High School On the high school baseball schedule today, Ontonagon plays at L’Anse. On the softball schedule…– Houghton plays at Hancock.– Baraga plays at L’Anse. In track, at the Division One Superior Dome meet yesterday, the Houghton girls finished second, behind Marquette. The Calumet girls placed sixth. Houghton’s Anabel Needham …
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High School In high school track today, Houghton and Calumet will compete at the Division One invitational at the Superior Dome. MLB The Detroit Tigers’ game at Boston last night was rained out. The Tigers and Red Sox will play a day-night doubleheader today. Pregame coverage for the first contest …
Read More »Beckham’s Homer Lifts Tigers – Monday Sports Wrap
MLB Daniel Norris pitched five scoreless innings, as the Detroit Tigers edged the Chicago White Sox 4-3 yesterday. Norris allowed just two hits, and struck out six, in his first start of the season. All three of Chicago’s runs came in the eighth inning of Blaine Hardy and Victor Alcántara. …
Read More »Griffin Returns, but Pistons Fall Again – Sunday Sports Wrap
MLB The Detroit Tigers’ game against the Chicago White Sox was rained out yesterday. It will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on August 6th. The Tigers have lost seven of their last nine games, and host the White Sox again this afternoon. Daniel Norris will start …
Read More »“Captain” Becomes “General” – Saturday Sports Wrap
MLB The Chicago White Sox scored five runs in the seventh inning, and defeated the Detroit Tigers 7-3 last night. Jordan Zimmermann gave up just two runs over the first six innings, but was charged with three more before leaving in the seventh, and took the loss. All three Detroit …
Read More »Tigers Outslug White Sox – Friday Sports Wrap
MLB The Detroit Tigers snapped their five-game losing streak with a 9-7 victory over the Chicago White Sox yesterday. The game was a see-saw battle. The Sox tied it in the top of the eighth on a two-run homer by Welington Castillo off Victor Alcántara. Sacrifice flies by Nicholas Castellanos …
Read More »Tigers Fall, Lose Stewart and Moore – Thursday Sports Wrap
MLB The Detroit Tigers lost their second-straight 10-inning game last night, falling 3-2 to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Detroit scored twice in the fourth inning to take a 2-1 lead, but the Bucs tied it in the eighth, and scored the game-winner off Buck Farmer in the 10th. Spencer Turnbull gave …
Read More »Red Wings to Play in Hockeyville Game – Wednesday Sports Wrap
MLB Starling Marte’s two-run homer in the top of the 10th inning lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers last night. Detroit had forced extra innings when Jeimer Candelario singled home pinch-runner Dustin Peterson to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth. Peterson …
Read More »FinnU Baseball Splits Twinbill – Tuesday Sports Update
MLB The Detroit Tigers had yesterday off, and open an interleague set against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Detroit this evening. Matthew Boyd will start against Joe Musgrove. Pregame coverage will begin at 6:15 on 99.3 The Lift. The Milwaukee Brewers scored six times in the second inning, and held off …
Read More »Pistons Routed in Playoff Opener – Monday Sports Wrap
High School The local high school baseball season is scheduled to open this afternoon, as Hancock hosts Calumet at the Driving Park. MLB Jordan Zimmermann struggled again, as the Detroit Tigers lost to the Minnesota Twins 6-4 yesterday. Zimmermann gave up five runs over just three innings. Gordon Beckham homered. …
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