Prince William County, Virginia, said officers are investigating the death of a 43-year-old man living in the 15300 block of Holly Hill Drive that may have been caused by the storm’s strong winds. The department said a tree was toppled by strong winds and fell on a home along that road.“The cause of death is not confirmed,” the department said.WTOP reached out to Prince Wiliam County police to request more information about the apparent death. A spokesperson said the department did respond to a death in that area at around 5:30 p.m., but they could not confirm if the storm was responsible for the man’s death.Meanwhile, reports of trees down, buildings damaged and power outages across ...

Legendary coach Bob Bowman keeps turning out winning swimmers, and not just Americans

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:24:34 GMT

FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — The American swim team has had a so-so meet at the world championships in Japan. Meanwhile, Australia and China have been pouring it on. The American gold-medal count at the worlds is the lowest in at least two decades, although the overall medal count of gold, silver, and bronze, is similar to most years.“Obviously, we’d like to win more gold medals and I think we will,” American coach Bob Bowman said going into Sunday’s final day.The slight predicament for Bowman is that two of the swimmers he coaches at Arizona State University, Leon Marchand of France and Hungary’s Hubert Kos, have won four gold medals. Marchand has three, and he’s sure to be a star in next year’s Paris Olympic, and Kos has one. That’s the same gold-medal total for the entire American team through seven of eight days — four gold. The average for the Americans over the last nine championships has been about 15 golds.Speaking to reporters on Sunday, two of the fi...

Happ, Gomes homer to help the Cubs beat the Cardinals 5-1 for their 8th straight victory

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:24:34 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yan Gomes and Ian Happ homered and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 on Saturday night for their eighth straight victory.Jameson Taillon (5-6) allowed a run on two hits and four walks and struck out four in seven innings.Adam Wainwright (3-5) took the mound after a rain delay of 1 hour, 47 minutes and allowed four runs on seven hits and walked three batters. The 41-year-old Wainwright is 0-4 with a 10.89 ERA in his last five starts after winning his 198th career game June 17 at the New York Mets.Mike Tauchmann went 3 for 4 with a seventh-inning RBI double to right field off Drew VerHagen, a night after scaling the center field fence to rob Alec Burleson of a potential winning home run.Lars Nootbaar singled, Nolan Gorman walked, and Willson Contreras was hit by a pitch to load the bases in the eighth inning against Mark Leiter Jr. before Javier Assad got Jordan Walker to weakly ground out to the pitcher end the threat.Gomes hit a two-run home run to c...

Gelof and Rooker homer in five-run second inning as A’s go on to 11-3 win over Rockies

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:24:34 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Zack Gelof and Brent Rooker each homered in a five-run second inning that helped carry the Oakland Athletics to an 11-3 victory over Colorado on Saturday night, handing the Rockies their fourth straight loss and fifth in six games.Rooker finished with three RBIs, two from his 17th home run of the season and a sacrifice fly. Ramón Laureano’s two-run double highlighted Oakland’s four-run sixth inning and Seth Brown had three hits and a pair of RBIs as the A’s ended the night one run shy of their season high.Randal Grichuk had three hits for the Rockies, including a solo homer in the bottom of the eighth inning off Tayler Scott. Paul Blackburn (2-2) allowed two runs and nine hits in a 106-pitch, six-inning outing for Oakland. He struck out seven and walked none.The Rockies trailed 6-0 before putting up their first run on Michael Toglia’s RBI single in the second inning. They added a second run on C.J. Cron’s slow roller down the third base line that scored Ryan McMa...

Rangers acquire Scherzer while losing 4-0 to Padres, their 6th loss in 8 games

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:24:34 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The slumping Texas Rangers acquired three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer on Saturday night during a 4-0 loss to Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres, their sixth loss in eight games cutting their AL West lead to one game over Houston.The blockbuster trade with the New York Mets came as Rangers ace Nathan Eovaldi had his next start pushed back again and manager Bruce Bochy spoke of the need for the rotation to improve. Then Martín Pérez gave up four runs in the second inning, when the 32-year-old left-hander allowed five straight baserunners and two runs before getting his first out.The Rangers added the 39-year-old Scherzer with another former Mets pitcher with Cy Young credentials, two-time winner Jacob deGrom, sidelined by Tommy John elbow surgery, possibly all the way through the end of next season. A person with knowledge of the deal spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn’t been announced.According to multiple repor...