Jurickson Profar homered and reliever Jeremiah Estrada extended his club-record strikeout streak to 13 straight batters, the most in the expansion era, for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Miami Marlins 4-0 on Tuesday night for their third straight win. Estrada achieved his milestone by striking out the side in the ninth. Knuckleballer Matt Waldron pitched seven impressive innings — his longest stint in the majors — for the win.
Gold prices edged lower on Wednesday as the U.S. dollar and Treasury yields held firm ahead of key inflation data, which could offer more clarity on the Federal Reserve's interest rate trajectory. Spot gold eased 0.2% to $2,356.92 per ounce as of 0334 GMT. The dollar firmed 0.1%, making gold less attractive for other currency holders, while benchmark U.S. 10-year bond yields rose to multi-week peaks.
Vladimir Putin’s forces are believed to be gathering some 56 miles northwest of Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region