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MLB: Tigers Beat Twins in Ninth
J.D. Martinez’ sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth lifted the Tigers to a 4-3 victory over the Twins yesterday. The fly ball to center field was just deep enough to enable Torii Hunter to score. Hunter had opened the inning with a single. He advanced to third when Victor Martinez’ fly ball to deep center field was dropped by Oswaldo Arcia. The run made a winner of Joe Nathan… who allowed two hits in the top of the ninth, but worked his way out of the jam. Rick Porcello gave up three runs over seven innings.
The Tigers host the Royals tonight. Justin Verlander will face Jason Vargas. Hear the first pitch at 7:08 on AM 1400, WCCY.
The Tigers brought lefthander Blaine Hardy up from Toledo yesterday, and sent Corey Knebel back down. Manager Brad Ausmus said Knebel needs more work than he can get in the Tigers’ pen. Meanwhile, reliever Ian Krol is nursing a sore shoulder. He’s considered day-to-day.
Brewers Fall to Reds
The Reds scored eight runs over the final two innings, and beat the Brewers 13-4. Marco Estrada gave up three home runs in a five-inning start. Still, Milwaukee trailed by only one until Cincinnati scored five runs against Rob Wooten and Mike Fiers in the eighth inning. Wei-Chung Wang gave up the final three runs in the ninth.
The Brewers open a set against the Diamondbacks tonight. Wily Peralta will start against Brandon McCarthy.
Copper Country Slow Pitch Softball
In Copper Country Slow Pitch Softball play tonight…
– At Miller Memorial Field in Laurium, Auto Value faces Post 90/Lakes Lounge at 6:15. The Goal Post takes on Coca Cola/Miller’s Recreation at 7:30.
– At Hurontown, The Marley Bar meets Nutini’s at 6:15.
– At the Hancock Driving Park, McGann’s/Northern Auto faces North Ponte Trucking at 6:15… then takes on Pat’s Foods/ThermoAnalytics at 7:30.
Yooper Sprint Triathlon Results
Andrew Joda of Houghton won yesterday’s Yooper Sprint Triathlon. Joda finished the 500-meter swim, 20k bike, and 5k run with a time of 1:04:48.6. Tyler Patterson from Saline finished two minutes off the pace. Andrea Vendlinski from Houghton was the top women’s finisher. For full race results, click here.
Chain Drive Results
At the Keweenaw Chain Drive Festival Saturday, Brian Matter of Sheboygan, Wisconsin won the 32-mile race, with a time 2:01:03.2. Tyler Gauthier from Ishpeming finished a minute back, in second place. The top women’s finisher was Sara Kylander-Johnson from Duluth. In the 16-mile race, Robert Riutta from Ishpeming took the title, with a time of 1:11:46.9. Keegan Korienek from Grandville placed second. The top women’s finisher was Kyra Jackson from Hayward, Wisconsin. For full results, click here.
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