CLEVELAND (AP) — Citing a chance of inclement weather, Major League Baseball moved the start time of Saturday's decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series between Detroit and Cleveland from 8:08 p.m. to a 1:08 p.m.
The change was announced Friday as the Tigers were going through a workout at Progressive Field.
Cleveland evened the back-and-forth series by rallying to win Game 4 on Thursday night. Pinch-hitter David Fry's two-run homer in the seventh inning helped the AL Central champions avoid elimination.
While the seven-hour switch could be inconvenient to some, it will allow Ohio State and Guardians fans from having to switch between flipping their TVs from the baseball broadcast to the No. 2-ranked Buckeyes game at No. 3 Oregon, which starts at 7:30 p.m.
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Cleveland Guardians' David Fry bunts in the ninth inning during Game 4 of a baseball American League Division Series against the Detroit Tigers, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Cleveland Guardians' Steven Kwan (38) celebrates with teammate Will Brennan, right, at the end of Game 4 of a baseball American League Division Series against the Detroit Tigers, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Detroit. The Guardians won 5-4. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Cleveland Guardians' Steven Kwan (38) celebrates with teammate Will Brennan, right, at the end of Game 4 of a baseball American League Division Series against the Detroit Tigers, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Detroit. The Guardians won 5-4. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Morgan Frost scored the deciding goal in the fifth round of the shootout and the Philadelphia Flyers opened their season with a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night.
Tyson Forester and Cam York scored in regulation for the Flyers, and Samuel Ersson finished with 24 saves.
Teddy Blueger and Nils Hoglander scored for the Canucks, and Kevin Lankinen made 30 saves in his Vancouver debut.
It marked the second straight game where the Canucks lost in extra time after holding a lead heading into the third period.
Travis Konecny also scored int he shootout for Philadelphia, and Jake DeBrusk tallied for Vancouver.
Canucks: Vancouver lost a big player less than two minutes into the game when defenseman Tyler Myers went down after hitting Joel Farabee along the boards. Myers spent several minutes on the ice being looked at by trainers before he was helped up and went directly to the locker room, favoring his right leg. He did not return.
Flyers: Highly touted prospect Matvei Michkov made some big moves in his NHL debut. The 19-year-old Russian right wing tried to beat Lankinen with a backwards, between-the-legs shot in front of the net on a third-period power play. The Flyers selected Michkov seventh overall in the 2023 draft.
York put a shot up and under the crossbar 2:48 into the third, but the puck pinged back out and play continued for several moments before the horn sounded. His goal tied the score at 2-2.
Philadelphia kept Vancouver’s star-studded power play in check, killing off all five penalties they faced and not allowing a single shot on the final three.
The Flyers visit Calgary on Saturday while the Canucks open their first road trip of the season at Tampa Bay on Tuesday.
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Vancouver Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen (32) stops Philadelphia Flyers' Travis Konecny (11) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
Philadelphia Flyers' Tyson Foerster (71) scores against Vancouver Canucks' goaltender Kevin Lankinen (32) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
Philadelphia Flyers's goaltender Samuel Ersson kneels in his crease after Vancouver Canucks' Nils Hoglander scored during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
Philadelphia Flyers' Tyson Foerster, right, celebrates after his goal against the Vancouver Canucks with teammate Joel Farabee (86) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen, right, stops Philadelphia Flyers' Morgan Frost (48) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
Vancouver Canucks' Tyler Myers (57) is helped off the ice by J.T. Miller (9) and Derek Forbort (27) after a collision on the ice during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers in Vancouver, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen, left, stops Philadelphia Flyers' Morgan Frost, centre, as Vancouver's Brock Boeser (6) watches during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
