UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM) – The keystone combination of Jose Iglesias and Ian Kinsler teamed to collect six hits and drive in five runs as the Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis yesterday, 9-6. Detroit returns home this evening to welcome the Kansas City Royals to Comerica Park for the opener of a three-game series. Coverage with Dan Dickerson and Jim Price starts at 6:45 PM on 1450 WHTC and the new 99.7 FM.
Willson Contreras’ two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning broke a 3-3 tie and enabled the Cubs to get past the visiting St. Louis Cardinals last night, 5-3. The Windy City Series begins this afternoon at Wrigley Field with the Cubs hosting the White Sox for the first of a pair of games before the two teams play at Guaranteed Rate Field, starting on Wednesday evening.
The Sox come “home” off of a 5-4 loss in Kansas City yesterday. Brandon Moss’ two-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning won the game for the Royals.
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Dylan Burdeaux tripled home the tie-breaking run and then scored an insurance marker in the top of the 13th inning as the West Michigan Whitecaps outlasted the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in Appleton yesterday, 6-4. The finale of the three-game series at “Neuroscience Group Field” is today, and broadcast time is 12:55 PM with Dan Hasty on 1450 WHTC and the new 99.7 FM.
