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MLB – Tigers Fall in 14th
Neil Walker’s double off Tom Gorzelanny in the 14th inning drove in the winning run, as the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Detroit Tigers 5-4 last night. The Tigers fell behind early, as Justin Verlander gave up a run in the second, and two in the third. He wound up pitching into the seventh inning. Detroit came back, and tied the game when J.D. Martinez hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth. The Tigers used eight pitchers in the game.
Detroit will continue that home set against the Pirates tonight. Alfredo Simon will pitch against A.J. Burnett. Hear the first pitch at 7:08 on AM 1400 and FM 99.3 WCCY.
The Milwaukee Brewers scored twice in the eighth inning to earn a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies last night. Taylor Jungmann gave up all three Philly runs over six innings. Neal Cotts pitched to one batter, and qualified for the win in relief.
The Brewers continue that series against the Phillies tonight. Kyle Lohse will start against Aaron Harang.
Copper Country Twilight League Baseball
In Copper Country Twilight League baseball last night…
– At the Stanton field, the Stanton Wildcats earned their first victory of the season, shutting down Pat’s Foods/Mosquito Inn 5-0. Trent Keteri pitched a three-hit shutout for the Wildcats, and Jon Bostwick and Brady Olson each had three hits.
– At the Dollar Bay field, the game between Wolverine/Orbit and Dean Kangas State Farm was postponed. Kangas has taken over sponsorship of the former Blue Sky Health team.
Copper Country Slow Pitch Softball
In Copper Country Slow Pitch Softball League play tonight…
– At Miller Memorial Field in Laurium, Auto Value meets Goal Post at 6:15.
– At Hurontown, McGann’s/Northern Auto faces Post 90/Lakes Lounge at 6:15, and then plays Downtowner 2 at 7:30.
– At the Hancock Driving Park, Erickson Crowley Peterson takes on Matt’s Auto Glass at 6:15, and then faces Marley Bar at 7:30.
– At Tapiola, Bucko’s/Labatts plays Library/ThermoAnalytics at 6:15, and v ??? at 7:30.
Copper Country Fast Pitch Softball
In Copper Country Fast Pitch Softball competition tonight…
– At the Chassell field, Pat’s Foods meets Northern Michigan Land Brokers at 5:30, and Auto Pro Glass and Tire takes on Mattila Rock and Dock at 7:15.
– At Lake Linden, North Star BP plays Family Chiropractic at 7:00.
Finlandia Adds Football Foe
The Finlandia University football team has added a fifth home game to its 2015 schedule. The Lions will host Presentation College on Saturday, October 10th. The originally scheduled game against Maranatha Baptist University has been moved to October 3rd.
You can see the Lions’ complete schedule here,
Muckalt Leaves Huskies Hockey
The search is on for a new assistant hockey coach at Michigan Tech. Assistant coach Bill Muckalt is leaving the Huskies to become head coach and general manager of the Tri-City Storm of the United States Hockey League. Muckalt was on the Huskies’ staff for four seasons. See details in our full story here.
Red Wings, Weiss Cut Ties
Stephen Weiss is no longer a Detroit Red Wing. Yesterday, the Wings announced that they had bought out the final three years of Weiss’ five-year contract. The buyout will cost Detroit nearly 10 million dollars, which will be paid out over six seasons, to minimize salary cap damage. Weiss was hampered by injuries, and played in just half of Detroit’s games the past two seasons.
Restricted free agent Brendan Smith has signed a two-year deal to stay with Detroit.
Assassins to Practice Tonight
The Coca Cola International Frisbee Tournament will be held at Agassiz Field in Calumet Saturday and Sunday. The Appleton Assassins team will be holding a public practice session tonight at 6:00 at the corner of U-S 41 and Red Jacket Road in Calumet. The Assassins were last year’s runners-up, and won the tournament in 2012. You’re invited to watch them work out.
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