5-2-25 FRIDAY MORNING SPORTS

The Reds and Guardians beat rain and opponents; Lincolnview baseball clinches up NWC title tie; Knicks eliminate Pistons; Cavs hopeful for Garland's return; Hutchins to take the reins at Perry.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
From the WIMA Sports desk. The Reds beat the Cardinals
and the rain in Cincinnati yesterday afternoon. Nine to one.
Was the final the Reds earn a split of the
four game set. The rain came in the middle of
the fourth with the Reds leading two to one, and
after the rain it was all Reds as they scored
two in the fourth, one in the sixth, three and

(00:20):
the seventh, and one in the eighth. Meanwhile, Andrew Abbott
did not return after the rain delay. He allowed just
one run of four innings. The Reds bullpen was perfect
the last five innings after the rain, Graham Ashcraft three innings,
Taylor Rodgers one inning, and hard throwing Lewis May made
his major league debut with a perfect ninth. The win
improved the Reds record to seventeen and fifteen. There are

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two games behind the Cubs for first place in the
NL Central. After the game, Reds manager Terry Francona said,
they came out aggressive after the rain delay.

Speaker 2 (00:52):
We came out really well, and we had good energy
and good enthusiasm, which was one of our goals because
on a daylight today, after a day like yesterday, just
having that energy is really really important. It's not going
to get you hits, but it keeps you in the game,
and I think our guys are good enough where they'll
get hits.

Speaker 1 (01:10):
The Reds skipper also had a lot of praise for
Graham Ashcraft after his three perfect innings in relief coming
out of the rain delay.

Speaker 2 (01:18):
We kind of gambled a little bit going with him
out of the chute, and perfect case was he was
going to be able to go three and that's exactly
what he did. That was I mean, he filled it
up with strikes and two different pitches and quality pitches.
That's that was really fun to watch.

Speaker 1 (01:36):
The Reds will conclude the two series seven game homestand
with three with the Washington Nationals beginning tonight at six'.
Ten we'll have the pregame at five. Forty It's Hunter
green for The reds Against Mitchell parker for The. Nats also,
yesterday The reds option to struggling former Closer Alexis das
to TRIPLE A. Loisville he gave up five runs in

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the ninth in game one of the. Doubleheader On wednesday In,
cleveland The guardians walked off The twins four to three
and ten, Innings Jose ramirez drove in the game tying
run on How martinez singled him in to win the.
Game cleveland's winning streak now at four as they improved
eighteen and thirteen and to stay a game and a
half Behind detroit to top The Al. Central after the,

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game Manager Stephen vote, said it was a good way
to end a four and three homestand.

Speaker 3 (02:26):
Long, day long homestand rain days. Doubleheader put a great
win for our guys and different people step it up
every night and was lost two. Wings really to see
the bats come alive off those two pitchers who were very,
good it was just good to.

Speaker 1 (02:39):
See like In, cincinnati there was a long rain delay
In cleveland yesterday as. Well The guardians now move on
To Toronto tonight's pitching match Up Logan allen And Chris. Bassett
speaking of the first Place, tigers they hit four home
runs to beat The angels In anaheim ten to four
in the opener of A West coast. Swing high school
Baseball Lincoln view Down bluff and five after. Nothing The

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lancers clinched at least a tie for The Northwest conference
title to THE nba. Playoffs The knicks one In detroit one,
sixteen one thirteen to take the series in. Six now
they'll face The celtics in The Eastern Conference. Semifinals The
pistons still have not posted a home a playoff win
since two thousand and. Eight, meanwhile The clippers posted a
one to eleven one oh five win over The Denver

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nuggets that forces A game seven in that Series saturday
night In. Denver, meanwhile The cavaliers continue their prep For
game one of The Eastern Conference Semifinals sunday at home Against.
Indiana The calves swept The heat in the opening round
despite the fact That Darius garland missed the last two
games with a toe. Injury, yesterday Coach Kenny atkinson provided

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an update on his. Situation still no.

Speaker 4 (03:48):
Contact it's just stay today right. Now just tow is
a tough, one you, know that pain and all, that
but a good thing when we watch him shooting right,
now he's moved, Well just no contact.

Speaker 1 (04:02):
Yet calves game time On sunday will be determined by
tonight's game With Golden state And. Houston If houston wins
to force a game seven On, sunday The cavaliers would
then tip at six O'clock If Golden state wins, tonight
The calves would Tip sunday at eight o'clock, hockey The Maple,
Leafs Golden, knights And oilers all win to move on

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in six. Games colorado Beat dallas to force a game
seven there. Tomorrow it's The Kentucky. Derby journalism is the
favorite at three to. One the forecast says a chance
of thunderstorms In louisville and a local sports, Note Aaron,
hutchins has posted on His facebook page that he has
been named the new head coach for the boys basketball

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team At. Perry hutchins was a former Mister basketball standout
At Lima Central catholic and then went on to a
great career At Marquette university with eleven fifty E Wyma.
Sports I'm Todd. Walker