8/23/22 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Tuesday
23 August 2022 Sports
Sports for Tuesday
From Wayne Mausser
Jose Uries and Keston Hiura hit home runs and five Milwaukee pitchers held the Dodgers scoreless in a 4-0 victory Monday night in Los Angeles. Despite the win, the Brewers remain five games behind the Cardinals in the NL Central.
Uries gave Milwaukee a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning with his 14th home run off Dodgers starter Julio Urias. That score held until the ninth when the Brewers erupted for three runs, including Hiura’s 13th homer as he continues his hot hitting and RBI’s from Uries and Christian Yelich. The Brewers managed just five hits off four Dodger pitchers, including two by Yelich’
Milwaukee starter Eric Lauer (9-5) scattered all five Dodger hits over five innings to pick up the win. Peter Strzelecki notched his first save of the season. The shutout was the first time the Dodgers have been blanked at home this season.
Los Angeles starter Julio Urias (13-7) gave up one run on two hits in six innings and took the loss.
The teams meet again tonight as Corbin Burnes (9-5, 2.48 ERA) starts for the Brewers against Tony Gonsolin (15-1, 2.12 ERA). First pitch is at 9:10 and the game can be heard on AM 1100/98.3 FM, WISS.
Meanwhile, Brewers left-handed pitcher Aaron Ashby went on the injured list Monday with left shoulder inflammation and will miss his scheduled start against theh Los Angeles Dodgers. Manager Craig Counsell said Ashby played catch Sunday and “didn’t feel good.” The left-hander went back to Milwaukee to see a doctor but did not have a MRI.
“It’s minor, but it’s everywhere he was having discomfort throwing,” Counsell said. “Now it’s the normal process of we got to get him symptom-free.”
Ashby had been set to start Wednesday’s series finale against the Dodgers.
Elsewhere in the NL Central Monday the Cardinals nipped the Cubs 1-0, the Braves slipped by the Pirates 2-1 and the Phillies beat the Reds 4-1. Milwaukee remains five games behind St. Louis in the division.
The Packers continue to practice in preparation for Thursday’s final preseason game at Kansas City.. On Tuesday, quarterback Aaron Rodgers continued to talk about his young receiving corps. He said it’s getting better after he challenged the group last week to step up their game. Rodgers said Monday he’s seeing improvement in rookie Christian Watson’s play.
It’s still unclear if Rodgers and veteran wide receiver and Allen Lazard will get to put their chemistry on display before the regular season this year. Head coach Matt LaFleur had said before practice on Monday that he was still weighing whether or not to play his starters in the preseason finale against Kansas City.
Rodgers has said in the past that he thinks if they do play in the preseason it should be for more than one drive. Rodgers said that his position on playing in the preseason remains the same when asked on Monday, and said ultimately the decision lies with LaFleur. Lazard echoed the sentiment about playing enough to make it worthwhile, and even expressed a desire to get between the lines.
In NFL preseason Monday Night Football the Jets won at home over the Falcons, 24-16.
There were no games Monday in the Midwest League. Tonight, the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers host Lansing with the first pitch at 6:40 at Fox Cities Stadium
Fond du Lac’s Brealon Allen adds another preseason honor to his resume, before his sophomore season even begins. On Monday, Allen was named to the AP’s preseason All-American 2nd team. Earlier this summer, Allen was named to the Doak Walker and Maxwell Award watch lists.
Allen, who was recruited to UW as a safety, rushed for the 5th most yards ever by a Wisconsin freshman last season with 1,268. He also scored 12 touchdowns. Junior linebacker Nick Herbig was also named to the AP 2nd team. Herbig had 9 sacks and 14.5 tackles for loss.
The Big Ten shook up college athletics this summer by announcing the additions of Southern California and UCLA in 2024 and negotiating a blockbuster multimedia rights deal. But, when it comes to what’s expected to happen on the football field, the narrative is the same as usual.
Everybody’s chasing Ohio State in the East. With quarterback C.J. Stroud, running back TreVeyon Henderson and receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba the top skill players, the Buckeyes should make a run at matching their nation-best 45.7 points per game.
No. 18 Wisconsin hasn’t been to the Big Ten title game since 2019 but is the preseason favorite in the West for the third straight year and seventh time in the nine years of the East-West format. The Badgers have a third-year starting quarterback in Graham Mertz, who’s yet to match his recruiting hype, and a rising star in running back Braelon Allen. But the defense lost eight of its top 10 tacklers, and the Badgers must play Ohio State on the road.
The Milwaukee Brewers are expecting to hit an attendance milestone soon, and are promising “a significant thank you gift to the fans.” The franchise’s all-time home attendance is 99,845,162 following the home-stand that ended last Thursday. That includes the 1969 season as the Seattle Pilots.
The team projects the 100 millionth fan will go through the turnstiles late this month. The Brewers say they will announce the thank you gift when that happens. The Brewers return home Friday to begin a six-day home-stand against the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates.
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