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Padres Pitching Baffles Giants

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10 years ago

June 25, 2014

San Francisco, CA – For the past two nights, the Giants have faced unknown pitchers. Despite video and film on each player, the Padres rookie class have baffled San Francisco’s offense for the second consecutive night. Thus, San Diego won the series with a 7-2 victory over the Giants tonight.

“That’s a good old fashioned curveball, 12-and-6,” Padres manager Bud Black said. “You don’t see a lot of those these days. But Jesse’s got a good feel for it.”

“I just felt really good,” said Jesse Hahn. “I felt really relaxed out there.”

After tossing four scoreless innings, Pablo Sandoval broke up Hahn’s “no-hitter” and perfect game with a single to leadoff the fifth. Michael Morse followed with a bloop single to right field and Tyler Colvin grounded out scoring in Sandoval making it a 3-1 game.

San Francisco’s at-bats were quiet again against superb pitching and good defense by San Diego. The Giants tried to rally in both the fifth and sixth innings but only mustered a run a piece. Buster Posey’s RBI double in the sixth was the last run scored for San Francisco.

“He’s got pretty good stuff,” said Posey. “He had good life on his fastball, and he changed speeds with the curveball a lot, which made it effective.”

The Padres took a 3-0 lead despite the Giants turning three double plays to back a pretty good start for Tim Hudson. Cameron Maybin hit a single to right field and scored on Will Venable’s sacrifice fly to make it a 1-0 game in the third.

By the fifth, San Diego added two more runs when Alexi Amarista hit a RBI double and Maybin scored on Venable’s ground out extending their lead 3-0. Things didn’t get any better for the Giants, in the sixth the Padres opened up their offense.

“Those are situations where you’ve got to find a way to push them across,” said Venable who drove in two runs.

“I felt pretty good tonight,” Hudson said. “You have to give them credit. When I made mistakes, they were able to capitalize on them especially in the sixth. There’s not really much else to it.”

Maybin hit a infield RBI single followed by Amarista’s two-run single giving the Padres a 6-1 lead. Then pinch-hitter Tommy Medica blasted a solo home run to left field in the eighth to seal their victory. San Diego has won five of their last seven games and won the series for the first time at AT&T Park since Oct 2010.

Hudson’s outing lasted 5 2/3 innings, giving up nine hits, six runs (four earned), two walks, four strikeouts and one hit batter. He’s lost back-to-back starts for the first time this season. In those two loses Hudson’s allowed 13 runs on 21 hits and allowed 21 runs in his first 13 starts.

“It’s the rotation that put us in a good position, but we’ve hit a bump in the road with some of them, and it’s going to happen,” said San Francisco’s manager Bruce Bochy. “But it’s going to be important to come out of this, and it’s going to be our starting pitching that gets us out of this.”

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The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of April 24 – 30, 2024

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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.

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District Attorney Pamela Price with Carol Jones

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.

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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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Beverli Marshall began her first day with the City on April 10. ICMA image.

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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.