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Arizona Diamondbacks host the Colorado Rockies Saturday

By The Associated Press

Colorado Rockies (20-32, fifth in the NL West) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (26-24, third in the NL West)

Phoenix; Saturday, 10:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Michael Lorenzen (2-6, 7.03 ERA, 1.91 WHIP, 36 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Zac Gallen (2-4, 4.78 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 34 strikeouts)

LINE: Diamondbacks -175, Rockies +146; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks take on the Colorado Rockies on Saturday.

Arizona has a 26-24 record overall and a 16-10 record in home games. Diamondbacks hitters are batting a collective .244, which ranks fifth in the NL.

Colorado is 10-17 on the road and 20-32 overall. The Rockies have the fifth-ranked team batting average in the NL at .244.

The teams meet Saturday for the sixth time this season. The Diamondbacks lead the season series 3-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ildemaro Vargas has a .318 batting average to lead the Diamondbacks, and has eight doubles, two triples and seven home runs. Ketel Marte is 14 for 41 with two home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Diamondbacks: 6-4, .281 batting average, 3.20 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs

Rockies: 4-6, .225 batting average, 5.20 ERA, outscored by 17 runs

INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Lourdes Gurriel Jr.: day-to-day (hamstring), Carlos Santana: 10-Day IL (groin), James McCann: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Jordan Lawlar: 60-Day IL (wrist), A.J. Puk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Walston: 60-Day IL (elbow), Andrew Saalfrank: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cristian Mena: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Corbin Burnes: 60-Day IL (elbow), Pavin Smith: 60-Day IL (elbow), Justin Martinez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rockies: Mickey Moniak: 10-Day IL (ankle), Brenton Doyle: 10-Day IL (oblique), Chase Dollander: 15-Day IL (elbow), Victor Vodnik: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Beck: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jimmy Herget: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Feltner: 15-Day IL (tricep), McCade Brown: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kris Bryant: 60-Day IL (back), Pierson Ohl: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jeff Criswell: 60-Day IL (elbow), RJ Petit: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

NYPD says dozens rescued from human trafficking during World Cup

By WTOP Staff
▶ Watch Video: Inside look at security preparations for World Cup Forty-three people, including seven minors, were rescued from human traffickers during the World Cup matches in the New York City area, according to the New York City Police Department's Special Victims Unit.The rescue operations were carried out between June 11 and July 19 by specialized NYPD detectives who arrested 89 individuals."The surprise was really the outpouring of support behind the mission and the collaboration with all our partners," said Inspector Gary Marcus, commanding officer of the Special Victims Unit.Those rescued, largely the victims of sex trafficking, are now being supported with an array of social services for the victims, including food, housing and counseling.The 87 operations carried out during the World Cup have generated new leads, officials said, and law enforcement agencies are building more cases based on the investigations already underway."We have ongoing investigations now as a result of these operations," an NYPD official told CBS News.Major sporting events are known to law enforcement as hotbeds of human trafficking.Years in advance, the NYPD devoted significant resources to preparing for the World Cup. Eight matches were played at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium, including the final on Sunday."When we talk about the outreach and the prep we do, a large part of that involved visiting the known sex offenders, particularly the known human traffickers, in our registry," Marcus said. "Whether they're on parole or probation for human trafficking, we visited them to make sure they're compliant with the terms of their release, and secondly, to let them know that the NYPD is watching."The matches were held in multiple cities around the U.S., Mexico and Canada. Preparations to secure those games and prepare for crimes like human trafficking were coordinated between local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.Police departments in many locations that hosted World Cup matches have made arrests and rescues connected to human trafficking, including in Georgia, New England and Missouri. Nationally, there were more than 673 arrests on human-trafficking charges made during the World Cup, and 61 adults and 13 minors rescued, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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