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Brewers take on the Cubs in first of 4-game series

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:30:39 GMT

Chicago Cubs (38-44, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (45-39, second in the NL Central)Milwaukee; Monday, 2:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Drew Smyly (7-5, 4.17 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 71 strikeouts); Brewers: Julio Teheran (2-3, 2.85 ERA, .93 WHIP, 25 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Brewers -110, Cubs -109; over/under is 8 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers begin a four-game series at home against the Chicago Cubs on Monday.Milwaukee has gone 22-18 at home and 45-39 overall. The Brewers are 29-5 in games when they out-hit their opponents.Chicago is 38-44 overall and 17-22 in road games. The Cubs have a 14-29 record in games when they have given up a home run.The teams play Monday for the fourth time this season.TOP PERFORMERS: William Contreras has 12 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 29 RBI while hitting .247 for the Brewers. Christian Yelich is 12-for-39 with three doubles and a home run over the last 10 games.Christopher Morel leads the Cubs with...

Nationals take on the Reds in first of 4-game series

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:30:39 GMT

Cincinnati Reds (45-39, first in the NL Central) vs. Washington Nationals (34-49, fifth in the NL East)Washington; Monday, 6:05 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Luke Weaver (1-2, 6.96 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, 55 strikeouts); Nationals: Jake Irvin (1-4, 4.91 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 37 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Reds -126, Nationals +107; over/under is 10 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals host the Cincinnati Reds to start a four-game series.Washington is 34-49 overall and 13-27 at home. The Nationals are 21-9 in games when they scored at least five runs.Cincinnati is 22-18 in road games and 45-39 overall. Reds hitters have a collective .335 on-base percentage, the second-ranked percentage in the NL.Monday’s game is the first meeting between these teams this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Lane Thomas has 21 doubles, two triples and 14 home runs for the Nationals. Jeimer Candelario is 12-for-37 with four doubles, three home runs and seven RBI over the past 10 games.Spencer Steer lead...

Marlins host the Cardinals to start 4-game series

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:30:39 GMT

St. Louis Cardinals (35-48, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Miami Marlins (48-37, second in the NL East)Miami; Monday, 6:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (4-5, 4.44 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 70 strikeouts); Marlins: Braxton Garrett (4-2, 3.53 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 92 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Marlins -128, Cardinals +109; over/under is 8 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins start a four-game series at home against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday.Miami has a 25-16 record at home and a 48-37 record overall. The Marlins have the sixth-best team batting average in MLB play at .260.St. Louis has a 35-48 record overall and an 18-23 record on the road. Cardinals hitters are batting a collective .252, which ranks eighth in the NL.The teams meet Monday for the first time this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Luis Arraez has three home runs, 25 walks and 41 RBI while hitting .389 for the Marlins. Garrett Cooper is 13-for-38 with three doubles, two home runs and eight RBI over the last...

Baltimore investigators searching for suspects in block party mass shooting that killed 2 and injured 28 others

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:30:39 GMT

(CNN) — Investigators in Baltimore are searching for multiple suspects in a mass shooting that launched a beloved annual neighborhood block party into chaos early Sunday, killing two people and injuring 28 others, most of whom were teens, officials said.The gunfire erupted overnight in the south Baltimore neighborhood of Brooklyn, where community members were enjoying a yearly celebration dubbed Brooklyn Day, Mayor Brandon Scott told CNN.Aaliyah Gonzales, 18, and Kylis Fagbemi, 20, were fatally shot, the Baltimore Police Department announced.The dozens of surviving victims all sustained gunshot wounds, according to acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley. Five of those injured were adults aged 20 or older and the remaining 23 were teenagers ranging in age from 13 to 19, police said.Nine of the wounded remained in local hospitals in “various conditions” as of Sunday afternoon, Worley said.Investigators are scouring the sprawling crime scene – which spans several blocks – for eviden...

Lithuanian MEP funded disinformation portal: report

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:30:39 GMT

Viktor Uspaskichas, a non-attached Lithuanian lawmaker in the European Parliament, has financially supported the new social media platform 77.lt — home to many fake news and conspiracy theories about, for example, the coronavirus pandemic or Ukraine — according to an investigation from national broadcaster LRT. The alternative news portal was launched in April to foster a “decentralized social platform that respects the privacy of its members, does not censor the diversity of opinions, and protects the importance of free speech” in a bid to “create a counterweight to the one-sided mass media.”But the platform is mostly powered by fake profiles, LTR found. “Analysis shows they are not genuine profiles — their photos are usually generated by artificial intelligence and they share multiple posts simultaneously on their feeds,” it said. The report also found that Uspaskichas, who is also the former leader of Lithuania’s Labour Party, and his for...

‘Everyone jumped in to help’: Owner of Laconia, NH bar recalls crash that left dozens hurt, 14 hospitalized

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:30:39 GMT

Police are investigating after a vehicle crashed into a bar in Laconia, New Hampshire, on Sunday, leaving dozens of people injured and 14 hospitalized, officials said.Officers responding to a report of a vehicle into a building at 554 Endicott St. around 12:45 p.m. found a four-door sedan inside the Looney Bin Bar & Grill with numerous people injured, according to the Laconia Fire Department.Fourteen of the injured were taken to Laconia Hospital in Concord, Concord Hospital, and Franklin Hospital. Two of the patients who were transported had significant lower leg injuries, the others had lacerations. Twenty people were evaluated at the scene and didn’t require medical transport.The owner, Michelle Watson, told 7NEWS it was a miracle that no one was killed and credited patrons with springing into action to help the wounded.“I’m just so grateful that everyone’s OK,” she said, adding that the most seriously injured person became pinned in the bathroom....

Police: Passenger arrested on weapons charge after crash involving cruiser in Jamaica Plain

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:30:39 GMT

A man is facing criminal charges after police say he threw a gun into a cemetery in Jamaica Plain after the vehicle he was riding in struck a police cruiser on Sunday.Police say the man tossed the illegal firearm following the crash near Canterbury Street.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Lucas: Ron DeSantis visiting Massachusetts would help his New Hampshire campaign

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:30:39 GMT

Memo to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.If you want to beat fellow Republican Donald Trump in New Hampshire, come to Massachusetts.Once here you can campaign on promising, if elected president, to build two new Cape Cod Bridges to replace the functionally obsolete Bourne and Sagamore, which is something Massachusetts politicians have failed to do.If you do so, the progressive Democrats on Martha’s Vineyard might even thank you for it and throw you an all is forgiven fundraiser.Even the 50 illegal immigrants, mostly Venezuelans, that you flew into toney Martha’s Vineyard from Texas last year might, out of gratitude, attend. After all, they are doing so well in Massachusetts that none of them have plans to return home.Perhaps even Barack Obama and John Kerry, who both have homes on MV, will silently be grateful, even though neither use the bridges, but fly in and out, unlike their help.A Martha’s Vineyard fundraiser would show you are no stranger to the Cape or the Islands since you held a ...

Orioles reset: Baltimore’s ‘winning mentality’ was born a year ago with the first of 10 wins in a row

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:30:39 GMT

If history is set to repeat itself, the Orioles might be on the verge of a long winning streak.Last week, Baltimore lost its final two games against the Cincinnati Reds and then its first two versus the Minnesota Twins, only to avoid a sweep with a close win. The last time they broke a four-game losing streak with a win over the Twins, the turning point in the organization’s rebuild followed.Monday is the one-year anniversary of the Orioles’ first win in their 10-game winning streak last July. The improbable streak, which contained eight wins of three or fewer runs and three in walk-off fashion, catapulted the Orioles from a rebuilding team expected to finish in the basement of the American League into a playoff contender.The players who slogged through the rebuild and reached the light at the end of the tunnel say the winning streak started something that has carried over into this season — a throughline from the walk-off wins and bedlam at Camden Yards last July ...

Marcus Smart blindsided by trade from Celtics: ‘It was definitely shocking’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:30:39 GMT

Marcus Smart went to sleep on June 21 still a member of the Celtics and fully expected it to stay that way when he woke up.But when he did wake up, the longtime Celtic was blindsided by the news.On Sunday, Smart spoke publicly for the first time since the Celtics traded him to the Grizzlies, as he talked to reporters at the Dana Barros Basketball Club in Stoughton, where he was given a Boston sendoff at his 14 League Pro-Am Tournament. The point guard said he learned about the trade after his agent called his fiancé, who woke him up to tell him the stunning news.Smart didn’t expect it, mostly because he was just told it wouldn’t happen.“It was definitely shocking to find out that way, especially because the week before I was already told that we were good and there was no trade talks of me and I was good, so we were expecting that,” Smart told reporters. “But for me, I understand the business side of it. I’ve always been like that and anybody who knows me knows that I’m the first on...