UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM) – The high school football season along the Lakeshore begins this evening with five games on tap. At 6:40 PM, hear the Northview at West Ottawa contest with Greg Chandler on 99 7/1450 WHTC, or the White Pigeon at Saugatuck encounter with Erik Van Swol on The Lakeshore’s 92 7 The Van. Zeeland’s teams are on the road, with the East Chix at Warren Woods-Tower, and the West Dux visiting East Grand Rapids. Finally, Fennville begins a new era of eight-man football when the Blackhawks play at Bridgman.
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Lars Nootbaar’s 10th-inning single drove in the winning run as the Cardinals edged the visiting Tigers in St. Louis yesterday, 3-2. Idle tonight, Detroit hosts the Toronto Blue Jays at Comerica Park tomorrow evening to begin a three-game series.
The Cubs split a doubleheader with visiting Colorado at Wrigley Field yesterday. Patrick Wisdom’s three-run homer in the fifth inning broke a 2-2 tie and gave Chicago a 5-2 victory in the opener. Ryan McMahon’s two-run homer in the 10th inning broke a 9-9 tie and enabled the Rockies to win the nightcap, 13-10. Idle tonight, the Cubs play the White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field tomorrow evening to kick off a three-game series.
Before the Pale Hose entertain their cross-town rivals, they have one more game in Toronto this afternoon. Alejandro Kirk’s RBI single in the eighth inning broke a 1-1 tie as the Blue Jays downed the visiting White Sox last night, 3-1.
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The Whitecaps split a doubleheader in Lansing last night. William Simoneit had the Lugnuts’ only hit in the opener, but it was a solo homer in the bottom of the seventh inning that gave the hosts a 2-1 triumph. West Michigan prevailed in the nightcap, 9-2, thanks in part to Gage Workman’s three hits, including a homer, and three RBI. The series at Jackson Stadium in Lansing continues this evening.
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