Before all this winning suddenly became commonplace, the Orioles hadn’t shown an ability to string victories together. They hadn’t completed a sweep of an opponent through June, until that three-game series against the Texas Rangers last week served as a launching pad to so much more. Now Baltimore has swept three straight series for the…
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Amed Rosario led off the fourth for the Cleveland Guardians with an infield hit. He advanced to second on a throwing error by Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson. The game was scoreless. And Lucas Giolito made sure it remained that way, with some help from his defense. AJ Pollock made a great running catch…
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DJ LeMahieu scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th inning, giving the Yankees 62 wins before the All-Star break, tying a franchise record. Clay Holmes found the feel for his sinker again. Giancarlo Stanton hit a game-tying home run in the eighth. The Yankees snapped a season-high-tying three-game…
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ANAHEIM ― When it comes to Shohei Ohtani, the words “elite company” have become redundant. Elite company seems to be the only kind of company he keeps. Consider what he accomplished Wednesday night in the Angels’ 7-1 victory over the Houston Astros. • Ohtani became the second pitcher in Angels history to record 10 or…
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After a 42-year hiatus, the MLB All-Star Game returns to Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, but the days leading up to the main event include a lot more than the Home Run Derby. Here’s a closer look at some of what is on tap from now through the Midsummer Classic. ALL-STAR OCEAN FRONT Beginning Friday, fans…
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By Tom Avril | Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA — The BA.5 “subvariant” of the coronavirus has rapidly become dominant in the United States, and rising COVID-19 case numbers are dashing hopes for a summer break from the pandemic. The Biden administration responded Tuesday by once again urging people to get booster shots. But those vaccines are…
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COL DU GRANON, France — The first big mountain stage shook things up at the Tour de France as defending champion Tadej Pogacar wilted toward the end of Wednesday’s 11th stage and lost the yellow jersey. Jonas Vingegaard and his team Jumbo-Visma were the big winners on the stage as the Danish rider claimed the…
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Inflation in Los Angeles and Orange counties ballooned at an 8.6% annual rate in June — the biggest jump in the cost of living since March 1982. You don’t need a price index to know prices of everything from gasoline to groceries to used cars to electricity are skyrocketing. But the local slice of the…
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We’ve been spending time with Julia Child, streaming HBO Max’s TV series “Julia.” I’m always leery about depictions of Julia, fearful that my mentor might be depicted in an exaggerated, unflattering manner. But once I got into the first episode, I relaxed and felt like I was enjoying treasured time with the woman who so…
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The manager ax found another victim on Wednesday, as the Blue Jays’ Charlie Montoyo became the third skipper to be fired this season. Montoyo, 56, was in his fourth year as Blue Jays’ manager. His team, picked by many to win the American League East and compete for a spot in the World Series, was…
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