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Baltimore lightning injures 1, causes home damage

By Hallie Mellendorf

Two separate lightning strikes in the Baltimore area Thursday hospitalized one man and caused damage to a home. The man was seriously injured after being struck by lightning a little after 2 p.m. on Thursday in a wooded area in Patapsco Valley State Park on the Baltimore and Howard county line, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department. Authorities said the force of the strike threw the man down an embankment, where firefighters rescued him with an ATV.

The man was transported to the hospital by Howard County emergency medical services. About an hour later, lightning struck the roof of a two story duplex in Woodlawn, causing it to catch fire. The fire was quickly extinguished. Fire officials said it’s important to watch for signs of lightning before heading outdoors in a storm.

Laureano saves A’s with glove, then hits decisive HR vs O’s

By The Associated Press
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Ramón Laureano robbed the Orioles of the likely go-ahead run in the eighth inning and then hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the bottom half, sending the Oakland Athletics past Baltimore 7-5 on Sunday to avoid a sweep. A fist-pumping, ecstatic Yusmeiro Petit (4-0) waited in front of the dugout for Laureano to run in from center field so he could congratulate the outfielder for a terrific leaping catch on the wall to steal an extra-base hit from DJ Stewart and strand a runner on second.
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