MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico's resort-studded Los Cabos area warned tourists and residents alike to stay inside Friday as Tropical Storm Ileana began to pound the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula with rain.
Ileana formed Thursday off the Pacific coast of Mexico and was lumbering north at 7 mph (11 kph), according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. The forecast path would take it over or near the twin resorts of San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas.
Ileana was centered about 35 miles (55 kilometers) east-northeast of Cabo San Lucas, the center said in a Friday afternoon advisory. Maximum sustained winds were at 40 mph (65 kph), and Ileana is forecast to move near or over the southern portion of the Baja California peninsula Friday evening and over the southern and central Gulf of California this weekend.
A tropical storm warning was in effect for portions of the Baja California Peninsula, including Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo. Forecasters predicted 4 to 6 inches (10 to 15 centimeters) of rain would fall with Ileana, and up to 12 inches (30 centimeters) was possible for coastal areas of Michoacan, Colima, and Jalisco states through Friday.
Tropical storm conditions are expected to begin in portions of Baja California Sur during the next several hours where Tropical Storm Warnings are in effect. This heavy rainfall will bring a risk of flash flooding and mudslides to portions of western Mexico and southern Baja California.
Juan Manuel Arce Ortega, from Los Cabos Civil Protection, said, "The entire municipalities of La Paz and Los Cabos are already on red alert. This means that efforts are already underway to inform the population, as well as the implementation (of measures) and evacuation to temporary shelters.”
They also urged residents to avoid crossing rivers, streams, and low areas where they can be swept away by water.
All schools in Los Cabos were also suspended Friday due to the storm.
Óscar Cruces Rodríguez of Mexico’s federal Civil Protection said in a statement that residents should avoid leaving their homes until the storm passes and if residents are in an area at risk of flooding to find temporary shelters.
Authorities prepared 20 temporary shelters in San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas, according to Los Cabos Civil Protection.
At the Hacienda Beach Club and Residences in Cabo San Lucas, valet worker Alan Galvan said the rain arrived late Thursday night and has been constant. “The rain isn't very strong right now, but the waves are choppy," he said.
“The guests are very calm and already came down for coffee,” Galvan said. “There's some flights canceled but everything is ok at the moment.” Galvan said they are awaiting further advisories from authorities.
Rain remained consistent through Los Cabos Friday afternoon, with several roads flooded and some resorts stacking up sandbags on their perimeters. Some people were still walking around boat docks with their umbrellas.
“The priority has to be safety, starting with the workers. We always have to check on our colleagues who live in risk areas,” said Lyzzette Liceaga, a tour operator at Los Cabos.
We give them the information shared by the authorities — firefighters in risk areas — so that they can go to the shelters if necessary,” she added.
Hotels stand along the shore before the arrival of Tropical Storm Ileana in San Jose de los Cabos, Mexico, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Armando Figaredo)
This satellite image taken at 12:40 pm ET on Sept. 13, 2024, provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shows Tropical Storm Ileana at Mexico's southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. (NOAA via AP)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rookie Wyatt Langford homered, doubled twice and became the first Texas player this season to reach base five times, struggling Jonah Heim delivered a two-run single to break a sixth-inning tie and the Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 13-8 on Tuesday night.
Leody Taveras also had a homer among his three hits for the Rangers.
Langford, who also walked twice, has 12 homers and 25 doubles this season. He is hitting .345 in September.
“I think it’s really important to finish on a strong note,” Langford said. “I’m just going to keep trying to do that.”
Heim was 1 for 34 in September before he lined a single to right field off Tommy Nance (0-2) to score Adolis García and Nathaniel Lowe, giving Texas a 9-7 lead. Heim went to the plate hitting .212 with 53 RBIs after being voted an All-Star starter last season with a career-best 95 RBIs. He added a double in the eighth ahead of Taveras’ homer during a three-run inning.
Texas had 13 hits and left 13 men on. It was the Rangers’ highest-scoring game since a 15-8 win at Oakland on May 7.
Matt Festa (5-1) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings to earn the win, giving him a 5-0 record in 13 appearances with the Rangers after being granted free agency by the New York Mets on July 7.
Nathan Eovaldi, a star of Texas’ 2023 run to the franchise’s first World Series championship, had his worst start of the year in what could have been his final home start with the Rangers. Eovaldi, who will be a free agent next season, allowed 11 hits (the most of his two seasons with Texas) and seven runs (tied for the most).
“I felt like early in the game they just had a few hits that found the holes, a few first-pitch base hits,” said Eovaldi, who is vested for a $20 million player option with Texas for 2025. “I think at the end of the day I just need to do a better job of executing my pitches.”
Eovaldi took a 7-3 lead into the fifth inning after the Rangers scored five unearned runs in the fourth. The Jays then scored four runs to knock out Eovaldi after 4 2/3 innings.
Six of the seven runs scored against Toronto starter Chris Bassitt in 3 2/3 innings were unearned. Bassitt had a throwing error during Texas’ two-run third inning.
“We didn’t help ourselves defensively, taking care of the ball to secure some outs,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said.
The Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had a double and two singles, his most hits in a game since having four on Sept. 3. Guerrero is hitting .384 since the All-Star break.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Blue Jays: SS Bo Bichette (calf) was activated and played for the first time since July 19, going 2 for 5 with an RBI. … OF Daulton Varsho (shoulder) was placed on the 10-day injured list and will have rotator cuff surgery … INF Will Wagner (knee inflammation) was placed on the 60-day list.
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Rangers: LHP Chad Bradford (5-3, 3.97 ERA) will pitch Wednesday night’s game on extended five days’ rest after allowing career highs in hits (nine), runs (eight) and home runs (three) in 3 2/3 innings losing at Arizona on Sept. 14.
Blue Jays: RHP Bowden Francis (8-4, 3.50) has had two no-hitters get away in the ninth inning this season, including in his previous start against the New York Mets on Sept. 11. Francis is the first major leaguer to have that happen since Rangers Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan in 1989.
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Texas Rangers' Kirby Yates (39) and Jonah Heim, right, celebrate the team's win against the Toronto Blue Jays in a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Texas Rangers' Leody Taveras rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays in the eighth inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Texas Rangers' Nathaniel Lowe follows through on a run-scoring single in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (27) and Davis Schneider, right, celebrate after Schneider hit a two-run home run against the Texas Rangers in the fifth inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Toronto Blue Jays' George Springer, left, and Nathan Lukes (38) celebrate after Springer scored on a Alejandro Kirk double in the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Toronto Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk follows through on a run-scoring double as Texas Rangers' Jonah Heim, right, looks on in the first inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. follows through on a single as Texas Rangers catcher Jonah Heim looks on in the first inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Chris Bassitt tosses the ball as he stands on the mound after walking Texas Rangers' Wyatt Langford in the fourth inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi throws to the Toronto Blue Jays in the first inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Toronto Blue Jays right fielder George Springer grabs a two-run single by Texas Rangers' Adolis Garcia in the fourth inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Texas Rangers' Adolis Garcia follows through on a two-run single as Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk, right, looks on in the fourth inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Texas Rangers' Jonah Heim follows through on a two-run single against the Toronto Blue Jays in the sixth inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
