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Marlins finish sweep of Nationals 4-2, move 10 over .500 for first time since 2011

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:02:55 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Miami Marlins completed a three-game sweep Sunday, defeating the Washington Nationals 4-2 to move 10 games over .500 for the first time in 12 years.The Marlins improved to 41-31 and are off to the second-best start in franchise history through 72 games, behind only the 1997 team that was 43-29 and went on to win the World Series. Miami, which is 10 games over .500 for the first time since May 28, 2011, has swept the Nationals in three of its four trips to Washington since the start of last season.“Proud of the guys and how they go about their business every day,” first-year manager Skip Schumaker said. “Win or lose, they’re going about their business right. That’s the main thing. That’s the culture we’re trying to set.”Lane Thomas homered for Washington, which has lost three in a row and 11 of 13. The Nationals are an NL-worst 27-43 and are a season-high 16 games under .500.Washington was 0 for 5 with runners in scoring position Sunday and 4 for 21 for th...

Red Sox win 4-1, 6-2 to sweep Yankees in doubleheader and series

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:02:55 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Alex Verdugo scored on a catcher’s interference to break a fourth-inning tie and then scored again in the fifth after reaching on a dropped popop and the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 4-1 on Sunday night to complete a doubleheader and series sweep of their AL East archrivals.Verdugo also had an RBI double off the Green Monster to lead the Red Sox to a 6-2 win in the day game, a makeup of Saturday’s rainout. Boston won the series opener 15-5 on Friday, giving them their first series sweep of the Yankees in two years.It’s the first time the Red Sox have swept the Yankees in a doubleheader since Sept. 17, 2006, and the first time they did at Fenway Park since since July 31, 1976.Brayan Bello (4-4) struck out a career-high eight batters in the nightcap, allowing one run and four hits and three walks in seven innings. Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth to earn his 15th save.Luis Severino (0-2) gave up four runs — three earned — and seven hits with three ...

Driver careens through fence, hits several vehicles in parking lot in Chelsea

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:02:55 GMT

Police in Chelsea are investigating after a driver crashed through a fence, hit several vehicles, and came to rest in the rear of a parking lot.Crime scene tape was up near a Dunkin’ parking lot on Beacham Street and several vehicles in the area could be seen damaged.Witnesses said a woman who was walking in the area was injured in the crash.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Red Sox sweep doubleheader, series following sloppy performances from Yankees

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:02:55 GMT

BOSTON – The Red Sox didn’t tag the Yankees for 15 runs again when their series resumed on Sunday afternoon, yet Boston hammered its division rivals – and the Green Monster – for the second consecutive game, a 6-2 win for the home team.The Sox started their scoring in the fifth after Clarke Schmidt allowed a walk and a double to Justin Turner, which could have been – but was not – caught against the wall by a leaping Jake Bauers in left. Alex Verdugo then scored on a Rafael Devers groundout before Adam Duvall singled Turner home.Michael King prevented further damage in the fifth, but he allowed four two-out hits, including RBI doubles to Connor Wong and Verdugo, in the sixth. Both doubles peppered the Monster.“I, stupidly I guess, pitched into that left field wall,” King said. “At home, there’s a lot of times where I’ll pitch away from our right field. You got to know the park.”Nick Ramirez then balked in Masata...

Sunday’s state high school championship scoreboard

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:02:55 GMT

BASEBALLDIV. 1 STATE FINAL – SundayTaunton 7, Franklin 2DIV. 2 STATE FINAL – FridayMilton 6, King Philip 2DIV. 3 STATE FINAL – FridayOakmont 5, Medfield 3 (12 inn.)DIV. 4 STATE FINAL –  SundaySeekonk 5, Abington 0DIV. 5 STATE FINAL – SundayBourne 10, Hopkins Academy 5BOYS LACROSSEDIV. 1 STATE FINALSt. John’s Prep 16, BC High14DIV. 2 STATE FINAL – SundayReading 9, Duxbury 4DIV. 3 STATE FINAL – SundayNorwell 10, Falmouth 4DIV. 4 STATE FINAL – SundayCohasset 8, Bourne 4GIRLS LACROSSEDIV. 1 STATE FINAL – SundayLincoln-Sudbury 10, Westwood 9DIV. 2 STATE FINAL – SundayNotre Dame (Hingham) 19, Wayland 5DIV. 3 STATE FINAL – SundayNewburyport 13, Norwell 10DIV. 4 STATE FINAL – SundayDover-Sherborn 10, Ipswich 9BOYS RUGBYDIV. 1 FINAL – SundayBelmont 24, St. John’s Prep 14DIV. 2 FINAL – SundayWeymouth 57, Algonquin 14GIRLS RUGBYDIV. 1 FINAL – SundayBelmont 59, Brookline 0SOFTBALLDIV. 1 STATE FINAL –...

Taunton back atop baseball mountain

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:02:55 GMT

Johnny Escobalez started the year on the junior varsity. He finished as a state champion.In front of an energetic and boisterous crowd, Escobalez fired a complete game, scattering just five hits and surrendering a lone earned run to lift No. 2 Taunton to its third Div. 1 State title in four years with a 7-2 win over No. 1 Franklin on Sunday night at Polar Park.The state championship is Taunton’s second straight over its Hockomock Kelley-Rex rival Franklin.“Johnny is phenomenal,” Taunton coach Blair Bourque said. “Enough can’t be said about the performance, especially being a sophomore. Being on this stage is incredible. The future is really bright but this is a really special day for him.”The top of Taunton’s lineup proved relentless once again off Franklin ace Alfred Mucciarone. Braden Sullivan, Brayden Cali, and Dawson Bryce combined for eight of the Tigers’ 11 hits and five of their RBIs.“Mucciarone is the best pitcher in the ...

Lance Lynn matches a Chicago White Sox record with 16 strikeouts — but they lose 5-1 to the Seattle Mariners

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:02:55 GMT

Lance Lynn alternated between strikes and balls in the first four pitches of his outing, facing J.P. Crawford.The Seattle Mariners shortstop fouled off the fifth pitch. Lynn then went to a changeup for a strikeout.The sequence set the tone for a record-tying day for the Chicago White Sox starter.Lynn matched the franchise record for strikeouts in a game, finishing with 16 in seven-plus innings in a 5-1 loss to the Mariners in front of 44,772 on Sunday at T-Mobile Park.“All in all my stuff was good today, but we lost,” Lynn said. “It doesn’t matter how many you strike out, you have to win the game. It was a series loss for us and we need to win as many series as we can, and today we weren’t able to do that.”The right-hander allowed three runs on four hits with two walks in seven-plus innings. The Mariners broke the game open in the eighth with a three-run triple by Jarred Kelenic against reliever Reynaldo López.Lynn’s 16 strikeouts tied ...

Div. 1 girls tennis: Lexington defeats Lincoln-Sudbury, repeats as champs

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:02:55 GMT

CAMBRIDGE – No. 5 Lexington (24-1) moved into some rare space as the girls tennis team rolled to a 4-1 win over No. 3 Lincoln-Sudbury in the Division 1 state final at the duPont Tennis Courts on the campus of MIT.In a rematch of last year’s state final, Lexington proved to be the better team for the second season in a row and now can claim back-to-back titles for the first time in school history. The Minuteman now own three state tennis championships, with one back in 1975.No. 1 and No. 2 singles stars Diya Patchamuthu and Kyra McCandless cruised to match victories to pace the Minutemen from the start.Patchamuthu secured a 6-1, 6-1 win over Emily Naum while McCandless was one better with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Lia Swire for straight set victories as the sophomore tandem set things up nicely for Lexington head coach Chance Fechtor.“Very dominant and like you saw, (McCandless) barely gives up games and they are both anchors for the team,” said Fechtor. “Realistically, everyone has to pul...

Blinken opens second day of talks in Beijing on mission to ease soaring US-China tensions

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:02:55 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has opened a second and final day of critical meetings with senior Chinese officials as the two sides expressed willingness to talk but showed little inclination to bend on hardened positions that have sent tensions soaring. Blinken was meeting Monday morning with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi and an encounter with President Xi Jinping was still in the cards before he departs in the late evening. Neither Blinken nor Wang made any comment to reporters as they greeted each other and sat for their discussion.In the first round of talks on Sunday, Blinken met for nearly six hours with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang after which both countries said they had agreed to continue high-level discussions. However, there was no sign that any of the most fractious issues between them were closer to resolution.The two sides both said Qin had accepted an invitation from Blinken to visit Washington but Beijing made clear that “the China-U.S. re...

2 dead and 3 hurt after shooting at Washington state electronic dance music festival

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:02:55 GMT

GEORGE, Wash. (AP) — Two people were killed and three others injured after police said a shooter began firing “randomly” into a crowd at a Washington state campground that was hosting people attending a nearby music festival on Saturday night, police said.Authorities received the first report of the shooting shortly before 8:30 p.m. at the camping area a few hundred yards from the Gorge Amphitheater, where thousands of people were attending an electronic dance music festival, said Kyle Foreman, public information officer with the Grant County Sheriff’s Office. The Gorge is near the small city of George, about 150 miles (239 kilometers) east of Seattle.After the initial shots were fired, the suspect started moving through the campground and “continued to shoot randomly into the crowd” until he was eventually confronted by police and taken into custody, Foreman said.The suspect was shot in the confrontation with police, Foreman said. The suspect was hospitalized for his in...