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Fox Sports
5 days ago
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Last Night in Baseball: Paul Skenes actually got some run support for once
There is always baseball happening — almost too much baseball for one person to handle themselves. That's why we're here to help, though, by sifting through the previous days' games, and figuring out what you missed, but shouldn't have. Here are all the best moments from last night in Major League Baseball: Pirates finally support Skenes (when he doesn't need it) Pirates' ace Paul Skenes has a 2.15 ERA for the season, but his win-loss record is 4-5, and Pittsburgh is just 5-7 in his 12 starts. The worst example of this problem came two appearances ago, when Skenes threw eight innings of one-run ball against the powerful Phillies' lineup, and still took the L. Pittsburgh remembered that it's legal to give him some run support on Wednesday, however, with the Pirates crushing the Diamondbacks, 10-1. Skenes did his part, too, going 6.2 innings without giving up a walk or a run, scattering four hits while striking out seven batters. The Pirates' bats rarely come through for their ace, but they plated 10 runs for just the second time in 57 games this season – the other occurrence was also in support of Skenes. Maybe the Pirates might want to spread those out a little for their ace next time? You know, stop with the feast or famine thing, help him win some of those other starts where he gives up one or two runs? Listen we're just trying to be helpful, and frankly the Pirates could use the assist. Judge is intentionally walked, twice Aaron Judge is a supremely dangerous hitter, and there's no shame in admitting as much when facing him down. The man is hitting .391/.488/.739, each slash leading the league and serving as career-highs for the Yankees' outfielder, too. That's why Angels' manager Ron Washington signaled for the intentional walk not once, but twice in two trips to the plate on Wednesday. At least this way, Judge only gets the one base. It mostly worked, too, since Judge didn't come around to score in the contest, but the problem is that none of the Angels' batters did, either. So the one run the Yankees did put on the board without Judge's assistance was enough to secure the dub and the sweep. That gives the Yankees five wins in a row, 16 victories in their last 20 games, and a seven-game lead in the AL East. Guardians 5-run 8th topples Dodgers The Dodgers rolled over the Guardians in the first two games of the series, 7-2 and 9-5, but it was Cleveland putting the hurt on in the finale. They were down 4-2 in the eighth inning, making it look like they were on their way to being swept by the defending champions and current NL West leaders, but then the bats woke up. Jhonkensy Noel kicked things off with a single, and Will Wilson followed with his own. Daniel Schneemann walked, loading the bases, then, after Austin Hedges struck out, Nolan Joneswould single to left, scoring both Big Christmas and Wilson to tie the game 4-4. Alex Vesia would come in from the Dodgers' bullpen in relief of Tanner Scott, but it simply made things worse: Angel Martinez would hit a three-run homer, clearing the bases and giving us our final score out of Cleveland: 7-4. With the Tigers winning yet again, this was a significant comeback for the Guardians – they're already six games back of Detroit as is, and with the Tigers showing no real signs of slowing down since they started succeeding last August, losing any more ground this early in the year will be a problem later. Brewers walk it off in the 10th inning to beat Red Sox Déjà vu struck in Milwaukee as the Brewers captured their second 10th inning victory in as many nights. It came in notable fashion again, too, as one night after Christian Yelich hit his first-career walk-off home run, rookie Caleb Durbin had his first-career walk-off of any kind. While it wasn't as exhilarating as a final-say grand slam, it counts the same in the standings. With Sal Frelick on third base, Durbin hit a ball high into the sky, forcing Boston's center fielder Ceddanne Raffaela to track back just far enough that his throw to the plate was a tad late. Frelick slid in head first, ensuring the Brewers' victory and Durbin's heroism. The Brewers have now won four in a row, while the Red Sox have dropped five straight. They sit in fourth place in the AL East, 9.5 behind the Yankees, and 4.5 back of a wild card spot. If this baseball thing doesn't work out… What do you think Pete Crow-Armstrong's handicap in golf is? It seems like he's got a pretty natural swing, if this home run from Wednesday against Rockies' starter Tanner Gordon is any indication. Because of the angle and the velocity of the pitch, it didn't come off the bat all that fast — just under 104 mph, per Statcast — but it went exceptionally high, at 113 feet at its apex, and landed 26 feet past the wall in right field. It ended up being the game winner for Chicago, as they defeated the Rockies 2-1, giving the Cubs the sweep. Crow-Armstrong is now up to .275/.303/.563 with 15 homers on the season, and ranks fourth among Cubs' regulars in OPS+ at 142. Their lineup has been something else, if that tidbit didn't alert you to as much on its own. Colorado, meanwhile, had their run differential drop to -175 for the season thanks to the defeat. Fun fact: the 2022 Rockies, who lost 94 games, had an end-of-season run differential of -175. The 2025 Rockies' run differential would have ranked fourth-worst in MLB in 2024 at the end of the year. Colorado has been outscored by a combined 833 runs since the beginning of the 2022 season, a stretch of 542 games. They're now 9-47 in 2025, or, the holders of the worst start through 56 games in modern MLB history (1901-present). Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily! FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience Paul Skenes Major League Baseball Pittsburgh Pirates recommended Get more from Major League Baseball Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Donovan leads Cardinals against the Astros after 4-hit outing
Donovan leads Cardinals against the Astros after 4-hit outing Houston Astros (7-9, fourth in the AL West) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (8-8, third in the NL Central) St. Louis; Tuesday, 7:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Hunter Brown (1-1, 2.00 ERA, 0.78 WHIP, 18 strikeouts); Cardinals: Erick Fedde (1-1, 4.20 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, five strikeouts) Advertisement BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -129, Cardinals +109; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals play the Houston Astros after Brendan Donovan's four-hit game on Monday. St. Louis is 8-8 overall and 7-3 in home games. The Cardinals rank fourth in the NL with 19 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game. Houston has a 3-4 record in road games and a 7-9 record overall. The Astros have gone 2-9 in games when they have given up a home run. The matchup Tuesday is the second meeting between these teams this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Donovan has a .391 batting average to lead the Cardinals, and has five doubles and two home runs. Nolan Arenado is 11-for-37 with a home run and five RBI over the last 10 games. Advertisement Jose Altuve has three home runs and seven RBI for the Astros. Isaac Paredes is 13-for-41 with three home runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 4-6, .280 batting average, 4.99 ERA, outscored by eight runs Astros: 5-5, .240 batting average, 4.29 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs INJURIES: Cardinals: Masyn Winn: 10-Day IL (back), Ivan Herrera: 10-Day IL (foot), Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat) Astros: Brendan Rodgers: day-to-day (hip), Spencer Arrighetti: 15-Day IL (thumb), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shawn Dubin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Forrest Whitley: 15-Day IL (knee), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (calf), Kaleb Ort: 15-Day IL (oblique), Pedro Leon: 10-Day IL (knee), Lance McCullers Jr.: 15-Day IL (forearm) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Telegraph
09-04-2025
- Science
- Telegraph
The ‘true face' of Lucy, humanity's most famous ancestor
The true face of the tiny primate 'Lucy', who proved that our early human relatives walked on two legs 3 million years ago, has been revealed. The 3.5ft skeleton, named after the Beatles song Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, was discovered in Ethiopia by Donald Johanson, an American palaeoanthropologist, in 1975. She belonged to the Australopithecus afarensis species and was the most intact early hominin ever found, which helped prove that our human ancestors walked on two legs before developing large brains. Before her discovery, many people had hypothesised that a larger brain was needed to allow the dexterity needed for upright walking. Now, an international team including Cicero Moraes, a world leader in forensic facial reconstruction software, has reconstructed her face using scans of her skull, coupled with soft tissue data from chimpanzees, who have a similar brain size to the Australopithecus afarensis. 'Seeing Lucy's face is like glimpsing at a bridge to the distant past, offering a visual connection to human evolution,' said Mr Moraes. 'The reconstruction, blending science and art, allows us to imagine what she might have looked like 3.2 million years ago, enriching both public and scientific understanding of our ancestors. 'It's a reflection of technological progress that makes an extinct being tangible.' Details like hair and skin colour were determined based on prior studies related to the Pliocene environment in which she lived. The final result is something not quite ape and not yet human, similar to modern great apes but with some unique features, such as a flatter face and a less protruding jaw. 'It has a less pronounced brow ridge than in chimpanzees, though still distinct from modern humans,' added Mr Moraes. 'The artistic version shows dark skin and hair, inspired by palaeoanthropological descriptions suggesting adaptation to the hot Ethiopian environment of 3.2 million years ago.' He added: 'The team believes that, despite the limitations of the cranial fragments, it offers an anatomically coherent representation of a female Australopithecus afarensis.' Lucy's body also shows elements of both ape and human. Her upper torso shows she was adapted to living in trees, but her lower body showed she also walked on two legs. Her brain, however, is very different to modern humans. The inner surface of her skull has a volume of about 391 cubic centimetres – similar to that of chimpanzees and much smaller than the roughly 1,350 cubic centimetres of modern humans. It indicates that her brain organisation was closer to that of other primates. Lucy is thought to have died at between 12 and 18 years of age – adulthood for her species – and may have fallen out of a tree. Her fossilised bones will go on display in Europe for the first time ever this summer at Prague's National Museum in August. The research has been submitted to a journal for peer review.
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Two building plans seek to add a combined 1,000 homes in Mt. Juliet. Are they still alive?
Separate development plans that total more than 1,000 homes combined on opposite ends of Wilson County have stalled over road infrastructure concerns and face an uncertain future. Both projects have sought annexation into Mt. Juliet. Here's a look. A mixed-use plan from Lifestyle Communities that includes 655 multifamily-housing units along Central Pike was brought back after first being proposed in 2022. However, Mt. Juliet planning commissioners voted to give a land use plan amendment a negative recommendation as concerns on the impact to Central Pike and area traffic were raised. Lifestyle Communities representatives then deferred requests to annex and rezone the property as recommendation items. A new Central Pike interchange and widening on Central Pike and South Mt. Juliet Road are part of the Tennessee Department of Transportation's 10-Year road project plan, released in 2023. However, there is an uncertain timeline on starting and finishing those road projects. 'I'm not going to sit here with any fiber of my being and approve a project that's going to put additional units on an unimproved road,' Planning Commissioner Preston George said prior to the vote. 'Until Central Pike is completely widened, I'm not going to support anything.' Lifestyle Communities, which has an existing development in Mt. Juliet's Providence area, also includes the brand's Goat Restaurant in the LC Mt. Juliet II plan. Development representatives offered to limit the number of units to 391 as a first phase until a new Central Pike interchange is complete. An LC Mt. Juliet II representative also told planning commissioners Lifestyle Communities wasn't looking to break ground until the final quarter of 2027. The timing would allow Lifestyle Communities to relocate Southwest Cook Road in order meet the elevation needed for the improvements to be made on Central Pike. A statement from Lifestyle Communities indicates the company may still seek approval. "We remain hopeful that, through a collaborative process with the city, residents, and the Tennessee Department of Transportation, we will find a path forward for this future community," the statement said. A preliminary master plan to build up to 434 high-end homes was deferred after Mt. Juliet planning commissioners gave a negative recommendation to an annexation request. Mira Bella is the name of the proposed community that would be located between Lebanon Road, Beckwith Road and Bass Lane between downtown Mt. Juliet and Lebanon. The plan also seeks commercial development closer to Lebanon Road. When a planning commissioner asked if home prices would be between $2 million and $5 million, a representative stated costs weren't set, but that it would be an 'exclusive community.' Planning commissioners gave a positive recommendation to a land use plan amendment request contingent on annexation and rezoning approval. However, planning commissioners followed with the negative recommendation vote on annexation and subsequent deferral of the preliminary plan that includes a rezone. City Commissioners would ultimately have to approve annexation and the plan and rezone if and when the plan returns. Several nearby residents raised concerns about traffic in an area of Lebanon Road that is only two lanes, Beckwith Road and traffic in general. Concerns included that Mira Bella doesn't touch a city road. City personnel did state that the Wilson County Road Commission would maintain a new traffic light on Beckwith Road if the neighborhood is ultimately approved. Efforts to reach developer Kyle Allen, owner and developer of Mira Bella Inc., on potential next steps were unsuccessful. Plans can go forward to the City Commission with a positive or negative recommendation from the Planning Commission if the developer chooses. The deferred requests would still need to seek Planning Commission review first, city officials said. Reach Andy Humbles at ahumbles@ and on X, formerly known as Twitter @ AndyHumbles. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Mt. Juliet efforts to increase housing stall over infrastructure worry
