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MLB
The Detroit Tigers’ late comeback fell short, as they fell to the Texas Rangers 8-5 Friday night. Texas scored early and often off Anibal Sanchez, who surrendered four runs in the first inning, three in the third, and one before departing in the fifth inning. He gave up four home runs – two to Jonathan Lucroy, and one each to Mitch Moreland and Carlos Beltran. James McCann and Tyler Collins homered as Detroit closed the gap with four runs in the seventh inning.
The Tigers play at Texas again tonight. Matt Boyd will start against Cole Hamels. Hear the first pitch at 8:05 on AM 1400 and FM 99.3, WCCY.
Cleveland won again yesterday, so the Indians now lead the Tigers by five games in the American League Central Division.
The Tigers have added yet another player to the disabled list. Shortstop Jose Iglesias strained a hamstring while running the bases Wednesday night. Reliever Warwick Saupold was called back up from Toledo to fill the roster spot, but that’s probably just until the team decides on a position player to promote. Iglesias joins pitchers Jordan Zimmermann and Mike Pelfrey, outfielder Cameron Maybin, and third baseman Nick Castellanos on the DL.
The Milwaukee Brewers’ also had a late comeback fell short, as they lost to the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 Friday night. Cincinnati opened up a 7-0 lead, scoring three runs off starter and loser Jimmy Nelson over his five innings, and adding four off Jhan Marinez in the seventh. Milwaukee finally got on the board when Ramon Flores homered in the eighth. They added three on a Manny Piña home run in the ninth.
The Brewers host the Reds again tonight. Zach Davies will pitch against Dan Straily.
Twilight League
The rain that washed out game two of the Twilight Baseball League championship series Thursday stopped on Friday, but the Stanton field was too wet to use. The contest has been rescheduled again – this time for Sunday evening at 5:30. Our broadcast coverage will begin around 5:15 on KBear 102.3 and KBear102.com. Wolverine won the opening game of the best-of-three set Tuesday. No announcement about a date for a possible third game has been made.
NFL
The Detroit Lions opened their exhibition season with a 30-17 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers Friday night. Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford completed four of six passes in his only series in the game. Dan Orlovski connected on 16 of 25 passes for one touchdown and one interception. Rookie Jake Rudock completetd 8 of 11 passes for one touchdown. Seventh-round draft pick Dwayne Washington returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown. The Lions will host the Bengals Thursday night.
The Green Bay Packers began their exhibition schedule with a 17-11 win over the Cleveland Browns Friday night. The Packers held out quarterback Aaron Rodgers, receivers Randall Cobb and Jordy Nelson, and linebackers Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers. Backup quarterback Brett Hundley also missed the game with an ankle injury. Undrafted rookie Joe Callahan completed 16 of 232 passes for a touchdown for the Packers. Green Bay’s preseon continues Thursday, when they host the Raiders.
Finlandia
Joe Burcar is returning to coach men’s hockey at Finlandia University. Burcar led the Lions to their most successful seasons, including a Harris Cup Championship with the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association in 2007. He was fired early in the 2009 season, after more than eight years as coach. At the time, former Athletic Director Chris Salani cited “operational policies” as the reason. Burcar has been coaching in California since 2010, including working with Anaheim Junior Ducks and Edison High School. In 2015, he led the Ducks to a state championship, and a spot in the national semifinals. He has also been working with several high-level amateur leagues as a scout. In announcing his re-hiring, Athletic Director Kristan Schuster said she had spoken with many of Burcar’s former players, who endorsed the decision. Burcar replaces Dane Littke, who resigned for personal reasons earlier this summer.
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