Monday Sports 5/20/19
20 May 2019 Sports
Sports from Wayne Mausser
The Toronto Raptors returned home and beat the Bucks 118-112 last night in double overtime. Milwaukee still leads 2-1 in the best of seven-game Eastern Conference Finals. Giannis Antetokuonmko fouled out early in the second overtime and finished with only 12 points on 5-16 from the field but grabbed 23 rebounds. The Raptor’s Kawhi Leonard led all scorers with 36 points and played 52 out of the 58 minutes. His steal and dunk put Toronto up by three points late in the second overtime. Pascal Siakam chipped in with 25. George Hill scored 24 points and Malcolm Brogdon had 20 for the Bucks. Game four is Tuesday night in Toronto. In the Western Conference Finals, Golden State can wrap up their series tonight in Portland. The Warriors lead 3-0.
The Brewers beat the Nationals 3-2 yesterday in 10 innings on Ben Gamel’s home run. The win gave Milwaukee a split of their 10-game road trip and followed a 10-inning loss Saturday night to the Braves on a Freddie Freeman walk-off homer. Starter Brandon Woodruff had a strong outing, giving up two runs in eight innings. He threw only 93 pitches while striking out six and issuing no walks. Christian Yelich and Keston Hiura also homered. Ronald Acuna Jr. and Freeman went deep for Atlanta. The Brewers are off today before opening a two-game home-stand Tuesday against Cincinnati.
Elsewhere in the N.L. Central on Sunday, the Cubs edged the Nationals 6-5, the Rangers beat the Cardinals 5-4 in 10 innings, the Dodgers took care of the Reds 8-3. and Pittsburgh downed San Diego 6-4.
Brooks Koepka held on by two strokes Sunday to win his second straight PGA Championship and fourth Major in his last eight attempts. Koepka held a seven stroke lead going into yesterdays final round but struggled to a 74 in gusty winds and beat Dustin Johnson by two strokes. With the victory, he joined Tiger Woods as the only back-to-back winners of the PGA Championship since it went to stroke play in 1958.
War of Will won Saturday’s 144th running of the Preakness in front of more than 131,000 screaming fans. Everfast finished second and Owendale was third out of a field of 13 horses.
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