Friday Sports 6/21/19
21 June 2019 Sports
Sports from Wayne Mausser
Jose Iglesias homered and drove in four runs, Tanner Roark allowed one run — a homer by major league leader Christian Yelich — over six solid innings and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-1 on Thursday night for their fifth straight victory. Iglesias followed a two-out triple by Yasiel Puig with his fifth homer to put the Reds up 5-1 in the fifth. He also singled in two runs in the first. Roark (5-6), who had lost three consecutive starts and five of his last six, allowed three hits, struck out seven and hit three batters. Jared Hughes followed with two scoreless innings and Zach Duke finished. Yelich, the reigning NL MVP, opened the fourth with his 28th homer, sending a 2-2 pitch from Roark 462 feet to right to extend his hitting streak to 17 games, matching his career high. Nick Senzel hit his seventh homer for the Reds, a two-run shot off the left-field foul pole against Freddy Peralta, to make it 7-1 in the seventh. Jimmy Nelson (0-2) continued to struggle in his comeback after missing all of least season following right shoulder surgery. Nelson allowed five runs and seven hits with four walks and a hit batter in five innings, the longest of his three starts since being called up June 5. Nelson, 3-0 in five starts at Triple-A San Antonio, has allowed 13 earned runs and 16 hits in 12 innings with 10 walks in three outings with Milwaukee. Milwaukee, coming off a 2-6 road trip, has lost four straight. The two teams meet again tonight. The Reds will send Sonny Gray, 3-5, against the Brewers Chase Anderson, 3-1. First pitch is at 7:10 and the game can be heard on AM1100/98.3FM, WISS.
In other Brewers news, left-handed pitcher Gio Gonzalez (left arm fatigue), who went on the IL on June 1, will throw a bullpen session Friday and will get a minor-league starting assignment before returning to the team, possibly before the All-Star break.
Elsewhere in the N.L Central on Thursday, the Marlins edged the Cardinals 7-6 and the Cubs beat the Mets 7-4. The Cubs lead the Brewers by 1 ½ games in the division while the Cardinals are three games back, the Reds 5 ½ and the Pirates are 7 ½ games behind.
The defending champion U.S. national team faced its toughest test of the Women’s World Cup and remained dominant Thursday night, beating Sweden 2-0 to serve up a measure of revenge against the team that stunned the confident Americans in the last Olympics. Lindsey Horan scored within the first three minutes, the fastest goal of this tournament. The United States went up 2-0 on n goal by Jonna Andersson in the 50th minute that gave the Americans a tournament-record 18 goals in the group stage. The U.S. did not concede a goal in its first three matches. Already assured a spot in the round of 16 before the game, the United States finished atop its group and will head to Reims to face Spain on Monday. Sweden will play Canada in Paris.
The Milwaukee Bucks have acquired forward Jon Leuer (LOO-er) from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for guard Tony Snell and the draft rights to Kevin Porter Jr. Leuer, 30, appeared in 41 games (one start) last season with Detroit and averaged 3.8 points and 2.4 rebounds in 9.8 minutes per game. Originally selected by the Bucks with the 40th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, Leuer has career averages of 6.4 points and 3.8 rebounds in 377 games with Milwaukee, Cleveland, Memphis, Phoenix and Detroit. Snell, 27, appeared in 74 games (12 starts) last season with Milwaukee and averaged 6.0 points and 2.1 rebounds in 17.6 minutes per game. The 20th overall pick by Chicago in the 2013 NBA Draft, Snell has career averages of 6.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 442 games with the Bucks and Bulls.
In Northwoods League action, the Madison Mallards edged the Fond du lac Dock Spiders, 5-4. The two teams meet again tonight in Fond du Lac.
The Wisconsin GLO will seek to remain undefeated and atop the Global Women’s
Basketball Association standings when they host a pair of games this weekend at
Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. On Saturday, the GLO, 7-0, takes on the Music City Icons, 0-4 at 7 p.m. and Sunday they host the Chicago Breeze, 2-1, at 3 p.m.
Wisconsin GLO guard Jolene Anderson has garnered Global Women’s Basketball
Association Player of the Week honors for the second time in four weeks.
Anderson had a team-leading 25 points and five rebounds during the GLO’s 107-70
victory at the St. Louis Surge on June 15. Anderson’s point total against the Surge
is the current team record in the franchise’s inaugural season.
Anderson went 11-for-16 from the field against the Surge, including a perfect
8-for-8 from inside the arc in a team-high 26 minutes as the GLO remained the lone
undefeated squad in the GWBA. She also had 15 points, four rebounds, five assists
and two blocks during the GLO’s 107-44 victory over the Indianapolis Bandits on June 16. Anderson, averaging 15 points and 5.2 rebounds in five games this season, was previously named GWBA Player of the Week after recording 20 points and 10 rebounds during the GLO’s 88-45 victory over the Music City Icons on June 1.
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