9/18/24 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Tuesday
17 September 2024 Sports
Joey Ortiz and William Contreras each drove in two runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers moved a step closer to clinching the NL Central title by beating the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 on Monday night.
The Brewers’ magic number is down to two as they seek their third division championship in the last four years. Milwaukee can wrap it up Tuesday night with a win and a Chicago Cubs loss to Oakland.
Brewers starter Aaron Civale (9-8) scattered seven hits and struck out six while allowing one run and one walk in five innings.
Colin Rea, normally a starter, made his fourth relief appearance of the season and worked 2 2/3 shutout innings for the 34-year-old’s first career save. Brewers manager Pat Murphy said he asked if Rae would be willing to help out a bullpen that was short on available arms one night after an 11-10, 10-inning loss in Arizona.
Rea became the 12th Brewers pitcher to get a save this season, setting a franchise record. The only team to have more was the 2021 Tampa Bay Rays with 14.
Rea never before had earned a save in the major leagues, minor leagues or even in his two stints pitching in Japan.
Blake Perkins scored twice for the Brewers. Brandon Marsh homered for the Phillies.
Contreras opened the scoring with a two-run double that had a 115.6 mph exit velocity, the third-highest of his career. Contreras hit a sharp grounder off Ranger Suárez that rolled all the way to the wall in left-center to bring home Jackson Chourio and Perkins.
The Brewers extended the lead to 3-0 in the fourth. Rhys Hoskins drew a leadoff walk against his former team, advanced to third on Sal Frelick’s double and scored on Ortiz’s sacrifice fly.
After Marsh put the Phillies on the scoreboard with a two-out homer in the fifth, the Brewers scored twice in the sixth to make it 5-1. Ortiz hit a two-out RBI triple and scored on Brice Turang’s single to left.
Suárez (12-7) went five innings and struck out five while giving up three runs, four hits and three walks. The left-hander remained in the game after jamming his right wrist while trying to field Turang’s bunt in the fourth.
Philadelphia went 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position and couldn’t capitalize on opportunities to rally.
The Phillies ran themselves out of an inning in the third. Cal Stevenson attempted to advance from first to third on Trea Turner’s one-out single to right field, but Sal Frelick threw him out. Turner then got picked off attempting to steal second.
Kyle Schwarber and Turner opened the sixth with singles off Civale, but Hoby Milner came out of the bullpen and retired Bryce Harper, Nick Castellanos and Alec Bohm in order.
The Phillies brought the potential tying run to the plate after Schwarber’s two-out RBI single in the seventh cut Milwaukee’s lead to 5-2 and put runners on the corners, but Rea retired Turner on a fly to right.
Milwaukee extended its lead to 6-2 in the bottom half. Perkins singled, advanced to second on Contreras’ walk, reached third on a double steal and scored on Gary Sánchez’s sacrifice fly.
RHP Zack Wheeler (15-6, 2.80 ERA) pitches for the Phillies and RHP Frankie Montas (7-10, 4.49) starts for the Brewers on Tuesday. First pitch is at 6:40 at American Family Field.
Elsewhere in the NL Central on Monday the Cubs beat the A’s 9-2 and the Cardinals shutout the Pirates 4-0.
The playoffs in the Midwest League resume tonight as the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers are on the road against the Lake County Captains. The T-Rats won Sunday 5-4. If a game three is necessary, it will be on Wednesday.
Wisconsin quarterback Tyler Van Dyke has a torn anterior cruciate ligament and will miss the remainder of the season, according to a person familiar with the situation.
The person spoke to the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because Wisconsin hasn’t announced the severity of the injury. Van Dyke hurt his right knee during Wisconsin’s 42-10 loss to No. 4 Alabama on Saturday.
The Wisconsin State Journal first reported that Van Dyke would miss the rest of the season. ESPN first reported that Van Dyke had a torn ACL.
After running a third-down keeper on the game’s opening series, Van Dyke clutched his right knee. He was taken into the injury tent on the sideline and was then carted off the field with his head in his hands. He was wearing a brace on his knee and walking with crutches on the sideline during the second half of the game.
Van Dyke’s injury comes with Wisconsin (2-1) in the midst of an off week before starting Big Ten competition Sept. 28 at No. 11 Southern California.
Braedyn Locke took over for the injured Van Dyke against Alabama and went 13 of 26 for 125 yards with one touchdown. He also fumbled twice, though Wisconsin recovered both times. Locke also started three games in place of an injured Tanner Mordecai last season.
Locke completed 50% of his passes (76 of 152) last year for 777 yards with five touchdowns and one interception. Locke’s three previous starts have included a 25-21 victory at Illinois, a 24-10 home loss to Ohio State and a 20-14 loss at Indiana.
Van Dyke was in his first year at Wisconsin after transferring from Miami. He had completed 63.2% of his passes for 422 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions.
For his career, Van Dyke has completed 63.7% of his passes for 7,900 yards with 55 touchdowns and 23 interceptions. He was named the Atlantic Coast Conference rookie of the year in 2021.
The Packers are off today before and then will get ready for the Titans in Tennessee on Sunday. Green Bay (1-1) is coming off a 16-10 home win over the Colts Sunday.
The status for starting quarterback Jordan Love is still in question after he injured his left MCL late in the season-opening loss to the Eagles in Brazil. Backup Malik Willis was efficient against the Colts, completing 12 of 14 passes for 122 yards, including a 14-yard touchdown pass to Dontayvion Wicks.
The Packers featured a strong ground attack that dominated the first half and overall rushed for 264 yards rushing, led by Josh Jacobs who had 151 yards. The Titans (0-2) are coming off a 24-17 loss at home to the Jets.
In Monday Night Football Kirk Cousins rallied the Falcons to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles, 22-21, in a remarkable victory on Monday night, hitting Drake London for a game-tying touchdown with only 34 seconds to play before Younghoe Koo’s ‘s game-winning extra point.
Cousins was 20 of 29 for 241 yards and two touchdowns and Bijan Robinson rushed for 97 yards on 14 carries. Darnell Mooney caught three passes for 88 yards and a touchdown. Tennessee improves to 1-1.
The Eagles Jalen Hurts was 23 of 33 for 183 yards, a touchdown and an interception. DeVonta Smith caught 7 passes for 76 yards and a touchdown. Saquon Barkley rushed for 95 yards on 22 carries while Hurts added 85 yards on 13 rushes as the Eagles drop to 1-1.
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