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Vogelsong, Giants Stifled By The Nats
San Francisco, CA – It was a night of rare events. The Giants suffered their largest defeat of the season when they fell 9-2 against the Washington Nationals. They lost game one of a four-game series. This was the third loss for San Francisco to open a series this season.
The Nationals have now won eight of their last ten games. Their starting pitchers combined have not issued a walk in their last six games and Stephen Strasburg improved to 3-0 after tossing six innings allowing four hits, one run and no walks.
“The biggest thing is we are going out there and keeping it simple,” said Strasburg. “We are going out there and pounding the strike zone as a staff. Let our defense do the work. We keep it close and let our offense win the game.”
“Your hoping to keep the game game close when your going against a guy like Strasburg,” Giants manage Bruce Bochy said. “They came in here with a lot of confidence. When you find a team that’s hot with the bats, they’re probably going to take advantage and they did.”
Washington backed their ace with enough runs that he didn’t need to go the distance. The Nationals jumped to an early 4-1 lead before opening up their offense in the seventh scoring five runs and knocking out Ryan Vogelsong.
It wasn’t a great start for Vogelsong who had a season high nine hits and allowed six runs. He also surrendered six extra base hits which matched a career-high. Jayson Worth’s RBI double scored in the Nationals first run. Then Ian Desmond hit a RBI triple to extend their lead 2-0.
“Just a bad night,” said Vogelsong. “I threw some really good pitches and I threw some really bad ones. It’s just one of those nights. Sometimes you have nights like this where it isn’t our night and that’s what tonight was.”
Desmond went 3-for-5 with a double and triple. He drove in a career-high five RBI’s. San Francisco cut the lead in half when Brandon Crawford’s single scored in Tyler Colvin who leadoff the second with a double. Crawford got picked off at 1st and Strasburg forced the next batter to fly out to end the inning.
Vogelsong was rocky with his command and loaded the bases in the third. He gave up a double to Adam LaRoche and walked two batters back-to-back. Desmond grounded a single to left field scoring in two more runs and Washington extended their lead 4-1. Vogelsong struck out Danny Espinosa to end the inning.
After giving up runs in all three innings, Vogelsong found his rhythm and pitched three scoreless innings. But the five-run outburst in the seventh sealed the Nationals victory. The Giant’s bench rallied late in the eighth.
San Francisco put two on before Joaquin Arias singled in their second run of the night. Gregor Blanco was at second and tried to steal third but got called out by the third base umpire. That left two on with two outs. Hector Sanchez flew out to right field to end the inning.
“Tonight is over. We go tomorrow. That’s all we can concentrate on is tomorrow,” Washington’s manager Matt Williams said. “We face a really good left-handed pitcher [in Madison Bumgarner]. We won tonight and that’s good. But we have to concentrate on playing a good game tomorrow.”
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Oakland Post: Week of April 24 – 30, 2024
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Alameda County
DA Pamela Price Stands by Mom Who Lost Son to Gun Violence in Oakland
Last week, The Post published a photo showing Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price with Carol Jones, whose son, Patrick DeMarco Scott, was gunned down by an unknown assailant in 2018.
Publisher’s note: Last week, The Post published a photo showing Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price with Carol Jones, whose son, Patrick DeMarco Scott, was gunned down by an unknown assailant in 2018. The photo was too small for readers to see where the women were and what they were doing. Here we show Price and Jones as they complete a walk in memory of Scott. For more information and to contribute, please contact Carol Jones at 510-978-5517 at morefoundation.help@gmail.com. Courtesy photo.
City Government
Vallejo Welcomes Interim City Manager Beverli Marshall
At Tuesday night’s Council meeting, the Vallejo City Council appointed Beverli Marshall as the interim city manager. Her tenure in the City Manager’s Office began today, Wednesday, April 10. Mayor Robert McConnell praised Marshall’s extensive background, noting her “wide breadth of experience in many areas that will assist the City and its citizens in understanding the complexity of the many issues that must be solved” in Vallejo.
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At Tuesday night’s Council meeting, the Vallejo City Council appointed Beverli Marshall as the interim city manager. Her tenure in the City Manager’s Office began today, Wednesday, April 10.
Mayor Robert McConnell praised Marshall’s extensive background, noting her “wide breadth of experience in many areas that will assist the City and its citizens in understanding the complexity of the many issues that must be solved” in Vallejo.
Current City Manager Michael Malone, whose official departure is slated for April 18, expressed his well wishes. “I wish the City of Vallejo and Interim City Manager Marshall all the best in moving forward on the progress we’ve made to improve service to residents.” Malone expressed his hope that the staff and Council will work closely with ICM Marshall to “ensure success and prosperity for the City.”
According to the Vallejo Sun, Malone stepped into the role of interim city manager in 2021 and became permanent in 2022. Previously, Malone served as the city’s water director and decided to retire from city service e at the end of his contract which is April 18.
“I hope the excellent work of City staff will continue for years to come in Vallejo,” he said. “However, recent developments have led me to this decision to announce my retirement.”
When Malone was appointed, Vallejo was awash in scandals involving the housing division and the police department. A third of the city’s jobs went unfilled during most of his tenure, making for a rocky road for getting things done, the Vallejo Sun reported.
At last night’s council meeting, McConnell explained the selection process, highlighting the council’s confidence in achieving positive outcomes through a collaborative effort, and said this afternoon, “The Council is confident that by working closely together, positive results will be obtained.”
While the search for a permanent city manager is ongoing, an announcement is expected in the coming months.
On behalf of the City Council, Mayor McConnell extended gratitude to the staff, citizen groups, and recruitment firm.
“The Council wishes to thank the staff, the citizens’ group, and the recruitment firm for their diligent work and careful consideration for the selection of what is possibly the most important decision a Council can make on behalf of the betterment of our City,” McConnell said.
The Vallejo Sun contributed to this report.
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