Sports Radio 1400 WSJM @wsjmsports wsjmsports.com Wednesday, August 26, 2015
MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Los Angeles Angels 8, Detroit Tigers 7
Chicago White Sox 5, Boston Red Sox 4
Chicago Cubs 8, San Francisco Giants 5
Angels 8, Tigers 7 – Pujols, 3 wild pitches help Angels beat Tigers 8-7
Albert Pujols homered and the Los Angeles Angels scored three times on wild pitches in an 8-7 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. Both teams came into the game with four-game losing streaks, dropping the Angels 1 1/2 games behind Texas for the second American League wild-card spot and the Tigers to sixth, 5 ½ games back. Jered Weaver (6-9) picked up the win, despite allowing six runs on seven hits in 5 2-3 innings. Weaver struck out one batter and didn’t issue a walk. Huston Street got the final four outs for his 30th save. Alfredo Simon (11-8) struggled badly, giving up eight runs on nine hits, four walks and three wild pitches. He struck out two.
White Sox 5, Red Sox 4 –Thompson drives in 3, White Sox rally past Red Sox, 5-4
Rookie Trayce Thompson drove in three runs, including a go-ahead, two-run double, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 5-4 on Tuesday night. Thompson, who was called up Aug. 3, finished 3 for 4 and was a home run shy of hitting for the cycle. His two-out double sparked a three-run seventh inning, when the White Sox erased a 4-2 deficit. Melky Cabrera added an RBI single in the seventh for Chicago, which had 15 hits. The Chicago bullpen protected the one-run lead for the final two innings. Jake Petricka (4-3) picked up the win in relief and combined with Zach Duke and David Robertson to close it out. Robertson pitched the ninth to earn his 26th save in 32 opportunities. Wade Miley (10-10) allowed five runs and 13 hits in 6 2-3 innings.
Cubs 8, Giants 5 –Arrieta pitches, Schwarber hits Cubs past Giants
Kyle Schwarber, Miguel Montero and Starlin Castro all hit home runs in support of another solid outing from Jake Arrieta, and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 8-5 Tuesday night for their sixth straight win. Schwarber’s towering, three-run homer in the third set the tone for the Cubs, who have won 21 of 25 games to pull 7 1/2 games ahead of the Giants for the second wild-card spot. Arrieta (16-6) had his 13th consecutive quality start, the longest streak by a Cubs pitcher in 23 years. He allowed an unearned run on four hits in six-plus innings. Arrieta, who took over the major-league lead for wins, walked one and struck out eight, lowering his ERA to 2.22, second in the NL behind Los Angeles Dodgers’ Zack Greinke’s 1.67. Matt Cain (2-4) lasted five innings, giving up six runs and eight hits.
Tonight
L.A. Angels (Santiago 7-7) at Detroit (Verlander 1-6), 7:08 p.m. WSJM-AM/WCSY-FM 6:40
Boston (Porcello 5-11) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 12-7), 8:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 6-5) at San Francisco (Peavy 3-6), 10:15 p.m.
NCAA Football – Notre Dame announces it will add video board to stadium
Notre Dame has announced plans to add a video board as part of a $400 million construction project around its historic stadium. Some alumni had been vocal in their opposition of adding video boards, saying it would take away from the stadium’s atmosphere. Coach Brian Kelly was a proponent. Athletic director Jack Swarbrick released a statement Tuesday saying the introduction of video will significantly improve the enjoyment of games at Notre Dame Stadium. The university also said it will add vinyl-clad benches throughout the stadium, replacing wooden seats. It said it also will improve the sound system, renovate and increase the number of women’s restrooms and renovate the concession stands. The plans announced Tuesday are part of a construction project announced last year.
NFL – Reggie Wayne looking forward to fresh start
Reggie Wayne says he was talking to several NFL teams before deciding to sign a one-year contract with the New England Patriots. Wayne says New England seemed like the best place before joining his new team for his first practice. Wayne has played all 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts.
IndyCar – IndyCar driver Wilson saves 6 lives by donating organs
IndyCar driver Justin Wilson is altering lives in death. His younger brother said Tuesday on Twitter that Wilson saved six lives by donating his organs. The 37-year-old Wilson died Monday night from a head injury suffered when a piece of debris struck him at Pocono Raceway. A British driver who lived in Colorado, Wilson was hit in the head during Sunday’s race by piece of debris from another car. Wilson’s car veered into an interior wall at the track and he was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Wilson drove a Honda from 2008 through 2015 in IndyCar, and the manufacturer offered its condolences Monday.
NBA – NBA fines Clips
The NBA has fined the Los Angeles Clippers $250,000 after an investigation found the team had violated league rules while trying to re-sign DeAndre Jordan last month. The league says the Clippers had made a presentation to the then-free agent on July 2 that improperly included a potential third-party endorsement opportunity. Jordan eventually decided to stay with the Clippers after initially verbally committing to a deal with the Dallas Mavericks.
ESPN pulls Schilling off LLWS
ESPN has removed Curt Schilling from its broadcast team for the Little League World Series because of an anti-Muslim tweet. Schilling retweeted a post that said, “Only 5-10% of Muslims are extremists. In 1940, only 7% of Germans were Nazis. How’d that go?” The post was soon removed from his Twitter feed. The network said the tweet was unacceptable and that it “made that point very strongly to Curt.”
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
West Michigan 7, South Bend 2
Fort Wayne 5, Lansing 3
Bowling Green 8, Great Lakes 4, 11 innings
Tonight
South Bend at West Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Lansing at Fort Wayne, 7:05 p.m.
Bowling Green at Great Lakes, 7:05 p.m.
IHSAA – 6 players suspended after SB Washington-Michigan City fight
The Indiana High School Athletic Association has placed two northern Indiana football teams on probation and suspended six players and two coaches following a fight that forced officials to halt a game at halftime. IHSAA Commissioner Bobby Cox suspended four Michigan City players and two South Bend Washington players for one game each and suspended Washington assistant coach Keith Witherspoon indefinitely following a meeting Tuesday with principals, athletic directors and coaches from both schools. Cox also placed both teams on probation for the rest of the season and declared the game Friday a double forfeit. Referees suspended the season opener for both schools at halftime after IHSAA officials said it would not be safe to continue.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Boys Soccer
Sturgis 3, South Haven 0
Coloma 2, Three Rivers 1
Berrien Springs 4, Granger Christian (IN) 2
Hartford 6, New Buffalo 0
Girls Volleyball
Vicksburg 3, Dowagiac 0
Tonight
Boys Soccer
Lakeshore at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:45 p.m.
Gull Lake at St. Joseph, 6:45 p.m.
Michigan Lutheran at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m.
Berrien Springs at Coloma, 6:00 p.m.
Niles at Mattawan, 6:45 p.m.
Bangor at Comstock, 7:00 p.m.
Dowagiac at Buchanan, 5:00 p.m.
Allegan at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m.
Portage Northern at BC Lakeview, 6:45 p.m.
BC Central at Portage Central, 6:45 p.m.
Girls Volleyball
Watervliet at Lake Michigan Catholic, 7:00 p.m.
Edwardsburg at Allegan, 6:00 p.m.
