MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Cleveland Indians 9, Detroit Tigers 3
Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Los Angeles Angels 7, Chicago White Sox 4
Indians 9, Tigers 3 – Indians beat Tigers 9-3, overcome Baddoo 1st-pitch home run
Jordan Luplow hit a two-run homer to cap a four-run seventh inning, and the Cleveland Indians overcame a home run by Akil Baddoo on the first pitch of his major league career to beat the Detroit Tigers 9-3. Cleveland avoided a season-opening sweep in Detroit after falling behind 3-1 in the third inning. Yu Chang put the Indians up 4-3 with a two-run single off Daniel Norris (0-1) in the seventh, and Luplow added his home run one out later. Franmil Reyes and Austin Hedges also homered for Cleveland.
Cubs 4, Pirates 3 – Zach Davies wins Chicago debut as Cubs beat Pirates 4-3
Zach Davies pitched into the sixth inning in his Chicago Cubs debut, leading his new team to a 4-3 victory over the short-handed Pittsburgh Pirates. Ian Happ homered and Kris Bryant reached three times as Chicago earned its second straight win after losing on opening day. Joc Pederson also drove in a run with a groundout. Davies, who was acquired in the December trade that sent Yu Darvish to San Diego, permitted two runs and four hits in 5 2/3 innings. Pittsburgh played without third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes, who was placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained left wrist.
Angels 7, White Sox 4 – Ohtani’s 2-way play, Walsh’s HRs lead Angels past ChiSox 7-4
Shohei Ohtani hit a 451-foot homer and pitched two-hit ball into the fifth inning in a historic two-way performance, and Jared Walsh hit a walkoff homer in the Los Angeles Angels’ 7-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Walsh hit two homers, including a big three-run shot off Matt Foster to end the Angels’ third win over Chicago in their four-game, season-opening series. Ohtani reached another milestone in his unique career when he took the mound and occupied the No. 2 slot in the batting order for the Angels. Ohtani didn’t allow a run through his first four innings.
Today
Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers, 1:10 p.m. WCSY-FM/WSJM-FM 12:50
Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs, 7:40 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Seattle Mariners, 10:10 p.m.
MLB – Detroit’s Baddoo homers on first pitch of first MLB at-bat
Detroit Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo homered in his first major league at-bat — on the very first pitch he saw. Baddoo led off the bottom of the third inning with a drive to left field off Cleveland’s Aaron Civale. This game was the 22-year-old Baddoo’s first appearance above Class A. Baddoo was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in 2016, and the Tigers took him with the third pick of the 2020 Rule 5 draft. He is coming off a terrific spring in which he hit .325 with five home runs in 21 games.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Chicago Bulls 115, Brooklyn Nets 107
Bulls 115, Nets 107 – Bulls beat Nets 115-107, snap 6-game skid
Nikola Vucevic had 22 points and 13 rebounds, Zach LaVine added 25 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Brooklyn Nets 115-107 to snap a six-game losing streak. Tomas Satoransky had a season-high 19 points and 11 assists as Chicago won for the first time since acquiring Vucevic before the trade deadline. Kyrie Irving had 24 points and 15 assists to lead short-handed Brooklyn, which played without James Harden and Kevin Durant. Jeff Green added 21 off the bench. The Nets had won five straight and 10 of 12.
Last Night
Detroit Pistons at Oklahoma City Thunder, 7:00 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Detroit Red Wings 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 1
Red Wings 5, Lightning 1 – Wings end drought in Tampa with 5-1 win over the Lightning
Thomas Greiss made 27 stops to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-1 victory over Tampa Bay for their first road win against the Lightning in the regular season in more than 10 years. Marc Staal, Valtteri Filppula, Michael Rasmussen, Darren Helm and Dylan Larkin all scored for the Red Wings, who snapped a three-game winless streak. Luke Glendening and Anthony Mantha each finished with two assists for Detroit, which had lost 17 regular-season consecutive games in Tampa until Sunday. Victor Hedman scored his seventh goal for the Lightning. Christopher Gibson stopped 13 shots in the loss.
NCAAMBB – 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament – Indianapolis
Tonight
National Championship
#1 Gonzaga vs. #1 Baylor, 9:20 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM
NCAAWBB – 2021 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament – San Antonio
Last Night
National Championship
#1 Stanford 54, #3 Arizona 53
Stanford 54, Arizona 53 – Stanford holds off Arizona 54-53 to win women’s NCAA title
Haley Jones scored 17 points and Stanford beat Arizona 54-53, giving the Cardinal and coach Tara VanDerveer their first national championship in 29 years. It wasn’t a masterpiece by any stretch with both teams struggling to score and missing easy layups and shots, but Stanford did just enough to pull off the win surviving a miss by Aari McDonald that bounced off the rim at the buzzer.
Golf – PGA – Jordan Spieth ends drought with victory at Texas Open
After nearly four years, Jordan Spieth is a winner again on the PGA Tour. The three-time major champion finally put an end to his slump by winning the Texas Open. He closed with a 6-under 66 for a two-shot victory over Charley Hoffman. Spieth had not won since he captured the British Open in 2017. His slump was so bad that he nearly fell out of the top 100 in the world. But he started to turn it around in the spring, and he capped it off with what he called a monumental victory at the TPC San Antonio.
Golf – LPGA – Tavatanakit holds off charging Ko in ANA Inspiration
Patty Tavatanakit survived Lydia Ko’s final-round charge Sunday to win the ANA Inspiration for her first LPGA Tour victory. Five strokes ahead entering the day and six in front after a chip-in eagle on the par-5 second, Tavatanakit shot a 4-under 68 in 100-degree heat to beat Ko by two strokes in the first major championship of the year. Ko matched Lorena Ochoa’s tournament record with a 62, shooting 7-under 29 on the front nine for the best nine-hole score in event’s 50-year history. A day after matching the tournament 54-hole record of 14 under, Tavatanakit finished a stroke off Dottie Pepper’s 72-hole mark of 19 under set in 1999. The 21-year-old Thai player finished the wire-to-wire victory with a short par putt on 18.
MHSAA – High School Sports
Tonight
Girls Basketball – State Quarterfinals
Division 3 at Portage Northern
Kent City vs. Schoolcraft, 7:00 p.m.
Division 4 at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix
Martin vs. Fowler, 7:00 p.m.
