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Was armed or fired or what happened. So very early in the investigation. Reporter when police towed the car eight hours after the shooting you see bullet holes and heavy damage to the front and rear of the civic. Police say while it is unclear if the sapped gun, a car can be seen as a weapon, and officers to have defend themselves. Officers obviously are allowed to defend themselves if they feel that their lives are in danger, if theyre at risk of Great Bodily Injury or death. They can discharge...

Pete Crow-Armstrong tripled in the eighth inning on May 15 at Atlanta. Three innings earlier, in his previous trip to the plate, he had singled. That is notable, but not exactly uncommon. Nico...

Subtexts to the Hernandez signing include the deferral of salary - again - and LAs clear intention to move Betts to 2B, an unprecedented move for an established player.

Who was the ex-Phillies pitcher who won the 1973 All-Star Game? Hint: He was involved in a major 1972 trade. If you answered Rick Wise, you are correct. Wise was dealt for Steve Carlton in February 19...

Plus David Bell on homering at Fenway, the passing-a-runner rule, Blue Jays prospect Sem Robberse, facts and stats galore, and more.

How often does a pinch runner score? For the Cubs, in the Modern Era, the answer is 29.3 percent of the time, according to my analysis of data and play-by-play at baseball-reference.com, plus...

Have you ever wondered what the average batting numbers were among all Cubs during their years with team? Maybe not. OK, probably not! But I have. So I decided to figure it out. Read on to find...

Triples have been in the news recently. Franmil Reyes, after hitting 2 triples in 1,647 at bats with San Diego and Cleveland, hit 2 in his first 35 at bats as a Cub. The Athletics meanwhile went 8...

If you are old enough to have had your 34th birthday, do you remember what you did that day? Hall of Famer Billy Williams probably does. On June 15, 1972, Williams ignited a 6-run fourth inning...

SAN FRANCISCO — Logan Webb pitched five-hit ball during seven scoreless innings to win for the first time in a month, and the San Francisco Giants stretched their winning streak to five with a 4-2 win Tuesday night against the Kansas City Royals. Webb (6-2) struck out a season-high nine and walked three. He had been 0-1 in five starts since a May 13 win at St. Louis.