BRACKET MADNESS
How to play in Gow Media's free bracket challenge for great prizes
SportsMap Staff
Mar 14, 2018, 7:52 am
Gow Media is offering a free March Madness bracket challenge for listeners with an opportunity to win all kinds of terrific prizes courtesy of sponsors of Gow Media. Join us for this year’s Bracket Challenge presented by BetDSI!
To sign up, go to this link.
The top 16 brackets in the challenge with receive prizes. First prize is a two-night staycation at the Hyatt Regency Houston Galleria with $100 gift cards to Tango and Malbec, Demeris BBQ and a chance to sit in on the last hour of The Blitz in studio.
Other prizes for top finishers include gift cards to Revelry on Richmond, Cowboys and Indians, General Public, Uberrito plus tickets to Sabercats and Skeeters games and more.
One entry per person, and your bracket must be filled out before games start.
(Studio visit must be made before Aug. 31. All other prizing they can be redeemed as you see fit before Dec. 31).
Kyle Tucker launched a three-run homer and matched a season high with four hits against the team that traded him in December, and the Chicago Cubs routed Houston 12-3 on Saturday night to stop the Astros' five-game winning streak.
Tucker also scored four times to pace a Cubs lineup that pounded out 15 hits, including three by Dansby Swanson. Seiya Suzuki, Michael Busch and Nico Hoerner also went deep.
Chicago hit three homers in an inning for the second time this season during a seven-run fourth. Busch and Hoerner had back-to-back solo shots to put the Cubs on top 3-2, and Tucker’s drive made it 7-2.
The offensive outburst came in support of Colin Rea (5-3), who allowed two runs and five hits over five innings. The only blemish on his line was rookie Cam Smith’s two-run homer in the third, which briefly gave the Astros a 2-1 lead.
Smith, part of the package Houston received for Tucker, finished with two hits and has homered in consecutive games for the first time in his career.
Lance McCullers Jr. (1-3) came off the injured list and allowed eight runs on seven hits over 3 1/3 innings.
Isaac Paredes, also part of the Astros' trade return for Tucker, hit his 17th home run.
Tucker’s three-run homer in the fourth that put the Cubs ahead 7-2.
McCullers has a 10.89 ERA in five home starts this season, but hasn’t allowed an earned run in three road starts.
Houston LHP Framber Valdez (8-4, 2.88 ERA) opposes RHP Jameson Taillon (7-5, 4.77 ERA) when the series concludes Sunday.