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Mikolas works 8 shutout innings, leads Cardinals to 2-1 victory over the Royals

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:28:22 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Miles Mikolas pitched eight shutout innings, Nolan Arenado hit an RBI double and Nolan Gorman drove in a run with a sacrifice fly as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Tuesday night to split the two-game set between the I-70 rivals.Mikolas (4-1) matched a career high with 10 strikeouts and allowed three hits. The strikeout total matched the 34-year-old right-hander’s effort against Milwaukee in 2019.The Cardinals needed a defensive gem in the fourth inning to keep the game scoreless. With two outs and MJ Melendez on second, Michael Massey singled to right. Brendan Donovan threw a strike to the plate and Willson Contreras applied the tag to Melendez.Gionvanny Gallegos replaced Mikolas in the ninth and gave up a double and single to start the inning. Vinnie Pasquantino scored on a fielder’s choice by Bobby Witt Jr., cutting the deficit to a run. Gallegos went on to retire the next two hitters and record his seventh save.The Card...

Tuesday’s Transactions

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:28:22 GMT

BASEBALLMajor League BaseballAmerican LeagueBALTIMORE ORIOLES — Agreed to terms with OF Aaron Hicks on a one-year contract. Placed OF Cedric Mullins on the 10-day IL.BOSTON RED SOX — Placed RHP Corey Kluber on the paternity list. Recalled LHP Ryan Sherriff from Worcester (IL). Sent LF Adam Duvall on a rehab assignment to Worcester (IL).DETROIT TIGERS — Placed LHP Eduardo Rodriguez on the 15-day IL, retroactive to May 29. Placed OF Matt Vierling on the 10-day IL, retroactive to May 29. Recalled RHP Braden Bristo and INF Tyler Nevin from Toledo (IL).MINNESOTA TWINS — Sent RHP Kenta Maeda and LHP Caleb Thielbar to St. Paul (IL) on rehab assignments and CF Gilberto Celestino to Fort Myers (FSL) on a rehab assignment.NEW YORK YANKEES — Sent RHP Tommy Kahnle, RF Giancarlo Stanton and 3B Josh Donaldson on a rehab assignment to Somerset (EL). Reinstated C Jose Trevino from the 10-day IL. Recalled INF/OF Franchy Cordero from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Optioned C Ben Rortvedt to Scranton/Wil...

Sex offenses in marriage: Maryland to drop spousal defense in sex crime cases

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:28:22 GMT

Maryland will no longer allow someone to use marriage as a defense against allegations of sex crimes starting Oct. 1.The change in Maryland law was approved during the most recent General Assembly session in Annapolis and followed a yearslong effort by advocates and several legislators to change the law.Lisae Jordan, the executive director of the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA), explained that under Maryland law, prosecutors could not charge a spouse who committed violent sexual assaults against their married partner.Jordan said when people were made aware of the current law, “I have yet to speak to any woman or man, and especially any young person in college or high school, who thought that in...

Brother: Authorities told family that body of missing Missouri ER doctor was found in Arkansas after weeklong search

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:28:22 GMT

CASSVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Brother: Authorities told family that body of missing Missouri ER doctor was found in Arkansas after weeklong search.Source

Gobierno de Panamá declara el estado de emergencia ambiental por sequía prolongada

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:28:22 GMT

(CNN Español) — El gobierno de Panamá declaró el estado de emergencia ambiental por “sequía prolongada” en todo el territorio nacional.De acuerdo al Ministerio de Ambiente, la medida se toma dado que “las altas temperaturas, la evaporación y la falta de lluvias son el preámbulo a la llegada del posible fenómeno de El Niño, con lo que disminuiría la producción de agua para el consumo humano y la actividad agrícola en todo el país”.El comunicado de la Presidencia de Panamá que informa de la medida cita como ejemplos a los lagos artificiales de Alhajuela y Gatún, que abastecen de agua a más de la mitad de la población del país y a la vía interoceánica, cuyos niveles de agua “han mermado drásticamente por la larga estación seca”.Declaran estado de emergencia ambiental en PanamáAdemás, el comunicado explica que los pronósticos del Ministerio de Ambiente establecen que las temperaturas del país aumentarán y las precipitaciones en cuatro regiones c...

Family's truck and trailer stolen from hotel parking lot

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:28:22 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — A family in the process of moving from Utah to Kansas had their truck and trailer stolen overnight from an Aurora hotel parking lot.Matt Fuller said he had just accepted a job in Wichita and was in the process of moving his family to the city. The Fullers stopped to stay the night at the Hyatt Place on East 40th Avenue, near Pena Boulevard.When they woke up Tuesday morning, the red Ford F-350 and enclosed trailer were gone.“It’s our life that just got violated by these people that don’t care," the recent college graduate said. ‘Car surfing’ trend linked to 16-year-old’s death Fuller said there were many valuable items in the trailer, but none more valuable than mementos of his newborn child.“It has all of their baby heirlooms,” said Mike Huish, Fuller’s father-in-law, who is part of the caravan. "It has the tray with the handprints and footprints, the baby’s crib. All of the baby stuff." The family has set up a GoFundMe account to help recover from the theft...

School nurse charged thousands in concert ticket scam

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:28:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Ticket scammers are gearing up ahead of the summer sports and concert season.Many schemes are targeted at big sporting events and concerts that sell out fast, leaving many desperate to find tickets. School nurse Brooke Gibbs told FOX31 her family looks forward to Cheyenne Frontier Days. “It's just part of summer, you know. We've been going for years,” Gibbs said. ‘Car surfing’ trend linked to 16-year-old’s death Gibbs looked online for tickets to see star Zach Bryan as soon as the sale began. “It was within 10 minutes of the tickets going on sale," she said. Gibbs thought she paid $728 for four tickets but got a real shock when she received her receipt. It only showed three tickets with a charge of $3256.89 applied to her credit card. “I was immediately just sick to my stomach," Gibbs said.Beware fake concert ticket websitesIt turns out the website she chose to buy the tickets from was fake and the first to appear on the browser, listed as an ad. "I was just in a h...

Emergency crews respond after 2 people hit and killed by trains in Whitman, Billerica 

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:28:22 GMT

Two people were hit and killed by trains in separate incidents in Whitman and Billerica Tuesday night, officials said. In Whitman, MBTA transit police said a teenage girl between the ages of 16 and 19 was hit around 8:30 p.m. roughly 1,000 yards south of Whitman Station. Shuttle buses were replacing service on the MBTA Commuter Rail’s Kingston Line between South Station and Hanson station as the investigation continued. In Billerica, police were still on scene around 11 p.m. Lowell Commuter Rail line service was impacted. Investigations into both incidents were ongoing as of Tuesday night.

Barrero’s grand slam lifts Reds to 9-8 win over Red Sox

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:28:22 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Jose Barrero hit a grand slam to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a fourth straight win with a 9-8 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.Will Benson had three hits to back Ben Lively (3-2), who pitched 5 2/3 shutout innings. He struck out six for the Reds, who blew it open with a five-run seventh inning.The Reds were 0-for-14 with runners in scoring position until Barrero hit a homer off reliever Joely Rodríguez that was headed out of Fenway Park before bouncing off one of the light standards above the Green Monster in left.Raimel Tapia had three of Boston’s 14 hits and drove in a pair of runs. The Red Sox lost their second straight and have dropped six of eight.Boston scored all eight of its runs in the final three innings, getting five in the ninth but couldn’t quite catch the Reds, who clinched the win when reliever Alexis Diaz struck out Triston Casas for the final out and his 13th save.Barrero, who entered the game in the fourth after TJ Friedl left wi...

Furious rally falls short as Red Sox doomed by early miscues in 9-8 loss to Reds

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:28:22 GMT

By all accounts the game should have been over. The Red Sox offense was no-showing again, Brayan Bello wasn’t sharp, Kiké Hernández had committed two costly errors and Joely Rodriguez had just walked three batters and served up a crushing grand slam to put the Cincinnati Reds ahead 8-0.Yet here the Red Sox were with the tying run at third base and a chance to cap off a stunning ninth-inning rally.In the end the self-inflicted damage proved too much to overcome. The Red Sox scored eight runs in the final three innings but couldn’t get over the hump, with Triston Casas striking out to end the roller coaster 9-8 loss at Fenway Park on Tuesday night.“We made some adjustments a little too late and the game got fast on us,” Rafael Devers said afterwards. “They beat us today but we’ll get back tomorrow and try to get a win.”The late rally came after a moribund stretch that saw the Red Sox effectively give away a game Cincinnati didn’t really ...