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☆ MLB roundup: Guardians rally in 9th to stun Yankees
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/5] May 1, 2023; Bronx, New York, USA; Cleveland Guardians first baseman Josh Naylor (22) hits a two run single in the ninth inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. After Peralta struck out Andres Gimenez, Zunino fouled off three straight pitches before drawing a walk on a low pitch. It was his third career multi-home run game. Atlanta starter Spencer Strider (4-0) pitched five innings and allowed four runs on five hits, three walks and eight strikeouts. Lane Thomas homered with two outs in the second inning for Washington's run.

☆ MLB roundup: White Sox surge past Rays, snap 10-game skid
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +12 min

[1/6] Apr 30, 2023; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago White Sox first baseman Andrew Vaughn (25) watches his game-winning three-run home run against the Tampa Bay Rays during the ninth inning at Guaranteed Rate Field. Christian Bethancourt added a solo homer and two RBIs. Orioles 5, Tigers 3Adam Frazier and Jorge Mateo hit solo home runs and visiting Baltimore continued its dominance of Detroit. Evan Phillips closed out the ninth inning to earn his third save. Reliever Zack Thompson (1-2) allowed two runs on one hit and two walks while retiring just two batters.

☆ MLB roundup: Padres prevail in offensive showcase in Mexico City
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +14 min

Trent Grisham hit a two-run double to increase the Padres' lead to 14-11 in the eighth. Machado had three hits with three RBIs and four runs, while Thairo Estrada had four hits and three RBIs for the Giants. Andujar went 2-for-3 with three RBIs, while Connor Joe went 1-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs for Pittsburgh. Patrick Corbin (1-4) gave up three runs on seven hits with two strikeouts and a walk in 5 1/3 innings. Nationals starter Chad Kuhl (0-2) allowed eight runs on seven hits with four strikeouts and four walks in just 3 2/3 innings.

☆ MLB roundup: Astros drop Rays to 14-1 at home
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +13 min

Andrew McCutchen hit a three-run homer, Ke'Bryan Hayes a two-run double and Carlos Santana and Austin Hedges an RBI single apiece for the Pirates. Texas built a six-run lead before Nick Senzel put Cincinnati on the scoreboard with an RBI single in the seventh inning. Ruiz's homer and Joey Meneses' RBI single in the third against Jose Butto (0-1) provided an early cushion for Gray. The Brewers got single runs in the third and fourth, then pulled within 4-3 when Rowdy Tellez opened the sixth with his eighth homer. With two outs during Chicago's four-run eighth, Gomes lined an RBI single to right field for his fifth career four-hit game.

☆ Ryan Garcia vs. Gervonta Davis: rivals set to clash in boxing’s most highly anticipated fight of the year
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

But in the case of Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis, they clearly don’t like each other. But Garcia said that a late addition from Davis’ team provided an extra complication to talks; one which he said he was happy to facilitate so the fight could go ahead. “I look at Ryan and I know he’s ready. “‘Tank’ Davis by KO, like I’ve been saying and it might be early,” he said. How to watchBoxing fans across the world will want to tune to watch Garcia and Davis trade blows.

☆ MLB roundup: Padres' shutout ends Braves' win streak
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

Martinez (1-1) allowed three hits and two walks with six strikeouts over seven innings to get the win. Cardinals starting pitcher Jake Woodford (1-2) allowed four runs on seven hits and a walk in five innings. Diamondbacks starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner (0-3) allowed seven runs on seven hits and four walks in four innings. Alek Thomas hit a two-run homer and Pavin Smith hit a solo shot for Arizona. Toronto right-hander Jose Berrios (1-3) gave up two runs on three hits with three strikeouts in seven innings.

☆ MLB roundup: Phillies score 9 in first, bash 23 hits to rout Reds
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

Lopez allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings. Both were 2-for-4 as Boston finished with seven hits. Alcantara (1-2) allowed seven hits and five runs (four earned) in six innings for the Marlins. Alek Manoah (1-1) allowed seven runs, nine hits and four walks in 4 2/3 innings for the Blue Jays. Castillo allowed two hits, didn't walk a batter and struck out nine over seven innings.

☆ MLB roundup: Rays tie modern record at 13-0
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Brandon Lowe had two hits, including a home run, and Yandy Diaz also went deep for the Rays. Rays starter Jeffrey Springs was removed after three-plus innings due to ulnar neuritis in his left arm. He struck out five and allowed one run on a homer by Red Sox outfielder Rob Refsnyder. Nick Lodolo (2-0) worked around trouble in the first two innings, scattered eight hits and allowed two runs over five innings. Toronto right-hander Chris Bassitt (1-2) allowed two runs, four hits and three walks while striking out seven in six innings.

☆ MLB roundup: Rays improve to 8-0 with rout of A's
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

Springs scattered three hits, struck out seven and walked three while logging seven innings. The Astros rallied in the ninth on Jeremy Pena's two-run homer against Jovani Moran. Adam Duvall blasted a two-run homer and a pair of doubles while scoring three times. Pete Alonso and Eduardo Escobar each hit two-run homers for the Mets, who have won five of six games against the Marlins. Perdomo had three RBIs and two hits as Arizona racked up season highs for runs and hits (17).

☆ MLB roundup: Rays beat A's to stay undefeated
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

Stroman has allowed two runs and 17 hits over 32 innings while winning each of his last five home starts. Ji Hwan Bae, Ke'Bryan Hayes and Connor Joe each had an RBI double, and Oneil Cruz and Jason Delay hit RBI singles for the Pirates. Pittsburgh starter Rich Hill allowed seven runs and eight hits in four innings. Alex Cobb (0-1) was the hard-luck loser for the Giants after holding the Royals to two runs on seven hits in seven innings. Kershaw (1-1) took the loss after allowing four runs on seven hits in six innings.

☆ MLB roundup: Kodai Senga shines in debut as Mets down Marlins
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +12 min

[1/2] Apr 2, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; New York Mets starting pitcher Kodai Senga (34) pitches against the Miami Marlins in the first inning at loanDepot Park. /Rhona Wise-USA TODAY SportsApril 3 - Right-hander Kodai Senga struck out eight batters in his major league debut, leading the New York Mets to a 5-1 win over the host Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon. Marlins starter Trevor Rogers (0-1) lasted just 4 1/3 innings, allowing four hits, two walks and four runs, three earned. He allowed one run on three hits while walking two and striking out six in his first start of the season. Two of Houck's five hits allowed were home runs by Baltimore's Adam Frazier (3-for-4, two RBIs, two runs) and Cedric Mullins (2-for-5, run, three RBIs).

☆ Technology Slump Refocuses Startups on Capital Discipline
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Luis Garcia | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Slumping valuations for technology companies are making managers at emerging-markets startups direct their attention to capital discipline after years of booming investments and rising valuations that shunted aside cash concerns, according to venture-capital fund managers from areas such as Africa, Asia and Latin America. “In the last five years, the environment that basically has trained or educated [startup founders] on the ground was not the right environment,” said Kuo-Yi Lim, a co-founder and managing partner at Southeast Asia-focused Monk’s Hill Ventures. Mr. Lim and other emerging-markets fund managers spoke during a Global Private Capital Association conference in New York this week.

☆ ESG Regulatory Divide Poses Challenges for Asset Managers
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Luis Garcia | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The political divide over the role that environmental, social and governance factors should play in state pension investments stands to deepen as Republicans gained some ground in the midterm elections and the Labor Department issued a new, pro-ESG rule for retirement plans. Certain Republican-controlled states, such as Florida, in recent months have launched or proposed rules that require state pensions and treasuries to consider only “pecuniary factors”—which can have a material effect on investments’ risk and return—in...

☆ A court just ruled that CFPB's funding is unconstitutional, and that could be 'catastrophic' for mortgage markets
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Stephanie Dhue | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Mortgage rules at riskIf the agency's legal authority is undermined, it could have a profound affect on home lending markets — an industry that's prone to disruption when laws are murky, especially as interest rates rise. That extended the potential damages to the Wall Street banks as well as mortgage investors Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Appeal likelyIf the Fifth Circuit decision is upheld, it could call into question those long-standing mortgage rules. "The loss of the CFPB mortgage regulations and the effect on the market would catastrophic," said Andreano. "Potential changes in how the CFPB are funded aren't likely to have an immediate effect on the mortgage market."

☆ MLB roundup: Cardinals, Yankees clinch division titles
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

Yankees right-hander Jameson Taillon (14-5) allowed two runs and seven hits in 7 1/3 innings. Brian Anderson had three hits and scored two runs for the Marlins, and Jacob Stallings hit a two-run single. Casas, who finished 3-for-4, clobbered a two-run homer in the second inning. Hunter Dozier hit a two-run homer for the Royals, who got two hits from Michael A. Taylor. Altuve went 3-for-4 with four runs, and Hensley contributed an RBI single and a two-run homer.

☆ MLB roundup: Jays keep Aaron Judge in park, top Yanks in 10
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The hit off Clarke Schmidt (5-5) scored automatic runner Cavan Biggio from second base after right fielder Aaron Judge had prolonged the inning with a catch at the right field wall. Judge went 1-for-3 with two walks as he stayed at 60 homers, one shy of the American League record set by New York's Roger Maris in 1961. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe Blue Jays opted to intentionally walk Judge with two outs and runners on first and second in the top of the 10th. Braves 8, Nationals 0Rookie Bryce Elder pitched a six-hitter and visiting Atlanta smacked three home runs to defeat host Washington. Martinez and Rob Refsnyder homered for the Red Sox, and Enrique Hernandez had two run-producing singles for three RBIs.

☆ MLB roundup: Mets seal playoff bid behind Max Scherzer
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Scherzer (10-4), who missed the previous 15 days with a left oblique injury, struck out nine while throwing only 68 pitches. In his 86-pitch start, Garcia (13-8) used his quirky, rocking windup to hold the Rays to just two hits. Alex Bregman finished 2-for-4 with a two-RBI double as the Astros breezed to their eighth win in the past nine games. Over six innings, Rays starter Drew Rasmussen (10-6) allowed four runs on six hits. Edward Cabrera (6-3) earned the win, allowing three hits and three runs in five innings.

☆ „Muzeul Prado iese în stradă”: expoziție în aer liber și filme spaniole la Chișinău
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-22 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +3 min

„Muzeul Prado iese în stradă”: expoziție în aer liber și filme spaniole la ChișinăuO expoziție în aer liber, cu genericul „Muzeul Prado iese în stradă”, va fi deschisă publicului la Muzeul Naţional de Istorie a Moldovei din Chişinău, în perioada 1-31 iulie anul curent. De asemenea, pe parcursul lunii iulie, iubitorii de film se vor putea bucura de nouă filme spaniole grupate în scurte cicluri tematice: filme de comedie, clasice, filme regizate de femei, drame şi de animaţie. Accesul publicului va fi gratuit, în limita locurilor disponibile şi cu respectarea normelor de protecţie şi distanţare socială. „Plácido”este o bijuterie a operei cunoscutului regizor Luis García Berlanga, de la a cărui naştere se împlinesc 100 de ani, în anul curent. Cele două evenimente culturale sunt organizate de Ambasada Spaniei la Bucureşti, în colaborare cu Muzeul Naţional Prado din Madrid şi cu sprijinul Muzeului Naţional de Istorie a Moldovei şi al Consulatului Onorific al Spaniei la Chişinău.

Persons: Moldovei, Expoziţia, Goya, Velázquez, Rubens, Botticelli, Rembrandt, Hieronymus Bosch, - lea, Luis García Berlanga, Chico, Rita, Cervantes Organizations: Istorie, Muzeului, Prado, Muzeului Naţional, Externe, Uniunii Europene Locations: Chișinău, Chişinău, Muzeului Prado, Spaniei, București, America Centrală, Sud, Filipine, SUA, Spania, România, Cooperării, Bucureşti, Madrid

☆ Descoperim cultura spaniolă cu ajutorul expoziției „Muzeul Prado iese în stradă” și a proiecției de filme spaniole, din cadrul Muzeului de Istorie
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-22 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

# Expoziţia în aer liber „Muzeul Prado iese în stradă”Ambasada Spaniei la Bucureşti organizează, în colaborare cu Muzeul Naţional Prado din Madrid şi cu sprijinul Muzeului Naţional de Istorie a Moldovei şi al Consulatului Onorific al Spaniei la Chişinău, expoziţia în aer liber „Muzeul Prado iese în stradă”. Fotografiile vor putea fi admirate în perioada 1-31 iulie 2021 la Muzeul Naţional de Istorie a Moldovei din Chişinău (Strada 31 August 1989, 121 A). Locuitorii și vizitatorii Chişinăului vor avea ocazia să admire 22 dintre cele mai reprezentative opere ale Muzeului Prado, una dintre principalele instituţii culturale ale Spaniei şi unul dintre cele mai importante muzee din lume. Acest amplu eveniment cultural, prin cele două activităţi propuse, dezvăluie publicului din Chişinău motivele pentru care Muzeul Prado reprezintă un autentic Patrimoniu al Umanităţii şi evidenţiază, totodată, bogăţia şi valoarea inestimabilă a cinematografiie spaniole. Filmele dispun de subtitrare în limba română şi vor putea fi urmărite în perioada 3-31 iulie 2021, în fiecare zi de weekend, începând cu orele 21.00, în curtea Muzeului Naţional de Istorie a Moldovei.

Persons: Moldovei, August, Expoziţia, Goya, Velázquez, Rubens, Botticelli, Rembrandt, Hieronymus Bosch, - lea, Cervantes, Luis García, Chico, Rita Organizations: Muzeului, Istorie, Prado, Muzeului Naţional, Externe, Uniunii Europene Locations: Spaniei, Bucureşti, Madrid, Chişinău, Muzeului Prado, America Centrală, Sud, Filipine, SUA, Spania, România, Prado, Cooperării

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