4/30/25 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Wednesday
30 April 2025 Sports
Indiana forced two turnovers in the final 29 seconds of overtime, and Tyrese Haliburton blew past Giannis Antetokounmpo for the go-ahead layup with 1.3 seconds left to close an 8-0 run that sent the Pacers past the Milwaukee Bucks 119-118 on Tuesday night for a 4-1 series victory.
The Pacers will face top-seeded Cleveland in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Game 1 is Sunday.
Haliburton finished with 26 points and 10 assists as he improved to 9-0 in home playoff games. But after missing some open shots and a layup late in regulation, Haliburton needed his teammates’ support to help the Pacers steal another series from Milwaukee.
Antetokounmpo tried to will his short-handed Bucks to victory, finishing with 30 points, 20 rebounds and 13 assists. Gary Trent Jr. had 33 points and made four of his eight 3-pointers in overtime, but he also committed the two game-changing turnovers late in OT, and his full-court heave at the buzzer was nowhere close.
The Bucks have lost three consecutive first-round playoff series, the last two to Indiana, and this increasingly chippy rivalry ended fittingly with a shoving match between the teams at midcourt. Haliburton’s father, John, sparked the fracas when he ran onto the court and started talking to Antetokounmpo.
Andrew Nembhard set up the decisive run by making a 3-pointer to cut a seven-point deficit to 118-114 with 34.1 seconds left. Nembhard then stole Trent’s inbound pass with 29 seconds left near the sideline to set up Haliburton’s three-point play that got Indiana within 118-117.
Then, with the Pacers pressuring the ball and the Bucks scrambling, Trent fumbled a long pass out of bounds with 10.8 seconds left to set up Haliburton’s go-ahead layup.
Myles Turner had 21 points and nine rebounds while Aaron Nesmith added 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Pacers.
Caleb Durbin hit a two-run single in Milwaukee’s four-run sixth inning, helping the Brewers beat the Chicago White Sox 7-2 on Tuesday night.
Isaac Collins hit his first career homer for Milwaukee, and Freddy Peralta pitched six innings of two-run ball. The Brewers improved to 3-5 on a season-long 10-game road trip.
Chicago used an opener for the fourth consecutive game, tying Tampa Bay in September 2018 for the longest such streak in major league history, according to STATS. Tyler Gilbert became the first pitcher to start three times in a four-game stretch since Zack Greinke for Milwaukee in 2012, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Luis Robert Jr. and Andrew Benintendi homered for the lowly White Sox, who lost for the 12th time in 15 games.
Gilbert worked two innings before Bryse Wilson took over. The veteran right-hander cruised into the sixth before running into trouble.
Joey Ortiz reached on an infield single, stole second and scored on William Contreras’ single to right. Sal Frelick was hit by a Brandon Eisert pitch with the bases loaded, and Durbin’s two-out grounder into left field gave the Brewers a 5-2 lead.
Gilbert worked two innings before Bryse Wilson took over. The veteran right-hander cruised into the sixth before running into trouble.
Joey Ortiz reached on an infield single, stole second and scored on William Contreras’ single to right. Sal Frelick was hit by a Brandon Eisert pitch with the bases loaded, and Durbin’s two-out grounder into left field gave the Brewers a 5-2 lead.
Wilson (0-1) was charged with three runs and two hits in 3 1/3 innings.
Collins hit a drive to left for Milwaukee in the top of the first, but Benintendi and Robert responded with back-to-back homers in the bottom half of the inning.
Robert’s 415-foot drive to center was his second homer in his last three games and No. 4 on the season.
Peralta (3-2) allowed three hits — all in the first — struck out five and walked three.
Brewers right-hander Tobias Myers (0-0, 4.50 ERA) and White Sox right-hander Shane Smith (1-1, 2.30 ERA) take the mound on Wednesday night. First pitch is at 6:40.
In other games in the NL Central Tuesday the Cubs shutout the Pirates 9-0. The Reds and Cardinals did not play. The Cubs lead the Reds by a game and a half while the Brewers are three games back, the Cardinals are 5 ½ games out and the Pirates are seven games behind.
In the Midwest League Tuesday the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers lost to the Michigan Whitecaps 7-4. They meet again today with the first pitch at 12:10 from Fox Cities Stadium.
Baseball: (Tues.)
Plymouth 11 Ripon 1
Kewaskum 5 Waupun 2
Kettle Moraine Lutheran 11 Berlin 0
Winneconne 5 Shiocton 2
Seymour 6 Notre Dame 5
Menasha 7 West De Pere 6
Laconia 9 Campbellsport 2
Saint Mary’s Springs 8 Lomira 6
Winnebago Lutheran at Mayville
Appleton East 11 Neenah 3
Hortonville 6 Fond du Lac 0
Kimberly 4 Kaukauna 0
Oshkosh North 6 Oshkosh West 2
Wrightstown 25 Clintonville 5
Marinette 5 Little Chute 3
Fox Valley Lutheran 10 Waupaca 1
Luxemburg-Casco 7 Denmark 6
Oconto Falls 8 Freedom 4
Westfield 12 Adams-Friendship 5
Wautoma 1 Mauston 0
Oakfield 8 Central Wisconsin Christian 3
Horicon 10 Hustisford/Dodgeland 5
Cambria-Friesland 9 Green Lake/Princeton 8
Markesan 4 Montello 1
Pardeeville 31 Randolph 0
Fall River 11 Rio 0
Softball: (Tues.)
Kettle Moraine Lutheran 13 Ripon 2
Winneconne 3 Kewaskum 2
Waupun 13 Plymouth 0
Waunakee 5 Beaver Dam 2
Shawano 18 Green Bay West/East 0
Menasha 10 Plymouth 4
West De Pere 7 Xavier 6
Mayville 2 Campbellsport 1
Laconia 7 St. Mary’s Springs 2
Winnebago Lutheran Academy 1 Lomira 0
North Fond du Lac 11 Omro 0
Kaukauna 11 Appleton East 1
Kimberly 13 Oshkosh North 2
Fond du Lac 12 Appleton West 0
Neenah 1 Appleton North 0
Oshkosh West 5 Hortonville 4
Fox Valley Lutheran 7 Clintonville 3
Denmark 12 Oconto Falls 3
Luxemburg-Casco 4 Marinette 0
Freedom 9 Wrightstown 6
Little Chute 3 Waupaca 2
Adams-Friendship 10 Nekoosa 0
Westfield 12 Wautoma 9
Wisconsin Dells 26 Mauston 0
Dodgeland/Hustisford 8 Lake Country Lutheran/SJNMA 1
Wayland Academy 23 Lourdes Academy 12
Cambria-Friesland 11 Princeton/Green Lake 1
Pardeeville 13 Randolph 10
Markesan 15 Montello 0
The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders, in collaboration with their corporate partners, have announced five watch parties for select road games at select bars and restaurants in the Fond du Lac area. The watch parties will bring the atmosphere of Herr-Baker Field to the bar as fans can cheer on the Dock Spiders with promotional items, ticket giveaways, and great food and beverage offerings from local restaurants.
Starting on Tuesday, June 3, the Dock Spiders staff will travel to three different bars and restaurants in Fond du Lac, where fans can enjoy food and drink specials, win prizes, and cheer on the team while they’re on the road!
Watch parties for the 2025 season will be on the following dates at the locations listed below:
- Tuesday, June 3, 6:35 p.m. – Bob’s on the Avenue
- Tuesday, June 17, 6:35 p.m. – Hotel Retlaw
- Wednesday, June 25, 6:05 p.m. – Fond du Lac Beer Company
- Monday, July 7, 6:35 p.m. – Bob’s on the Avenue
- Wednesday, July 9 [Game 2], 6:35 p.m. – Fond du Lac Beer Company
he Dock Spiders will begin their ninth season of Northwoods League play during the spring of 2025. Information about ticket packages is currently available at dockspiders.com or by calling the ticket office at (920) 907-9833. Visit the Dock Spiders ballpark Box Office and Team Store during normal business hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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