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Padres' Bob Melvin gets tossed after arguing 'worst' blocking the plate call

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Explore More The San Francisco Giants won their 10th game in a row on Wednesday night but got some help from a controversial call that involved former Yankee and Met Gary Sanchez. The Giants, who defeated the San Diego Padres 4-2, benefited from an overturned call at home plate in the fifth inning. Blake Sabol of the Giants appeared to be thrown out sliding into home after a strong throw from Fernando Tatis Jr. Read More...

Stranded hikers rescued on Billy Goat Trail

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Two hikers became stranded Monday on a trail in Montgomery County, requiring help from rescuers, according to authorities. The hikers reported that they set out on the rugged Billy Goat Trail in the C&O Canal National Historical Park about 6 p.m. but that it got dark before they could finish, the county fire and rescue service said. The loop they were attempting to complete requires climbing and scrambling over steep and rocky terrain along the Potomac River, said Pete Piringer, spokesman for the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. Read More...

I was a bad kid now I play a cop

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“London Kills” won’t miss a beat when the five-episode second season of the bingey British crime drama premieres Monday on Acorn TV. “One of the best things about it was the way we shot it,” says Hugo Speer, who stars as London-based Detective Inspector David Bradford, whose wife has been missing since the series opener premiered in February. “We were able to do 10 episodes in 11 weeks because it has that whole documentary feel and was achieved by using three handheld cameras and didn’t have big lighting setups. Read More...