Tigers Edge Pirates – Wednesday Sports Wrap

Twilight League Baseball

In Copper Country Twilight League baseball last evening…
– Garnet Garage v Dean Kangas-State Farm – no report.
– REL-Mohawk Technology defeated Superior National Bank-Stanton 9-3.

Fast Pitch Softball

In Copper Country Fast Pitch Softball action tonight, Northern Michigan Land Brokers will play Crush/Diamond House/Baby E’s at the Bone Yard in Lake Linden.

Slow Pitch Softball

In Copper Country Slow Pitch Softball League play tonight…
– At Miller Memorial Field in Laurium, Bucko’s/Labatt’s faces Harter’s at 6:15, and then plays Coca Cola/Monte Carlo at 7:30.
– At Hurontown, A and S Industrial meets Downtowner Two at 6:15. Luigi’s takes on Auto Pro/ThermoAnalytics at 7:30.
– At the Hancock Driving Park, Lake Superior Design plays Pat’s Foods/Bucko’s at 6:15, and Koppers at 7:30.

MLB

The Detroit Tigers scored the winning run in the top of the eighth inning, and edged the the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 last night. Nicholas Castellanos scampered home as Pirates infielders settled for one out on what could have been an inning-ending double play. Joe Jiménez then worked out a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the eighth. Shane Greene allowed two baserunners in the bottom of the ninth, but eventually earned his 21st save. Daniel Norris turned in an effective start, allowing two runs over six innings. It’s just the fourth win for Detroit this month.

The Tigers wrap up that interleague set at Pittsburgh tonight. Jordan Zimmermann returns from nearly a month on the injured list to start against Trevor Williams. Pregame coverage will begin at 6:40 on 99.3 The Lift.

For the second game in a row, the Milwaukee Brewers were held to just four hits, as they lost to the San Diego Padres 4-1 last night. Brandon Woodruff threw four scoreless innings, but gave up two runs in the fifth, and two more in the sixth, and took the loss.

The Brewers play at San Diego again this afternoon. Zach Davies will pitch against Matt Strahm.

Mike Moustakas left last night’s game after he was hit on the hand by a pitch while batting. X-rays showed no structural damage, and he’s considered day-to-day.

High School

The Hurley High School Midgets are officially history. The Hurley Board of Education had voted to retire the nickname several months ago, because of concerns that some might find its use offensive. A community vote was taken to determine a replacement moniker. The winning nickname – the Hurley Northstars – was approved this week by the board.

GLIAC

Northern Michigan University has released its men’s and women’s basketball schedules for the 2019-2020 season. The rivalry games against Michigan Tech will take place December 15th in Houghton, and February 27th in Marquette. MTU has not yet revealed its schedules.

NFL

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford may have played the final three games of last season with broken bones in his back. Lions.com reporter Mike O’Hara revealed the injury in a recent podcast. The injury apparently occurred while he was being tackled 11 times during a week 13 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

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