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MLB
The Tigers open a home set against the Guardians tonight. Drew Anderson will start against Tanner Bibee. Coverage will begin at 6:15 on 99.3 The Lift.
The Brewers dropped a 3-2 decision to the Padres last night. Logan Henderson allowed just one run over six innings, but left in the seventh after giving up a two-run homer to Jackson Merrill. After bombing in his initial start for San Diego last week, former Tiger Casey Mize rebounded with six strong innings, marred only by a two-run homer by Christian Yelich.
The Brewers visit the Padres again tonight. Kyle Harrison will pitch against Walker Buehler.
Twilight League
The Copper Country Twilight Baseball League semifinals begin tonight.
- Top-seeded Garnet Garage hosts Houghton Building Supplies/Stanton at the Houghton field.
- Craig Heinonen Coldwell Banker meets Northern Driveline at the Stanton field.
The second games of the best-of-three series will be played Thursday, with third games on Sunday, if needed.
Horseshoes
The Copper Country Horseshoe League wrapped up its regular season last night…
- Dreamland won the regular-season title and claimed the top seed in the upcoming tournament by blanking Mohawk Superette 9-0.
- Erkkila Forest Products clinched second place by stopping Eva’s Hideaway 8-1.
- Sayen’s Auto earned the third seed by downing Bucko’s Party Store 9-0.
- Harter’s Party Store defeated Calumet Electronics 6-3.
- Luigi’s Bar dispatched Loading Zone 7-2.
- Laurium One shut down Ahmeek Fire Department 9-0.
The tournament begins next Monday.
The top eight teams will compete in the Championship Round…
- #1 Dreamland v #8 Luigi’s Bar at the Dreamland Bar.
- #2 Erkkila Forest Products v #7 Eva’s Hideaway at the Calumet Dam.
- #3 Sayen’s Auto v #6 Harter’s Party Store at Agassiz Park.
- #4 Laurium One v #5 Calumet Electronics at the Gipp Recreation Area.
The remaining four teams will meet in the Consolation Round…
- #9 Bucko’s Party Store v #12 Ahmeek Fire Department at TBD.
- #10 Mohawk Superette v #11 Loading Zone at Fulton Park.
Upcoming Local Sports Broadcasts
- Thursday, August 27th – Football – Ishpeming at Lake Linden-Hubbell – 4:40 pregame on the Voice of the Lakes, KBear 102.3.
- Thursday, August 27th – Football – Hancock at Iron Mountain – 6:40 pregame on the Voice of the Bulldogs, Lite 96.3 Houghton’s Breeze.
- Friday, August 28th – Football – Houghton at Calumet – 6:40 pregame on the Voice of the Copper Kings, KBear 102.3.
See our full high school sports broadcast schedules for Houghton, Hancock, Calumet, Jeffers and Lake Linden-Hubbell here. See our composite schedule for all local high school sports games on our KeweenawReport.com Community Calendar.
Email sports news and scores to mornings@up.net.
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