Tigers rally with 4 in the 8th to beat Minnesota – Monday Morning Sports Update

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MLB – Major League Baseball
Yesterday
Detroit Tigers 4, Minnesota Twins 3
Cincinnati Reds 11, Chicago White Sox 4
Chicago Cubs 3, Seattle Mariners 2

Tigers 4, Twins 3 – Canha’s 2-run double in 8th inning helps Tigers rally to beat Twins 4-3
Mark Canha’s two-run double highlighted a four-run eighth inning for the Detroit Tigers as they rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3. The Tigers trailed 3-0 after seven innings, but took the lead against Caleb Thielbar and Griffin Jax. Javier Báez hit a solo homer off Thielbar to make it 3-1. Thielbar, making his season debut, allowed two singles to put runners at the corners with one out, and Canha tied it with a double off Jax. Spencer Torkelson put the Tigers ahead with an RBI single. Will Vest got the win with 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief. Jason Foley pitched the ninth for his fourth save.

Reds 11, White Sox 4 – Encarnacion-Strand’s 4 RBIs lead Reds over White Sox 11-4, drops Sox to 2-13
Christian Encarnacion-Strand tied a career high with four RBIs, and the Cincinnati Reds routed the Chicago White Sox 11-4 for a three-game sweep. Chicago dropped to 2-13, the worst 15-game start in the franchise’s 124-year history, The White Sox had 14 hits in the series and has scored a major league-low 34 runs. Encarnacion-Strand and Nick Martini hit two-homers for the Reds, at 9-6 off to their best 15-game start in three years. Martini drove in three runs for Cincinnati, which outscored Chicago 27-5 in the three-game series.

Cubs 3, Mariners 2 – Michael Busch homers in his 4th straight game to power the Cubs past the Mariners 3-2
Rookie Michael Busch homered for the fourth straight game, Javier Assad struck out six and the Chicago Cubs beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2. Reliever Adbert Alzolay picked off pinch-runner Julio Rodríguez to end the game after double plays ended two rallies. Busch’s two-run homer put the Cubs up 3-0 and helped them to their second straight win to take the series from the Mariners. The franchise record for consecutive games with a home run is five.

Tonight
Texas (Lorenzen 0-0) at Detroit (Olson 0-1), 6:40 p.m.              News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:15
Kansas City (Lugo 2-0) at Chicago White Sox (Nastrini 0-0), 7:40 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Brown 0-0) at Arizona (Kelly 2-0), 9:40 p.m.

Jon Rahm, of Spain, puts the green jacket on winner Scottie Scheffler after the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Golf – The Masters – Scottie Scheffler unstoppable and wins another Masters green jacket
Scottie Scheffler is the Masters champion for the second time in three years. And once again, it wasn’t particularly close. Scheffler grabbed the lead for good with magnificent shots around the turn. And then he let Ludvig Aberg, Collin Morikawa and Max Homa make all the mistakes. Scheffler closed with a 68 for a four-shot victory. He’s the fourth-youngest player to have two green jackets. And he stretches his lead at No. 1 in the world to levels not seen since the peak years of Tiger Woods. Scheffler now has three wins in his last four starts.

NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Carolina Hurricanes 4, Chicago Blackhawks 2

Hurricanes 4, Blackhawks 2 – Seth Jarvis leads Hurricanes past Blackhawks 4-2 for 5th straight win
Seth Jarvis scored two power-play goals in the third period, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 for their fifth consecutive victory. Jordan Staal also scored for Carolina, which stayed alive in the race for the Metropolitan Division title. The Hurricanes moved within one point of the idle New York Rangers for the top spot in the division. Each team has one game left on its schedule. Former Michigan Wolverine Frank Nazar scored in his NHL debut for Chicago, which dropped its fourth consecutive game. Andreas Athanasiou also scored.

Tonight
Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p.m.

NHL – A Manic Monday in the NHL features 7 of 8 games that could affect the playoff picture
The playoff races across the NHL are coming down to the final week of the regular season. Seven of the eight games Monday night have some impact on either who gets in or where teams are seeded. The New York Islanders can clinch a spot by beating the rival New Jersey Devils. The Washington Capitals against Boston, Pittsburgh Penguins against Nashville and Detroit Red Wings against Montreal are all playing to stay in the mix. Out West, Edmonton and Los Angeles are jockeying for positioning with winnable games at home.

NBA – National Basketball Association
Yesterday
New York Knicks 120, Chicago Bulls 119 – OT
San Antonio Spurs 123, Detroit Pistons 95
Indiana Pacers 157, Atlanta Hawks 115
End NBA 2023-24 Regular Season

Knicks 120, Bulls 119 – OT – Brunson carries NY into #2 seed in the East, scores 40 points in OT win over Bulls
Jalen Brunson capped one of the best regular seasons in franchise history with his 11th 40-point game, carrying the New York Knicks into the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference with a 120-119 overtime victory over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday. The Knicks finished 50-32, their best season since going 54-28 and also earning a No. 2 seed in 2012-13. They moved past Milwaukee after the Bucks lost earlier Sunday in Orlando, and will await the winner of the play-in game between Philadelphia and Miami on Wednesday. Brunson finished with 40 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and tied Patrick Ewing for the second-most 40-point games in one season by a Knicks player.

Spurs 123, Pistons 95 – Short-handed Spurs topple injury-depleted Pistons 123-95 to close disappointing seasons
Sandro Mamukelashvili had 18 points and the San Antonio Spurs routed the Detroit Pistons 123-95 on Sunday to close disappointing seasons for both franchises. San Antonio was without Victor Wembanyama, the No. 1 pick in the draft and expected Rookie of the Year. Detroit was without Cade Cunningham, the top pick in 2021. The Pistons (14-68) finished with the worst record in franchise history. The previous worst was 16-66 in 1980. The Spurs (22-60) matched last season’s record, which was the third-worst in franchise history but enabled them to draft Wembanyama.

Pacers 157, Hawks 115 – Myles Turner scores 31, Pacers avoid play-in tournament with 157-115 rout of Hawks
Myles Turner had 31 points and Pascal Siakam scored 28 as the Indiana Pacers beat the Atlanta Hawks 157-115 and avoided falling into the play-in tournament. Indiana secured at least the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference on Saturday with a dominant regular-season finale. The Pacers shot 65% and made 19 of 36 3-pointers. The 157 points matched the Pacers’ highest-scoring game since they joined the NBA in 1976. Dejounte Murray scored 32 points for the Hawks, who finished the regular season 10th in the East and visit the ninth-placed Chicago Bulls on Wednesday to open the play-in tournament.

NBA – NBA Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference Western Conference
1-Boston vs. 8-PHI/MIA/CHI/ATL
2-New York vs. 7-PHI/MIA
3-Milwaukee vs. 6-Indiana
4-Cleveland vs. 5-Orlando
1-Oklahoma City vs. 8-NO/LAL/SAC/GSW
2-Denver vs. 7-NO/LAL
3-Minnesota vs. 6-Phoenix
4-LA Clippers vs. 5-Dallas

NASCAR – Chase Elliott ends 42-race winless streak with overtime victory in Texas
Chase Elliott pulled ahead and cleared Ross Chastain on the first lap after the second restart in overtime at Texas Motor Speedway, ending a 42-race winless streak for NASCAR’s most popular driver. The race ended on the 16th caution after Elliott had taken the white flag for the 276th lap in a race scheduled for 267 laps. The chasing Chastain was bumped from behind by defending race winner William Byron, who finished third. Brad Keselowski was second. It was the fifth win this season for Hendrick Motorsports, the 306th for NASCAR’s winningest team. It was the first for Elliott in the No. 9 since Talladega in October 2022.

Olympics – Seeing purple: Fans get a new track color and maybe record-breaking times
Fans will be seeing purple at the Olympics when athletes try to set records at this summer’s Paris Games. In a move away from a more traditional red-brick clay color an Olympic track is going purple for the first time. The pieces of vulcanized rubber track were produced at a factory in northern Italy and workers have been laying them down at Stade de France, the national stadium hosting track events. More than 1,000 such rolls will be used for the track. Getting down on their hands and knees, and with their hard hats on, they patiently and meticulously unfurl each strip before hammering a nail in to keep it in position. More than 1,000 such rolls will be used for the track, which requires about one month’s work and 2,800 pots of glue in total.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Yesterday
Great Lakes Loons 12, Lansing Lugnuts 4
Quad Cities River Bandits 5, West Michigan Whitecaps 2
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 9, South Bend Cubs 6

Tonight
No games tonight

AHL – American Hockey League
Yesterday
Chicago Wolves 7, Grand Rapids Griffins 2

MCCAA – Michigan Community College Athletic Association
Yesterday
Women’s Softball
Lake Michigan College 8, Jackson College 0 – Game 1
Jackson College 2, Lake Michigan College 1 – Game 2

MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Today
Girls Soccer
SMAC
St. Joseph at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 6:30 p.m.
Portage Central at Lakeshore, 6:30 p.m.
Mattawan at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Central at Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:30 p.m.
Battle Creek Central at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m.

SAC
South Haven at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m.
Kalamazoo Christian at Allegan, 6:30 p.m.
Parchment at Delton-Kellogg, 6:00 p.m.
Saugatuck at Holland Black River, 5:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Hackett at Lawton, 6:00 p.m.
Constantine at Schoolcraft, 5:00 p.m.

Southwest 10
Bangor at Comstock, 5:00 p.m.
Marcellus at Hartford, 5:00 p.m.

Non-Conference
Bloomingdale at Michigan Lutheran, 5:00 p.m.
Watervliet at Coloma, 6:00 p.m.
Fennville at Berrien Springs, 6:30 p.m.
Three Rivers at Dowagiac, 5:00 p.m.
Brandywine at Niles, 5:00 p.m.
Buchanan at Paw Paw, 5:00 p.m.
Vicksburg at Marshall, 5:00 p.m.
Otsego at Harper Creek, 6:30 p.m.
Sturgis at Coldwater, 6:30 p.m.

Baseball
Michigan Lutheran at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. (DH)
Gobles at Hopkins, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Bangor at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Centreville at Decatur, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Cassopolis at Lawrence, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Marcellus at White Pigeon, 4:00 p.m. (DH)

Softball
St. Joseph at Zeeland West, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Gobles at Hopkins, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Parchment at Kalamazoo Hackett, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Galesburg-Augusta at Mendon, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
Bangor at Comstock, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Centreville at Decatur, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Cassopolis at Lawrence, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Marcellus at White Pigeon, 4:00 p.m. (DH)
Berrien Springs at Hartford, 4:30 p.m. (DH)

Track and Field
Our Lady of the Lake at Eau Claire, 4:30 p.m.

Boys Golf
Benton Harbor at Marcellus, 4:00 p.m.

Girls Tennis
St. Joseph at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 4:00 p.m.
Lakeshore at Portage Northern, 4:00 p.m.
Berrien Springs at Schoolcraft, 4:30 p.m.