Hometown Broadcasting Sports Monday 8/23/21
23 August 2021 Sports
Sports for August 23rd
Kolten Wong homered and drove in three runs, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday. Lorenzo Cain also connected as Milwaukee took the rubber game of the weekend series. The NL Central leaders have won 10 of 13 overall. Hunter Strickland (2-1) got two outs for the win, and Josh Hader recorded the last out for his 26th save. Wong drove Sean Nolin’s second pitch deep to right for his 10th homer. It was his fifth leadoff shot this season and No. 7 for his career. Wong had another big swing in the fourth. After Nolin (0-2) issued consecutive two-out walks, leading to a mound visit, Wong poked a tiebreaking two-run triple into the right-field corner. Wong also walked and scored on Christian Yelich’s groundout in the sixth, and Cain hit a two-run homer off Jefry Rodriguez in the seventh.
In Saturday night’s 9-6 win, Yelich homered twice, including his third career grand slam, and drove in six runs.
The Brewers are off Monday. RHP Corbin Burnes (8-4, 2.13 ERA) pitches Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series against second-place Cincinnati. RHP Tyler Mahle (10-4, 3.78 ERA) starts for the visiting Reds.
Elsewhere in the NL Central on Sunday the Reds beat the Marlins 3-1 and the Cardinals shutout the Pirates 3-0. The Brewers lead the Reds by 7 ½ games in the division and the Cardinals by 12.
Zach Wilson directed three scoring drives and threw his first two touchdown passes of the preseason in the New York Jets’ 23-14 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Saturday. Wilson went 9 of 11 for 128 yards, including a pair of 18-yard scores to Tyler Kroft, to continue an encouraging preseason for the No. 2 overall pick in this year’s draft. Facing a Green Bay defense that rested most of its starters, Wilson led the Jets to two TDs and a field goal in his four series. The only Wilson-led drive that didn’t result in points came when the Jets opted to punt on fourth-and-1 from their own 49-yard line. This represented a clear step forward for Wilson, who went 6 of 9 for 63 yards last week in a 12-7 preseason victory over the New Yok Giants. In that game, Wilson operated two drives that produced three points. Corey Davis caught four passes from Wilson for 70 yards. Davis signed a three-contract with the Jets worth $37.5 million after spending his first four seasons with Tennessee.
The Packers didn’t play reigning MVP Aaron Rodgers or backup quarterback Jordan Love, who hurt his throwing shoulder last week while making his pro debut in a 26-7 preseason loss to the Houston Texans.That left Green Bay relying on Kurt Benkert, who made his first NFL start since the Atlanta Falcons’ fourth and final preseason game in 2018. Benkert played all but the last Packers series and went 18 of 25 for 151 yards with a 5-yard touchdown pass to Jace Sternberger and an interception. He engineered a 19-play, 81-yard touchdown drive that lasted over 10 minutes.
The Packers didn’t dress 32 players for Saturday’s game, including nearly all their regulars. They had sat out 30 players in their preseason opener with Houston a week earlier. Green Bay’s Kylin Hill, a rookie seventh-round pick from Mississippi State, moved closer to securing a spot on the roster as the Packers’ No. 3 running back. One week after turning a short completion into a 22-yard touchdown, Hill reached the end zone again on a 12-yard run. Hill is competing for the No. 3 running back spot with Patrick Taylor and Dexter Williams. Taylor lost a fumble in the third quarter.
The Packers head to Buffalo to face the Bills on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Green Bay Packers could be missing one of their best players when they kick off the 2021 season. Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Sunday Pro Bowl outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith “potentially” could miss the opener at the New Orleans Saints on Sept. 12. Smith spent the first 12 practices of training camp on the non-football injury list with a back issue. He returned to practice on Monday but missed the joint practices against the New York Jets on Wednesday and Thursday. He didn’t play in Saturday’s 23-14 preseason loss to the Jets.
With rumors already swirling around Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, another offensive star is the subject of a report Friday. NFL Network reported that wide receiver Davante Adams and the team have broken off discussions on a long-term contract extension. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport tweeted that the two sides “are now in a bad place, sources say.”
According to Spotrac, Adams’ contract expires after the 2021 season. The report comes days before training camp begins. Veterans are scheduled to report on Tuesday, with the first practice on Wednesday. Keep up on the latest news from Packers training camp nightly with the Training Camp Report during FOX 11 News at Ten, beginning Wednesday night.
Fans from all over the area spent the day at Appleton’s Fox Cities Stadium for the Donald Driver Charity Softball Game. Packers Hall of Famer Donald Driver pulled out all the stops for his charity softball game, featuring former Green Bay Packers players, former Wisconsin Badgers basketball players, and a variety of entertainers. Although former Packers wide receiver James Jones’ team defeated Donald Driver’s team with a final score of 33 to 25, Driver said it’s all fun and games. Driver said he’s just happy to give back to his foundation, which supports families in need through wellness programs and career development.
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