San Francisco, CA
Dillon Dingler, Matt Vierling homer as Detroit Tigers hold off San Francisco Giants to avoid sweep | TSN
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dillon Dingler hit his first career home run, Matt Vierling also went deep, and the Detroit Tigers held on to beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Sunday to avoid the three-game series sweep.
Colt Keith added two hits and an RBI and three Tigers relievers combined for four shutout innings to back rookie Keider Montero’s uneven outing.
Dingler hit a two-run home run in the second inning then doubled and scored in the fifth. Both hits came off Giants starter Hayden Birdsong.
Montero (3-5) gave up four runs on five hits and four walks. Tyler Holton retired four batters and Brenan Hanifee set down five. Will Vest earned his first save of the season when he got Heliot Ramos to strike out looking for the final out.
Matt Chapman had three hits and three RBIs for the Giants, who lost for the fourth time in their last 16 games.
Vierling, who sat out the previous two games with back spasms, got the Tigers going with his third leadoff home run this season.
Dingler hit a ground-rule double and scored in the fifth. Colt Keith also singled in a run to put the Tigers ahead 5-2.
The Giants scored twice in the sixth when Chapman singled in a run and scored on Jerar Encarnacion’s double to make it 5-4.
The Tigers made a pair of strong defensive plays in the eighth the preserve their one-run lead.
Chapman tripled leading off the inning but was thrown out at home trying to score on Mark Canha’s fielder’s choice grounder. Hanifee then fielded Patrick Bailey’s comebacker and caught Canha in a rundown between second and third.
Birdsong (3-2) struggled, allowing five runs on five hits with five strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings. He now has a 17.06 ERA over his last two starts.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Giants: INF Thairo Estrada (left wrist sprain) did some running before the game, although manager Bob Melvin indicated the plan is to proceed carefully to avoid another setback.
UP NEXT
Tigers: LHP Tarik Skubal (13-4, 2.57 ERA) faces the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday in Detroit. Skubal has the lowest ERA among qualifying pitchers in the majors.
Giants: LHP Blake Snell (2-3, 4.31) takes on the Atlanta Braves and LHP Chris Sale (13-3, 2.75) on Monday.
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Muni driver Hannibal is reflected in a rearview mirror as he operates the 67 Bernal Heights bus in San Francisco on Feb. 18, 2026. The route is among those with the most persistent delays, according to Muni performance data. (Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)
Three adults and five juveniles were arrested after two people were stabbed on Wednesday at San Francisco’s Dolores Park, police said.
The San Francisco Police Department said officers responded at about 4:50 p.m. to a report of a group of people fighting at the park. On the way there, the officers were notified that there was a possible stabbing, police said.
When officers arrived, they found two men with stab wounds, and the officers began first aid before medics arrived. Both men were taken to the hospital, one with life-threatening injuries, police said.
Officers searched the area around the park and detained eight people; they were all arrested after investigators developed probable cause, police said. The adults were identified as 18-year-old Fernando Moreno Hernandez, 18-year-old David Paz, and 19-year-old Yeferson Mondragon-Ortiz. Each was booked into the San Francisco County Jail.
The five teenagers were taken and booked into the city’s Juvenile Justice Center.
All suspects were charged with attempted murder, conspiracy, assault likely to produce great bodily injury, and assault with a deadly weapon.
Police said the case was still under active investigation, and anyone with information was asked to contact the department at 415-575-4444, or send a text to TIP411 and begin the message with SFPD.
It’s 10 a.m. sharp, and Abby Kurtz gets her first assignment of the day. She’s received a time, a location in San Francisco and a target.
Her weapon of choice: an iPhone.
“Being a social agent is really the coolest thing ever,” she said.
Kurtz is a content creator working through an app called Social Agent, part of an expanding gig economy where more and more workers are trading stability for flexibility. Work that once required connections, planning, and a big budget can now be booked with a tap —extending the on-demand model from rides and meals to storytelling itself.
Just make a request, and someone like Kurtz can arrive within 30 minutes, camera-ready.
“What I look for when I’m shooting events is very crisp and clean content,” she said.
Her mission this time took her to Sutro Nursery, a nonprofit dedicated to growing native plants and that is hoping to grow its volunteer base, too. Board member Maryann Rainey said booking a Social Agent is a lot cheaper than hiring someone to do their social media full-time.
“I know I can’t do it myself, and I was certainly hoping that these young people would know how to do a good film,” Rainey said.
A typical job runs about $200, with same-day delivery. Agents earn around $50 an hour, plus tips. And if clients already have footage, they can upload it and have it turned into a finished piece.
The service is currently available in New York, Los Angeles, and Miami, with a slower rollout now underway in other cities.
Lisa Jammal, the company’s CEO, said the idea is simple: Let someone else do the shooting.
“We all are missing those beautiful moments because we’re always behind the phone,” she said.
As for Kurtz, after the shoot, she headed straight to a nearby coffee shop, where the clock started ticking. She had just over an hour to shape her raw material into a polished final cut.
“I think I’m going to give this reel a really peaceful, calming feel, but also informative and inviting,” she said.
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