UNDATED (WHTC) – Alex Gordon’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning plated the winning run, capping a two-run rally off of Justin Wilson, as the Kansas City Royals upended the visiting Detroit Tigers last night, 4-3. The finale of the four-game series at Kauffman Stadium is this evening. Coverage with Dan Dickerson and Jim Price begins at 7:50 PM on 1450 WHTC and the new 99.7 FM.
Mike Montgomery allowed two hits with five strikeouts over six innings of pitching and added a solo home run offensively as the Cubs completed a three-game sweep of the Braves in Atlanta with an 8-2 victory yesterday. Chicago returns home to open a three-game series versus the visiting St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field tomorrow afternoon.
Corey Seager homered and drove in three runs to pace a balanced Los Angeles attack as the visiting Dodgers defeated the White Sox last night, 9-1, in a game that was called by rain after eight full innings at Guaranteed Rate Field. Chicago hits the road for the opener of a three-game series in Kansas City versus the Royals tomorrow evening.
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Strong storms that blew through Beloit last night forced officials to suspend last night’s West Michigan Whitecaps’ game against the Snappers in the fourth inning. The scoreless contest will resume this evening to its nine-inning completion before the two teams play what will now be a scheduled seven-inning match at Pohlman Field.
