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MLB
The Detroit Tigers were hammered by the Texas Rangers last night 12-6, as the Tigers were swept in the three game series in Texas. The Tigers have now lost 10 of their last 12 games. Most of the scoring came off the bullpen after Anibal Sanchez left the game in the 4th inning with tightness in his hamstring.
The Tigers have today off, and open an interleague series at home against the Los Angeles Dodgers tomorrow night.
Jordan Zimmerman will start against Rich Hill. Pregame coverage begins at 7:40 on 99.3 The Lift.
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates yesterday afternoon 7-6. The Brewers scored twice in the bottom of the 8th for a come-from-behind victory. Brewers’ hitters slugged five homeruns in the game, including the 8th inning two-run shot by Keon Broxton to take the lead. Reliever Anthony Swarzak got the win and closer Corey Knebel earned his 24th save of the season.
The Brewers also have today off, and begin a weekend series at Colorado tomorrow night. Matt Garza will pitch against German Marquez.
Twilight League
Three errors in the first inning pushed five Wildcat runs across the plate and SNB-Stanton cruised to a 9-1 championship victory over Dean Kangas State Farm Wednesday night. The win at Hancock’s Driving Park gave the Wildcats their first championship since 2014.
Manager Darren Durocher scored three times for SNB-Stanton and Burr Nettle had three hits and three RBI. Justin Kirby cruised through the first six innings, with four strikeouts and just two hits before being lifted in the seventh with two on.
Dave Wesa took over as pitcher for Dean Kangas in the second and was charged with only one run for the remaining innings and scored the only run for the State Farm team.
After the contest DKSF’s Brady Turner was named the regular season MVP, while Tyler Ladourn was given the trophy for the tourney MVP.
MTU
Michigan Tech is beginning the search for a new assistant women’s basketball coach. Maria Kasza is leaving the Huskies to become an assistant coach at Northern Illinois University. Kasza just completed her fifth season as an assistant with the Huskies and was also a member of the team as a player for three seasons. She also played a key role in helping run the “Little Huskies” camps, which give opportunities for girls from grades 2-12 to build their basketball skills.
Great Deer Chase
Online registration for the Saturday’s Aspirus Great Deer Chase closes today. Onsite registration and bib pick-up will take place tomorrow evening from 6:30 to 8:00, and Saturday morning from 9:00 to 10:00 at Cross Country Sports in Calumet. Kids’ race registration will be open from 6:30 to 8:00 tomorrow evening, and to from 7:30 to 8:30 Saturday morning. For online registration and full race details, click here.
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