95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports @wsjmsports wsjmsports.com Friday, September 08, 2017
MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Cleveland Indians 11, Chicago White Sox 2
Chicago Cubs 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Indians 11, White Sox 2 – Indians win club-record 15th straight
Corey Kluber struck out 13, and Erik Gonzalez hit two of Cleveland’s five homers as the Cleveland Indians won a franchise-record 15th straight game, beating the Chicago White Sox 11-2 on Thursday night. Edwin Encarnacion, Francisco Lindor and Greg Allen also went deep for Cleveland. Kluber (15-4) allowed three hits and two runs while walking one over seven innings. Gonzalez, who homered in the third and ninth innings, drove in four runs. Allen hit his first career home run as part of a three-run seventh inning. Lindor went 3-for-6 with three runs and finished a double shy of hitting for the cycle. Chicago’s Mike Pelfrey (3-11), who started after Carlos Rodon was forced to miss his scheduled start with shoulder stiffness, gave up seven runs and eight hits over four innings.
Cubs 8, Pirates 2 – Almora, Happ lead Cubs to 8-2 rout of Pirates
Albert Almora Jr. hit a two-run homer, and Ian Happ had three hits as Chicago walloped Pittsburgh 8-2. The Cubs’ Anthony Rizzo went 2-for-2 with two runs, two RBIs and two walks. Chicago’s Jon Lester (10-7), in his second start since coming off the disabled list, gave up one run and five hits in six innings. He walked four and struck out five. The Pirates’ Jameson Taillon (7-6) allowed six runs and 11 hits in 4 2/3 innings, with one walk and three strikeouts. Taillon hasn’t won since Aug. 11.
Tonight
Detroit (Farmer 3-2) at Toronto (Stroman 11-6), 7:07 p.m. 98.3 The Coast 6:40
Milwaukee (Nelson 11-6) at Chicago Cubs (Lackey 11-10), 8:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Moore 4-13) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 2-1), 8:10 p.m.
NFL – National Football League – Week 1
Last Night
Kansas City Chiefs 42, New England Patriots 27
Chiefs 42, Patriots 27 – Chiefs rally to beat Pats
Alex Smith threw for four touchdowns and rookie Kareem Hunt reached the end zone three times as the Kansas City Chiefs opened the NFL season with a 42-27 win over the Patriots at New England. Smith threw for 368 yards, including a 78-yard pass to Hunt that put the Chiefs ahead to stay with 14:07 to play. Hunt fumbled on his first NFL career carry before finishing with 141 yards rushing and 98 receiving.
Sunday
Arizona Cardinals at Detroit Lions, 1:00 p.m. WSJM Sports/Cosy-FM 11:00
Atlanta Falcons at Chicago Bears, 1:00 p.m.
Indianapolis Colts at Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m.
Tennis – US Open – Stephens, Keys advance
It will be Sloane Stephens versus Madison Keys in Saturday’s U.S. Open women’s final. The unseeded Stephens earned a spot in her first Grand Slam final by outlasting No. 9 Venus Williams, 1-6, 6-0, 7-5. Stephens quickly went up a service break in the third set, but she eventually trailed 5-4 and was two points from defeat before taking the last three games. The rally ended Williams’ quest to reach the final for the first time in 15 years. Stephens is just the fourth unseeded player to reach the U.S. Open women’s final in the 49 years of the Open era, and the first since Roberta Vinci in 2015. The 15th-seeded Keys rolled to a 6-1, 6-2 win over No. 20 Coco Vandeweghe to reach her first Grand Slam final. Keys won 19 of the first 22 points and raced to a 5-0 lead in an opening set that lasted just 23 minutes. She continued to dominate despite an upper right leg injury that caused her to call the trainer to be taped midway through the second set. The men’s semifinals are Friday.
NCAA Football – College Football
Saturday
Cincinnati at (8) Michigan, 12:00 p.m. News/Talk 94.9 WSJM 11:00
Western Michigan at Michigan State, 3:30 p.m. Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 2:00
Eastern Michigan at Rutgers, 3:30 p.m.
Central Michigan at Kansas, 4:00 p.m.
(15) Georgia at (24) Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m.
NCAA Football – Michigan faces Cincinnati in home opener
Wilton Speight had a shaky start. And, Jim Harbaugh made him sit. Michigan’s quarterback was benched briefly in the second quarter of last week’s season-opening win. Speight made the most of his second chance to play in a 33-17 win over then-No. 17 Florida 33-17. He earned another start for the No. 8 Wolverines against Cincinnati on Saturday in their home opener.
NCAA Football – Spartans face “Dangerous” Western Michigan
Western Michigan looks dangerous again heading into this weekend’s matchup at Michigan State. The Broncos lost their star quarterback, their star receiver and their coach from last year’s team that went to the Cotton Bowl. None of that seemed like a big deal when WMU kept it close in a 49-31 loss to Southern California last weekend.
NCAA Football – No. 22 Florida cancels home opener, South Florida-UConn postponed
Tenth-ranked Florida State and No. 22 Florida have canceled their respective home openers because of impending Hurricane Irma. The Seminoles were supposed to play Louisiana-Monroe, while the Gators faced Northern Colorado. Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin says it “become obvious that playing a football game is not the right thing to do.” Neither game will be made up. Also, South Florida and UConn called off their scheduled football game Saturday because of Irma. No makeup date was immediately announced.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball – Playoffs Round 1 (best of three)
Last Night
East Division
Dayton Dragons 2, West Michigan Whitecaps 1 (Series tied 1-1)
Fort Wayne Tin Caps 6, Bowling Green Hot Rods 4 (FW Wins 2-0)
West Division
Quad Cities River Bandits 4, Peoria Chiefs 1 (Series tied 1-1)
Cedar Rapids Kernels 7, Kane County Cougars 3 (CR Wins 2-0)
Tonight
East: Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 7:00 p.m. (Series tied 1-1)
West: Peoria Chiefs at Quad Cities River Bandits, 7:35 p.m. (Series tied 1-1)
NJCAA – Junior College Athletics
Last Night
Women’s Volleyball
Lansing 3, Lake Michigan College 0
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Men’s Soccer
St. Joseph 2, Portage Northern 2 – TIE
Portage Central 5, Niles 0
Mattawan 4, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 0
Howardsville Chr. 9, Michigan Lutheran 1
Lake Michigan Catholic 3, Berrien Springs 2
Dowagiac 4, Vicksburg 0
Bridgman 4, Lawton 0
Bangor 3, Saugatuck 2
Girls Volleyball
Coloma 3, Lawton 0
Constantine 3, Martin 0
Vicksburg 3, Plainwell 0
Dowagiac 3, Allegan 2
Boys Tennis
Bridgman/New Buffalo 7, Three Rivers 1
Tonight
Football – All games start at 7:00 p.m.
SMAC
Portage Central (2-0) at Lakeshore (2-0) 97.5 Y Country 6:40
St. Joseph (2-0) at Portage Northern (0-2) 95.7 & 1400 WSJM 6:35
Kalamazoo Central (0-2) at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix (0-2)
Gull Lake (1-1) at Mattawan (1-1)
Battle Creek Lakeview (1-1) at Battle Creek Central (0-2)
Wolverine
South Haven (0-2) at Otsego (0-2) Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM 6:45
Allegan (0-2) at Dowagiac (1-1)
Edwardsburg (2-0) at Paw Paw (2-0)
Three Rivers (1-1) at Sturgis (1-1)
Plainwell (1-1) at Vicksburg (2-0)
BCS
Lake Michigan Catholic (2-0) at River Valley (0-2)
Comstock (1-1) at Brandywine (1-1)
New Buffalo (0-2) at Parchment (1-1)
Bridgman (0-2) at Berrien Springs (2-0)
SAC
Fennville (0-2) at Coloma (1-1)
Saugatuck (1-1) at Delton-Kellogg (1-1)
Lawton (0-2) at Kalamazoo United 2-0
Gobles (0-2) at Constantine (1-1)
Galesburg-Augusta (1-1) at Schoolcraft (1-1)
Southwest 10
Decatur (1-1) at Bangor (0-2)
Mendon (2-0) at Hartford (2-0)
Eau Claire (0-2) at Bloomingdale (1-1)
Cassopolis (2-0) at White Pigeon (2-0)
Centreville (0-2) at Marcellus (0-2)
Non Conference
Goshen Fairfield (IN) (1-2) at Niles (1-1)
Maple City Glen Lake (1-1) at Watervliet (2-0)
Buchanan (0-2) at Wyoming-Keloggsville (0-2)
Detroit University Prep of Science and Math (1-1) at Martin (1-1)
8-Man Football
Big Rapids Crossroads Academy (0-2) at Michigan Lutheran (0-2)
Lawrence (1-1) at Dryden (1-1)
Saturday
Football
Non-Conference
Chicago De LaSalle (IL) (1-1) at Benton Harbor (0-2), 1:00 p.m. 95.7 & 1400 WSJM Sports 12:30
*Game will be on WSJM Sports because of Michigan Football)
8-Man Football
Camden Frontier (2-0) at Battle Creek St. Philip, 7:00 p.m.
