The former Vice President said her words “are forever seared on my soul.” Glamour Magazine named her 2016 ‘Woman of the Year,’ declaring she “changed the conversation about sexual assault forever.” It helped drive the rare recall of the judge who handed her attacker a light sentence. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Her powerful court statement to the former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting her as she lay unconscious outside a fraternity party was heralded as a pivotal moment in the fight against sexual assault.Ĭable news reporters read it on air, members of Congress read it in the nation’s Capitol. RHP Louie Varland (2-0, 4.18 ERA) is expected to start Friday.Ĭopyright 2023 The Associated Press. Minnesota hosts Toronto for a three-game series, starting Friday. LHP Scott Alexander (4-0, 4.42 ERA) is the Giants’ projected starter Thursday. San Francisco heads to Milwaukee for a four-game series. Carlos Correa missed his second straight game with a bruised left heel. Twins: Joey Gallo is expected to miss at least a few days after injuring his hamstring Tuesday. The Giants are considering a rehab assignment for the 30-year-old outfielder, who has made just six starts this season due to a pair of left hamstring injuries. Giants: Kapler said Austin Slater could return from the injured list in the next 3-4 days.
It tied for the eighth-fastest pitch in the majors during that span. It’s the first time a Twins batter has done it since Clete Thomas in 2013.īrock Stewart, Jovani Moran, José De León and Jhoan Duran combined for four innings of scoreless relief in handing the Giants their first loss in four games.ĭuran threw three pitches of 104 mph or higher, including a 104.6 mph four-seam fastball that Wilmer Flores fouled off in the ninth inning, the fastest pitch by a Minnesota pitcher since Statcast began tracking in 2015. Willi Castro, who had been hit by a pitch, teamed up with Wallner to execute a double steal that brought Castro home.Ĭastro, who went 2-for-3 with a double, believes it’s the first time he’s stolen home. Kyle Farmer reached on a fielding error by shortstop Brandon Crawford, then scored when a ball off Matt Wallner’s bat found its way through second baseman Brett Wisely’s legs. “I’ll remember this one forever,” the 24-year-old Julien said.Ī hit batter, pair of fielding gaffes and aggressive Twins base running helped Minnesota open up a 5-1 advantage in the third inning. He added a second-inning sacrifice fly that made it 3-1. Julien gave the Twins a 1-0 lead on DeSclafani’s second pitch - the first leadoff home run of his career and his first homer at Target Field. “A good reminder that we have been playing good defense for the majority of the season, but that obviously wasn’t good enough.” “Not our best defensive game,” Giants manager Gabe Kapler said.
The 33-year-old right-hander was the victim of a season-high three errors and hit a batter who came around to score. Three of the Twins’ seven runs yielded by Giants starter Anthony DeSclafani (3-4) in five innings were unearned. Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS/Stacy Bengs Previous Next
(31) advances to third base after Thairo Estrada, not pictured, hit a double during the first inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Minneapolis. The latest change saw Julien bat leadoff for the first time since April 16. Julien went 1 for 3 as a slew of injuries forced manager Rocco Baldelli to juggle his lineup more than normal. “I think just having good support from the offense today - Julien starting off hot was awesome and I think just shows (when you’re) hitting the ball hard, good things happen.” “I don’t know how many foul balls they hit today it seemed like every pitch … it was definitely more grindy,” Ryan said.
He pitched fewer than six innings for the first time this season. Ryan, a diehard Giants fan while growing up in Marin County, California, came into the game the American League’s No. Four relievers finished up on a day San Francisco left 15 runners on base and went 2-for-16 with runners in scoring position. Joe Ryan gave up six hits, struck out four and allowed a run in season-low five innings in picking up his seventh win in eight decisions. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Edouard Julien returned to the leadoff spot and hit a home run, knocked in two runs and scored twice to lead Minnesota to a 7-1 win over the San Francisco Giants Wednesday, ending the Twins’ three-game losing streak.
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