Marquette, MI – The Detroit Tigers are off to a hot start at 6-2 on the season. On Wednesday the Tigers completed game number two of a three game series, with a victory 5-3. The Tigers were led by outfielder Andrew Romine who had a huge grand slam in the fourth inning and the bullpen finished the job to give the Tigers a victory. Today’s game will start at 1:10 pm with the Tigers sending Jordan Zimmermann to the hill to face Phil Hughes.
The Detroit Pistons season concluded last night with a 113-109 loss to the Orlando Magic. The Magic were led by Aaron Gordan who had 32 points and 12 rebounds followed by Nikola Vucevic who added a double-double. The Pistons struggled as Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Ish Smith were the lone leading scores, both with 20. The Pistons now look to the NBA Lottery in the coming weeks.
The NHL Playoff season began last night with five exciting hockey games and tonight there will be another three. For the next month and a half there will be playoff hockey every night followed up by playoff basketball. JR and Friends will keep you updated regularly.
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