Hometown Broadcasting Sports Monday 6/21/21
21 June 2021 Sports
Sports for June 21st
Daniel Vogelbach hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth and the Milwaukee Brewers rebounded from Colorado’s four-homer barrage in the sixth inning to beat the Rockies 7-6 on Sunday. The Rockies trailed 6-0 in the sixth before Yonathan Daza hit a two-run homer off Eric Lauer and Trevor Story followed with a 466-foot shot to chase the Milwaukee starter. Reliever Zack Godley gave up a single, then a 456-foot homer to C.J. Cron to make it 6-5 with no outs. One out later, Joshua Fuentes tied it with the fourth of the inning.
It was the third time in franchise history and second time this season the Rockies hit four homers in an inning, and all three have come at Coors Field. The first time came June 6, 1999, against the Brewers and most recently April 2 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Milwaukee took the lead in the ninth when pinch-hitter Jace Peterson singled off Daniel Bard (3-4), stole second and scored on a play at the plate on Vogelbach’s hit.
Devin Williams (3-1) struck out the side in the eighth to earn the win. Brad Boxberger pitched the ninth for his third save in as many chances. Daniel Bard 3-4) took the loss.
Cron finished with three hits. Raimel Tapia had a pair of singles in the sixth inning to extend his hitting streak to 17 games, the longest current streak in the majors. Colorado managed just two singles after the sixth inning. Kolten Wong’s two-run homer and two singles helped the Brewers take a 6-0 lead off Colorado starter Chi Chi Gonzalez.
Brewers: LHP Brett Anderson (2-4, 4.24) opens a three-game series at the struggling Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night. First pitch is at 8:40 CDT and the game can be heard on AM 1100/98.3 FM, WISS. The Diamondbacks have lost 17 straight.
Elsewhere in the NL Central Sunday the Indians nipped the Pirates 2-1, the Cardinals split a doubleheader with the Braves, winning the first game 9-1 but losing the second 1-0, the Cubs blanked the Marlins 2-0 and the Padres slipped past the Reds 3-2. The Brewers and Cubs remained tied for first in the NL Central, the Reds and Cardinals are 4 games back and the Pirates are 14 games out.
The Milwaukee Bucks withstood Kevin Durant’s NBA-record 48 points in a Game 7, advancing to the Eastern Conference finals by beating the Brooklyn Nets 115-111 in overtime Saturday night. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 40 points and 13 rebounds, and Khris Middleton made the tiebreaking shot with 40 seconds left in the first overtime Game 7 in 15 years. The Bucks held on from there when Durant missed two jumpers, the last an airball with 0.3 seconds remaining. Middleton added 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Bucks, who reached the East finals for the second time in three years. They will play either Philadelphia or Atlanta in a series that starts Wednesday night. Durant played all 53 minutes and forced OT with a turnaround jumper that was just inches from being a 3-pointer that would have won it with a second left.
He added nine rebounds and six assists, but didn’t have enough help with injured Kyrie Irving watching from the baseline and James Harden unable to locate his shot after missing most of the first four games with right hamstring tightness. Harden had 22 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, but was 5 for 17 from the field. The Bucks host the Atlanta Hawks Wednesday night at Fiserv Forum in the first game of the NBA Eastern Conference finals. The winner advances to the NBA Finals.
NBA Eastern Conference Semi Finals on Sunday (Eastern Conference)
Atlanta 103, Philadelphia 96 (Hawks win series (4-3)
Western Conference Finals on Sunday
Phoenix 120, LA Clippers 114 (Suns lead 1-0)
Golf
John Rahm birdies the last two holes and shot a final round 67 to win the U.S. Open by one stroke over Louie Oosthuizen Sunday. No one had ever birdied the last two holes to win the U.S. Open by one shot in the previous 120 editions of the toughest test in golf until Rahm’s storybook finish. It was Rahm’s first Major. He finished 6-under at 278 while Oosthuizen, who had a two shot going into the second nine, shot a final round 71 and finished at 279. Harris English finished third, three strokes off the pace.
NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
Western Conference Finals Sunday
Vegas 2, Montreal 1 (Series tied at 2-2)
Eastern Conference Finals (Mon.)
New York Islanders at Tampa Bay (Series tied at 2-2)
Nascar
Kyle Larson continued his streak of superiority Sunday afternoon, winning the Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway — his third consecutive win, following three consecutive runner-up finishes. He hasn’t finished worse than second place in a NASCAR Cup Series race since May 2nd. Larson led 264 of the 300 laps at the 1.333-mile Nashville track in the first NASCAR Cup Series race in the city since 1984. The effort marked the fourth time this season Larson has led at least 200 laps in a race and the fifth time he has led more than half the total laps in a race.
The Wisconsin Glo overpowered the Chicago Breeze Sunday afternoon at Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh, 115-35. Jessica Kelliher led the Glo with 18 points off the bench. The Glo improves to 2-0.
High School Softball Sectionals (Mon.)
Campbellsport at Lomira
Kettle Moraine Lutheran at New Berlin West
Waupun at Denmark
Chilton at Winnebago Lutheran Academy
Neenah at Oshkosh West
Hortonville at Kaukauna
Wisconsin Dells at Mount Horeb
Catholic Central at Oakfield
Luther at Horicon
Slinger at Beaver Dam
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