8/3/23 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Thursday
3 August 2023 Sports
Corey Dickerson and Ildemaro Vargas scored on third baseman Andruw Monasterio’s throwing error in the ninth inning, and the Washington Nationals rallied off Milwaukee closer Devin Williams to earn a 3-2 victory over the Brewers on Wednesday in the finale of a three-game series.
Milwaukee, which began the day a half-game behind Cincinnati in the NL Central and is in a crowded race for a wild card, lost five of six on its road trip to Atlanta and Washington. The Brewers managed only four hits and have not won consecutive games since July 19-20.
With the bases loaded and the infield drawn in, Alex Call hit a sharp grounder to Monasterio, whose throw home sailed wide of catcher William Conteras. Dickerson scored easily, and Vargas — pinch-running for Dominic Smith — scampered home for the winning run.
The Nationals hadn’t gotten a man past first base since the fourth inning when Williams (5-3) entered to attempt to earn his second save in as many days. Dickerson opened the inning by reaching on first baseman Carlos Santana’s fielding error. Smith followed with a single and Keibert Ruiz then walked to set up Call’s plate appearance.
Kyle Finnegan (5-3) worked a 1-2-3 ninth for Washington.
Washington starter MacKenzie Gore retired 14 of the first 15 batters he faced. The exception was Tyrone Taylor, who blasted a two-out shot to left in the second to open the scoring.
Washington tied it in the third when Call led off with a double off Milwaukee starter Wade Miley and scored on Jake Alu’s first-pitch single to center. Miley loaded the bases in the fourth but struck out Call with two outs to end the threat.
Miley, pitching for the first time since July 9, allowed a run and struck out five over four innings. He had been out with left elbow discomfort and was activated from the injured list earlier in the day. The Brewers went ahead 2-1 in the sixth inning on Christian Yelich’s RBI double after Milwaukee got the first two batters on. Gore then struck out the next three to strand two runners in scoring position.
Gore surrendered two runs and three hits in six innings while striking out five.
Brewers RHP Adrian Houser (3-3, 4.43 ERA) starts Thursday against Pittsburgh RHP Mitch Keller (9-7, 3.97) as Milwaukee returns home to begin a four-game series. First pitch is at 6:15.
Meanwhile, Milwaukee optioned INF/OF Owen Miller to Triple-A Nashville to make room on the roster for Miley. Miller hit .264 with five homers and 27 RBIs.
Elsewhere in the NL Central on Wednesday the Tigers beat the Pirates 6-3, the Cardinals downed the Twins 7-3 and the Cubs pounded the Reds for the second straight day, this time 16-6. The Brewers trail the Reds by one-half game in the division while the Cubs are now 3 games back.
In the Midwest League Wednesday the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers won at South Bend 4-2. They meet again tonight with the first pitch at 6:05.
The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders beat the Green Bay Rockers, 10-3, at Capital Credit Union Park, The Dock Spiders scored five runs in the top of the second inning, capped off by a three-run home run from Drew Barragan. In the top of the fourth inning, the Dock Spiders scored four more runs as they used a huge two run double from Seth Sweet-Chick which gave the Dock Spiders a commanding 9-0 lead.
Dock Spiders starter Sebastian Guzman (Arkansas) earned the win, his second of the season.
The Dock Spiders improved to 28-34 on the season, 15-12 in the second half. With the win, The Dock Spiders are tied with the Rafters for second place in the Great Lakes West Division. The Dock Spiders will be back in action on Thursday night at Witter Field as they take on the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters. The Dock Spiders will be back at home on Friday night as they take on the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters. It’s Rally Towel Giveaway night presented by NEW Manufacturing Alliance with post-game fireworks presented by Lamers Bus Lines. Tickets are currently available at dockspiders.com or by calling the ticket office at (920) 907-9833. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 P.M.
The Packers continued practice on Wednesday as they get ready for Family Night Saturday at Lambeau Field.
Meanhile the Green Bay Packers signed C Cole Schneider. General Manager Brian Gutekunst announced the transaction Wednesday.
Schneider (6-3, 309) returns to the Packers after spending the offseason and training camp with Green Bay in 2022. In 2023, he played with the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League, appearing in nine games with one start and helping his team win the USFL title. Schneider played at the University of Central Florida from 2017-21, appearing in 49 games with 47 starts for the Knights. He was named first-team All-AAC in 2018 and 2020 while earning second-team honors in 2019 and honorable mention in 2021 from the league’s coaches. In 2021, he earned second-team All-AAC honors from Pro Football Focus and Pro Football Network. Schneider will wear No. 61 for the Packers.
The New York Jets are set to kick off the NFL’s preseason schedule on Thursday night in the Hall of Fame Game against the Cleveland Browns. Kickoff is at 7:00 CDT.
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