MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Detroit Tigers 2, Tampa Bay Rays 1
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago White Sox 2
Colorado Rockies 3, Chicago Cubs 1
Tigers 2, Rays 1 – Boyd, Tigers edge Tampa Bay 2-1
Matthew Boyd allowed one run in six innings, and that finally was enough to earn the left-hander a victory when the Detroit Tigers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on Tuesday night. Boyd (1-2) began this season with three straight outings of at least six innings with one run allowed, but he took a loss and two no-decisions. Against Tampa Bay, he allowed seven hits and a walk and struck out seven, and his teammates provided just enough support. Leonys Martin hit a tiebreaking double in the fifth. Chris Archer (2-2) allowed two runs and six hits in six innings. He walked one and struck out six. Shane Greene, who allowed a pair of ninth-inning homers in a loss to Tampa Bay on Monday, worked a perfect ninth a night later for his fifth save in seven chances.
Cardinals 3, White Sox 2 – Cardinals rally in 9th, top White Sox 3-2 on Molina’s single
Matt Carpenter homered to start a ninth-inning rally and Yadier Molina ended it with a single to drive in the winning run, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night. St. Louis snapped a three-game losing streak. Carpenter tied it at 2 with a leadoff homer off White Sox closer Joakim Soria (0-1). It was Carpenter’s 100th career home run and his first since April 10. With one out, Marcell Ozuna doubled off the right-field wall. Molina then singled to left field to score Ozuna. Bud Norris (1-0) picked up his first win of the season with a perfect ninth. The White Sox wasted a good start by James Shields, who pitched six strong innings after giving up a leadoff home run.
Rockies 3, Cubs 1 – Rockies snap Cubs’ 5-game win streak with 3-1 victory
Charlie Blackmon and David Dahl opened the game with consecutive homers off Kyle Hendricks, and the Colorado Rockies cooled off the Chicago Cubs with a 3-1 victory on Tuesday. With the wind blowing out on a warm night at Wrigley Field, Nolan Arenado also homered as Colorado stopped a three-game slide. Jon Gray (3-4) pitched seven crisp innings for his second straight win after dropping three in a row. The Cubs had won a season-high five straight games, scoring three runs or fewer in each one. They got another solid start from Hendricks (2-2), but their recent trouble at the plate finally caught up to them.
Today
Tampa Bay (Snell 4-1) at Detroit (Fulmer 1-2), 1:10 p.m. WSJM Sports/Cosy-FM 12:45
Chicago White Sox (Giolito 1-3) at St. Louis (Martinez 2-1), 1:15 p.m.
Colorado (Anderson 1-0) at Chicago Cubs (Darvish 0-2), 2:20 p.m.
MLB – Ohio’s top court to hear arguments on promotions tax dispute
The Ohio Supreme Court has set a date for arguments in a dispute over promotions offered by the Cincinnati Reds to ticket buyers including bobbleheads and other items. At issue is whether the Reds are exempt from paying tax on the purchase of the promotional items. Attorneys for the Reds argue they don’t have to pay tax on the purchase of promotional items because they resell them as part of the ticket package. Ohio law exempts companies from paying tax on items they buy to resell. The state tax commissioner says the promotional items should be taxed because the Reds bought the items as giveaways and they aren’t selling them with the tickets. The state Supreme Court on Tuesday scheduled oral arguments for June 13.
NBA – 2018 NBA Playoffs – Round 2 – (Best of 7)
Last Night
Cleveland Cavaliers 113, Toronto Raptors 112 – OT CLE leads 1-0
Golden State Warriors 121, New Orleans Pelicans 116 GSW leads 2-0
Tonight
Utah Jazz at Houston Rockets, 8:00 p.m. HOU leads 1-0
NHL – 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 – (Best of 7)
Last Night
Washington Capitals 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 WAS leads 2-1
Winnipeg Jets 7, Nashville Predators 4 . WPG leads 2-1
Tonight
Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins, 7:00 p.m. Series tied 1-1
Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks, 10:00 p.m. VGK leads 2-1
NCAA – Chicago State hires former Bears, Notre Dame DT Zorich as AD
Former Chicago Bears and Notre Dame defensive tackle Chris Zorich has been hired as athletic director at Chicago State. A Chicago product who was on Notre Dame’s 1988 national championship team and played for the Bears from 1991-96, Zorich replaces interim AD Tracy Dildy. The school says he will start work on May 8. The 49-year-old Zorich joins a school that has been hit hard by budget problems in recent years and is looking for two new basketball coaches. Chicago State let Dildy go following a 3-29 season. The school also parted with women’s coach Angela Jackson, whose program endured a Division I record 59-game losing streak before beating Utah Valley on Feb. 8. Zorich most recently was AD at Prairie State, a community college in Chicago Heights. Zorich ran into financial difficulties after his playing career. He was sentenced in 2013 to three years of probation following a federal tax evasion conviction.
Kentucky Derby – Justify is early favorite
Justify has been made the early 3-1 favorite for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby and has drawn the No. 7 post. Justify is 3-0 in his brief career, winning by a combined 19 lengths. He didn’t race as a 2-year-old. Europe-based Mendelssohn the second choice at 5-1 and will start from the 14th post among the 20-horse field in the 144th Run for the Roses. No European horse has ever won the first jewel of the Triple Crown.
Tennis – Wimbledon singles champs will get about $3 million
The winners of the singles titles at Wimbledon will each receive just over $3 million as part of a 7.6 percent increase in the total prize money at this year’s tournament. The All England Club says the total prize fund will be $46.5 million. First-round losers will receive $53,000, but they may have to forfeit their prize money if they retire from the match or perform “below professional standards.” Injured players will receive 50 percent of their first-round prize money if they withdraw on site by the Thursday before the start of play. An injured player’s replacement would take the other 50 percent.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
Quad Cities 15, Great Lakes 2
Peoria 5, West Michigan 4 – 10 innings
Bowling Green 2, Clinton 1 – 10 innings
Cedar Rapids 10, South Bend 0 South Bend was no-hit
Tonight
Kane County at Lansing, 10:35 a.m.
West Michigan at Peoria, 12:00 p.m.
Quad Cities at Great Lakes, 7:05 p.m.
South Bend at Cedar Rapids, 7:35 p.m.
ECHL – 2018 Kelly Cup Playoffs – Round 2 – (best of 7)
Last Night
Toledo Walleye at Fort Wayne Komets, 7:30 p.m. Series tied 1-1
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Baseball
Lakeshore 11, St. Joseph 5 – Game 1
Lakeshore 15, St. Joseph 9 – Game 2
- Cam Dalrymple went 3 for 4 and drove in a run, while Jared Evans and Mason Murphy drove in two runs as Lakeshore took game 1 of a doubleheader at St. Joe 11-5. Connor Brawley pitched all 7 innings striking out 11. In game 2, Trey Thibeault and Jared Evens had 4 RBI’s as Lakeshore rallied from an 8-1 deficit after the first inning to a 15-9 win. Luke Richards and William Henry drove in 2 runs for St. Joe.
Other Baseball Scores
Portage Northern 10, Niles 5 – Game 1
Portage Northern 10, Niles 1 – Game 2
Otsego 10, Edwardsburg 8 – Game 1
Edwardsburg 13, Otsego 3 – Game 2
Watervliet 15, Dowagiac 13 – Game 1
Dowagiac 8, Watervliet 5 – Game 2
Buchanan 9, Berrien Springs 0 – Game 1
Buchanan 11, Berrien Springs 3 – Game 2
River Valley 4, Michigan Lutheran 3 – Game 1
River Valley 8, Michigan Lutheran 7 – Game 2
South Haven 12, Bridgman 2 – Game 1
South Haven 8, Bridgman 3 – Game 2
Softball
Lakeshore 12, St. Joseph 4 – Game 1
Lakeshore 12, St. Joseph 1 – Game 2
- Meghan Younger and Cassie Zavoral each drove in a pair of runs in the first inning to give Lakeshore the early lead as the Lancers went on to beat St. Joe 12-4 in the opening game of a doubleheader. Younger drove in three runs in the second game giving Lakeshore the 12-1 win in game 2, sweeping the twin bill with the Bears. Courtney Farrish had an RBI in each game for St. Joe.
Other Softball Scores
Portage Northern 24, Niles 17 – Game 1
Portage Northern 9, Niles 7 – Game 2
Edwardsburg 15, Otsego 0 – Game 1
Edwardsburg 4, Otsego 3 – Game 2
Watervliet 17, Dowagiac 0 – Game 1
Watervliet 3, Dowagiac 1 – Game 2
Lawrence 8, Lake Michigan Catholic 0 – Game 1
Lake Michigan Catholic 12, Lawrence 11 – Game 2
River Valley 15, Michigan Lutheran 0 – Game 1
River Valley 16, Michigan Lutheran 1 – Game 2
Buchanan 18, Berrien Springs 3 – Game 1
Buchanan 13, Berrien Springs 5 – Game 2
Bridgman 5, Comstock 2 – Game 1
Bridgman 8, Comstock 2 – Game 2
Track and Field
Lakeshore, Niles, at St. Joseph
Girls
St. Joseph 109, Lakeshore 54
St. Joseph 118, Niles 44
Lakeshore 109.5 Niles 53.5
Boys
St. Joseph 93, Lakeshore 70
Niles 88, St. Joseph 72
Niles 89, Lakeshore 73
Girls Soccer
Three Rivers 6, Dowagiac 0
Girls Tennis
Lake Michigan Catholic/Bridgman 7, Comstock 1
Brandywine 8, New Buffalo 0
Niles 8, Bronson 0
Buchanan 8, Berrien Springs 0
Today
Girls Soccer
Niles at Lakeshore, 5:30 p.m.
Mattawan at Battle Creek Central, 5:30 p.m.
South Haven at Otsego, 6:30 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Paw Paw, 6:00 p.m.
Three Rivers at Sturgis, 6:30 p.m.
Plainwell at Vicksburg, 6:30 p.m.
Allegan at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m.
New Buffalo at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m.
Bridgman at Lake Michigan Catholic, 5:00 p.m.
Brandywine at Berrien Springs, 5:00 p.m.
Comstock at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Lawton, 6:00 p.m.
Coloma at Hartford, 6:00 p.m.
Watervliet at Delton-Kellogg, 5:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at Fennville, 5:00 p.m.
Softball
Benton Harbor at Michigan Lutheran, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Girls Tennis
Plainwell at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m.
Track and Field
Martin at Coloma, 4:30 p.m.
Boys Golf
SMAC West at Portage Northern, 3:30 p.m.
The Moors Golf Club
BCS Jamboree at New Buffalo, 4:00 p.m. Grand Beach Golf Course
