Hometown Broadcasting Sports Wednesday 6/23/21
23 June 2021 Sports
Sports for June 23rd
Freddy Peralta struck out ten on the way to pitching six innings of one-hit ball Tuesday night as the Brewers bounced back after a loss on Monday night with a 5-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. But the victory came on somewhat of a sour note as first baseman Daniel Vogelbach faces some time on the disabled list with an apparent hamstring injury. The Brewers had a 1-0 lead and Peralta was working on a one-hitter going into the sixth inning when Vogelbach reached first base on a one-out error charged to D-backs second baseman Josh Rojas. Two batters later, with two outs, Avisaíl García’s walk pushed Vogelbach into scoring position for Omar Narváez’s single to center field. Vogelbach was off on contact and looked on his way to scoring easily, only to come up limping badly around third base with what manager Craig Counsell later called a “significant” left hamstring strain. Vogelbach used a combination of hops and limps to make it home without so much as a throw. Brewers officials had to help Vogelbach off the field before the Brewers made it a three-run inning and a 4-0 lead on Luis Urías’ two-run single. Christian Yelich added insurance in the eighth inning when he launched a solo home run that splashed down into the pool beyond the right-field wall. Vogelbach was scheduled for an MRI scan on Wednesday morning and will be placed on the 10-day IL.
The Brewers were already thin at first base since Keston Hiura was demoted to the Minors for a second time amid an offensive slump, and while he has been hitting in Triple-A Nashville — he extended his on-base streak to 20 games on Tuesday — club officials would like him to keep hitting there for a while longer.
Peralta struck out 10 and lowered his ERA to 2.11 with 81 innings in the books after holding the D-backs scoreless over six innings on only one hit — a Ketel Marte double with one out in the first inning. Brad Boxberger, Miguel Sánchez and Hunter Strickland followed Peralta to finish Milwaukee’s seventh shutout victory this season.
Peralta’s night began on a strange note. When he took the mound for the bottom of the first inning, plate umpire Jeremy Riggs examined his glove and then ordered Peralta and the Brewers to find a replacement, apparently because the navy blue leather had faded over the years to a color that didn’t fit within the letter of the rulebook.
The teams meet again this afternoon as right-hander Brandon Woodruff (5-3, 1.94 ERA) starts for the Brewers against D-Backs left-hander Caleb Smith (2-2, 3.21 ERA). First pitch is at 2:40 CDT and the game can be heard on AM 1100/98.3 FM, WISS.
Meanwhile, LHP Brett Anderson placed on 10-day IL. Anderson suffered a bruised right knee when he landed hard on first base while running out a double-play ground ball in Monday’s loss at the D-backs, then surrendered singles to each of the five batters he faced in the bottom of the inning before departing. The Brewers will have a better idea by week’s end about how long Anderson will be down.
Midwest League
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 13, Peoria 1
North Woods League
Madison 5, Fond du Lac Dock Spiders 0
Elsewhere in the NL Central on Tuesday, the Reds beat the Twins 10-7, the Tigers downed the Cardinals 8-2, the Cubs beat the Indians 7-1 and the Pirates beat the White Sox 6-3. The Brewers and Cubs remain tied for first in the division, the Reds are 4 games out, the Cardinals 4 ½ and the Pirates are 13 ½ games behind.
The Bucks open their Eastern Conference Final series tonight at home against the Atlanta Hawks. Both teams are coming off semifinal series that went the full seven games. Milwaukee advanced on Saturday with a win at Brooklyn while Atlanta won at Philadelphia on Sunday. Tipoff is at 7:30 at Fiserv Forum.
NBA Playoffs (Tues.)
Phoenix 104, Los Angeles Clippers 103 (Suns lead 2-0)
NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs (Tues.)
Montreal 4, Vegas 1 (Montreal leads 3-2)
Tonight
Tampa Bat at New York Islanders (Tampa Bay leads 3-2)
High School Baseball (Tues.)
Lake Country Lutheran 13, Kewaskum 1
Denmark 11, Winneconne 1
Ozaukee 7, St. Mary’s Springs 2
Marathon 8, Markesan 1
Johnson Creek 2, Oakfield 1
Rhinelander 6, Seymour 1
Girls Softball Sectionals (Tues.)
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