Tuesday Sports 4/30/19
30 April 2019 Sports
Sports from Wayne Mausser
Struggling slugger Jesus Aguilar hit his first two homers of the season and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 5-1 Monday night with NL MVP Christian Yelich sidelined by lower back soreness.
Zach Davies allowed an unearned run in five 1/3 innings, and Milwaukee opened a 10-game homestand with a breakout game from its beefy first baseman.
Aguilar entered hitting .123 after accruing 35 homers and 108 RBI last season. He had a three-run homer in the first and added a solo shot in the third, both off Kyle Freeland. Aguilar also singled in the eighth and had four RBI.
Davies (3-0) allowed just three hits and lowered his ERA to 1.38. He struck out two and walked three. Alex Claudio, Jay Jackson and Donnie Hart combined to retire 11 of the final 12 hitters.
Freeland (2-4), who had been sidelined with a blister on his left middle finger, came off the injured list and allowed five runs and six hits in six innings in his first start since April 18.
Yelich was pulled from Milwaukee’s 5-2 loss to the Mets on Sunday after injuring his back running the bases. Manager Craig Counsell said Yelich was feeling better, but the team planned to be cautious. Yelich missed time last June with a similar issue.
The Rockies snapped a 24-inning scoreless streak against the Brewers with a run in the sixth on a walk to Daniel Murphy, an error by shortstop Orlando Arcia and David Dahl’s RBI single off Davies’ glove.
Milwaukee has won 11 of its last 13 against Colorado, including a sweep in last season’s NL Division Series with shutouts in the final two games.
Aguilar, who had just five RBI and two extra-base hits in his first 73 at-bats, put the Brewers up 3-0. Lorenzo Cain doubled to open, and Ryan Braun drew a one-walk. Aguilar then sent a 1-1 pitch from Freeland out to center.
Rockies righthander German Marquez (3-1, 2.54 ERA) starts the second game of the four-game series tonight against Brewers righthander Jhoulys Chacin (2-3, 6.35 ERA). First pitch is at 6:40 from Miller Park and the game will be heard on AM1100/98.3FM, WISS.
On Monday, the Brewers placed righthanded pitcher Aaron Wilkerson on the 10-day injured list with a left foot contusion;
Elsewhere in the N.L. Central on Monday, the Cardinals beat the Nationals 6-3 and the Reds nipped the Mets 5-4.
The Bucks will try to bounce back from a disappointing opening 1game 120-90 loss to the Celtics Sunday in the second game of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinal series in Milwaukee. The Bucks were plagued by a good Celtics defense and poor shooting. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 22 points but shot just 7 for 21. Antetokounnmpo didn’t make his first field goal until the first minute of the second quarter.
Meanwhile, Milwaukee starting guard Malcolm Brogdon, who is recovering from a partially torn plantar fascia in his right foot, remained out of game one but took part in shooting drills before the game. He’s also expected to miss Game 2 before being re-evaluated. The 2017 Rookie of the Year has been out since March 15. . Center Pau Gasol (left foot soreness) was inactive on Sunday. He missed the final 15 regular-season games and didn’t play in the opening round. There’s no timetable for his return.
Share |