10-2-25 THURSDAY MORNING SPORTS

The Reds bow out in L.A.; The Tribe forces a winner-take-all game this afternoon with the Tigers; The Browns make a change at QB

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
From the WIMA Sports desk. The Reds jumped out to
a two to nothing lead in Los Angeles last night
over the Dodgers, but by the end of four LA
had a three to two lead. They then scored four
and the sixth inning off Nick Martinez and went on
to beat the Reds eight to four, sweeping their best
of three wild card series. The Reds loaded the bases
with nobody out in the sixth inning, but did not score.

(00:22):
They scored two in the eighth, but also left the
bases loaded. The Reds have not won a postseason series
since nineteen ninety five. After the game, Reds manager Terry
Francona said he was proud of the season the team
put together and the attitude the players showed.

Speaker 2 (00:37):
Every time you asked him to do something, they tried
to do it, which isn't always the case. They put
our ball club ahead of themselves and that always doesn't
happen either.

Speaker 1 (00:49):
Francona also said this Reds team never quit.

Speaker 2 (00:53):
We're not the finished product, but they competed like crazy,
and that's what we asked him to do. When things
didn't look very good. They kept competing even the last.

Speaker 1 (01:04):
Couple nights Finally, the Red Skipper talked about the takeaway
after a season ending loss.

Speaker 2 (01:10):
Everybody's hurting. Only one team could go home at the
end on their own terms. And it's not us this year.
You know, the season doesn't just wind down, it just
comes to a crashing halt.

Speaker 1 (01:24):
Mark your calendar is for opening day in Cincinnati. That'll
be March twenty sixth, when the Reds hosted the Boston
Red Sox. Speaking of the Red Sox, they lost to
the Yankees for to three in New York last night,
as the Pinstriper's forced a deciding Game three tonight. Same
story in Chicago, where the Padres beat the Cubs three
to nothing, and the same story in Cleveland, where the

(01:45):
Guardians bounced back from a game one loss to beat
the Tigers six to one. The game was tied at
one and the eighth when Cleveland broke loose. Brian Rochio
started it with a one out solo homer. Later a
three run homer by Bo Naylor. Blue things opened, and
that sets up today's deciding Game three. The Guardians used
six pitchers to hold the Tigers to one run. Detroit

(02:08):
has scored only three runs and the two games combined. Afterward,
Tribe manager Stephen Vode said both teams were hampered by
the bright sunshine yesterday afternoon in Cleveland.

Speaker 3 (02:19):
Those last couple of things was not easy to see,
and our guys jumped on melting pretty well and bow
with such an unbelievable bato off Herder and for us,
it was a frustrating day offensively for us.

Speaker 1 (02:31):
On the other side, Tigers manager A. J. Hinch says
they could not convert when they had opportunities.

Speaker 4 (02:37):
Yeah, I mean it was a tough day. I mean,
obviously it's they made the most of their opportunities and
we left fifteen guys on. So I think that you
know that paints the picture that it was today. I mean,
it was a hard fought game.

Speaker 1 (02:50):
And now it's a game three, a deciding game three
this afternoon Jack Flaherty for Detroit and Slade Seconi for Cleveland.
Game time will be a couple hours later than the
first two games, with three Toho eight set as the
first pitch time. Staying in Cleveland, but moving to football, yesterday,
the Browns announced a change at quarterback as they are

(03:11):
benching veteran Joe Flacco and rookie Dylon Gabriel will get
the start this week when the Browns take on the
Vikings in London. Sudor Sanders will remain the third string quarterback.
As for high school football, through six weeks, only five
area teams are rated in the top ten of the
Martin RPI rankings, and Division seven Marion Local is first,

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Saint Henry second, LCC third, LIPSIC ninth, and the Division
III Wapakanetta is eighth. Bath is just outside the top
ten in the D four Martin RPI at number eleven.
Tomorrow night here on WIMA, we will have Lima Senior
hosting Toledo's start in a key Toledo City Athletic League showdown.
And big time auto racing could be coming back to Cleveland,

(03:56):
Indy car As eyeing downtown for a street race in
twenty twenty eight. The Greater Cleveland Sports Commission confirms its
exploring the opportunity, However, it's early in the process. The
temporary circuit would travel through downtown streets and would mark
a homecoming for the sport. The Grand Prix of Cleveland
thrilled fans at Burke Lakefront Airport for twenty five years

(04:17):
before ending in two thousand and seven. Also, it's important
to note IndyCar owner Roger Penske is a Shaker Heights
native with eleven fifty WYMA sports. I'm Todd Walker