Wednesday Sports Update-05/19/2021

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MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Detroit Tigers 5, Seattle Mariners 0
Minnesota Twins 5, Chicago White Sox 4
Chicago Cubs 6, Washington Nationals 3

Tigers 5, Mariners 0 – Turnbull twirls 5th no-hitter of MLB season, Tigers top M’s
Spencer Turnbull pitched the fifth no-hitter in the majors already this season, sending the Detroit Tigers to a 5-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners. Turnbull, who led the big leagues in losses when he went 3-17 two years ago, had never gone more than seven innings in any of his previous 49 starts over three seasons. But his fastball and biting slider kept Seattle batters guessing and added to a growing list of mound gems in 2021. The five no-hitters through May 18 match the 1917 season for the most in baseball history by that date. Turnbull’s no-no was the eighth in Tigers history and their first since Justin Verlander’s in Toronto on May 7, 2011.

Twins 5, White Sox 4 – Sanó homers three times, Twins rally to beat White Sox 5-4
Miguel Sanó homered three times, Jorge Polanco hit a game-ending RBI single and the Minnesota Twins beat Yermín Mercedes and the Chicago White Sox 5-4. Mercedes was the center of attention once again, one day after he hit a controversial homer in the ninth inning of Chicago’s 16-4 victory. Twins reliever Tyler Duffey was ejected for throwing behind Mercedes in the seventh, and that seemed to spark the slumping Twins. Sanó’s two-run drive off Aaron Bummer with one out in the eighth tied it at 4. With two out and runners on second and third in the ninth, Polanco singled to right against Liam Hendriks.

Cubs 6, Nationals 3 – Bote, Happ homer as Cubs beat Nationals 6-3
David Bote and Ian Happ homered, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 6-3. Chicago slugger Anthony Rizzo left the game because of tightness in his lower back, but the Cubs got enough big hits to come away with another win after pounding Jon Lester the previous day in his return to Wrigley Field. Bote broke a 3-all tie with a two-run homer against reliever Will Harris in the sixth inning. Happ made it 6-3 with his drive to the basket in left-center against Wander Suero leading off the eighth. Willson Contereras had two hits, including a two-run single in the third against new dad Patrick Corbin. Kris Bryant singled twice and drove in a run.

Today
Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins, 1:10 p.m.
Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs, 7:40 p.m.
Detroit Tigers at Seattle Mariners, 10:10 p.m.                  94.9 WSJM/103.7 Cosy-FM 9:50

NBA – National Basketball Association – NBA Play-In Tournament
Last Night
Indiana Pacers 144, Charlotte Hornets 117                      (CHA Eliminated)
Boston Celtics 118, Washington Wizards 100

Pacers 144, Hornets 117 – Sabonis leads Pacers past Hornets 144-117 in play-in round
Domantas Sabonis had 14 points, 21 rebounds and nine assists, and the short-handed Indiana Pacers routed the Charlotte Hornets 144-117 in the Eastern Conference’s first play-in game.
Led by Sabonis and Doug McDermott, who scored 16 of his 21 points in the first quarter, the ninth-seeded Pacers snapped a franchise-worst nine-game losing streak in the postseason. They also moved within one victory of making a sixth consecutive playoff appearance. Charlotte was led by Miles Bridges with 18 points. The Hornets finished the season with six straight losses.

Celtics 118, Wizards 100 – Tatum scores 50, Celtics beat Wizards 118-100 in play-in
Jayson Tatum scored 32 of his 50 points in the second half, and the Boston Celtics rallied to beat the Washington Wizards 118-100 in the play-in round. Kemba Walker added 29 points for Boston, which secured the seventh seed for the playoffs and a first-round matchup with second-seeded Brooklyn.

Tonight
San Antonio Spurs at Memphis Grizzlies, 7:30 p.m.
Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:00 p.m.

NHL – Red Wings stay with coach Jeff Blashill in long-term rebuild
The Detroit Red Wings are continuing their rebuild with coach Jeff Blashill. Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman has given the coach a contract extension. Blashill’s career record is 172-221-62 and Detroit has now gone five seasons without reaching the playoffs. Blashill’s sixth season behind the bench ended this month with an overtime loss to Columbus as both teams finished with a division-worst 48 points in the pandemic-shortened season.

NHL – 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 1 – Best of 7
Last Night
Pittsburgh Penguins 2, New York Islanders 1                             (Series tied 1-1)
Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Florida Panthers 1                                  (TBL leads 2-0)
Vegas Golden Knights 3, Minnesota Wild 1                                (Series tied 1-1)

Tonight
Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, 6:30 p.m.                        (Series tied 1-1)
Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes, 8:00 p.m.               (CAR leads 1-0)
Winnipeg Jets at Edmonton Oilers, 9:00 p.m.                               (Game 1)
St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche, 10:30 p.m.                     (COL leads 1-0)

NJCAA – SMC to restart four more athletic programs in fall 2022
Southwestern Michigan College announced last year they were bringing back their athletics program after 25 years with Cross Country this fall.  Tuesday, SMC announced the return of four more sports, men’s and women’s basketball, women’s volleyball, and men’s wrestling.   Those four sports will return in the fall of 2022.  The Roadrunners home games will be played at the Charles O. Zollar Building on the Dowagiac campus following a $2-million renovation.  SMC is also looking to be reinstated to the Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA), who has nearby opponents in Lake Michigan College in Benton Harbor, Glen Oaks Community College in Centreville, Kalamazoo Valley Community College in Kalamazoo, Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek, and Ancilla College in Donaldson, Indiana. 

Olympics – Tokyo Games organizers get plea to cancel from medical body
The IOC and local organizers are starting three days of meetings, some of the final planning before they attempt start the postponed Olympics in little more than nine weeks. They are meeting widespread skepticism with polling showing 60-80% oppose holding the games. Medical groups have also expressed strong opposition with the virus far from under control in Japan where only 1-2% of the population is fully vaccinated. The meetings will be headed by IOC vice president John Coates. He will attempt to again assure the Japanese population that the games will be “safe and secure.” The Olympics are to open on July 23.

MLS – Columbus MLS team restores ‘Crew’ to name after fan outcry
The Columbus MLS team restored “Crew” to its name after fans objected to a rebranding that had dropped it. The team announced that the franchise would retain the name after meeting with team supporters, who widely opposed dropping the name and rebranding it as Columbus SC. The rebranded crest also will be changed to include the Crew name. Supporters took to social media to criticize the rebranding after it was announced.

MWL – Minor League Baseball – Midwest League
Last Night
Lake County Captains 10, Great Lakes Loons 6
Dayton Dragons 6, South Bend Cubs 5
Fort Wayne TinCaps 13, Lansing Lugnuts 1
West Michigan Whitecaps 8, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 4

Tonight
Lake County Captains at Great Lakes Loons, 6:05 p.m.
Dayton Dragons at South Bend Cubs, 7:05 p.m.
Lansing Lugnuts at Fort Wayne TinCaps, 7:05 p.m.
West Michigan Whitecaps at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:35 p.m.

MHSAA – High School Sports
Last Night
Baseball
Mattawan 11, St. Joseph 0 – Game 1
Mattawan 9, St. Joseph 2 – Game 2
Lakeshore 7, New Prairie (IN) 1
Berrien Springs 14, Comstock 0 – Game 1
Berrien Springs 18, Comstock 0 – Game 2
Eau Claire 13, New Buffalo 10 – Game 1
New Buffalo 7, Eau Claire 4 – Game 2
Buchanan 4, Brandywine 1 – Game 1
Buchanan 10, Brandywine 0 – Game 2
Niles 1, South Haven 0 – Game 1
Niles 6, South Haven 0 – Game 2
Kalamazoo Central 2, Watervliet 1 – Game 1
Kalamazoo Central 8, Watervliet 5 – Game 2
Plainwell 8, Paw Paw 5 – Game 1
Plainwell 4, Paw Paw 4 – Game 2 susp. darkness
Edwardsburg 3, Sturgis 2 – Game 1
Edwardsburg 4, Sturgis 2 – Game 2
Otsego 13, Three Rivers 3 – Game 1
Otsego 7, Three Rivers 2 – Game 2

Softball
Mattawan 4, St. Joseph 2 – Game 1
Mattawan 6, St. Joseph 3 – Game 2
Michigan Lutheran 19, Howardsville Chr 7 – Game 1
Michigan Lutheran 10, Howardsville Chr 3 – Game 1
River Valley 17, Lawrence 1 – Game 1
River Valley 14, Lawrence 0 – Game 2
New Buffalo 16, Eau Claire 1 – Game 1
New Buffalo 14, Eau Claire 2 – Game 2
Buchanan 18, Brandywine 1 – Game 1
Buchanan 10, Brandywine 5 – Game 2
Niles 13, South Haven 4 – Game 1
Niles 9, South Haven 2 – Game 2
Paw Paw 15, Plainwell 1 – Game 1
Paw Paw 8, Plainwell 6 – Game 2
Edwardsburg 18, Sturgis 0 – Game 1
Edwardsburg 22, Sturgis 1 – Game 2
Otsego 10, Three Rivers 3 – Game 1
Otsego 8, Three Rivers 7 – F/8 – Game 2

Boys Golf
Point O Wood meet (St. Joseph host)
Team Scores

1. St. Joseph         177
2.
Lakeshore         189
3.
Edwardsburg    201

St. Joe Scores

1. Carlie Uzelac                       43
1. Peter Strickler                    43
3. Ryan Guzzo                          44
4. Zach Arrans                         47

Lakeshore Scores

1. Nathan Marohn                    42
2.
Landen Thompson                  46
3.
Ashton Gray                        50
4.
Jimmy Gillette                      51

Girls Soccer
Hastings 4, Battle Creek Central 0

Girls Tennis
Brandywine 7, Three Rivers 1

Today
Girls Soccer
SMAC Tournament Finals
Portage Central at Gull Lake, 6:30 p.m.
St. Joseph at Portage Northern, 6:30 p.m.
Lakeshore at Mattawan, 6:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Battle Creek Lakeview, 6:30 p.m.

Other Games
Michigan Lutheran at Comstock, 6:00 p.m.
Lake Michigan Catholic at Covert, 5:00 p.m.
Brandywine at Niles, 5:00 p.m.
Berrien Springs at South Haven, 6:30 p.m.
Coloma at Saugatuck, 5:00 p.m.
New Buffalo at Bridgman, 5:00 p.m.
Buchanan at Bronson, 5:30 p.m.
Sturgis at Edwardsburg, 5:30 p.m.
Otsego at Plainwell, 6:30 p.m.
Three Rivers at Vicksburg, 6:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Hackett at Constantine, 6:00 p.m.
Lawton at Fennville, 6:00 p.m.
Delton-Kellogg at Kalamazoo Christian, 5:00 p.m.
Schoolcraft at Parchment, 6:00 p.m.

Baseball
Brandywine at Benton Harbor, 4:00 p.m.
Bridgman at Berrien Springs, 4:15 p.m.
Coloma at Hartford, 4:30 p.m.
Cassopolis at River Valley, 4:15 p.m.
Allegan at Saugatuck, 4:00 p.m.
Centreville at Vicksburg, 4:30 p.m.
Marshall at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m.

Softball
Galesburg-Augusta at Benton Harbor, 4:30 p.m.
Bridgman at Berrien Springs, 4:15 p.m.
Niles at Sturgis, 4:00 p.m.
Cassopolis at Brandywine, 4:15 p.m.
Fennville at Martin, 4:30 p.m.
Marshall at Kalamazoo Central, 4:00 p.m.
Centreville at Vicksburg, 4:30 p.m.