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Tigers Fall to Royals
Rick Porcello struggled, and the Tigers lost to the Royals 5-2 yesterday. Porcello surrendered four runs on nine hits before leaving in the fourth inning. The Tigers collected only six hits off Jeremy Guthrie and the KC bullpen.
The loss narrows Detroit’s lead over Kansas City in the American League Central Division to a game-and-a-half. With seven games left to play, any combination of seven Detroit win or Kansas City losses will clinch the title for the Tigers.
The Tigers open the final week of the season at home against the White Sox tonight. Kyle Lobstein will start against Chris Bassitt. Hear the first pitch at 7:08 on FM 99.3 and AM 1400, WCCY.
Brewers Blanked by Bucs
After leading the National League Central Division for most of the summer, the Brewers were eliminated from title contention yesterday with a 1-0 loss to the Pirates. Wily Peralta took the hard-luck loss, giving up just a run on five hits over seven innings. Milwaukee made a bid to tie the game in the ninth inning, but Ryan Braun flied out to center field with two runners on base to end the game.
With six games remaining, the Brewers trail Pittsburgh by four-and-a-half games in the race for the second wild card playoff berth.
The Brewers have today off, and open a set at Cincinnati tomorrow night. Mike Fiers will pitch against Johnny Cueto.
Lions Stuff Packers
The Lions’ defense gave up a touchdown in the first quarter… then shut down the Packers the rest of the game, as Detroit claimed a 19-7 NFC North victory. Ndamukong Suh and the Detroit defensive line pressured Aaron Rodgers all day, and held him to just 162 yards passing… RODGERS. Don Carey returned a Green Bay fumble for a touchdown. Lions’ quarterback Matthew Stafford threw two interceptions, but one came at the Green Bay one-yard line. DeAndre Levy immediately tackled Eddie Lacy in the endzone to turn that into a safety… LEVY. The Packers play at Chicago on Sunday, and the Lions visit the Jets.
In tonight’s game, the Bears take on the Jets.
Red Wings Open Exhibition Schedule
The Red Wings open preseason play at Pittsburgh tonight.
MTU Celebrates Homecoming Wins
Zack Skeels one-yard touchdown run with 3:29 remaining lifted the Michigan Tech football team to a 26-20 homecoming victory over Saginaw Valley State Saturday afternoon. The game-winning drive was set up when Lake Linden’s Brett Gervais intercepted a Cardinals’ pass at the Huskies’ 34-yard line… GERVAIS. Tyler Scarlett completed 14 of 24 passes for 194 yards and one touchdown. Charlie Leffingwell rushed 29 times for 155 yards. See video highlights from the game here.
Jackie Mielke scored twice in the first half, as the Huskies’ soccer team defeated Northern Michigan 2-1 yesterday. Coach Michelle Jacob liked the aggressive approach… JACOB. The Huskies have won three in a row.
The Tech volleyball team fell 3-0 (21-25, 22-25 and 25-27) in a hard-fought match at Ashland Friday night. The Huskies bounced back to defeat Lake Erie 3-1 (25-16, 21-25, 25-18 and 25-15) Saturday afternoon.
The Tech women’s tennis team fell to Saginaw Valley State 6-3 on Friday, and lost to Northwood 7-2 on Saturday. Kwang Suthijindawong won at number-one singles and doubles in both matches, and remains undefeated for the season.
NMU Football Falls at Hillsdale
The Northern Michigan University football team lost 13-10 at Hillsdale College Saturday afternoon. A Ryan Laberge field goal had the Wildcats leading 3-0 going into the fourth quarter, but the Chargers broke through for two scores in the final period to take the lead. Laberge missed a 33-yard field goal attempt in the final minute that would have tied the game.
Finlandia University
At the Inferno-Angel Classic at Alverno College in Milwaukee Friday, the Finlandia women’s volleyball team defeated Northland International and Silver Lake College by identical 3-1 scores. On Saturday, the Lions lost 3-2 to Kuyper College, and 3-0 to North Park University. Hancock’s Katelyn Anderson led Finlandia with 41 kills, four blocks, six serving aces and 58 digs in the four games. You’ll find box scores and more details here.
The Finlandia women’s soccer team lost 2-1 at Grace Bible College Saturday morning. The women’s team will play at Wisconsin-Superior this afternoon.
Lakes, Kings, Hornets Get Football Wins
In high school football Saturday…
– Lake Linden-Hubbell scored two late touchdowns to defeat Gogebic 28-20. The game was tied 12-12 at halftime. It was tied 20-20 when the Lakes recovered a Gogebic fumble late in the fourth quarter. Blake Dupuis’ eight-yard run with 1:36 remaining gave Lake Linden its first lead of the game, and the win.
– Ontonagon picked up its first eight-man victory, with a 62-40 victory over the Charlton Heston Academy.
– Ewen-Trout Creek fell to Posen 30-24.
Friday night…
– Calumet held on to a share of the WestPAC lead with a 22-0 victory at Houghton.
– L’Anse took advantage of some early Hancock turnovers, and rolled to a 38-14 victory.
– North Central shut down Baraga 53-0.
In high school cross country, local teams will run at the Houghton Invitational at the MTU Trails this afternoon.
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