ANAHEIM ― Jared Walsh was on deck in the fourth inning Wednesday. In the Cleveland Guardians’ bullpen, left-hander Pat Hentges was getting warm. Sure enough, as soon as Zach Plesac walked Mike Trout to end an eight-pitch plate appearance, Guardians manager Terry Francona emerged from the dugout to remove his right-handed starting pitcher. Walsh is…
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PHOENIX — Trea Turner has become the Dodgers’ butter and egg man. Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully used to pin that label on hitters who were good in RBI situations – because, like the neighborhood dairy men of the past, they delivered. Through the first 18 games this season, Turner has delivered 16 RBIs,…
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Technically, it will be just another game. Opening night, true, but still just one of 22 on the regular-season schedule. Emotionally? Friday night’s debut of Angel City FC at Banc of California Stadium will be off the charts, for the athletes, coaches and staff involved and especially for those who campaigned hard for the return…
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As Riverside loses its city manager, Huntington Beach gains him. The two cities announced late Wednesday, April 27, that Riverside City Manager Al Zelinka is expected to move to his new Orange County post in summer. Riverside City Manager Al Zelinka, seen in 2015, will become the city manager of Huntington Beach in June 2022.…
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It went down as a meaningless play in the box score, a bunt single by Mauricio Dubon in the sixth inning of the San Francisco Giants’ 13-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on April 12. Dubon never advanced past first base; Padres pitcher Dinelson Lamet struck out the next three batters in order. In…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Scores and stats from Orange County games on Wednesday, April 27. Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. WEDNESDAY’S SCORES GIRLS DIVING CIF-SS FINAL Division 1 (Springboard) 1) Taylor Fox (San Juan Hills) 559.10 2) Sheridan…
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A colorful, widely visible, but graffiti-marred mural on a flood-control dam near Corona that celebrated the nation’s bicentennial no longer enjoys the protection of a court order. But officials say a plan is in the works to replace the patriotic image on Prado Dam, which was originally created with toxic lead paint. The fate of…
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The Chicago Bulls season ended with an air of inevitability Wednesday night as the team crumpled against the Milwaukee Bucks in a 116-100 Game 5 loss to close their best-of-seven first-round series. The Bulls’ chances went from unlikely to grim after starters Alex Caruso (concussion) and Zach LaVine (COVID-19) were both ruled out of Game…
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Robinson Chirinos flailed a glove at the pitch, but it was just a prayer, a wild swipe of his backhand to save a ball that bounced a few feet in front of the plate and quickly skipped past the catcher. Right-hander Dillon Tate had entered in the seventh inning Wednesday, inheriting a runner and hoping…
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Mets pitchers complained about the inconsistencies and slickness of the baseballs provided by MLB this season. The Yankees, meanwhile, were still not sure what to make of them. “I gotta be honest, I haven’t really noticed much,” Jameson Taillon said Wednesday before the Yankees game against the Baltimore Orioles at the Stadium. “Maybe when I…
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