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High School
On today’s baseball schedule, weather and field conditions permitting…
- Houghton plays at Westwood.
On the track schedule…
- Houghton competes at Ironwood.
- Calumet, Hancock, Jeffers, Lake Linden-Hubbell, Dollar Bay-Tamarack City, Chassell, L’Anse, Baraga, and Ewen-Trout Creek will compete at the Baraga Early Bird Invitational.
NBA
In the NBA tournament yesterday…
- The Raptors shaded the Cavaliers 93-89. That series is tied 2-2.
- The Spurs dumped the Trail Blazers 114-93. San Antonio leads that series 3-1.
- The Celtics blasted the 76ers 128-96. Boston is up 3-1 in that series.
- The Rockets outscored the Lakers 115-96. L.A. leads that set 3-1.
Tonight…
- The Pistons visit the Magic. Orlando leads that series 2-1. Coverage will begin at 7:35 on 99.3 The Lift.
- The Suns host the Thunder. Oklahoma City leads that set 3-0.
- The Nuggets entertain the Timberwolves. Minnesota is up 3-1 in that series.
NHL
In the NHL playoffs yesterday…
- The Sabres clobbered the Bruins 6-1. Buffalo leads that series 3-1.
- The Avalanche dispatched the Kings 5-1. Colorado sweeps that series 4-0.
- The Lightning edged the Canadiens 3-2. That set is tied 2-2.
- The Ducks slipped past the Oilers 4-3 in overtime. Anaheim takes a 3-1 series lead.
Tonight…
- The Flyers visit the Penguins. Philadelphia leads that series 3-1.
- The Mammoth entertain the Golden Knights. Utah holds a 2-1 series lead.
MLB
The Tigers used a late surge to push past the Reds 8-3 yesterday. Detroit scored two in the first on a Kerry Carpenter double, but Keider Montero gave up three runs over five innings. Trailing by one in the top of the seventh, Hao-Yu Lee and Spencer Torkelson each hit home runs as the Tigers scored four. A two-run homer by Gleyber Torres in the top of the eighth closed out the scoring. Lee’s home run was his first in the majors. Torkelson’s put him in the record books alongside Hank Greenberg, Rudy York, Vic Wertz, Willie Horton and Marcus Thames as the only Tigers to homer in five straight games.
The Tigers have tonight off, and begin a series at Atlanta tomorrow. Coverage will begin at 6:50 on 99.3 The Lift.
Detroit has added reliever Connor Seabold to the injured list with an ankle injury. Brenan Hanifee has been called up from Toledo.
Kyle Harrison struck out 12 over six innings, as the Brewers blanked the Pirates 5-0 yesterday. All of Milwaukee’s runs scored in the fourth inning, powered by a David Hamilton RBI double, and singles by Luis Rengifo and Brandon Lockridge.
The Crew also has today off, and welcome the Diamondbacks tomorrow night.
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