4-24-25 THURSDAY MORNING SPORTS

Todd Walker reports
Reds avoid Marlins sweep
Tribe can't finish sweep 
Tigers win rubber game over San Diego
Cavs hold off Heat to go up 2-0
NFL Draft first round is tonight
Lions and Chargers to play in HOF Game

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
From the w MIMA Sports desk. The Reds avoided a
sweep in Miami as they down to the Marlins five
to two yesterday afternoon. Austin wins singled, doubled, and homerd
for Cincinnati, driving in two runs, and La de la
Cruz had another highlight, scoring from third base on a
ground out to the infield. Cincinnati got back within a

(00:20):
game of five hundred and now twelve and thirteen. After
the game, Reds manager Terry Francona said, the Reds won
this game with pitching.

Speaker 2 (00:28):
Brady Singer was so good, and you know, he got
to a point where we think he was at eighty
eight maybe, and he was he was like kind of
politican to go back out, and that just didn't feel like,
if you know, I hate to bring somebody in a
dirty inning, and the way he pitched the I just thought, okay,

(00:49):
let's give Jabal a clean inning. And I'm glad it
worked out because he probably had a little bit.

Speaker 1 (00:55):
Left Singer's pitching. The line was six innings, four hits,
and two runs in. Jiebo Santiana and Emilio Pagan then
each threw a shutout inning to close it out. So
The Reds are now three and three on the nine
game road trip. They won two of three in Baltimore,
lost two of three in Miami. Today is an off day.
There'll be in Denver to take on the Rockies for
the weekend. Speaking of the Rockies, they were rained out

(01:17):
in Kansas City yesterday. Meanwhile, the Guardians were looking to
sweep the Yankees yesterday couldn't quite get it done, as
New York posted a five to one win in Cleveland.
The Indians couldn't solve the pitching of Carlos Rodin, as
he went seven innings, allowing just four hits of one
un run. After the game, Cleveland manager Stephen Vode tipped

(01:37):
his cap to the Yankee left hand or we.

Speaker 3 (01:40):
Had a couple opportunities early and then again, you know
a game like that where you're out in the field
for a long time. Stuff to get some moment, I'm
going and he was really good. I thought he had
the back foot slider when he needed it, fastball was
nailing the top rail with it, and sinker and good
advantage counts. I mean, he pitched a great game and

(02:00):
tippy captain.

Speaker 1 (02:01):
The loss dropped Cleveland to fourteen to ten. On the season,
and they are also off today before beginning a home
series with the Red Sox tomorrow. The Tigers moved back
into first place in the Al Central a half game
in front of the Tribe as they downed the Padres
six to nothing in the rubber game of that series
in Detroit. Reees Olsen went the first seven and a

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third innings of the shutout, and Justin Henry molloy homered
and doubled for the Tigers, who will host the Orioles
beginning tomorrow to the NBA Playoffs. You heard it here
on WYMA last night, the Cavaliers handled the Heat one
twenty one point twelve to go up two games to
none in the series. The Calves let a nineteen point
third quarter lead get away and led by only two

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with three minutes and eleven seconds to play in the game,
but Donovan Mitchell responded hitting a floater to put the
Calves up four, and then Jared Allen made a steal
and Mitchell buried a three to give the Calves the
breathing room they needed. After the game, head coach Kenny
atkins In talked about the Calves stay cool after their
big lead was cut to two.

Speaker 4 (03:03):
The players composure, keep our composure. They made a run.
You know, we got to get we got to win
the possession game. They were starting to fly in and
get offensive rebounds and and all the stuff we've been
talking about. And I thought we did a better job
with that. And then I thought we executed again. A
lot of this is matchup hunting and getting the right
person in it, and you know, in the situation, and

(03:27):
like I said, Donovan made big plays. I thought we
kind of made all the little plays.

Speaker 1 (03:32):
At the end, the Calves will take there to nothing
lead to Miami. Game three is Saturday, with tip off
set for one o'clock Downovan Mitchell led the Calves with
thirty points last night, Darius Garland had twenty one plus
nine assists, and Evan Mobley kicked in with twenty points
as well. Elsewhere, the Celtics, playing without Jason Tatum, beat
the Magic one O nine, one hundred to go up

(03:55):
two games to none in that series. Jalen Brown picked
up the slack with thirty six points. Tatum missed the
game with a wrist injury suffered in Game one, and
his status is considered day to day. In the other
NBA playoff game last night. It was Houston over at
Golden State one oh nine to ninety four. That series
tied at one on the ice. Washington and the LA

(04:15):
Kings win to go up two games to none over
Montreal and Edmonton, respectively. Stars beat the Avalanche. They take
a two games to one lead there. The NFL Draft
is tonight. The Browns pick number two, the Bengals number seventeen,
and the Hall of Fame game matchup was announced yesterday.
The Alliance and Chargers will play at the Hall of
Fame on August second, with eleven fifty wy A sport

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time Todd Walker