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MLB – Tigers Blank Tribe
David Price turned in a complete-game shutout, as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians 4-0 last night. Price scattered seven hits, and struck out eight. Miguel Cabrera drove in all of Detroit’s runs, with a mammoth 452-foot three-run homer to center field in the sixth inning, and a double in the eighth.
The Tigers host the Indians again this afternoon. Justin Verlander will make his first start, after missing the entire season with a strained triceps. Carlos Carrasco will pitch for Cleveland. Hear the first pitch at 4:08 on AM 1400 and FM 99.3 WCCY.
The Tigers sent starting pitcher Shane Greene down to Toledo yesterday. Greene was the talk of baseball when he began the season with three dominant victories. In his last three starts, though, he had given up 16 runs on 21 hits over just nine innings. Kyle Ryan will fill his spot in the rotation, for now. Detroit also sent reliever Angel Nesbitt to the Mud Hens. Like Greene, Nesbitt had found early success this season, but had struggled recently with his control.
The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Washington Nationals 8-4 last night. Aramis Ramirez had three doubles, and drove in four runs. Mike Fiers gave up three runs over seven innings to earn the win.
The Brewers host the Nationals again this afternoon. Jimmy Nelson will start against Joe Ross.
Carlos Gomez could be back in the Milwaukee lineup today. He’s missed the last three games with a nagging hip problem.
MTU Hockey Adds Desert Classic to Schedule
The Michigan Tech hockey team has added an appearance at the Desert Classic in Arizona to its schedule. The Classic will be played January 8th and 9th, and is hosted by Arizona State University, which begins playing Division One hockey this season. Yale and Connecticut will round out the field. The Huskies’ games against Ferris State which had been scheduled for that weekend have been moved to October 30th and 31st.
Lake Trout Festival Today
The Baraga County Lake Trout Festival will be held today at L’Anse Waterfront Park. Fishing begins this morning at 5:00. The Pequaming Run, half-marathon, and family 5K will be held this morning, along with the Tour da L’Anse bicycle race. You find details about all of those events, and the full Lake Trout Festival schedule, here.
Free Fishing Weekend
This is Michigan’s free fishing weekend, and several family fishing events are planned.
– The Ontonagon Kids Fishing Derby begins at 9:00 today, with activities planned until 1:00 at the Ontonagon Marina. Along with the tournament, there’ll be a lot of games and displays for the kids to enjoy.
– The Portage Lake District Library and U.P. Kids are sponsoring a fishing event at the dock near the library from 6:00 until 8:00 this evening. Members of the MTU Fishing Club will help kids learn the sport.
– The Lake Linden-Hubbell Sportsmen’s Association Rice Lake Fishing Derby will be held at the clubhouse on Rice Lake Road tomorrow. This is a family event, with $1,500 in fishing prizes, and more than $5,000 in other prizes. Lunch and refreshments will be available. Registration will be open from 7:00 until 1:00, and fishing ends at 4:00.
You’ll find details about all three events on our KeweenawReport.com Community Calendar.
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