Weekday Morning Sports Report-Monday 10/14/19

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MLB – Major League Baseball – League Championship Series (best of 7)
Last Night
American League Championship Series – Best of 7
Houston Astros 3, New York Yankees 2 – 11 Innings                                                  (Series tied 1-1)

Astros 3, Yankees 2 – 11 Innings – Correa’s blast squares ALCS
It took 11 innings, but the Houston Astros were able to even the American League Championship Series at a game apiece. Carlos Correa delivered a walk-off, solo homer off J.A. Happ in the 11th inning to give the Astros a 3-2 triumph over the New York Yankees. It was just Houston’s second hit since George Springer tied the game with a solo blast in the fifth inning off Adam Ottavino. Correa also opened the scoring with an RBI double in the second inning off Yankees starter James Paxton, who lasted just 2 1/3 innings. The lead held up until Justin Verlander surrendered his first hit of the night, a two-run homer by Aaron Judge in the fourth. Verlander struck out seven and gave up five hits over 6 2/3 innings. Josh James struck out the only batter he faced in the 11th inning to get the win. Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton was held out of the starting lineup due to a quad injury. Game 3 is Tuesday at Yankee Stadium. Gerrit Cole is slated to pitch for Houston that night against Luis Severino.

Tonight
National League Championship Series – Best of 7
St. Louis (Flaherty 11-8) at Washington (TBA), 7:38 p.m.                                (WAS leads 2-0)

MLB – Man in Astros dugout injured by foul ball
A man in the Astros dugout who was not in uniform was hit by a foul ball off the bat of Houston’s Michael Brantley during Game 2 of the AL Championship Series and exited with a towel over his head. The Astros released statement late in Sunday night’s game on behalf of Harris County Emergency Corps, which said one of its employees was hit and taken to a hospital, where he was evaluated and in stable condition. The company, which provides paramedic services, provided no other details.  Play between the Astros and New York Yankees was briefly halted after the accident in the fifth inning, and Houston manager AJ Hinch came on the field to console a shaken-up Brantley. Several Astros players were shown in the dugout looking distraught, as were Yankees players who had a view into Houston’s dugout. Houston stars Carlos Correa and George Springer both could be seen putting their hands on their heads and then looking away seconds after the ball entered the dugout. Play resumed after a couple of minutes and Brantley struck out but reached first on a wild pitch by Adam Ottavino. The Astros extended the protective netting at Minute Maid Park to cover more of the seating area earlier this year, but there is no such protection for the dugouts. The move came after a 2-year-old girl sustained a skull fracture when she struck by a foul ball during a May game in Houston.

NFL – National Football League – Week 6
Last Night
Carolina 37, Tampa Bay 26
New Orleans 13, Jacksonville 6
Houston 31, Kansas City 24
Minnesota 38, Philadelphia 20
Washington 17, Miami 16
Baltimore 23, Cincinnati 17
Seattle 32, Cleveland 28
Arizona 34, Atlanta 33
San Francisco 20, L.A. Rams 7
Denver 16, Tennessee 0
N.Y. Jets 24, Dallas 22
Pittsburgh 24, L.A. Chargers 17
Bears, Colts, Oakland, and Buffalo were off

Tonight
Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers, 8:15 p.m.                    WSJM Sports/Cosy-FM 6:00

NHL – National Hockey League
Tonight
Edmonton Oilers at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m.

NCAAFB – Clemson falls again despite winning
Once again, Clemson has dropped in the poll after earning a victory. The defending CFP champions have slipped to third despite Saturday’s 45-14 win over Florida State. LSU slipped past the Tigers win, a convincing 38-24 win against Florida. Clemson has the nation’s longest current winning streak at 21 games. Alabama remains No. 1 for the second straight week since unseating Clemson at the top of the poll. Ohio State and Oklahoma round out the top five and are followed by Wisconsin, Penne State, Notre Dame, Florida and Georgia. The Bulldogs dropped from third to 10th by losing to South Carolina, 20-17 in double-overtime.

AP Top 25

1

Alabama (30)

6-0

2

LSU (12)

6-0

3

Clemson (11)

6-0

4

Ohio State (9)

6-0

5

Oklahoma

6-0

6

Wisconsin

6-0

7

Penn State

6-0

8

Notre Dame

5-1

9

Florida

6-1

10

Georgia

5-1

11

Auburn

5-1

12

Oregon

5-1

13

Utah

5-1

14

Boise State

6-0

15

Texas

4-2

16

Michigan

5-1

17

Arizona State

5-1

18

Baylor

6-0

19

SMU

6-0

20

Minnesota

6-0

21

Cincinnati

5-1

22

Missouri

5-1

23

Iowa

4-2

24

Appalachian State

5-0

25

Washington

5-2

NASCAR – Rain brings out red flag at Talladega
Sunday’s NASCAR playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway has been red-flagged because of rain.  NASCAR called the red flag at the end of the first stage of Sunday’s race. They are scheduled to pick up the race Monday afternoon. Hendrick driver William Byron won the first stage, with teammates Alex Bowman and Jimmie Johnson right behind him.

NBA – National Basketball Association Preseason
Last Night
Chicago Bulls 105, Toronto Raptors 91

Golf – PGA – Griffin gets Masters invite with Houston Open win
Lanto Griffin has qualified for the Masters by capturing the Houston Open. Griffin took the lead with a 35-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole and sank a 6-foot par on the final hole for a 3-under 69 and a one-shot victory over Mark Hubbard and Scott Harrington. None of the three had won on the PGA Tour. Harrington missed a 15-foot birdie putt on the 18th and shot 67.

Golf – Champions – Kelly rallies to win PGA Tour Champions in Carolina
Jerry Kelly closed with a 7-under 65 to win the SAS Championship and close the gap in the Charles Schwab Cup as the PGA Tour Champions heads into its postseason. Kelly ran off five straight birdies on the front nine at Prestonwood Country Club to take control. Two birdies late in the final round gave him some breathing room, and he closed with a bogey for a one-shot victory over David McKenzie, who shot 63. Kelly moved to within $221,430 of Scott McCarron in the Schwab Cup. Points are double in the three playoff events.

MCCAA – Junior College Sports
Yesterday
Men’s Soccer
Cuyahoga Community College 6, Lake Michigan College 0

MHSAA – High School Athletics
Tonight
Boys Soccer – Districts
Division 3 (Coloma)
South Haven at Coloma, 5:00 p.m.
Berrien Springs at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m.

Division 4 (Hillsdale Academy)
Jackson Lumen Christi at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m.
Battle Creek Calhoun Christian at Hillsdale Academy, 4:30 p.m.

Girls Volleyball
Buchanan at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m.
Berrien Springs at South Haven, 1:15 p.m.
Brandywine at Lake Michigan Catholic, 6:30 p.m.
Covert at Benton Harbor, 5:30 p.m.
Marcellus at Lawrence, 6:00 p.m.
Parchment Tournament, 4:00 p.m.
Coloma, Climax-Scotts, Comstock, Galesburg-Augusta, Three Rivers, White Pigeon, Parchment