8/16/23 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Wednesday
16 August 2023 Sports
The Brewers continued their road trip Tuesday night in Los Angeles with a 6-2 loss to the Dodgers. This after a three-game weekend sweep of the White Sox in Chicago. The Dodgers have now won nine in-a-row.
Third baseman Andruw Monasterio’s errant throw in the sixth inning was the opening the Dodgers needed to mount a tie-breaking, five-run rally that denied Milwaukee a chance to add a game to its 3 ½ game lead in the NL Central on a night the Cubs and Reds both lost.
With that one error followed by a flurry of hits, one of Adrian Houser’s finest starts turned into a rather pedestrian entry in the box score: 5 1/3 innings, five hits, four runs (three earned), six strikeouts.
While Houser kept the Dodgers at bay through the first five innings, Brewers hitters had their own problems against flamethrowing Dodgers starter Bobby Miller. Topping 100 mph all the way to the last of his six innings, Miller surrendered a single to Christian Yelich leading off the game, followed by a William Contreras walk.
After that, Miller retired 18 in a row, allowing a lone run when Sal Frelick managed to make contact with a breaking ball way below the zone for a run-scoring groundout to plate Contreras.
Houser retired the first nine hitters he faced before working around an infield hit and an error in a scoreless fourth. In the fifth, Houser yielded a run but kept the game a 1-1 tie. But in the sixth, the Brewers’ night came undone.
With one out, Will Smith hit a grounder to Monasterio’s left. He fielded it cleanly and spun around, knowing there was plenty of time to throw the catcher out at first base. But the throw was high.
The Dodgers pounced. Six of the next seven batters collected hits against Houser and relievers Hoby Milner and Bryse Wilson, including one loud double from J.D. Martinez against Houser that gave the Dodgers the lead. Among them, Kiké Hernández’s soft bouncer up the middle against the reliable Milner, through a drawn-in Brewers infield, for two runs.
Tonight the Brewers send left-hander Wade Miley (6-2, 2.90 ERA) to the mound against another left-hander, Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw (10-4, 2.51 ERA). First pitch is at 9:10 CDT.
Elsewhere in the NL Central Tuesday the Guardians shutout the Reds 3-0, the Pirates downed the Mets 7-4, the Cardinals beat the A’s 6-2 and the White Sox defeated the Cubs 5-3. The Brewers lead over the Reds and Cubs remains at 3 ½ games.
In the Midwest League Tuesday the Timber Rattlers lost at Cedar Rapids 4-1. They play again tonight with the first pitch set for 6:35.
For the second time in as many weeks the Packers will share the practice field with another NFL team. This week it’s the New England Patriots led by a coach Bill Belichick, arguably one of the best coaches of all time.
The Packers got a good look at the Patriots last fall when they earned a 27-24 overtime victory at Lambeau Field. This week won’t count in the standings, but Packers head coach Matt LaFleur hopes to make a pair of practices and exhibition contest count in the long run.
The Patriots defense will be a test for LaFleur’s first year starting quarterback, Jordan Love, and a young offense. Last season New England finished eighth in the NFL in yards, and 11th in points.
New England made a pair of signings before heading to Green Bay iIncluding the addition of two-time NFL rushing champ Ezekiel Elliott. The former Cowboys running back is expected to head to Green Bay after signing his one year contract and be on the field for Wednesday’s practice, according to the NFL Network.
Both practices are open to the public and scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. at Nitschke Field.
The Packers showed off Lambeau Field’s biggest new feature Tuesday, the new stadium video boards.
Gone are the Jumbotrons of old. The Packers are betting on the future of 4K.
The new boards are twice as wide as the previous end zone displays by Daktronic, measuring 48 feet high and nearly 220 feet wide. That’s 10,560 square feet of video. Few NFL stadiums have 4K video boards. These high-resolution displays have pixels 6mm apart — not as good as your TV at home but the best of any professional football stadium; the picture will be sharp from 20 feet or more away despite their massive size.
Scoreboards on the east and west sides of the stadium were also expanded to 70 feet wide. The new video boards are part of a big investment to improve the fan experience at Lambeau Field. The Packers added 60 new LED screens on the third level. The weather-proofed displays range from 11 to 12 feet wide, keeping fans connected to the on-field action when they’re not in their seats. Fans will find new signage and lighting to help them get back to their seats.
There are also 10 new grab-and-go concession stands on the third-level concourse. The team added some grab-and-go stations a couple of years ago and found transactions were more efficient, wait times decreased, and fans got back to their seats faster. Packers say payment terminals around the stadium now offer tap-to-pay, making sales even faster.
The Wisconsin Herd, NBA G League affiliate of the Milwaukee Bucks, have hired Beno Udrih as head coach.
Udrih, who becomes the fourth head coach in team history, brings more than 13 years of experience playing in the NBA, including two seasons with the Bucks, and three years of coaching in the NBA and NBA G League. Most recently, Udrih served as a professional NBA scout for the Atlanta Hawks.
Udrih started his coaching career in the NBA G League as an assistant coach with the Westchester Knicks during the 2019-20 season. He received a call-up to the New Orleans Pelicans, where he served as an assistant coach for two seasons before joining the Atlanta Hawks as a professional NBA scout during the 2022-23 season.
“It feels great to be back in Wisconsin,” Udrih said. “I have a long-standing respect for the Herd and Bucks as an entire organization. I’m excited to get to work and do my best to help develop our players both on and off the court. As a former player, I hope to bring a certain level of relatability to my approach, and help our players become the best version of themselves.”
An exciting semifinal in the 2023 Women’s World Cup awaits as hosts Australia playEngland on Wednesday (6 a.m. ET, live on Fox) at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia. Australia dispatched Denmark and then France in the knockouts so far, while England sent Nigeria and then Columbia home to make it this far in the tournament.
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