Video: Jed Lowrie homers in the ninth to complete Astros’ comeback

By Sep 13, 2015, 11:05 PM EDT
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The Astros were down to their last out, ready to accept a 3-0 loss to the Angels on Sunday. A loss would’ve resulted in a series sweep in L.A. and would have reduced the Astros’ first-place lead in the AL West to a half-game over the Rangers.

Preston Tucker, though, kept hope alive, belting a solo home run to right field off of closer Huston Street. George Springer then tripled, and Jose Altuve brought him in with a single to make it 3-2. The rally continued. Carlos Correa reached on an infield single, pushing the tying run to second base and putting the go-ahead run on first base. Pinch-hitter Jed Lowrie had bigger things in mind, and he sent a 2-1 change-up down the right field line, just past a leaping Kole Calhoun for a three-run home run to put the Astros up 5-3.

Closer Luke Gregerson came on in the bottom of the ninth and retired the Angels in order to seal the win.

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Nevada Senate vote on proposed A’s stadium in Las Vegas extended until next week

Associated PressJun 9, 2023, 11:36 AM EDT
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CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Senate adjourned Thursday without voting on a financing bill for a proposed $1.5 billion Las Vegas Strip stadium for the Oakland Athletics, extending the special legislative session into the next week amid negotiations over whether to contribute $380 million in public funding to the project.

The measure can still be amended by lawmakers, and if it passes the Senate it would still need approval from the Assembly before going to the desk of Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo, who has expressed support for it. Both the state Senate and Assembly are adjourned until Monday.

In a hearing that began Wednesday and stretched into the early morning hours Thursday, lawmakers peppered tourism officials and a representative from a firm partnering with the ball club with questions about the feasibility and benefits of financing such a deal.

Public funds for the stadium would mainly come from $180 million in transferable tax credits and $120 million in county bonds. Backers have pledged that the creation of a special tax district around the proposed stadium would generate enough money to pay off those bonds and interest. The plan would not directly raise taxes.

The A’s would not owe property taxes for the publicly owned stadium. Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, would also contribute $25 million in credit toward infrastructure costs.

A’s representatives and some tourism officials say a deal would further grow Las Vegas’ developing sports scene and act as an economic engine, but a growing chorus of economists and some lawmakers warn that the project would bring minimal benefits for the hefty public price tag.