Battle of Ohio; Burrow’s big payday
Week 1 of the NFL season brings the first matchup of the season between two cross-state rivals as the Bengals travel up I-71 to visit the Cleveland Browns.
Sports
Clippers 2, RailRiders 1
The Clippers won a duel with the Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre RailRiders pitching staff with a walkoff RBI Thursday night at Huntington Park.
Burrow says he’s on track to play in Sunday’s opener
Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow went full speed in practice and said he’s on track to play in Sunday’s opener at Cleveland after a calf injury sidelined him for most of the preseason.
Guardians cool off the Twins and avoid a three-game sweep with 2-1 win
Minnesota still leads second-place Cleveland by six games in the AL Central with 22 games left.
Mariners 8, Reds 4
J.P. Crawford hit a three-run home run and Cal Raleigh added a solo shot during Seattle’s five-run fourth inning and the Mariners ended a three-game losing streak with an 8-4 win over the Reds.
RailRiders 6, Clippers 0
The Clippers could only squeeze out two hits against Zach McAllister and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders bullpen in a 6-0 loss Wednesday night at Huntington Park.
Buckeyes fall in polls despite win
The Buckeyes failed to impress the pollsters in their season-opening win at Indiana Saturday.
Reds 7, Mariners 6
Nick Martini came off the bench to hit a game-tying three-run homer run in the eighth inning and Christian Encarnación-Strand drove in Elly De La Cruz in the ninth and the Reds came from behind for a 7-6 win over the AL West-leading Seattle Mariners.
Twins open 7-game lead in AL Central
Jorge Polanco hit a tie-breaking sacrifice fly and Donovan Solano added a three-run triple in Minnesota’s five-run eighth inning as the Twins pushed their lead in the AL Central over second-place Cleveland to seven games with an 8-3 win over the Guardians.
Clippers 6, RailRiders 5
The Clippers watched two three-run leads evaporate before Jhonkensy Noel hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning and the Columbus bullpen made the lead stand up for a 6-5 win over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Tuesday at Huntington Park.