San Diego, CA
San Diego Padres beat Team Korea 1-0 in exhibition pitchers' duel
Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres runs to first base after hitting a single at the bottom of the third inning of an exhibition game against Team Korea at Gocheok Sky Dome in western Seoul on Sunday. [YONHAP]
If Sunday afternoonâs game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Kiwoom Heroes was the dress rehearsal, Sunday eveningâs clash between the San Diego Padres and Team Korea was The Show â Korean style.
The action on the field was baseball as you know and love it on both sides of the Pacific, but the crowd was pure Korea.
The classic KBO party atmosphere â loud music, constant cheering, synchronized hand movements and very little time spent sat down â was out in full force, and the Padres had clearly come prepared. From the first Padresâ cheerleader break, when the clubâs Swinging Friar mascot could be seen dancing along in the crowd, it was clear that San Diego had done their homework.
Back on the field, Team Korea appeared to have done their homework too â somewhat unexpected as itâs not actually a real team and the entire roster is currently far too focused on preseason schedules with their respective teams to commit much time to this squad. Itâs not even really a Korean national team, more of a Team Korea lite, minus the big leaguers and anybody else with a particularly good excuse.
But despite the slightly slapdash background to the squad, Korea held their own against the Padres throughout the opening frames. The sole slip-up was at the bottom of the first, when starter Moon Dong-ju gave up three straight walks and a two-out wild pitch allowed Xander Bogaerts to wander home.
And that was it for the next two hours. Team Korea held the Padres to that one run through the seventh inning, racking up a couple of hits of their own but failing to get anything across.
![San Diego Padres' Kim Ha-seong, left, congratulates Fernando Tatis Jr. during an exhibition game against Team Korea at Gocheok Sky Dome in western Seoul on Sunday. [YONHAP]](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==)
San Diego Padres’ Kim Ha-seong, left, congratulates Fernando Tatis Jr. during an exhibition game against Team Korea at Gocheok Sky Dome in western Seoul on Sunday. [YONHAP]
Padresâ Korean shortstop Kim Ha-seong remained in the lineup throughout the game, giving home fans plenty to cheer about even if there was not any scoring going on.
The relative success on the field, meanwhile, appeared to leave the Team Korea cheering section digging deeper and deeper into their back catalog, sounding like a slightly unhinged DJ had broken into the KBO archive by the fifth inning as they rattled through the cheer songs of every KBO club seemingly at random â presumably in an attempt to keep at least 10 percent of the crowd singing along.
Koreaâs best chance to break the one-run deficit came at the top of the eighth, when Kim Hye-seong and Yoon Dong-hee hit back-to-back singles to put runners on first and second with two out, only for Kang Baek-ho to ground the ball straight back to pitcher Wandy Peralta for an easy out to end the inning.
There was another at the top of the ninth, when Korea got two runners on base with no outs, but the Padres made short work of the rest of the lineup to mop up the final outs for a narrow 1-0 win.
Padres starter Jhony Brito took the win in the pitchersâ duel with four strikeouts and one walk in two innings of work. Korea starter Moon Dong-ju was hit with the loss, giving up one run on one hit with four walks and two strikeouts in two innings pitched.
Sundayâs game was the second exhibition game ahead of the 2024 MLB Seoul Series and the Padres first game on Korean soil. The Los Angeles Dodgers had earlier beat KBO club the Kiwoom Heroes 14-3 in the opening exhibition game.
The Padres will take on the reigning KBO champion LG Twins at midday on Monday in their second exhibition games, before the Dodgers face Team Korea.
The two big league clubs will then return to Gocheok Sky Dome on Wednesday to face each other in the Seoul Series, the official opener of the 2024 MLB season. That game will be played at 7 p.m. Wednesday, with Game 2 at the same time on Thursday.
BY JIM BULLEY [jim.bulley@joongang.co.kr]
San Diego, CA
City considering cutting funding to resource center for those experiencing homelessness
Last week Mayor Todd Gloria released the budget proposal for the 2027 fiscal budget. Protected homeless services is among his top priorities mentioned in the proposal. However, some of the reductions he’s proposing could impact thousands of San Diegans experiencing homelessness.
Located on 17th and K Street, the Neil Good Day Center offers an array of services to nearly seven thousand people experiencing homelessness. The services include giving them a place to shower and do laundry, and connecting them to a case manager, among others.
“These are critical services that are helping people off the streets, but really better their lives and their health and their employment situation as well,” Deacon Vargas with Father Joe’s Villages said.
Deacon Jim Vargas heads Father Joe’s Villages, which runs the center. He said through their prevention and diversion strategies, they’ve managed to keep nearly one thousand individuals from falling into homelessness.
“So by helping them pay rent, or helping them with their utilities, or helping them to reunite with family,” Vargas said.
Right now, the city allocates at least $850,000 per year to the Neil Good Day Center, according to Vargas.
But the future and funding for these services are in limbo because of Mayor Todd Gloria’s proposed budget cuts.
“The impact to those whom we’ve been serving the Daily Center would be very severe,” Deacon Vargas said.
In a statement to NBC 7, Mayor Todd Gloria said in part, “We must find more efficient and cost-effective ways to address this crisis and prioritize funding for programs that provide shelter beds and maximize resources to programs that place people into permanent housing.”
Since it’s still at a proposal stage, Deacon Vargas said it’s unclear how the city will decide to move forward.
However, Deacon Vargas said services would be significantly reduced because they would be forced to operate solely on a budget of about half a million dollars they receive from philanthropy.
“The hours would be cut. Some days would be cut. We would have showers that might be impacted because they’re given seven days a week and we’d close two days a week, then the showers would be five days a week, the case management,” Deacon Vargas said.
Deacon Vargas is certain of one thing.
He would like to continue offering services at the Day Center, even if the city goes through with the funding cuts.
“As we work with individuals at the Day Center and at Father Joe’s Villages, the community becomes healthier as a result of it,” Deacon Vargas said.
The budget also recommends additional cuts to homeless services, but does not give specifics as to where those cuts would be.
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Solans, Luna, Guilavogui help RSL beat slumping San Diego, extend unbeaten streak to 6 games :: WRALSportsFan.com
SANDY, Utah — SANDY, Utah (AP) — Sergi Solans had two goals and an assist, Diego Luna added a goal and two assists, and Real Salt Lake beat San Diego FC 4-2 on Saturday night to extend its unbeaten streak to six games.
Morgan Guilavogui scored his first goal in MLS and had an assist for Real Salt Lake (5-1-1). The 28-year-old designated player has five goal contributions in his first six career games.
RSL hasn’t lost since a 1-0 defeat at Vancouver in the season opener.
San Diego (3-3-2) has lost three in a row and is winless in five straight.
Luna opened the scoring in the fifth minute when he re-directed a misplayed pass by Duran Ferree, San Diego’s 19-year-old goalkeeper, into the net.
Moments later, Solans headed home a perfectly-placed cross played by Luna from outside the right corner of the 18-yard box to the back post to make it 2-0. Solans, a 23-year-old forward, flicked a header from the center of the area inside the right post and past the outstretched arm of Ferree to make it 3-1 in the 37th minute.
Guilavogui slammed home a first-touch shot to give RSL a three-goal lead in the 45th.
Marcus Ingvartsen scored a goal in the 14th minute and Anders Dreyer converted from the penalty spot in the 66th for San Diego.
Ingvartsen has five goals and an assist this season and has 10 goal contributions (seven goals, three assists) in 16 career MLS appearances.
Rafael Cabral had three saves for RSL.
Ferree finished with five saves.
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