Columbus police faced another busy weekend, with nine people shot, three of them fatally, in seven separate incidents, including a 14-year-old boy who died after being shot while riding a scooter on a Franklinton street early Friday.
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on charges stemming from a fatal shooting two months ago.
Carlos Carrasco struck out 10 and won his first start since being stricken with leukemia last year, leading the Indians to a 9-2 win over the Kansas City Royals.
C.J. Cron hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the ninth inning, and the Detroit Tigers got to Cincinnati’s bullpen for the second straight day in a 3-2 victory over the Reds.
JaCoby Jones crushed a two-run homer in the ninth inning to power the Tigers past the Reds, 6-4.
Maikel Franco hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning to give the Kansas City Royals a 3-2 win over the Indians in just the third major league game decided by the debated extra-inning runner rule.
Mike Moustakas drove in four runs in an emphatic first impression, and Cincinnati’s trio of high-priced newcomers turned the Reds’ long-delayed opener into a 7-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers.
Shane Bieber dominated Kansas City’s hitters, striking out 14 in six innings as the Indians beat the Royals 2-0 in their delayed home opener.
The Indians and Reds will celebrate their delayed opening days for the abbreviated 2020 Major League Baseball season.
Buckeye football players begin the second phase of their summer workouts Friday, a 14-day period that will include up to 20 hours of activities per week.
