4/13/23 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Thursday
13 April 2023 Sports
Thursday Sports
From Wayne Mausser
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a three-run homer for his first long ball with the Diamondbacks, rookie Drey Jameson pitched four scoreless innings and Arizona beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-3 on Wednesday.
The Diamondbacks took two of three in the series and have won five of their past six games.
The Brewers dropped their first series this year.
Arizona took a 5-0 lead through four innings thanks to Gurriel’s third-inning drive and shoddy Brewers defense that committed three errors. Milwaukee starter Janson Junk (0-1) gave up five runs, including four earned, over 4 2/3 innings. The 27-year-old — making his first start of the season — surrendered eight hits, struck out two and walked two.
Gurriel and catcher Gabriel Moreno came to the D-backs in an offseason trade that sent Daulton Varsho to the Blue Jays. The 29-year-old outfielder has found a home in the middle of Arizona’s lineup and his right-handed bat helps balance the lefty heavy roster. Jameson — wearing his usual ‘Scooby Doo’ themed shoes — gave up just three hits and struck out four in his first start this season. The hard-throwing righty started the season in the bullpen, but was recently moved to the rotation after Zach Davies suffered an oblique injury last week.
Gurriel and Josh Rojas both had three hits. Kyle Nelson (2-0) got the win on the mound.
Milwaukee briefly fought back, cutting the margin to 5-3 in the seventh when the first four batters reached base off reliever Luis Frias. D-backs rookie Corbin Carroll responded with a opposite field, two-run homer to push the advantage back to 7-3.
Milwaukee briefly fought back, cutting the margin to 5-3 in the seventh when the first four batters reached base off reliever Luis Frias. D-backs rookie Corbin Carroll responded with a opposite field, two-run homer to push the advantage back to 7-3.
William Contreras had three hits for the Brewers, including a double. Christian Yelich had two RBIs.
The Brewers travel for a four-game series against San Diego starting Thursday. LHP Eric Lauer (1-1, 7.71 ERA) will start for the Brewers against Padres RHP Nick Martinez (0-1, 6.17), First pitch is at 8:40 CDT.
Elsewhere in the NL Central Wednesday Houston shutout Pittsburgh 7-0, Seattle downed the Cubs 5-2, St. Louis over Colorado 7-4 and Atlanta edged Cincinnati 5-4.
An early Randy Arozarena three-run homer helped set the tone as the Rays edged the Red Sox 9-7 and moved one win away from matching the ’82 Braves and ’87 Brewers, who both started 13-0.
High School Baseball (Thurs.)
Kettle Moraine Lutheran at Ripon
Winneconne at Berlin
Laconia at Waupun
Fond du Lac at Hortonville
Kimberly at Neenah
Appleton East at Oshkosh North
Oshkosh West at Appleton West
Wautoma at Adams-Friendship
Wisconsin Dells at Mauston
Nekoosa at Westfield
Green Lake/Princeton at Cambria-Freisland
Lourdes Academy at Valley Christian (DH)
Markesan at Wayland Academy
Montello at Randolph
Oakfield at Pardeeville
Softball (Wednesday)
Oakfield 16- 15, Montello 0-0(DH)
Softball (Thurs.)
Berlin at Ripon
Kettle Moraine Lutheran at Winneconne
Laconia at Lomira
North Fond du Lac at Omro
Saint Mary’s Springs at Campbellsport
Mayville at Winnebago Lutheran Academy
Fond du Lac at Hortonville
Kimberly at Neenah
Appleton East at Oshkosh North
Oshkosh West at Appleton West
Westfield at Wautoma
Adams-Friendship at Wisconsin Dells
Mauston at Nekoosa
Wayland Academy at Cambrai-Friesland
Lourdes Academy at Parfeeville
Oakfield at Markesan
Randolph at Princeton/Green Lake
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