9/6/23 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Wednesday
6 September 2023 Sports
Brandon Woodruff pitched seven shutout innings and Mark Canha’s two-run single capped a six-run fifth inning as the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3 on Tuesday night.
Woodruff (4-1) allowed just two hits, singles to Ji Hwan Bae in the first inning and Endy Rodriguez in the fifth. Woodruff also had six strikeouts and two walks while improving to 14-3 with a 2.36 ERA in his last 29 starts dating to last season.
“I thought it was a good outing and that he got stronger as the game went on and then really got on cruise control and every pitch started working well,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. “Just a great outing.”
Coming off back-to-back losses, the Brewers entered the night 2 1/2 games ahead of the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central race.
Woodruff missed nearly four months with right shoulder inflammation before returning Aug. 6. He is beginning to feel comfortable again after making six starts.
Connor Joe broke up the Brewers’ shutout bid by hitting a three-run home run in the ninth inning off Clayton Andrews for just his second hit in his last 29 at-bats. The Pirates had runners on first and second with two outs but Elvis Peguero got Miguel Andujar to hit a game-ending ground out.
Andre Jackson (1-2) was charged with six runs in 4 1/3 innings and walked five as the Pirates lost for just the second time in eight games.
The Brewers broke a scoreless tie with a run in the fourth on a double-play grounder by Canha after Jackson walked the bases loaded.
Milwaukee extended its lead to 7-0 with the big fifth inning.
Andruw Monasterio drove in the first run with a triple to the 410-foot mark in left-center. Brice Turang hit an RBI single, Christian Yelich lofted a sacrifice fly and Carlos Santana doubled in a run before Canha delivered his two-run single to left field.
Jackson retired the Brewers in order in each of the first three innings before struggling in the fourth and fifth.
Brewers rookie center fielder Sal Frelick had two hits. It was a bit of a homecoming for Frelick as his father Jeff’s – a former Pitt fullback — side of the family is from nearby Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
Milwaukee’s William Contreras walked twice but went 0 for 3 to end his career-best 14-game hitting streak.
Pirates reliever Hunter Stratton pitched two scoreless innings in his major league debut. Joshua Palacios had two hits.
Brewers: RHP Adrian Houser (right elbow inflammation) continues to progress in his rehab and could be activated from the injured list on Sept. 12, the first day he is eligible.
The 3-game series concludes today as Brewers RHP Freddy Peralta (11-8, 3.85 ERA) makes his first start in September after winning NL Pitcher of the Month for August when he won all five starts with a 2.10 ERA. Rookie RHP Colin Selby (2-0, 5.79) will serve as an opener for the Pirates. First pitch is at 11:35.
Elsewhere in the NL Central Tuesday the Reds edged the Mariners 7-6, the Cardinals downed the Braves 10-6 and the Cubs beat the Giants 11-8. The Brewers continue to lead the Cubs by 2 ½ games and the Reds by 5 ½ in the division.
In the Midwest League Tuesday night the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers lost at home to Cedar Rapids 6-3. They meet again this afternoon with the first pitch at 12:30.
The Packers return to the practice field today to get ready for their season-opener Sunday against the Bears in Soldier Field. The team is led by new starting quarterback Jordan Love and a host of other young players. The Packers-Bears rivalry is the oldest in the NFL and Sunday’s game with be the 207th. Counting the regular season the playoffs, the Packers lead 105-95 with 6 ties.
Sunday’s game begins at 3:25 with the pregame starting at 1:00 and can be heard on FM 102.3, The Bug.
The U.S. national men’s basketball handed Italy its worst loss in a global tournament — the World Cup or the Olympics — in nearly 55 years. Mikal Bridges scored 24 points and former Oshkosh North standout Tyrese Haliburton, added 18 on six 3-pointers and the U.S. simply was airtight defensively on the way to a 100-63 win in the World Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday night.
Gold is the goal, and the Americans can reach the gold-medal game if they win Friday in a semifinal against either Germany or Latvia; those teams meet Wednesday in a quarterfinal. The medal games are Sunday.
The last time Italy lost a game this badly in a tournament of this level was Oct. 14, 1968 — USA 100, Italy 61 in the Mexico City Olympics. The Italians shot 31% on Tuesday and were just 7 of 38 (18%) from 3-point range.
The Wisconsin Herd — the NBA G League affiliate of the Milwaukee Bucks –released its 2023-24 season schedule on Tuesday.
This year’s schedule boasts nine home games on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
The Herd will kick off its season on the road on Nov. 10th against the Cleveland Charge before hosting the Iowa Wolves for its home opener at the Oshkosh Arena on Nov. 16.
The Herd’s regular season runs through Jan. 2024.
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