UNDATED (WHTC) - Justin Verlander scattered five hits with five strikeouts over six innings, while Omar Infante drove in three runs, as the Tigers beat visiting Oakland last night, 6-2. The series at Comerica Park in Detroit concludes this afternoon. Coverage on 1450 WHTC begins at 12:40 PM.

Joey Votto knocked in three runs for Cincinnati, but the visiting Reds needed an RBI single from Drew Stubbs in the 11^th inning to defeat the Cubs last night, 6-5. The finale of the series at Wrigley Field in Chicago is today.

Bruce Chen allowed five hits with four strikeouts in nearly seven innings, while Alex Gordon’s two-run double in the seventh inning proved to be the decisive hit, as Kansas City blanked the visiting White Sox last night, 3-0. The series at Kauffman Stadium ends this evening.

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NFL football on 1450 WHTC is at 8 PM tonight, as the New York Giants play the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte. Hear a couple of pro gridiron games this Sunday on Holland’s Hometown Station, as the Lions visit Tennessee at 12 Noon, followed at 7:30 PM with the New England at Baltimore contest.

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In Hope College athletics yesterday: The golfing Dutchmen finished in a third-place tie at the MIAA jamboree in Olivet, while the soccer Dutch blanked Olivet, 6-0. Today, the golfing Dutch compete in a league jamboree at Olivet.