Aaron Judge hits 18th homer of season, Yankees beat Mariners 10-2

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 04:18:28 GMT

Aaron Judge hits 18th homer of season, Yankees beat Mariners 10-2 SEATTLE (AP) — Aaron Judge homered for the third time in two games, Anthony Volpe and Greg Allen also went deep and the New York Yankees stretched their winning streak to four with a 10-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.Judge hit a towering fly ball on the first pitch of the seventh inning from reliever Darren McCaughan that carried just enough to clear the fence in left-center field, even if it would not have been a homer at Yankee Stadium.It was the 18th of the season for Judge, who hit a pair of homers in the series opener on Monday night.While Judge hitting another homer will get the headlines, it was Volpe’s long ball that broke open the game. With two outs in the third inning, Seattle starter Logan Gilbert caught too much of the plate with a 1-2 slider and Volpe drove the pitch 413 feet for a three-run shot and a 6-0 lead. It was Volpe’s eighth homer of the season and snapped a 2-for-22 slide for the rookie.Allen, filling in for injured center fielder Harris...

A’s score winning run on a Braves fielding error for 2nd 2-game win streak of season

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 04:18:28 GMT

A’s score winning run on a Braves fielding error for 2nd 2-game win streak of season Oakland Athletics' Esteury Ruiz gestures after hitting an RBI single against the Atlanta Braves during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, May 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez) Oakland Athletics' Esteury Ruiz gestures after hitting an RBI single against the Atlanta Braves during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, May 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez) OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Seth Brown scored on a fielding error by Atlanta third baseman Austin Riley in the ninth inning, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Braves 2-1 on Tuesday night, recording consecutive victories for the second time this season.Braves reliever Raisel Iglesias (1-2) walked th...

Gallen pitches 6 shutout innings, Diamondbacks hit 3 HRs in 5-1 win over Rockies

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 04:18:28 GMT

Gallen pitches 6 shutout innings, Diamondbacks hit 3 HRs in 5-1 win over Rockies PHOENIX (AP) — Zac Gallen pitched six shutout innings, Ketel Marte and Evan Longoria homered in the first inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 5-1 on Tuesday night.Gallen (7-2) is 6-0 with a 0.66 ERA in six starts at Chase Field this season. He gave up five hits and two walks and struck out seven to win for the first time in three starts and lower his season ERA to 2.72. The right-hander hasn’t allowed a homer in 63 innings — dating to his second start of the season.Corbin Carroll also homered and scored twice for Arizona, which has won three in a row.Nolan Jones hit his first homer of the year in the ninth for Colorado against reliever Kevin Ginkel. Ezequiel Tovar had three of the Rockies’ eight hits.The Diamondbacks took the lead on Kyle Freeland’s second pitch of the game. Ketel Marte homered off the foul pole screen in left for his eighth of the season. After Christian Walker worked a two-out walk, Longoria belted a 3-1 pitch 452 feet to cent...

Vaughn drives in 3, González homers to help White Sox beat Angels 7-3

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 04:18:28 GMT

Vaughn drives in 3, González homers to help White Sox beat Angels 7-3 CHICAGO (AP) — Romy González just might play his way into a bigger role with the Chicago White Sox. If he keeps connecting like this, manager Pedro Grifol will have no choice.González homered in his third straight game, Andrew Vaughn drove in three runs and Chicago beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-3 on Tuesday night.The White Sox looked as if they were headed toward their fourth straight loss after Los Angeles grabbed a 3-1 lead against Lucas Giolito (4-4). But the White Sox turned it around in a big way, scoring five runs in the fourth against Tyler Anderson (2-1).Vaughn smacked a three-run double to put Chicago on top. González, a utility player, drove him in with a double, stole third and scored when Urshela allowed catcher Chad Wallach’s throw to wind up in left field, stretching it to 6-3. He made it a four-run game with a solo homer in the sixth against Chase Silseth.“If he keeps hitting home runs, he’s going to find himself somewhere to play every day,” Grifol said.Gonzále...

POLITICO Pro Morning Central Banker: Groupthink — CPIs — Lira losses

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 04:18:28 GMT

POLITICO Pro Morning Central Banker: Groupthink — CPIs — Lira losses Our one-stop source for central banking & monetary policy news.View in your browser or listen to audioBy GEOFFREY SMITHSNEAK PEEK— Cbank groupthink needs busting, former Pimco boss Mohamed El-Erian tells our Twitter Spaces.— Goldman points to “deposit beta” miscalculation as source of recent banking troubles.— Turkish Lira losses are accelerating as the CBRT runs out of ammo.POLICY TICKERECB 3.25% ⇡ — BOE 4.5% ⇡ — FED 5.25% ⇡— SNB 1.5% ⇡— BOJ -0.10% ⇣— RBA 3.85% ⇡— PBOC 3.65% ⇣— CBR 7.5% ⇣ — SARB 8.25% ⇡Greetings and welcome to Wednesday, and well done for making it through the first day back after a long weekend — especially if, like me, you always find yourself wondering at the end of May how you ever managed a five-day week in the first place. Tuesday’s missives out of Frankfurt made clear that we should all expect some long weeks ahead over the coming months, as the squeeze of higher interest rates exposes the vulnerabilities of a system that has spent too long under ...

How to watch Padres games starting Wednesday, May 31

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 04:18:28 GMT

How to watch Padres games starting Wednesday, May 31 SAN DIEGO -- The Padres on Tuesday announced new ways to watch the team's games starting Wednesday after Bally Sports San Diego's parent company, Diamond Sports, missed a rights fees payment and let the grace period expire.The decision prompted Major League Baseball to take over broadcasting rights, offering a direct-to-consumer streaming option that enables lifting blackouts for Padres games previously distributed on Bally Sports San Diego, Padres Vice President of Communications Craig Hughner said in a news release Tuesday.On May 31, viewers will be able to watch Padres games on the following television channels: DirecTV (now channel 694-3)AT&T U-Verse (now channel 781)Cox (now Yurview channel 4)Spectrum (now channel 305)Those who want to stream the game digitally can do so with:MLB.TV single Team Padres subscription available for $19.99 per month or $74.99 for the rest of the season;Padres games can be streamed for free through Sunday, June 4 on MLB.TV;You can also start a fr...

Who are the bride and groom in Jordan’s royal wedding?

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 04:18:28 GMT

Who are the bride and groom in Jordan’s royal wedding? He’s heir to the throne in one of the oldest monarchies in the Middle East and a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. She’s a Saudi architect with an aristocratic pedigree of her own.Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, 28, and Rajwa Alseif, 29, are to be married on Thursday at a palace wedding in Jordan, a Western-allied monarchy that has been a bastion of stability for decades as Middle East turmoil has lapped at its borders.The families have not said how the couple met or provided any details about their courtship. They were formally engaged at a traditional Muslim ceremony in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, in August 2022 that was attended by senior members of Jordan’s royal family.The bride and groom are destined to become a power couple in the Middle East, forging a new bond between Jordan and Saudi Arabia as the latter seeks to transform itself into a regional power broker.Here’s a look at the bride and groom.A US-EDUCATED ARCHITECT WITH ARABIAN TRIBAL R...

No winning ticket sold for Tuesday’s $65 million Lotto Max jackpot

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 04:18:28 GMT

No winning ticket sold for Tuesday’s $65 million Lotto Max jackpot There was no winning ticket sold in Tuesday’s Lotto Max $65 million draw.However, one of eight available Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each was won by a ticket holder in Quebec.The jackpot for the next draw on June 2 will be an estimated $70 million, with 10 $1 million Maxmillion prizes up for grabs.The Canadian Press

Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo gather again, threaten to take over northern municipality

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 04:18:28 GMT

Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo gather again, threaten to take over northern municipality ZVECAN, Kosovo (AP) — Troops from the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo on Wednesday placed metal fences and barbed wire barriers in a northern town following clashes with ethnic Serbs that left 30 international soldiers wounded.Hundreds of ethnic Serbs began gathering in front of the city hall in Zvecan, 45 kilometers (28 miles) north of the capital, Pristina, in their repeated efforts to take over the offices of one of the municipalities where ethnic Albanian mayors took up their posts last week.NATO has decided to send 700 more troops to northern Kosovo to help quell violent protests after the clashes on Monday. The confrontation unfolded last week after ethnic Albanian officials who were elected in a vote overwhelmingly boycotted by Serbs entered municipal buildings to take office. When Serbs tried to block them, Kosovo police fired tear gas to disperse them in Zvecan, leading to clashes with NATO-led troops that left 30 international soldiers injured. Ethnic Serbs have insi...

China’s industry minister, Tesla’s Musk meet, discuss electric cars

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 04:18:28 GMT

China’s industry minister, Tesla’s Musk meet, discuss electric cars BEIJING (AP) — China’s industry minister met Tesla Ltd. CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday and the two discussed development of electric and “intelligent networked” vehicles, the ministry said.The ruling Communist Party is trying to revive investor interest in China’s slowing economy. Foreign companies are uneasy following raids on consulting firms and given the strained Chinese relations with Washington.Jin Zhuanglong and Musk “exchanged views on the development of new energy vehicles and intelligent networked vehicles,” said a statement by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. It gave no details.China accounts for half of global electric vehicle sales and is the site of Tesla’s first factory outside the United States.On Tuesday, Foreign Minister Qin Gang told Musk during a meeting that China’s EV market “has broad prospects for development,” according to a ministry statement.Tesla opened the first wholly foreign-owned auto factory in China in 2019 after Beijing eased owners...