Hometown Broadcasting Sports Wednesday 8/25/21
25 August 2021 Sports
Sports for August 25th
The Brewers came back from a 4-1 deficit to beat the Reds 7-4 in the first of a three-game series American Family Field. Omar Narváez delivered a go-ahead double to finish a four-run rally in the seventh inning that propelled Milwaukee to the win. The game turned in a hurry following the seventh-inning stretch. Down three runs and nine outs from dropping the opener of the final series against the team chasing them in the National League Central standings, the Brewers instead moved a season-high 28 games over .500, boosted their lead to 8 1/2 games over Cincinnati and let Corbin Burnes off the hook following a so-so start.
Kolten Wong, Christian Yelich and Avisaíl García also drove in a run apiece in the seventh before Narváez delivered the lead. Wong added a two-run home run in the eighth and finished with three RBIs, García drove in a pair and Devin Williams and Josh Hader (27th save) did what the Reds’ relievers could not: locked down a victory. Hunter Strickland (3-1) picked up the win.
Burnes hadn’t allowed more than one run in eight of his previous nine starts, but the Reds touched him up for four runs in six innings and the Brewers found themselves facing a 4-1 deficit at the seventh-inning stretch
The rally began just about the time television viewers were alerted to new team invester Giannis Antetokounmpo’s presence at the ballpark. The first four Brewers batters in the bottom of the seventh inning reached safely against Michael Lorenzen in the right-hander’s second inning, including Wong with a run-scoring single before Yelich and García greeted another right-hander, Mychel Givens, with successive sacrifice flies for a 4-4 tie. Narváez promptly broke the tie with a double into the right-field corner while Antetokounmpo celebrated with his young son, Liam. Lorenzen (0-1) hadn’t surrendered a run in 13 2/3 innings this season before Tuesday. Givens, a Trade Deadline acquisition, had his own streak of 12 scoreless outings snapped Saturday.
The teams meet again tonight when a pair of right-handers square off. Luis Castillo (7-12) goes against Brandon Woodruff (7-7). First pitch is at 7:10 and the game can be heard on AM 1100/98.3 FM, WISS.
Elsewhere in the NL Central on Tuesday the Pirates beat the Diamondbacks 4-2 and the Tigers nipped the Cardinals 4-3. The Rockies at Cubs game was postponed.
In the Midwest League Tuesday night the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at Quad Cities game was postponed because of rain and will be made up today.
The Packers continue to practice in preparation for Saturday’s final preseason game at Buffalo against the Bills. Coach Matt LaFleur was asked if he’s closer to naming the starting guards and said it’s still a competition.
LaFleur talked about trading cornerback Kamal Martin to the Houston Texans for a 7th round pick in the 2022 draft. He said Martin did everything that was asked of him but sometimes there are tough decisions to make.
Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer has received a contract extension after guiding the team to its first NBA title in a half-century. The Bucks announced Tuesday night they had signed Budenholzer to an extension. According to ESPN the deal was for three years. The Bucks won their first championship since 1971 by beating the Phoenix Suns 4-2 in the NBA Finals. Milwaukee erased 2-0 deficits against the Brooklyn Nets in the Eastern Conference semifinals and against Phoenix in the league finals. The Bucks beat the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference finals after losing the opening game in that series.
The Bucks have posted an NBA-best 162-65 regular-season record since Budenholzer took over in 2018. Budenholzer was named the NBA Coach of the Year for the 2018-19 season. Milwaukee posted the league’s top regular-season mark in 2018-19 and 2019-20. The Bucks lost to the Toronto Raptors in the 2019 Eastern Conference finals and fell to the Miami Heat in the 2020 Eastern Conference semifinals. The Bucks have led the NBA in scoring each of the last three seasons.
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