Bryce Eldridge’s hitting streak reached double digits, but that wasn’t the news, as he hit a grand slam for his third home run in the last four games. Plus, Carson Ragsdale has his best game, and Schmitt gets right back to it in his first game back at Sacramento.

AAA: Oklahoma City 5, Sacramento 3

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Player of the Game: SS Casey Schmitt: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR (6)
Schmitt was already back to hitting home runs in his first game back at Sacramento, his sixth at the level. This comes after he went 3-for-22 (.136) over six games in the Majors.
Other Players to Spotlight:

• CF Hunter Bishop: 1-4, 2 K, 1 SB (2) - On a rough offensive day for the team, Bishop did get one of the Cats’ five hits, and picked up his second steal in Triple-A.
• 2B Donovan Walton: 2-4, 1 K - Walton has back-to-back 2-hit games, as he’s pushed his batting average up to .272 on the season.

Top Prospect Lines:

• RF Ismael Munguia: 0-4, 2 K
• RP Kai-Wei Teng: 3.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB

Other Notable Lines:

• SP Spencer Howard: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 9 K

AA: Richmond 2, Reading 0

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Player of the Game: SP Carson Ragsdale: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 K
Ragsdale reached a new height with a season-high nine strikeouts, and just his second shutout start of the season. He’s reached the 5.0 IP plateau four times this season, but never higher than that.
Other Players to Spotlight:

• CF Grant McCray: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR (5), 1 K - McCray got his first home run since hitting back-to-back home runs on May 3-4. He’s got five home runs and eight doubles in 32 games.
• DH Will Wilson: 2-2, 1 2B (5), 2 BB - Wilson had his first perfect on-base day, with a pair of hits, and his two walks give him just three walks in the month of May. He’s hitting just .171 with a .227 OBP this season.
• RF Jairo Pomares: 1-4, 1 R, 1 3B (1), 2 K - Pomares got his first triple in the season’s eighth game. It’s his first triple since 2021.

Top Prospect Lines:

• LF Vaun Brown: 0-4, 3 K
• C Adrián Sugastey: 1-4

Other Notable Lines:

• RP Evan Gates: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
• RP Eric Silva: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K

High-A: Everett 10, Eugene 5

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Player of the Game: C Onil Perez: 3-5, 1 2B (7), 1 E (3)
Perez had his first 3-hit game of the season, raising his batting average back above .300 (.302) for the first time in a few games after it had slipped under.
Other Players to Spotlight:

• DH Matt Higgins: 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B (4), 2 K - Higgins has struggled this May, as he picked up his first multi-hit game since May 3rd. His batting average has dropped to .266 from .348 at the start of the month.
• 1B Garrett Frechette: 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B (1), 2 K - Frechette got into just his eighth game, and picked up his first double. He’s hitting .200 on the season.

Top Prospect Lines:

• SS Diego Velasquez: 0-3, 2 BB

Low-A: San Jose 12, Modesto 1

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Player of the Game: 1B Bryce Eldridge: 2-5, 2 R, 6 RBI, 1 HR (5), 1 BB, 1 K, 1 E (7)
Eldridge picked up his third home run in the last four games as he is beginning to reach a new level. In addition to the home runs, Eldridge now has a 10-game hitting streak.
Other Players to Spotlight:

• CF-2B Jonah Cox: 2-5, 3 R, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 HBP - Cox has a 10-game hitting streak, seven of which have been multi-hit games, going 19-for-46 (.413), and is now hitting .341.
• 3B Charlie Szykowny: 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B (2), 1 BB, 1 K - Szykowny is hitting .300/.412/.450 through 12 games, with two doubles and two triples.
• RP Cesar Perdomo: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K, 1 HBP - Perdomo reached a new season-high with seven strikeouts, and had his second game going a season-high 4.0 innings.

Top Prospect Lines:

• SS Cole Foster: 0-2, 1 E (5) - Foster was removed in the 4th inning with no clear reason.

Other Notable Lines:

• PH-2B Javier Francisco: 1-1, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 SB (2), 1 HBP - Francisco was hit in the helmet by a pitch. He got back to his feet quickly and stayed in to go to first, but was lifted the next inning.
• LF Bo Davidson: 2-5, 2 K
• DH Elian Rayo: 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI

ACL: No Game Scheduled

Coronado, CA, United States – May 19, 2024: The U.S. Navy marked a significant milestone with the establishment of Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron (USVRON) Three at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado during a ceremony on May 17. Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CNSP) announced that USVRON Three will oversee a fleet of small, unmanned surface vessels (sUSV) known as Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft (GARC). Read full Naval News at this link https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2024/us-navy-establishes-unmanned-surface-vessel-squadron-three-at-naval-amphibious-base-coronado
Two Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft (GARC) from Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron 3 (USVRON 3) operate remotely in San Diego Bay ahead of the unit's establishment ceremony. (Picture source U.S. DoD)

Lexie is a small, old dog but Lexie was a highly aggressive small, old dog when she entered the shelterescue pipeline in 2018. The shelter flipped her to a rescue, and the rescue spent 2 years letting her bite and attack people before finding a final adopter who tolerated the attacks long enough for (my opinion) Lexie's deteriorating mental state to reach a point that she lost the ability to carry through on her resource guarding/defensive aggression. I've seen that happen with aggressive dogs before, and it's a mercy for the owner and the dog - which is an incredibly sad reflection on the misery that is aggression, that mental deterioration can make life better.
December 2018 photo from original owner
December 21, 2018 - a dog owner contacts Frosted Faces Foundation about surrendering their 13yo small dog, Lexie, who has bitten them recently. FFF, like many rescues, doesn't work with owners and prefers to do shelter pulls which are exciting and visible (and dowry-included) more urgent, declines to assist the owner.
December 31, 2018 - San Diego Humane Society in Escondido contacts FFF asking them to take what turns out to be the same dog - 13yo Maltese, recently bit owner,
January 3, 2019 - FFF sends a volunteer and minor child to pick up and transport Lexie to a foster. The child holds Lexie on her lap on the drive from the shelter.
November 2019 - FFF posts on FB that Lexie has been adopted and returned 4 times. Each return has been within 48 hours. They blame the adopters, saying "We are always very up front that this girl bites, and she bites hard. Her fosters are patient and forgiving people who have given Lexie the transition time she required to trust them, and even still, they are careful." They also say that "Lexie is food aggressive so she eats in her crate, and does not get bones ever" and also that "she even goes to off leash dog parks." That'll be fun when someone drops a cookie in front of her.
Their new perspective on Lexie is that
Lexie is pretty much fine with anyone that comes over to the house, everyone can pick her up as long as they let her smell them first and she doesn’t “smile” which means she doesn’t want to be bothered. She is the best with me and David, we can pretty much pick her up anytime and haven’t gotten bitten in a few months.Lexie has some trust issues for sure. She hates being pet when she’s asleep, doesn’t like getting her face washed in the bath, and wants you to check with her before you pick her up. As long as you avoid those, she’s honestly such a sweet pup and once you gain her trust you have it forever!
Surprise, she's on the behavior med train.
Lexie is on fluoxetine for behavioral reasons, and we have tried trazadone, clomicalm, and CBD oil. Recently Lexie has had a vestibular episode and has had a couple seizures this year, so we do believe there may be a connection between her health and behavior.
1 - interesting they aren't blaming themselves for her aggression, like they blamed her owner.
2 - Old dog vestibular and seizure activity are not linked to aggression involving resource guarding. btdt with both physical issues in an old dog, frankly a lot annoyed at these ailments being used as a cover for a violent dog.
October 2020 - Lexie is adopted for the final time. She remains with these owners.
Lexie in final home - clearly adored
December 31, 2023 - FFF posts on FB
Lexie is celebrating her FIFTH Frostiversary!Lexie found herself at the San Diego Humane Society after an unfortunate accident that led to her biting her owner. She was 13 years old and was understandably scared and untrusting. We made her a Frosted Face, and for nearly two years, she divided her time between foster families, several adoptive families that didn't understand her needs, and onsite at our rescue, waiting for a family who would give her the time and space to learn to trust again. In October of 2020, \*** promised to love Lexie forever, and today, they are happy to be celebrating her fifth anniversary as a Frosted Face!"Lexie is a happy puppy. She loves walking in circles; my family calls it her "mall walk" since she does it for hours with no goal and it makes her happy. She smiles a lot and spends all of her time either sleeping on top of Peanut (her bichon sister), walking, staring at random objects, or looking for someone to feed her. Her vision is very impaired so she stood in front of a house plant once for a real long while thinking it was a person that would give her treats.She used to be Lexie the Biter but she'd never bite anyone now.* When I first adopted her, she'd bite my face and I'd have cuts all over my hands and arms and had to leave her leash on her indefinitely because she wouldn't let me near her face. But now, she loves being held, cuddled, she's so sweet that it's unbelievable. She's loving and patient and will lick your nose if she thinks you're close."
Essentially, I think whatever was going on with this dog neurologically in 2019 with the seizures has likely increased - hence the 'mall walking' and other odd behaviors. And likely the reduction in aggression. Some aggressive dogs who survive their own violence long enough to grow old will develop forms of doggy dementia that reduce their aggression.
Note - the current owners obviously dote on this dog and of course they do, she's adorable and we're hard-wired to bond with dogs. This isn't an attack on Lexie, this is pointing out that the rescue placed multiple people, including children, in harm's way through a series of highly unethical actions - disregarding info from the previous owner, choosing to interpret a bite as unimportant, ignoring the dog's behavior, blaming anyone who refuses to live with a dog which will bite them, considering it a win to have gotten people attacked and bitten for 2 years while forcing a nervous and unstable little dog to live in a variety of homes. That it worked out is not an excuse or a justification for their reckless behavior. People drink and drive and make it home without an accident every day. That's not an excuse or justification for drinking and driving.
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Kelly and Andy Smíšek, Founders.
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The rescue which used a minor, an adolescent girl, to help transport Lexie on her "Freedom Ride," scornfully saying "Look at that liability!" about a photo of the child holding Lexie on her lap in a car.
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Beach Handball, Sunday 5/19

Come by to learn and play Beach Handball at South Mission Beach tomorrow 5/19 10am-4pm.
We will have beach handball for players of all levels, including an intro clinic for those who have never played before. Whether you want to play some or just hang out with friends, it's going to be a blast! [IG](https://www.instagram.com/p/C60LfwOOkfL/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==) FB
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I am in San Diego, California and a business just bought a vacant lot next to my house. To power the business they put up a gasoline electric generator that is causing over 80dB of noise into my property. My family has to remain indoors the entire day with windows closed. The generator runs from 6am to 11pm.
The business also put up 4 tall high powered stadium type of lights in each of the corners of the lot for security. This light illuminates harshly over my house and causes physical pain looking at them. These run from 7pm to 11pm.
This has been going on for 2 months and I've made over 10 calls to the Police but they flat out told me it's a business and they are not doing anything illegal. I pointed to the city sound ordinance that they can't be over 55dB and they said to reach out to the the Building Land Use Enforcement (BLUE).
I opened a complaint with them and they said they went to the property and found a lot of unpermitted items they are going to write them up for. But they said that they can't really do anything about the lights and the sound and all they can do is recommend is mediation services which will not work. I've tried talking to the owner but he won't even talk to me and sends employees to shoo me away. What are my options here, my family is stressed as we are prisoners in our own home. It is 11pm right now and it is still going on.

San Diego Humane Society is the contracted animal control, open-admission shelter for the city of San Diego and 12 other cities in San Diego County.
Warm climate. Huge land area. High cost of living. A humane community that has prioritized adoption and virtually abandoned sterilization for decades. Throw in a pandemic frenzy of
Lots and lots and lots of animals.
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SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The San Diego Humane Society is facing a state of emergency as facilities are maxed out by record numbers of dogs in care.
Those numbers are expected to triple as the summer months arrive.
Last year, the Humane Society had 540 dogs in their care every day.
“Today in 2024 we have 640 dogs per day in our animal shelters,” a spokesperson with the organization announced.
The Humane Society is offering and urgent plea as the number of dogs coming in is on track to reach catastrophic levels in the just a few months.
““Our dogs are the issue right now. We are at 150 to 200% capacity for our dogs throughout this county,” said the Humane Society.
Unwanted litters are the biggest reason they are receiving so many animals.
“In 6 years, two unaltered dogs, un-spayed and unneutered male and female and their offspring, can be responsible for over 60,000 K9s,” another representative explained.
The Humane Society is urging people to spay and neuter their pets, and adopt from a shelter. For those who can’t adopt, the shelter is asking the public to consider fostering.
Taking a quick look at their dogs for adoption reveals a key reason they're overwhelmed - they're refusing to triage.
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So Blue is a fearful, 57lb adult pit bull who requires a behavior consult to adopt.
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So Mother Gothel is a 69lb adult pit bull who is "a bit sensitive" about being touched or restrained.
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So a 68lb adult pit/shepherd? mix that is so fearful he's needed behavior rehab and needs more.
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When you have empty kennels, you might tinker with these dogs. When you're overcrowded and running to the media to tell the public to come in and adopt? You're supposed to be euthanizing for behavior issues that require behavior rehab and unicorn adopters.
They're also refusing to euthanize for length of stay, even when that stay stretches to nearly a year.
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In April, SDHS noted National Dog Bite Prevention Week by released a video which essentially demands we normalize their refusal to euthanize iffy, marginal and dangerous dogs - by blaming humans for interacting with dogs. They also did this in 2023. Because that's why dogs bite - humans interact with them. Nothing to do with the dog.
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Other interesting SDHS behavior - foregoing an investigation into a serious dog attack on an elderly woman. Instead, sympathetically warns dog owner that to surrender the attacker means they'll euthanize her due to the bite history.
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Their ongoing legal trouble over return to field, currently pending as Pet Assistance Foundation v. San Diego Humane.
See the Cliftons article for more info
Cat control "trial of the century" cleared to proceed in San Diego - Animals 24-7
And let's not forget their disaster last year while swapping pocket pets with a 'rescue partner.'
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