UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM) – Austin Bibens-Dirkx and two relievers teamed on a four-hit shutout, striking out 12 in the process, while Jurickson Profar’s solo homer in the first inning was all the offense Texas really needed as the visiting Rangers blanked the Tigers at Comerica Park on Sunday afternoon, 3-0. Detroit opens a three-game series in St. Petersburg versus the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night. Coverage from Tropicana Field with Dan Dickerson and Jim Price begins at 6:45 PM on 99 7 and 1450 WHTC.
Jackson Stephens walked David Bote with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning to force home the decisive run as the Cubs edged the visiting Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field on Sunday afternoon, 6-5. Chicago starts a three-game series in San Francisco versus the Giants on Monday evening.
Marvin Gonzalez’ squeeze bunt in the bottom of the seventh inning plated the tie-breaking run as the Houston Astros slipped past the visiting White Sox at Minute Maid Park on Sunday afternoon, 2-1. Chicago returns home to welcome the St. Louis Cardinals to Guaranteed Rate Field for the opener of a two-game series on Tuesday night.
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Juan Hillman allowed four hits with a strikeout over six innings in pitching the Lake County Captains past the visiting West Michigan Whitecaps on Sunday afternoon, 7-1. The finale of the four-game series at Classic Park in the Cleveland suburb of Eastlake is on Monday evening.
