4/5/23 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Wednesday
5 April 2023 Sports
Wednesday Sports
From Wayne Mausser
Rowdy Tellez, Brian Anderson and Garrett Mitchell hit consecutive home runs off Max Scherzer in the sixth inning, and Wade Miley earned his 100th career win as the Milwaukee Brewers routed the New York Mets 9-0 on Tuesday night.
Anderson and Mitchell also connected for back-to-back homers in the seventh off reliever Brooks Raley. The hot-hitting Anderson, who homered in Monday’s 10-0 victory over the Mets as well, had a two-run double in the first against Scherzer (1-1) and finished with six RBIs.
Miley, who started just eight games for the Chicago Cubs last season due to elbow and shoulder issues, made his season debut for the Brewers. He started 16 games for Milwaukee in 2018, compiling a 5-2 record. The 36-year-old lefty rejoined the Brewers in January when he signed a $4.5 million, one-year deal with a mutual option for 2024. Miley (1-0) pitched six sharp innings, giving up five hits. He struck out three and didn’t walk a batter.
Three relievers completed an eight-hitter, handing the Mets consecutive shutouts for the first time since June 2021 against Atlanta. The Brewers beat New York for the 17th time in the last 20 games at Milwaukee.
Milwaukee tagged Scherzer for eight hits and five runs in 5 1/3 innings. The only other time the three-time Cy Young Award winner up three successive homers came in July 2017 with Washington at Arizona when David Peralta, AJ Pollock and Jake Lamb went deep in the first.
It was the first time Brewers batters launched three home runs in a row since Aug. 8, 2018, when Jesús Aguilar, Travis Shaw and Eric Thames pulled off the feat against the Padres.
LHP David Peterson (0-1, 1.80 ERA) pitches Wednesday afternoon for the Mets in his second career start against Milwaukee. RHP Corbin Burnes (0-1, 7.20) starts for the Brewers in the finale of the three-game series. Burnes is 2-1 with a 3.04 ERA in five career games (four starts) against the Mets.
Elsewhere in the NL Central the Cubs beat the Reds 12-5, the Pirates downed the Red Sox 4-1 and the Braves over the Cardinals 4-1.
The Milwaukee Bucks were eliminated last season in a Game 7 on the road. One more victory, and they won’t have to worry about that.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, and Jrue Holiday nearly added a triple-double of his own as the Bucks took another step toward wrapping up the NBA’s best record with a 140-128 victory over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.
Holiday finished with 26 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, and Bobby Portis added 19 points and 20 rebounds for Milwaukee.
The Bucks (57-22) moved to three games ahead of Boston with three to play, although the Celtics — who beat Milwaukee in that seven-game series last year — have the head-to-head tiebreaker. Boston lost a 103-101 thriller at Philadelphia on Tuesday, with ex-Buck P.J. Tucker hitting big 3-pointers down the stretch as Milwaukee players watched in their locker room.
After that game ended, Antetokounmpo downplayed the importance of home court just a little, noting that the Bucks were the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference when they won it all two years ago.
“At the end of the day, Boston is a beast, Philly is a beast, Cleveland is a beast, New York is a beast,” Antetokounmpo said.
Kendrick Nunn scored 24 points for the Wizards, who are out of playoff contention and played without Bradley Beal (left knee), Kristaps Porzingis (illness) and Kyle Kuzma (right ankle). Washington kept it close until late in the second quarter, when Milwaukee closed the half on a 13-5 run to lead 75-62.
Pat Connaughton played only 5:40 because of what coach Mike Budenholzer said was a twisted right ankle. Budenholzer was hopeful it’s not too serious.
The Bucks host the Bulls tonight.
Safety Dallin Leavitt is staying in Green Bay as the Packers continue taking steps to keep their top special teams players. The Packers announced Tuesday they had re-signed Leavitt, who tied for the team lead with 13 special teams tackles last season.
Leavitt, 28, joined the Packers last year after spending four seasons with the Raiders. He played 42 games with one start for the Raiders from 2018-21.
Leavitt came to Green Bay after the arrival of special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia who had been the Raiders interim head coach for 12 regular-season games and a playoff game in 2021. Bisaccia also had been the Raiders special teams coordinator from 2018-21.
The Packers have spent much of the free-agent period focused on special teams.
They re-signed All-Pro kickoff returner Keisean Nixon as well as tight end Tyler Davis and linebacker Eric Wilson. Davis was on the field for the highest percentage of special teams plays of any Packer last season, while Wilson’s 13 special teams tackles tied Leavitt for the team lead.
Green Bay also has signed long snapper Matt Orzech and former San Francisco safety Tavarisu Moore whose primary contributions for the 49ers came on special teams.
Wisconsin’s Tyler Wahl says he plans to return to the Badgers next season for his fifth year of eligibility. The 6-foot-9 forward announced his decision on social media. Wahl is capitalizing on the extra year of eligibility the NCAA granted players due to the pandemic.
“I have always wanted to leave the Wisconsin jersey better than I found it and our team has accomplished a lot over the last few years… but we’re not finished,” Wahl said in his announcement.
He added: “I can’t wait to create new memories with this group of guys and this program.”
Wahl averaged 11.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists this season after collecting 11.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in 2021-22. He has made 32 starts each of the last two seasons and also started the majority of Wisconsin’s games in 2020-21.
His decision comes after guard Jordan Davis announced via social media last week that he’s entering the transfer portal. Davis started 18 games for Wisconsin this season and averaged 5.1 points and 3.5 rebounds.
Wisconsin went 20-15 and reached the NIT semifinals this season
The Associated Press released its all-state boys basketball awards and De Pere’s John Kinziger and Brillion’s Jeremy Lorenz were named first-team all-state as each led his team to a state title.
Also, De Pere’s Brian Winchester was named coach of the year after leading the Redbirds to a state title and a 30-0 record.
- *Nick Janowski, 6-3, jr., Pewaukee; John Kinziger, 6-0, sr., De Pere; Kon Knueppel, 6-6, jr., Wisconsin Lutheran; *Jeremy Lorenz, 6-8, sr., Brillion; *Milan Momcilovic, 6-8, sr., Pewaukee.
*Denotes unanimous selection
SECOND TEAM
- Levi Birkholz, 6-4, sr., Lakeside Lutheran Demarion Burch, 6-4, sr., Milwaukee Hamilton Marcus Hall, 6-6, sr., Schofield D.C. Everest: Gavyn Hurley, 6-6, sr., Middleton Mac Wrecke, 6-5, sr., Hartland Arrowhead
THIRD TEAM
- Tyran Cook, 6-2, sr., Waukesha South; Will Hornseth, 6-8, jr., De Pere; Eric Kenesie, 6-0, jr., Kenosha St. Joseph; Xzavion Mitchell, 6-6, so., Oshkosh North Cody Schmitz, 6-4, jr., Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau
FOURTH TEAM
- Davion Hannah, 6-6, so., Glendale Nicolet; Cal Klesmit, 6-2, sr., Neenah; Peter Lattos, 6-8, sr., West Salem Nolan Minessale, 6-5, jr., Milwaukee Marquette Kai Rogers, 6-11, so., Wauwatosa West
PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Milan Momcilovic, 6-8, sr., Pewaukee
COACH OF THE YEAR – Brian Winchester, De Pere.
High Honorable Mention (received at least two votes)
- Evan Anderson, 6-4, jr., Onalaska; Logan Baumgartner, 6-4, sr., Medford; Jamariea Dalton, 6-2, sr., Fond du Lac; Ty Fernholz, 6-2, jr., Stoughton; Cal Fisher, 6-0, sr., Deerfield; Jaquan Johnson, 5-11, jr., Milwaukee Pius XI Catholic; Amari McCottry, 6-6, jr., Milwaukee Saint Thomas More; Mason Prey, 6-4, sr., Wausau Newman Catholic; Alex Sherwood, 6-7, sr., Xavier; Bo Vollrath, 6-6, jr., Fall Creek; Nic Williams, 6-2, sr., La Crosse Central
Honorable Mention
- Chandler Batchelor, sr., Dodgeville; Aidan Chislom, sr., McFarland; Al Deang, sr., Madison Edgewood; Dadon Gillen, sr., McFarland; Brady Larson, sr., Fennimore; Max Lucey, sr., Cuba City; A.J. Bender, so., Lake Mills; Arhman Lewis, sr., Madison La Follette; Sam Mickelson, jr., Madison Memorial; Aaron Uttech, sr., Columbus. Gavin Wunderlin, jr., Potosi; Drew Daoust, so., Southern Door; Caleb Glaser, sr., Appleton East; Zach Kinziger, so., De Pere; Emmett Lawton, sr., Notre Dame; Connor Pytleski, sr., Green Bay Southwest; Matt Merlo, sr., Random Lake; Mitch McCarty, sr., Campbellsport; Cullen Rauls, sr., Fall River; Pierce Arenz, jr., Kiel. Tanner Schumacher, sr., Howards Grove; Jaydon Awe, so., Stevens Point Pacelli; Dawson Schmidt, sr., Shiocton; Eli Talsma, sr., Hurley; Grant Warren, jr., Marathon; Jamiir Allen, sr., Wisconsin Lutheran; Ahmad Badwan, jr., Salam; Devin Brown, so., Milwaukee Academy of Science; Jake Dunham, sr., South Milwaukee; Dupree Fletcher, jr., Carmen Northwest. Luther Smith Jr., sr., Sussex Hamilton; JR Lukenbill, sr., Burlington; MJ Stackhouse, jr., Kenosha Indian Trail; Will Gardner, sr., Franklin; Canan Huss, sr., Chippewa Falls McDonell Central; Tyson Lucas, sr., Cameron; Eddie Mittermeyer, sr., Chippewa Falls McDonell Central; Tyler Orr, sr., Rice Lake; Ryan Popowich, jr., Bruce; Domanyck Schwarzenberger, jr., Bloomer. Bennett Fried, sr., La Crosse Central; Tanner Jones sr., Bangor; Carson Koepnick, sr., West Salem; Isaiah Schwichtenberg, sr., Onalaska Luther; T.J. Stuttley, so., Onalaska.
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