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Rockies give up five homers, including two grand slams, in loss to Tigers

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:10:09 GMT

Once upon a time, the Rockies used to win these crazy Coors Field slugfests. Not anymore. Not when they lack knockout punchers.And not when their pitching staff continues to implode in historic fashion.The Rockies gave up five homers, including two grand slams, and lost, 14-9, to Detroit on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers won the three-game series as a crowd of 40,145 turned out to watch the Rockies’ record slide to 20 games under .500 (33-53).Colorado has hit 42 homers at Coors this season. Opponents have hit 64, with three of them coming off of starter Connor Seabold on Sunday.The Rockies hit two homers Sunday, the first a leadoff blast to left field by Randal Grichuk in the sixth inning. That was followed by an RBI single by Ezequiel Tovar. The shortstop extended his hitting streak to 15 games, tied for the third-longest by a rookie in franchise history. At that point, the Rockies cut the Tigers’ lead to 8-6.The momentum didn’t last very long. Reliever Gavin Hollow...

Magnitude 3.8 earthquake rattles Southern California

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:10:09 GMT

An earthquake measuring 3.8 in magnitude rattled many residents awake in the Los Angeles area early Sunday morning.The quake struck at 2:29 a.m. and was centered roughly 13 miles southwest of Malibu at a depth of 18 miles in the Pacific Ocean, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The preliminary magnitude was 4.1 but the temblor was quickly downgraded to 3.8. Interactive California Earthquake Map Shaking could be felt across Los Angeles County and areas of Ventura, Orange and Santa Barbara counties, according to a USGS map.There were no reports of injuries or damage, and no indication that fire crews were concerned about infrastructure.The quake could be felt in many parts of Los Angeles County and areas of Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, according to USGS mapping. July 2, 2023 (USGS)USGS said the earthquake was too small to trigger automatic cell phone alerts."We know some of you felt shaking and we hope you took a protective action like Drop, Cover, and Hold On," officia...

Authorities seek public’s assistance in search for missing hiker in Altadena 

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:10:09 GMT

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Altadena Station and the Altadena Mountain Rescue Team are searching for a hiker who went missing on Saturday morning. According to LASD, 65-year-old Albert Baer Zisook was last seen near Chaney Trail and Loma Alta Drive in Altadena at 6 a.m. Saturday morning. Zisook is listed at 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs 165 pounds. He has gray hair, blue eyes and wears glasses. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Altadena Station and the Altadena Mountain Rescue Team are searching for a hiker who went missing on Saturday morning. (LASD) LASD seeking public’s help in locating critical missing teenager in Palmdale Anyone with any information on Zisook’s whereabouts is urged to contact the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Information can also be reported to the Altadena Sheriff’s Station at 626-798-1131, and the LAPD at 310-444-0701. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Cr...

Dublin: Whole Foods evacuated due to possible gas leak

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:10:09 GMT

A Whole Foods in Dublin was evacuated Sunday morning due to a possible gas leak, officials said.The Alameda County Fire Department received a report of a possible gas leak at the grocery store, which is located on the 5000 block of Dublin Boulevard, at 11:23 a.m, according to department spokesperson Cheryl Hurd. Fire crews arrived on site at 11:28 a.m. and detected a possible gas leak in one of the refrigerators and proceeded to evacuate the store. The hazmat team and health department officials were also on site.Hurd said 15 employees were evacuated but it was unknown how many people were shopping in the store at the time. No injuries have been reported and the store was closed Sunday afternoon with no set reopening time.

East Bay Whole Foods evacuated due to gas leak, hazmat on scene

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:10:09 GMT

(KRON) -- Employees and shoppers were evacuated from an East Bay Whole Foods grocery store due to a gas leak, according to the Alameda County Fire Department. Sinkhole causes full closure of Hwy-1 in Monterey County ACFD received a call around 11:23 a.m. of a possible gas leak inside of a Dublin Whole Foods. Fire crews arrived five minutes later, and they detected a possible leak in one of the refrigeration units. The entire store was evacuated for safety. About 15 employees were in the store at the time, but it is unknown how many customers were on the premises at the time. Employees were escorted inside to get their belongings after the evacuation. KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }The hazardous materials team has arrived at the scene along...

Bernhard Langer, at age 65, wins the US Senior Open to break the Champions’ victory record

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:10:09 GMT

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP) — Bernhard Langer won the U.S. Senior Open on Sunday at SentryWorld to break the PGA Tour Champions’ career victory record.Pushing his record as the oldest winner on the 50-and-over tour to 65 years, 10 months, 5 days, the German star broke a tie with Hale Irwin for the victory mark with No. 46.Seven strokes ahead on the back nine, Langer bogeyed the final three holes for 1-under 70 and a two-stroke victory over home-state favorite Steve Stricker on the tree-lined course with thick rough.Langer finished at 7-under 277, with only eight players breaking par for the week. He shattered the tournament age record set by Allen Doyle in 2006 at Prairie Dunes at 57 years, 11 months, 14 days.Also the 2010 U.S. Senior Open winner at Sahalee outside Seattle, Langer extended his record for senior major victories to 12. He won the Chubb Classic in Florida in February to tie Irwin.Stricker — from Madison, 100 miles to the south — birdied three of the last five holes for a ...

Ohtani and Trout homer to help the Angels beat the Diamondbacks, 5-2

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:10:09 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout went deep in the same game for the 30th time, Mickey Moniak provided the go-ahead homer and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 on Sunday despite 12 strikeouts by Zac Gallen.Reid Detmers (2-5) struck out nine and allowed two runs in six innings. It is the fifth straight game the left-hander has fanned at least eight and allowed two or fewer runs. He’s the first Angels pitcher to do that since Nolan Ryan in 1972-73.Carlos Estévez pitched the ninth for his 21st save.Carson Kelly homered for the Diamondbacks, who were held to four hits.Gallen (10-3) tied his season high for strikeouts and was one off a career best. The right-hander came into the game tied for fifth in the NL with only seven homers allowed, but allowed two in a game for the second time this season.Ohtani hit his 31st of the season in the eighth inning with a 454-foot solo shot to right field off a slider by Kyle Nelson. It was his sixth homer...

Stephenson’s pinch-hit homer in the 8th inning lifts the Reds over the Padres 4-3

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:10:09 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Pinch-hitter Tyler Stephenson broke an eighth-inning tie with a two-run homer that sent the Cincinnati Reds to their latest dramatic victory, 4-3 over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. Spencer Steer also had a two-run homer and rookie Andrew Abbott struck out a career-high 12 in 7 2/3 innings for the surprising young Reds, who remained tied with Milwaukee atop the NL Central.“That’s what a team is all about. It’s not the same guy every day,” Cincinnati manager David Bell said. “It is very special.” Ha-Seong Kim and Fernando Tatis Jr. hit back-to-back homers in the eighth to tie it 2-all, but the disappointing Padres lost for the 10th time in 13 games.“We go back home, hopefully things change,” shortstop Xander Bogaerts said. “There’s been a lot of tough losses lately, man. It’s been really tough.” Stephenson batted for slumping Joey Votto and launched the first pitch from Nick Martinez into the visitors’ bullpen in right field for his fifth career pinch-h...

Baez, Marisnick hit grand slams, Tigers go deep 5 times to beat Rockies 14-9

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:10:09 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Javier Baez and Jake Marisnick each hit a grand slam and the Detroit Tigers went deep five times to beat the Colorado Rockies 14-9 Sunday.It was the first time the Tigers hit two grand slams in a game since May 15, 2009, when Brandon Inge and Ryan Raburn cleared the bases against Oakland. The Tigers clinched the three-game series and won for the 10th time in 17 games after starting the season 27-39.The five home runs matched the Tigers’ total from their previous four games and accounted for all 14 runs.Kerry Carpenter, Jake Rogers and Spencer Torkelson also homered for the Tigers. Torkelson’s two-run shot to left in the seventh inning was his team-leading 12th of the season and his fourth in the past five games.Baez’s first-inning grand slam, the eighth of his career, gave the Tigers a 4-0 lead while Marisnick’s slam, his first home run of the season, came in the eighth and stretched Detroit’s lead to eight runs.The Tigers won despite being outhit 14-12. Entering...

Ocala apartment catches fire after child tries setting off firework; dog rescued

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:10:09 GMT

OCALA, Fla. (WSVN) — A child was involved in a dangerous game involving a firework that, officials said, led to fierce flames at an apartment complex in Ocala.Ocala Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the blaze at Berkeley Pointe Apartments, located along the 2800 block of Northeast Seventh Street, just after 11 a.m., Saturday.Investigators said one of the children in the home obtained a firework from a package bought for a Fourth of July celebration and attempted to light it indoors.Firefighters arrived to the burning first-floor unit and were able to put out the flames, in the process saving a dog.First responders advise residents to keep a close eye on children and to keep matches and lighters out of their reach.