The San Francisco Giants rallied from an early 3-0 deficit to beat the Reds 6-4 on Opening Day, as heard yesterday on WRBI. Cincinnati led 3-2 going into the 9th inning, but reliever Ian Gibaut gave up four runs and was tagged with the loss. The two teams have today off before the series resumes tomorrow afternoon. 103.9 WRBI airtime Saturday is 3:40.
The Pacers crushed the Washington Wizards 162-109 last night. Ten Pacers scored in double figures, led by Tyrese Haliburton’s game-high 29 points. Indiana improves to 43-30 with the win. The Pacers are back on the court tomorrow night at Oklahoma City. Coverage begins at 7:30 on the Sports Voice.
In college basketball, the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 tipped off last night. It was Alabama over BYU 113-88, and top seed Duke got by Arizona 100-93 in the West Region semifinals. Top seed Florida eliminated Maryland 87-71, and Texas Tech outgunned Arkansas 85-83 in the East Region semis.
Coming up tonight, the Purdue Boilemakers go up against Midwest top seed Houston at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Tipoff will be after 10:00 tonight. In the other Midwest Region semifinal in Indy, Kentucky faces Tennessee. In the South Region semis in Atlanta, Ole Miss takes on Michigan State and top seed Auburn battles Michigan.
