Purdue 4, Michigan 0: Boilers Take Game 1

[Travis Miller]

Keenan Spence had quite a game with two home runs and a play in the field that robbed a third as the Boilers took game 1 from Michigan.

BoilerUpload - Purdue 4, Michigan 0: Purdue Takes Game 1 in Ann Arbor

Purdue keeps pace in the Big Ten race.

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[rgarlitz]

Purdue has not won a series in Ann Arbor since taking a 4-game sweep in 1993, according to the Purdue game notes.

This weekend would be a very good time to end that streak.

 

[Travis Miller]

In the other important games in the B1G tonght:
Illinois beats Iowa 10-5 to stay in first place. Iowa drops to 13-9 in the conference and has only the two games with Illinois this weekend left.

Indiana had another ninth inning comeback. They were down to Nebraska 5-3 in the ninth on the road and reeled off 7 runs to take a 10-5 lead.

Rough up-to-date top six in the B1G:
1. Illinois - 14-5
2. Indiana & Purdue - 13-6
4. Nebraska - 12-7
5. Iowa 13-9
6. Michigan 11-8

 

[Chi-Boiler]

5-5 through 5 right now.

 

[Chi-Boiler]

#3 hitter in Purdue's lineup, had been batting 1.000 with the bases loaded according to the statcast, struck out with 2 outs and bases loaded in a 5-5 game in the 6th. Ick.

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

#3 hitter in Purdue's lineup, had been batting 1.000 with the bases loaded according to the statcast, struck out with 2 outs and bases loaded in a 5-5 game in the 6th. Ick.

Aye Yai Yai......Boilers score a run in the 7th but give up single runs in the 7th and 9th to drop the game, 7-6.