UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM) – Major League Baseball wrapped up its proverbial “first half” of the season yesterday.
Jorge Polanco’s three-run homer off of Derek Holland in the bottom of the 10th inning enabled the Minnesota Twins to outscore the visiting Detroit Tigers, 12-9.
The Chicago Cubs’ game against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field was postponed due to weather.
Andrew Vaughn hit a pair of homers, driving in four runs, but the Chicago White Sox needed a three-run round-tripper by Adam Engel in the 10th inning to defeat the Orioles in Baltimore, 7-5.
The teams now take a break for tomorrow night’s All-Star Game in Denver before most return to action on Friday. The Tigers host the Minnesota Twins in a day-night doubleheader at Comerica Park, with broadcast times at 1:50 PM and 6:50 PM on 99 7/1450 WHTC, while the Cubs are in Phoenix to battle the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the White Sox entertain the Houston Astros at Guaranteed Rate Field.
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Rey Rivera’s three-run homer highlighted a five-run fifth inning that broke open a 4-3 game, as the West Michigan Whitecaps downed the Dragons in Dayton yesterday, 13-4. Idle tonight, West Michigan welcomes Fort Wayne to LMCU Ballpark tomorrow evening to open up a six-game series against the TinCaps.
