Flood Warning issued September 20 at 5:21PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 12.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.

Flood Watch issued September 20 at 1:07PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...From 7 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will impact the area overnight. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. The heavy rain combined with saturated ground will lead to potential flash flooding.

Monday, August 31st, 2026

Lonsway makes Giants debut

By Daily Standard Staff

Photo from Associated Press

Celina High School graduate Seth Lonsway made his MLB debut on Saturday, pitching two innings for the San Francisco Giants in the first game of a doubleheader against Arizona.

From staff and wire reports

Seth Lonsway made the most of his several hours as a member of the San Francisco Giants.

The Celina High School graduate was called up Saturday before the Giants' doubleheader with Arizona at Oracle Park in San Francisco.

Lonsway had been pitching for the Giants' Triple-A affiliate in Sacramento, with a brief stint eariler this season at Double-A Richmond. Lonsway was 1-5 with a 5.95 earned run average with 16 starts in 21 appearances.

On Saturday, Lonsway got the call to San Francisco after the Giants optioned Spencer Bivens back to Sacramento. Matt Wilkinson, who would start the first game of the doubleheader, was also brought up to serve as the designated 27th player that is permitted for doubleheaders.

It did not take long for Lonsway, wearing No. 86, to make his first Major League Baseball appearance as he went to the mound to start the eighth inning with the Diamondbacks leading 4-0. Lonsway needed just three pitches to earn his first big league strikeout by fanning Ildemaro Vargas.

Corbin Carroll followed by reaching on a fielding error, then Gabriel Moreno singled to bring up Geraldo Perdomo, who singled home Carroll, but was tagged out going back to first. Lonsway wrapped up the inning by getting Nolan Arenado to ground out to third.

Lonsway returned for the top of the ninth and was greeted by three straight singles, with Jordan Lawlar's single scoring Tim Tawa to make it 6-1. After Ryan Waldschmidt reached on a fielder's choice to load the bases, Vargas grounded into a 6-4-3 double play to score Jorge Barrosa to make it 7-1. Lonsway then ended the inning by getting Carroll to look at strike three.

Lonsway threw 33 pitches, 22 going for strikes, allowed five hits and three runs, two earned, with no walks and two strikeouts.

After the game, Lonsway was sent back to the River Cats to bring up game two starting pitcher Yunior Marte.

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