Dodgers rally past White Sox in 9th inning; Kershaw reaches 3,000 strikeouts

Dodgers rally past White Sox in 9th inning; Kershaw reaches 3,000 strikeouts

LOS ANGELES (AP) —Clayton Kershaw got his 3,000th strikeoutand Freddie Freeman capped a three-run ninth inning by singled in Shohei Ohtani, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Chicago White Sox 5-4 on Wednesday night. Kershaw became the 20th pitcher to reach 3,000 when Vinny Capra took a slider for a called third strike for the final out of the sixth inning. Los Angeles trailed 4-2 and hadn't scored since the second inning when Michael Conforto singled and Tommy Edman and Hyesong Kim drew back-to-back walks from Grant Taylor (0-1) to open the ninth. Ohtani hit into a run-scoring forceout, Mookie Betts tied the score with a sacrifice fly off Steven Wilson and Freeman singled sharply to right. Los Angeles won for the 14th time in 17 games and clinched its seventh straight series victory. Andrew Benintendi had a two-out RBI single in the first. Will Smith tied the score in the bottom half against Sean Burke with his 11th homer and Andy Pages lead off the second with his 17th homer. Austin Slater hit a two-run homer in the third for a 3-2 lead and Edgar Quero added a flare RBI single. Key moment Dodgers third basemanMax Muncywas injured while tagging out Michael A. Taylor in the sixth. Taylor was caught stealing as catcher Will Smith threw to Muncy, who tagged Taylor for the second out of the inning. Muncy sprawled on his back as a Dodgers athletic trainer came out to check on him. The team said he had left knee pain. A White Sox trainer also checked on Taylor, who sustained a bruised left trapezius in his back. Key stat Kershaw threw a season-high 100 pitches, giving up four runs and nine hits in six innings. He struck out Miguel Vargas in the third and Lenyn Sosa in the fifth. Up next White Sox RHP Aaron Civale (1-4, 4.74 ERA) starts the series finale Thursday. Dodgers RHP Dustin May (4-5, 4.68) faces Chicago for the first time in his career. ___ AP MLB:https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

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Dodgers rally past White Sox in 9th inning; Kershaw reaches 3,000 strikeouts

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Brewers phenom Jacob Misiorowski gets tagged for 1st time in loss to Mets

Brewers phenom Jacob Misiorowski gets tagged for 1st time in loss to Mets

NEW YORK (AP) — Jacob Misiorowski made everything look so easy in his first three major league starts. Now he knows it's not. The hard-throwing rookie finally got knocked around Wednesday, serving up back-to-back homers as theMilwaukee Brewers lost 7-3 to the New York Metsin the second game of a day-night doubleheader at Citi Field. Barely touched by opposing batters since getting called up from the minors last month, Misiorowski (3-1) gave up five runs, five hits and three walks over 3 2/3 innings in his fourth career outing. Brandon Nimmo connected for a grand slam in the second anda slumping Francisco Lindorfollowed with another longball off Misiorowski to give the Mets a 5-0 lead. "He wasn't in sync tonight, for sure. You could see it early. He'd have it for one pitch and then you could just see the ball wasn't coming out of his fingers the same. You could see the frustration building," Brewers manager Pat Murphy said. "That's too good of a team and too good of a lineup. (These are) the days you realize how good these guys are, all major league players. It's so tough to perform at the highest level and be consistent. But when you're off a little bit, it can be the difference, and Miz just wasn't in sync." A touted prospect, the 6-foot-7 Misiorowski had more than lived up to the hype since his arrival. He began his career with 11 hitless innings and then a scoreless start in a win over Pirates ace Paul Skenes before a crowd of 42,774 in Milwaukee last week. The 23-year-old right-hander carried a perfect game into the seventh June 20 at Minnesota and racked up 19 strikeouts in his first 16 big league innings. "He has amazing stuff," Nimmo said. Misiorowski threw 62 pitches at least 100 mph in his first three games, and opposing batters were 3 for 49 (.061) against him — making him the first pitcher in the modern era (since 1900) to have as many wins as hits allowed through three career starts. "He's really good. Crazy future ahead of him," Lindor said. "It's going to be fun to watch him and fun to play against him." But on this night, Misiorowski walked consecutive batters with two outs in the second and was unable to corral a high comebacker off the bat of No. 9 hitter Hayden Senger. The ball glanced off Misiorowski's glove and spun away from second baseman Brice Turang for an infield single that loaded the bases. "There was a fastball at the bottom of the zone for a walk that I thought was there. But I thought, good spot, and maybe get it up a little bit more," Misiorowski said. "Just frustrated at myself for not making a play." Nimmo pulled the next pitch, a 96 mph slider, to right field for his third career slam and second this season. Lindor then drove a 1-2 fastball to right-center for his 17th home run. "I threw good pitches and they hit 'em. Plain and simple as that," Misiorowski said. "I mean, you're facing the best of the best. They're getting paid what they're getting paid for a reason." Misiorowski said his problem was mechanical. "My fingers were just a little too far on the right side of the ball, and it kind of spun a little different than I'm used to," he said. "I think I came back pretty well after that. ... I fixed it that next inning." Murphy said Misiorowski didn't feel good while warming up in the bullpen, and that carried over to the game. "His whole body was not in sync," the manager explained. "All the arms and legs, it's hard to sync it all up." Misiorowski came out firing 100 mph fastballs, touching 102 mph against Lindor in the first inning — but it didn't last. "He learned his lesson. He's ticked about it. Even some of the sequencing he's ticked about," Murphy said. "He can see it that there's just a really fine line between being dominant and being just OK." Misiorowski, however, won't dwell on this disappointment. "It's done. Use the old Tiger Woods approach and move on to the next hit. Move on to the next pitch. It is what it is. I got a loss but, oh well," he said. "It's frustrating. But at the same time like, young career, it's good figuring it out now. Not when we're in the playoffs and it matters most." ___ AP MLB:https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

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Deandre Ayton will join LeBron, Luka and the Lakers after Portland buyout, AP sources say

Deandre Ayton will join LeBron, Luka and the Lakers after Portland buyout, AP sources say

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Center Deandre Ayton has agreed to join the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent, two people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal could not yet be announced between the Lakers and Ayton, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft — two spots ahead of Luka Doncic. The Portland Trail Blazers bought out Ayton's contract last weekend, and he has agreed to join Doncic and LeBron James on a deal for the upcoming season with a player option for 2026-27. He will be paid more than $25 million by the Blazers while playing for the Lakers next year. Ayton's arrival fills the Lakers' most glaring offseason need, providing a lob target for James and Doncic. And while Ayton isn't known as a defensive stopper, the 7-footer will provide the size in the middle that the Lakers have missed sincetrading Anthony Davis to Dallas for Doncic. Ayton, who turns 27 this month, spent his first five NBA seasons with Phoenix before joining the Trail Blazers two years ago as part of the three-team trade sendingDamian Lillardto Milwaukee. Ayton struggled at times in Portland while playing for mediocre teams, but he has averaged 16.4 points and 10.5 rebounds during his seven NBA seasons while making 59% of his shots. He played only 40 games for the Blazers last season, getting sidelined for the rest of the year in February by a strained calf. While he has never been an All-Star, Ayton is the only player to average a double-double in points and rebounds in his first seven NBA seasons since former Lakers center Dwight Howard did it over a decade ago. Ayton also knows Southern California after moving from the Bahamas to San Diego to play high school basketball. He went on to the University of Arizona before the Suns drafted him. The Lakers struggled without Davis in the paint last season, with Jaxson Hayes playing poorly enough to get benched by coach JJ Redick in their final two playoff games. Los Angeles was eliminated from the first round of the postseasonby Minnesota in five games, with big man Rudy Gobert racking up 27 points and 24 rebounds in the clinching victory while the Lakers largely played without a center. ___ AP Basketball Writer Tim Reynolds contributed to this report. ___ AP NBA:https://apnews.com/NBA

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Deandre Ayton will join LeBron, Luka and the Lakers after Portland buyout, AP sources say

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Todd Lyons Says A Lot Of Illegal Migrants Are Self Deporting And Explains Why Doing So Could Help Them Later On

Todd Lyons Says A Lot Of Illegal Migrants Are Self Deporting And Explains Why Doing So Could Help Them Later On

Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons provided an update on Fox News Wednesday on the agency's ongoing efforts to combat illegal immigration, specifically regarding the self-deportation initiative. The Department of Homeland Securitylaunchedthe CBP Home app in March, encouraging illegal migrants to self-deport voluntarily or face deportation by ICE and permanent barring from re-entry. During an appearance on "The Ingraham Angle," Lyons discussed the success of the program. "We're actually seeing more people self-deport than we thought we would. We're offering these with inside the detention facilities. We were just down with the president, Secretary Noem, and Governor DeSantis at Alligator Alcatraz," Lyons said. Lyons described the self-deportation program as a practical and humane alternative to detention. WATCH: "We have that available for individuals to self-deport there instead of being locked up. The safe and most humane way to go. And it gives them the opportunity to come back legally," Lyons said. Lyons said ICE will keep moving forward despite criticisms and push back from the left. "We didn't let Mayor Bass stop us. We're continuing that mission daily right now. And we're still going to focus on all these sanctuary jurisdictions and all of these places where these left activist judges are trying to rule and shut down ICE, but we're not going to walk away," Lyons said. Lyons then pointed out the importance of the policy decisions made under the Trump administration, reaffirming that ICE is committed to the safety of the American people. "This is what the president wanted, this is what the American people wanted, and ICE is going to make America safe again," Lyons said.(RELATED: Byron Donalds Explains How Florida Set 'Blueprint For Other States' On Border Security) Earlier in June, the Trump administrationintroduceda significant incentive for illegal migrants to self-deport using the CBP Home app. Migrants who voluntarily leave the U.S. will receive a free flight, a $1,000 stipend and forgiveness of any previous deportation fines, all as part of a broader effort to remove illegal immigrants efficiently and cost-effectively. Those illegal immigrants caught could facedetentionat Florida's newly opened "Alligator Alcatraz," a facility designed to hold up to 5,000 criminal immigrants awaiting deportation. The detention center, supported by bothPresident Donald Trumpand Florida's Attorney GeneralJames Uthmeier, is part of a broader push to expedite immigration proceedings, including the proposal toappointNational Guardsmen as immigration judges. All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter's byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contactlicensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.

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Trump will kick off a yearlong celebration of America's 250th anniversary with event in Iowa

Trump will kick off a yearlong celebration of America's 250th anniversary with event in Iowa

WASHINGTON (AP) — PresidentDonald Trumpcampaigned on a promise to deliver a "spectacular" yearlong birthday party tomark 250 years of American independence. On Thursday, he will be in the U.S. heartland to kick off the patriotic festivities leading up to next year's anniversary. The event at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines will feature "dazzling" displays of Americana and American history, musical performances and a fireworks show to cap the night, said U.S. Ambassador Monica Crowley, Trump's liaison to the organizing group, America250. Organizers see the coming year of festivities as a way to help unite apolarized nationand bridge partisanship — a monumental task given the country's divides. Thursday's event comes as the Republican-controlled Congress pushed for final passage of asweeping tax cuts and spending packagethat's at the heart ofDonald Trump's legislative agenda but has united all Democrats against it. More U.S. adults also disapprove than approve of how the Republican president is doing his job. Iowa was a "logical choice" for the kickoff, Crowley said, because of its central location and Trump's affinity for the state, whichsupported himin each of the last three general elections. She also said Iowa's middle-of-the-country geography is symbolic of the desire to use the coming celebrations to help bring people together. "We've had so much division and so much polarization over the last many decades, but certainly over the last few years, that to be able to bring the country together to celebrate America's 250th birthday through patriotism, shared values and a renewed sense of civic pride, to be able to do that in the center of the country, is incredibly important," she said. A recent Gallup poll showed thewidest partisan splitin patriotism in over two decades, with only about a third of Democrats saying they are proud to be American compared with about 9 in 10 Republicans. About 4 in 10 U.S. adults approve of Trump's performance as president, according to a June AP-NORC poll, while about 6 in 10 disapprove. That poll also showeda majority of Americanssaid theJune military paradethat Trump greenlit in Washington for the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army — an event that fell on his 79th birthday — was "not a good use" of government money. Crowley spoke to the political and ideological schisms that left the country "torn apart" ahead of its last big birthday celebration, noting that 1976 closely followed the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal that led Richard Nixon to resign from the presidency. "That moment was critical to uniting the country and moving forward, and I am very optimistic and hopeful that the yearlong celebration that we're about to launch will do the same thing in this present moment," she said in an interview. America's 250th birthday "is something that I think that all Americans can come together to celebrate and honor our history as well as our present and our future," Crowley said. On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, officially marking the 13 colonies' split from Great Britain. "We're gonna have a big, big celebration, as you know, 250 years," Trump said about the birthday during his Memorial Day address to a solemn audience at Arlington National Cemetery. "In some ways, I'm glad I missed that second term where it was because I wouldn't be your president for that." Video of then-candidate Trump proposing a "Great American State Fair" in Iowa in May 2023 began to recirculate after his reelection last November. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, a Republican, told the White House earlier this year that Iowa stood "ready" to host the event and that Trump had the state's full support, according to a draft of Reynolds' letter obtained by The Associated Press. The culminating fair instead will be held next year on the National Mall in Washington, according to a White House official who was not authorized to share details publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. But Trump honored his initial proposal with a kickoff in the first-in-the-nation caucus state. The lineup Thursday night will includeLee Greenwood, according to social media posts advertising the event, whose song, "God Bless the USA," is a regular feature at Trump rallies and official events. Also attending will be Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins. ___ Fingerhut reported from Des Moines, Iowa. AP Polling Editor Amelia Thomson DeVeaux in Washington contributed to this report.

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