95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports @wsjmsports wsjmsports.com Thursday, May 18, 2017
MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Detroit Tigers 5, Baltimore Orioles 4
Los Angeles Angels 12, Chicago White Sox 8
Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati Reds 5
Tigers 5, Orioles 4 – Collins snaps skid with 2 HRs, Tigers beat Orioles 5-4
Tyler Collins snapped an 0-for-30 skid in style, hitting two home runs for the Detroit Tigers in a 5-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night. Collins hit a solo homer in the second inning and a three-run shot in the fifth, giving Detroit’s offense a boost while Miguel Cabrera sat out with a sore left side. Michael Fulmer (5-1) wasn’t at his best, allowing three earned runs and 10 hits in seven innings, but the Tigers gave him enough support. Justin Wilson allowed two baserunners in the ninth but retired Adam Jones and Manny Machado for his third save in four chances. Machado struck out to end it when first base umpire C.B. Bucknor ruled he swung at the final pitch. Machado, who had tried to check his swing, slammed his helmet down in frustration after the call. Ubaldo Jimenez (1-2) allowed five runs in five innings.
Angels 12, White Sox 8 – Trout homers again as Angels beat White Sox, sweep series
Mike Trout homered for the fifth time in six games, Cameron Maybin had three more hits and the Los Angeles Angels completed a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox with a 12-8 victory Wednesday night. Trout’s 13th homer of the season, a three-run shot, keyed a four-run sixth inning for the Angels. Maybin, batting leadoff for the second time in an Angels uniform, went 3 for 4 with two runs scored and drew a walk a day after a career-best five hits on Tuesday. Matt Shoemaker (3-2) gave up two runs in each of the first two innings, but settled down to earn the win. He finished with four runs allowed _ three earned _ and nine hits with nine strikeouts and one walk in 6 1/3 innings. Miguel Gonzalez (3-4) allowed five runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings. He walked five and struck out two.
Cubs 7, Reds 5 – Chicago Cubs hold off sliding Cincinnati Reds for 7-5 win
Anthony Rizzo and Kyle Schwarber drove in two runs apiece, and the Chicago Cubs handed the sloppy Cincinnati Reds their season-high fifth straight loss with a 7-5 victory on Wednesday night. Kyle Hendricks (3-2) pitched six effective innings and drove in a run as Chicago improved to 22-5 in its last 27 games against Cincinnati. Ben Zobrist reached three times with two hits and a walk in his return to the lineup after missing two games with lower back tightness. Zack Cozart had three hits and two RBIs for Cincinnati, but Adam Duvall committed a big error in left field and the Reds missed a couple more plays on defense that led to productive innings for the Cubs. Cozart connected for a solo shot in the third that extended his Wrigley Field homer streak to five games, matching a record for any player at the iconic ballpark. Cozart put Cincinnati in front with an RBI single in the first, but Chicago went ahead to stay with five runs in the second against Scott Feldman (2-4).
Tonight
Baltimore (Bundy 5-1) at Detroit (Zimmermann 3-2), 1:10 p.m. WSJM Sports/Cosy-FM 12:40
Cincinnati (Garrett 3-2) at Chicago Cubs (Lester 1-2), 2:20 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Covey 0-3) at Seattle (Gaviglio 0-0), 10:10 p.m.
MLB – Man dies after falling at Wrigley Field
A man who struck his head after tumbling over a railing at Chicago’s Wrigley Field has died. The Cook County medical examiner’s office says 42-year-old Richard E. Garrity of Wheaton was pronounced dead Wednesday at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. Authorities say Garrity fell over a railing after Tuesday night’s game between the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds. Police say he suffered head trauma from the fall. The medical examiner has scheduled an autopsy for Thursday to determine the cause of death.
NBA – 2017 NBA Playoffs – Conference Finals (best of 7)
Last Night
Cleveland Cavaliers 117, Boston Celtics 104 (CLE leads 1-0)
Cavaliers 117, Celtics 104 – Cavs rip Celts in opener
LeBron James and Kevin Love accounted for 70 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers slammed the Celtics, 117-104 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals in Boston. James finished with 38 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Cavaliers, who led by 26 in the first half. Love added a playoff career-high 32 points and had 12 rebounds as Cleveland won its 12th straight playoff game dating to last year’s finals.
NHL – 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs – Conference Finals (best of 7)
Last Night
Ottawa Senators 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (OTT leads 2-1)
Senators 5, Penguins 1 – Senators thrash Pens to go up 2-1
Marc Methot, Derick Brassard and Zack Smith scored in a 2:18 span of the opening period to lead the Senators’ 5-1 rout of the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins. The two teams had combined for just four goals in the first two games before Ottawa matched that in the first period alone. Mike Hoffman opened the scoring just 48 seconds into the game to help the Senators grab a 2-1 lead in the NHL’s Eastern Conference finals. Craig Anderson turned back 25 shots and blanked the Penguins until Sidney Crosby scored on a power play with 13:53 remaining.
Tonight
Anaheim Ducks at Nashville Predators, 8:00 p.m. (NAS leads 2-1)
WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association
Last Night
Phoenix Mercury 85, Indiana Fever 62
Mercury 85, Fever 62 – Griner has career-high 32 points, Phoenix tops Indiana 85-62
Brittney Griner scored a career-high 32 points and had 10 rebounds and three blocks, Diana Taurasi added 13 points, and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Indiana Fever 85-62 on Wednesday night. Griner had 21 points and six rebounds in the first half to help Phoenix jump out to a 52-29 lead. She was 9 of 10 from the field in the half and finished 13 of 15. Taurasi grabbed six rebounds to become the first player in WNBA history with 7,000 points, 1,500 assists, and 1,500 boards. Candice Dupree scored 14 points for Indiana (0-2) to pass Swin Cash for 14th place on the WNBA’s career scoring list. Indiana was held to 35 percent shooting.
NCAAFB – Michigan St to play Miami in home-and-home football series
Michigan State will face the Miami Hurricanes and Boise State in a pair of home-and-home football series. The school announced schedule details Wednesday. The Spartans will host Miami in 2020 and will play the Hurricanes on the road the following season. Michigan State will begin its 2018 schedule at home against Utah State, before traveling to Arizona State and hosting Central Michigan. The Spartans will open the next year with three straight games at home against Tulsa, Western Michigan and Arizona State. They will make their first trip to BYU’s LaVell Edwards Stadium in 2020 and will come home to face Toledo and Miami. Michigan State will play at Boise State in 2022 and will host the Broncos in 2023.
NCAAFB – Former Western Michigan football player reaches plea deal
A former Western Michigan University football player has reached an agreement with prosecutors to plead guilty to armed robbery. The Kalamazoo Gazette reports 19-year-old Bryson White of Mason, Ohio, entered the plea Friday. Court documents say prosecutors dropped charges of home invasion and larceny and won’t pursue a firearm charge. A sentencing agreement calls for White to serve 38 months to 15 years in prison. His sentencing is set for July 3 in Kalamazoo County Circuit Court. Co-defendant Ronald George of Pittsburgh pleaded guilty in March to armed robbery. He’s due to be sentenced May 22. White and George were accused of robbing a woman at gunpoint last August after planning to smoke marijuana with her. The two were dismissed from the football team following their arrests.
NCAA Golf – Notre Dame parts ways with men’s golf coach Jim Kubinski
Jim Kubinksi will not return for a 14th season as men’s golf coach at Notre Dame. Athletic director Jack Swarbrick says the team has not met expectations in recent years. Kubinski was just the sixth head coach in the history of the program that began lay in 1929-30, won an NCAA title in 1944 and made 37 trips to NCAA postseason competition. Under Kubinski, Notre Dame won four Big East Conference championships, but none since 2012. Notre Dame finished seventh in its first ACC championship 2014, then finished 11th and 10th the last two years.
ECHL – East Coast Hockey League – Western Conference Finals (best of 7)
Last Night
Colorado Eagles 4, Toledo Walleye 3 (COL leads 2-1)
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
South Bend 7, Dayton 5
Fort Wayne 6, Lansing 4
Lake County 10, Great Lakes 7 – 10 innings
Bowling Green 10, West Michigan 1
Last Night
West Michigan at Lake County, 6:30 p.m.
Bowling Green at Dayton, 7 p.m.
Great Lakes at Fort Wayne, 7:05 p.m.
Lansing at South Bend, 7:05 p.m.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Girls Soccer
SMAC Tournament
Mattawan 1, Gull Lake 0 (Conference Championship Game)
Portage Central 3, Lakeshore 2 – OT (3rd place game)
St. Joseph 6, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 0 (5th place game)
Portage Northern 2, Battle Creek Lakeview 0 (7th place game)
Kalamazoo Central 3, Niles 1 (9th place game)
Wolverine Conference
Vicksburg 3, South Haven 1
Otsego 8, Dowagiac 0
Edwardsburg 5, Three Rivers 3
Plainwell 4, Sturgis 0
Paw Paw 2, Allegan 1
Other Games
Bridgman 6, Buchanan 0
Brandywine 3, Lake Michigan Catholic 1
Delton-Kellogg 7, Watervliet 0
Kalamazoo Christian 8, Hartford 0
Saugatuck 3, Schoolcraft 0
Baseball
Coloma 6, South Haven 2 – Game 1
Coloma 9, South Haven 4 – Game 2
Schoolcraft 7, Watervliet 5 – Game 1
Watervliet 8, Schoolcraft 7 – Game 2
Lakeshore 6, South Bend Adams (IN) 4
Niles 5, South Bend St. Joseph (IN) 3
Softball
Coloma 13, South Haven 3 – Game 1
South Haven 4, Coloma 2 – Game 2
Lakeshore 6, Gull Lake 0 – Game 1
Lakeshore 6, Gull Lake 5 – Game 2
Today
Baseball
Benton Harbor at Battle Creek Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Niles at Battle Creek Lakeview, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
St. Joseph at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Portage Northern at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Watervliet at Berrien Springs, 4:15 p.m.
Bridgman at Cassopolis, 4:15 p.m.
New Buffalo at Michigan Lutheran, 4:30 p.m.
Saugatuck at Martin, 4:30 p.m.
Marcellus at Bloomingdale, 4:30 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Decatur, 4:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Hackett at Gobles, 4:30 p.m.
Softball
Benton Harbor at Battle Creek Central, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Niles at Battle Creek Lakeview, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
St. Joseph at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Portage Northern at Mattawan, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Bridgman at Cassopolis, 4:15 p.m.
New Buffalo at Michigan Lutheran, 4:30 p.m.
Lake Mich. Catholic at White Pigeon, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Saugatuck at Martin, 4:30 p.m.
Marcellus at Bloomingdale, 4:30 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Decatur, 4:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Hackett at Gobles, 4:30 p.m.
Soccer
Michigan Lutheran at Parchment, 5:00 p.m.
Lawton at Bangor, 6:00 p.m.
