Marquette, MI – The Minnesota Twins are in last place but the past two days, looked like a playoff team. The Twins completely shut down the Tigers offense and took advantage of below average Tigers pitching. The Twins earned a series split with a 5-1 win Thursday afternoon beating up Tigers Mike Pelfrey 1 2/3 innings. With the Tigers fighting for the last wild card spot, they have been badly let down by the pitching staff. The last three games the starting pitching has allowed 17 runs in on 9 1/3 inings. The Tigers begin a three game series against the Cleveland Indians tonight at 7:05 in Cleveland.
NFL week two was in full swing Thursday night with the New York Jets against the Buffalo Bills in in the NFL. The Jets came out on top thanks to some great running from Matt Forte and strong passing skills from Ryan Fitzpatrick. Jets won the contest 37-31 in the second week of the young NFL season. The rest of the NFL games will conclude on Sunday and Monday.
The Marquette Redmen football team is celebrating homecoming tonight as they are home in the Superior Dome against the Eskymos of Escanaba High School. The Redmen are 1-2 on the season and coming off a big win last Friday against Sault Ste. Marie. The Eskymos are undefeated coming into Redmen territory and look to avenge last seasons lost to the the Redmen. You can catch all the action right here on Fox Sports Marquette 105.1 and 99.9 and because its also Big game of the Week on 103FXD. Pregame beings at 6:15 with John Thomsen, Pete Kolbus and Ryan Ranguette as they break down the match up and bring you up to date with teams and scores around the area.
