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MLB
The Oakland Athletics pounded out 17 hits, and ripped the Detroit Tigers 12-3 Saturday. Fill-in starter Matt Boyd held the A’s at bay for a while, giving up three runs over the five innings he worked. Victor Martinez’ homer in the top of the sixth tied the game at three. The floodgates opened in the bottom of the sixth. Oakland scored five times against relievers Warwick Saupold and Kyle Ryan. Saupold was charged with all five runs, and took the loss. They added four more runs off Alex Wilson in the seventh.
The Tigers wrap up that series at Oakland this afternoon. Mike Pelfrey will pitch against Rich Hill. Hear the first pitch at 4:05 on AM 1400 and FM 99.3, WCCY.
The Milwaukee Brewers couldn’t hold an early lead, and fell to the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 Saturday. The Crew led 6-1 going into the seventh inning, thanks in part to a two-run homer and an RBI single by Jonathan Lucroy. Cincinnati tied it with five runs off reliever Michael Blazek in the top of the seventh. The big blow was a three-run homer by Adam Duvall. In the top of the ninth, the Reds loaded the bases with one out. Closer Jeremy Jeffress got Duvall to hit into what appeared to be an inning-ending double play. However, a video review showed that second baseman Scooter Gennett had failed to touch the bag before making the throw to first. That allowed the winning run to score.
The Brewers host the Reds again this afternoon. Jimmy Nelson will pitch against Brandon Finnegan.
NBA
In the NBA playoffs, the Western Conference final will go to a seventh game, after the Golden State Warriors defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 108-101 Saturday night. The series will be decided tomorrow night. The winner will face the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers for the NBA title.
NHL
The San Jose Sharks and the Pittsburgh Penguins will open the Stanley Cup final tomorrow night.
Finlandia
Finlandia University has hired former Michigan Tech volleyball player Aubrey Havlichek as a coach. Havlichek will lead the Lions’ junior varsity team, and assist head coach Kristan Schuster, who was recently named athletic director. Havlichek graduated from Tech this spring.
Stanton Five-Mile
Stephen Eles of Houghton won the annual Stanton Five-Mile Run Saturday morning, covering the route from the Houghton Breakers to the Kenner Dome in 27:42.4. Eles finished nearly five minutes better than runner-up Daniel Wood of Houghton. Kate McCloud of Hancock was six seconds behind Wood to take the top women’s position, and third place overall. 48 women and 36 men competed in the run. Liddy Markham of Houghton won the five-mile walk, finishing less than three seconds ahead of Lori Anderson of Houghton. Fraser Strome of Houghton was nine minutes off the pace in third place overall, and the top male finisher. 26 women and five men took part in the walk.
Full results are available here.
Ride the Keweenaw
The annual Ride the Keweenaw weekend wraps today in Copper Harbor, where the Lake Superior Gravity Series – Enduro #1 will be held this morning. A riding scavenger hunt will take place this afternoon, along with the Taste of the Harbor food event, live music at Grant Township Park, and the Art Bike at the Harbor Art Sale. For the full schedule, click here.
Our coverage of the high school baseball and softball tournaments begins Tuesday. The Calumet baseball team faces Houghton at 4:00 at the Hancock Driving Park. The Hancock and Lake Linden-Hubbell softball teams play at 6:00 at the Boneyard. Our pregame show will begin around 3:45 on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com.
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