Monday Sports 4/1/19
1 April 2019 Sports
From Wayne Mausser
Christian Yelich hit his fourth homer in the first inning and a two-run double in the ninth, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a dramatic 5-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.
Ben Gamel led off the ninth with a pinch-hit double and advanced on Lorenzo Cain’s infield single off reliever Jordan Hicks’ glove. Yelich then hit a liner into the gap in left-center, driving in Gamel and Cain.
Yelich tossed his helmet in the air in celebration as Cain slid face first across the plate, giving Milwaukee three wins its opening four-game set against rival St. Louis. Yelich’s teammates rushed the field and doused the reigning NL MVP with Gatorade in a raucous celebration at second.
Yelich began his day with a long drive into the second deck in right against Michael Wacha, tying the major league record for homers in consecutive games to start a season. He also became the first player to win the MVP award and then homer in his first four games of the next season.
Jacob Barnes picked up the win. The Brewers are in Cincinnati tonight to take on the Reds.
Elsewhere in the NL Central…
Rangers 11, Cubs 10
Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 0
Trae Young grabbed a deflected inbounds pass and made a last-second jumper to lift the Atlanta Hawks to a 136-135 overtime win over the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday. Justin Anderson had 24 points and 12 rebounds for Atlanta, and John Collins finished with 23 points and 12 boards. Alex Len also scored 23 points.
Sterling Brown scored 27 points for Milwaukee, including a go-ahead layup with 1.1 seconds remaining in overtime. Tim Frazier had 20 points and 15 assists for the Bucks.
The Bucks played without Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton due to injuries. Antetokounmpo, one of the favorites for the NBA MVP award, was held out due to right ankle sprain. Middleton has a sore groin.
Milwaukee began the day 3½ games ahead of Toronto in the race for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. The team’s magic number was two for securing home-court advantage throughout the playoffs. The Bucks visit the Knicks tonight.
In then NCAA men’s basketball tournament yesterday, Auburn beat Kentucky 77-71 and Michigan State edged Duke 68-67. The final four gets underway Saturday with Virginia playing Texas Tech and Michigan State meeting Auburn.
The NCAA women’s basketball tournament continues tonight, with Iowa meeting Baylor and Stanford playing Notre Dame.
Kevin Kisner made it to the Dell Technologies Match Play final for the second straight year, and this time he got it right. A week that began with a loss ended with the biggest victory of Kisner’s career when he beat Matt Kuchar in the championship match Sunday, 3 and 2, at Austin Country Club.
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