8/14/23 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Monday
14 August 2023 Sports
Carlos Santana hit a three-run homer and Freddy Peralta pitched six scoreless innings to help the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago White Sox 7-3 on Sunday and complete a three-game sweep.
Christian Yelich added a two-run single for Milwaukee, which pushed its NL Central lead to 3 1/2 games after the Chicago Cubs fell at Toronto.
White Sox starter Dylan Cease (5-6) gave up two runs on five hits in seven innings. The 2022 AL Cy Young runner-up missed a shot at a second straight win after striking out seven and walking two.
Peralta (9-8) scattered four hits and struck out six while walking three for his third straight victory.
Chicago’s Carlos Pérez prevented a shutout with a two-out RBI double in the ninth off reliever J.C. Mejía. Elvis Andrus later added a two-run single.
Mark Canha’s second-inning sacrifice fly gave the Brewers the lead for good and Andruw Monasterio doubled in another run in the fifth. Reliever Aaron Bummer issued a pair of walks in the eighth before Santana drove his 15th homer of the season into right center field.
Yelich added to the lead in the ninth off Declan Cronin.
The Brewers are off today. Milwaukee has not named a starter for Tuesday night’s series opener at the Los Angeles against the Angels.
Elsewhere in the NL Central Sunday the Pirates and the Reds split a doubleheader with Pittsburgh winning 4-2 in the opener and Reds bouncing back to take the second game 6-5. In other games the Blue Jays bombed the Cubs 11-4 and the Cardinals had Sunday off.
In the Midwest League the Timber Rattlers won at home 3-1 over Dayton. There are no games scheduled today.
In the Northwood’s League the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders ended the 2023 season on a two-game winning streak as they bested the Chinooks 7-4 at Kapco Park on Saturday night. The Dock Spiders finished the season 30-42 on the season, 17-20 in the second half. The Dock Spiders want to thank all fans for their constant support throughout this season and we look forward to seeing everyone at Herr-Baker Field next season!.
The Dock Spiders welcomed in 1,602 fans during their final home game of the season on Saturday night to break the 30,000-mark for the fifth time in franchise history, and the second time since 2019, when they welcomed 33,412 to Herr-Baker Field.
The Dock Spiders saw 32,721 fans attend home games in 2023, the second-highest attended season in franchise history.
One of the longest weeks of Training Camp got underway for the Packers on Sunday.
“This is going to be a big week for our guys. In terms of just, it’s going to be the most exhausting week of the preseason for these guys. You know, practice today, practice tomorrow, a walk through on Tuesday, and we’ll get two practices against the Patriots. Then you’ve got two more games. So, we’ve got a long ways to go yet,” said head coach Matt LaFleur.
Star cornerback Jaire Alexander sitting out much of practice on Sunday after it was revealed on Friday Alexander has been limited due to a groin issue.
Meanwhile, left tackle David Bakhtiari got a veteran rest day in the first practice since returning from Cincinnati. That prompted even more shuffling on the offensive line Sunday, with Rasheed Walker taking reps at left tackle in place of Bakhtiari, and Zach Tom getting work at left guard. Yosh Nijman has been playing primarily at left tackle when Bakhtiari is out.
Rashan Gary continued to participate in individual drills, but has not been cleared yet to take part in team periods.
As for the practice itself the first team offense finished strong after Jordan Love finished off a drive in the two-minute drill with a touchdown toss to Jayden Reed. The rookie making a sliding catch in the endzone, but second year wide out Romeo Doubs couldn’t haul in the go-ahead two-point conversion.
Love also had some nice completions to rookie tight end Luke Musgrave in the team periods. Meanwhile, fellow rookie tight end Tucker Kraft had a touchdown grab from Sean Clifford in the red zone period. More pressure on those young tight ends, and the room as a whole, after Tyler Davis reportedly suffered a torn ACL on Friday.
The Packers will have an open practice on Monday at 10:30 a.m., and hold two more joint practices with the Patriots this week at the same time on Wednesday and Thursday.
The Packers opened the preseason Friday night in Cincinnati and rolled to a 38-19 win.
Jordan Love, the replacement for Aaron Rodgers, played only part of the first quarter but was in command. He completed 7 of 10 passes for 46 yards and a lofted a perfect throw to Romeo Doubs for a 9-yard touchdown.
Love — also impressive in a joint practice with the Bengals on Wednesday — spent three seasons as the backup to the four-time MVP Rodgers, who was traded to the New York Jets.
For the Bengals, Joe Burrow sat out with a calf strain — he likely wouldn’t have played anyway — as Jake Browning and Trevor Siemian split the reps at quarterback.
Sean Clifford, a rookie out of Penn State, got most of the playing time for Green Bay after Love took a seat. He directed three touchdown drives but was also intercepted twice by Bengals safety Tycen Anderson, who brought the first one back 43 yards for the Bengals’ only TD of the game.
Clifford finished 20 for 26 for 208 yards and a touchdown pass to tight end Tyler Davis..
Green Bay’s quarterbacks distributed passes to 14 receivers who are hoping to be part of a new-look offense, which also lost last year’s leading receiver, Allen Lazard, and its top two tight ends.
Emanuel Wilson ran for two touchdowns, including a breakaway 80-yarder for Green Bay.
Jake Browning, who Cincinnati’s practice squad QB last year, played the first half, going 10 for 17 for 95 yards and an interception.
Trevor Siemian, a 31-year-old veteran signed in May, went 15 for 28 for 121 yards and an interception in the second half.
The offensive star of the game for the Bengals was kicker Evan McPherson, who booted field goals of 38, 51, 39 and 43 yards.
The Packers host New England Saturday night.
There were two NFL preseason games last night. The Saints beat the Chiefs 26-24 and the Raiders downed the Giants 34-7.
On the PGA Tour Sunday Glover won the FedEx St. Jude Championship, his second title in two weeks, closing with a 1-under 69 and then beating Patrick Cantlay in a one-hole playoff.
Just 10 days ago, he started the PGA Tour’s postseason at No. 112 in the FedEx Cup — No. 119 in the world ranking — and was looking at an early end to the season.
He won the Wyndham Championship to get into the FedEx Cup playoffs then won the opener Sunday at the TPC Southwind and now already has locked up a spot in the Tour Championship. He is No. 30 in the world and has earned just short of $5 million in two weeks.
Glover becomes only the third player in his 40s to win back-to-back weeks on the PGA Tour over the last 25 years, joining Kenny Perry (2003) and VIJay Singh, who did it three times, most recently in the FedEx Cup playoffs in 2008.
Rory McIlroy birdied the last hole for a 65 and tied for third with Fleetwood (68), who had a birdie chance on the 18th to join the playoff.
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