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High School
All high school contests are weather-dependent.
On today’s baseball schedule…
- Hancock plays at Lake Linden-Hubbell.
- Jeffers travels to Norway.
On the softball schedule…
- Calumet plays at Lake Linden-Hubbell
- Hancock visits Gwinn.
The Houghton girls soccer team hosts Iron Mountain at the turf field at MTU.
MLB
The Tigers fell just short of a series sweep against the Royals, with a 4-3 10-inning loss yesterday. Kansas City grabbed an early lead with two runs off Tarik Skubal in the second inning. Detroit tied the game in the fifth, with RBI singles from Kerry Carpenter and Zach McKinstry, then took the lead when McKinstry singled home Gleyber Torres in the seventh. K.C. tied the contest with a run off Tommy Kahnle, then plated the winning run off Tyler Holton in the top of the 10th. The Tigers advanced a runner to third in the bottom of the 10th, but Dillon Dingler’s infield pop-out ended the game.
The Tigers open a home set against the Padres tonight. Randy Vasquez will pitch against Keider Montero. Because of Pistons playoff basketball, Tigers coverage will begin at 6:15 on KBear 102.3.
Montero is starting as the Tigers continue with a six-man rotation during an unusually busy stretch of games.
Carpenter left yesterday’s game in the ninth inning, after after tweaking a hamstring while running out an infield single in the seventh. He’ll be evaluated today.
The Brewers blew out the Athletics 14-1 yesterday. Logan Henderson struck out nine A’s over six innings in his major league debut. Rhys Hoskins had three hits including a home run, and drove in four runs. Christian Yelich and Brice Turang each had two hits, and drove in three runs. Milwaukee set a new team record with nine stolen bases – six in the first inning.
The Brewers visit the Giants tonight. Quinn Priester will start against Robbie Ray.
NHL
Three more Stanley Cup tournament quarterfinals opened yesterday.
In the Eastern Conference…
- The Maple Leafs routed the Senators 6-2.
- The Hurricanes shut down the Devils 4-1.
In the Western Conference…
- The Golden Knights outscored the Wild 4-2.
Play continues today.
In the Eastern Conference…
- The Canadiens visit the Capitals in the opening game of that series.
In the Western Conference…
- The Kings host the Oilers in that series opener.
- The Blues skate at Winnipeg – the Jets lead that series 1-0.
- The Stars host the Avalanche – Colorado is up 1-0 in that set.
NBA
The remaining NBA Conference quarterfinal series began yesterday.
In the Eastern Conference…
- The Celtics smothered the Magic 103-86.
- The Cavaliers turned down the Heat 121-100.
In the Western Conference…
- The Thunder routed the Grizzlies 131-80.
- The Warriors outscored the Rockets 95-85.
Play continues tonight…
- The Pistons visit the Knicks. New York leads that series 1-0. Coverage will begin at 7:05 on 99.3 The Lift.
- The Nuggets host the Clippers. Denver is up 1-0 in that series.
Piston Cade Cunningham is one of three finalists for the NBA’s Most Improved Player Award. Malik Beasley is a finalist for the Sixth man Award, and coach J.B. Bickerstaff is a finalist for Coach of the Year honors.
The Bucks play game two of their series against the Pacers tomorrow night in Indianapolis.
Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo has been named as a finalist for the NBA’s Most Valuable Player Award. He’s won the honor twice on his career.
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