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Cubs host the Mets to open 3-game series

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:28 GMT

New York Mets (25-23, second in the NL East) vs. Chicago Cubs (20-26, third in the NL Central)Chicago; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Kodai Senga (4-2, 3.77 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 55 strikeouts); Cubs: Drew Smyly (4-1, 2.86 ERA, .93 WHIP, 46 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Mets -110, Cubs -109; over/under is 8 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs start a three-game series at home against the New York Mets on Tuesday.Chicago is 20-26 overall and 11-11 in home games. Cubs hitters are batting a collective .262, the sixth-best team batting average in MLB play.New York is 25-23 overall and 13-14 on the road. The Mets have an 11-7 record in games decided by one run.The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Ian Happ has 13 doubles, four home runs and 19 RBI for the Cubs. Christopher Morel is 15-for-42 with three doubles and seven home runs over the last 10 games.Pete Alonso leads the Mets with 17 home runs while slugging .528. Jeff McNeil is 14-fo...

Candelario leads Nationals against the Padres following 4-hit performance

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:28 GMT

San Diego Padres (21-26, fourth in the NL West) vs. Washington Nationals (20-27, fifth in the NL East)Washington; Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Yu Darvish (2-3, 3.56 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 53 strikeouts); Nationals: MacKenzie Gore (3-3, 3.69 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 58 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Padres -155, Nationals +130; over/under is 8 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals take on the San Diego Padres after Jeimer Candelario’s four-hit game on Sunday.Washington is 20-27 overall and 10-15 in home games. The Nationals have a 16-4 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.San Diego has gone 9-11 on the road and 21-26 overall. The Padres have a 15-5 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.Tuesday’s game is the first time these teams match up this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Luis Garcia has five doubles, a triple and three home runs for the Nationals. Candelario is 17-for-36 with five doubles, a triple and two home...

Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals play in game 2 of series

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:28 GMT

St. Louis Cardinals (21-28, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Cincinnati Reds (20-27, fifth in the NL Central)Cincinnati; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Adam Wainwright (1-0, 5.74 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, eight strikeouts); Reds: Graham Ashcraft (2-2, 4.84 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 36 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Cardinals -140, Reds +119; over/under is 10 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Cincinnati Reds lead 1-0 in a four-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals.Cincinnati has a 20-27 record overall and a 13-12 record at home. The Reds have gone 4-2 in games when they hit at least two home runs.St. Louis has a 10-13 record in road games and a 21-28 record overall. The Cardinals have a 9-22 record in games when they have given up at least one home run.Tuesday’s game is the second meeting between these teams this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan India has 14 doubles and three home runs for the Reds. Spencer Steer is 12-for-40 with five doubles and a home run over the past 10 g...

Alarma en la Casa Blanca: Servicio Secreto detiene al conductor de un camión que se estrelló cerca

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:28 GMT

WASHINGTON DC – El Servicio Secreto de Estados Unidos detuvo la noche del lunes al conductor de un camión que se estrelló cerca de la Casa Blanca, recogen varios medios estadounidenses.Según las autoridades, el detenido podría haber tratado de impactar de manera intencionada contra las barreras de seguridad.No hubo heridos en el suceso, que se produjo en torno a las 10 p.m. hora local, confirmó un portavoz del Servicio Secreto al periódico The New York Times.Las autoridades cortaron varias calles alrededor de la residencia del mandatario estadounidense, Joe Biden, mientras prosigue la investigación del suceso, aunque avanzaron que no han encontrado nada peligroso en el vehículo.En la actualidad, la Casa Blanca y sus alrededores están fortificados con vallas que impiden el acceso de cualquiera que no esté autorizado a acercarse al complejo. Vehículo se estrella contra portón de seguridad de la Casa Blanca ¿Eres quien dices ser? TSA ahora...

U-Haul driver faces multiple charges after crashing into a security barrier near White House

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:28 GMT

(CNN) — The driver of a U-Haul who crashed into a security barrier in Lafayette Square near the White House Monday night was arrested on multiple charges, including threatening to kill or harm a president, vice president or family member, according to US Park Police.The truck crashed into security barriers on the north side of Lafayette Square at 16th Street just before 10 p.m., and officers detained the driver, the US Secret Service said.There were no injuries reported to any Secret Service or White House personnel, spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement.A preliminary investigation revealed the driver – who has not been publicly identified – may have intentionally struck the barrier, the Secret Service later said.While authorities have not provided specific details on the alleged threat, the US Park Police said the man faces the charge of threatening to kill, kidnap or inflict harm on a President, vice president or family member.The driver also was also arrested on...

Biden and McCarthy are projecting optimism, but there’s still no debt limit deal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:28 GMT

(CNN) — The clock is ticking for President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to come to agreement to avoid a first-ever default on the nation’s debt. And although there are some positive signs suggesting they’re closer to a consensus, there is still no deal.They face a looming deadline, with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reaffirming in a letter to McCarthy on Monday that it is “highly likely” that the US Treasury will not be able to pay all of its bills in full and on time as soon as June 1.While McCarthy emerged from a meeting at the White House with Biden on Monday evening without a deal, he underscored that both parties are united in their goal of reaching an agreement to raise the nation’s debt limit before the country defaults.“I felt we had a productive discussion. We don’t have an agreement yet, but I did feel the discussion was productive in areas that we have differences of opinion,” McCarthy said outside the West Wing, adding that the “tone” of Mo...

Boston will install more speed humps, increase ‘No Turn on Red’ intersections as fatal pedestrian crashes jump across Massachusetts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:28 GMT

With drivers speeding down side streets in city neighborhoods and fatal pedestrian crashes rising across Massachusetts, Boston will soon install more speed humps and add more “No Turn on Red” intersections in the hopes of making streets safer.Mayor Michelle Wu on Monday announced the city’s “Safety Surge,” a street safety program designed to curb speeding, reduce crashes, and make neighborhoods safer for walking, biking, and driving.As part of the Safety Surge, the city will build 10 speed hump zones each year. Speed humps encourage driving at speeds of no more than 20 to 25 miles per hour.“As more and more speeding cars are cutting through our residential side streets, even front yards on a previously quiet neighborhood residential street are now quite scary for parents,” Wu said at a Monday press conference in Mattapan.“In many cases, kids are no longer able to play outside in the front yard,” she added.Fatal pedestrian crashes...

‘Labor of love’: Melissa McCarthy, Halle Bailey splash on making of ‘The Little Mermaid’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:28 GMT

The live action reboot of Disney’s classic animated “The Little Mermaid,” expected to swamp the Memorial Day holiday box-office, has been a long time coming.“This has been such a long labor of love” Melissa McCarthy observed in a virtual global press conference. “It has taken a while to make this beautiful thing.”Looking every bit like the gazillion dollars it took to make, this is an extravagantly mounted mix of actors – Javier Bardem’s King Triton, McCarthy’s Ursula the Witch, Halle Bailey’s Little Mermaid Ariel – and Ariel’s animated allies, the forgetful fish Flounder (voiced  by Jacob Tremblay), the protective crab Sebastian (Daveed Diggs) and the ditzy diving bird Scuttle (Awkwafina).McCarthy credits Rob Marshall, the Oscar-nominated directing veteran (“Chicago,” “Mary Poppins Returns”) who first boarded this starry ship in 2018, with making “Mermaid” work.“Rob sets up this world. It feels so small but it’s this enormous thing,” she said.“The idea is if we all do our best, may...

Orioles minor league report: Jackson Holliday off to ‘rare’ start at High-A, where other top prospects struggled

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:28 GMT

In the opening game of High-A Aberdeen’s series last week at Winston-Salem, Orioles shortstop prospect Jackson Holliday came a single shy of a cycle. He hit a two-run home run in his first at-bat, a two-run double in his second and a two-run triple in his third, but a fourth never came. Rain in North Carolina ended the game after five innings.“I was kind of bummed out for him,” Aberdeen hitting coach Zach Cole said. “He’s like, ‘It’s fine. I’ll do it again. We’ll be there again.’”There’s little reason to doubt Holliday, ranked baseball’s No. 3 prospect by MLB Pipeline and No. 6 prospect by Baseball America. At 19 years old, the first overall pick in the 2022 draft is dominating High-A, a level many of his predecessors among top Orioles prospects have struggled. A day after the rain-shortened game, he went 5-for-6 with two singles, a double and two triples, driving in five more runs. He ended the week batti...

Red Sox prospect Chase Meidroth turning heads

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:11:28 GMT

This time last year Chase Meidroth was still in college, a junior infield standout looking to help the University of San Diego baseball team gear up for its conference tournament.He could scarcely have imagined the journey that awaited in the weeks and months to come.Taken in the fourth round of the 2022 MLB Draft, Meidroth has rocketed through the Red Sox minor league ranks and now stands as one of the fastest-rising prospects in the organization. Since making his professional debut last August, the 21-year-old has been promoted three times, playing three games of rookie ball before earning promotion after just one month at both Low-A Salem and High-A Greenville.Since being called up to Double-A Portland earlier this month he’s shown no signs of slowing down, but amid all the early success Meidroth is striving to live in the moment and enjoy the ride.“It’s been fun. I’m just trying to embrace every moment,” Meidroth said last week. “I haven’...