Hometown Broadcasting Sports Monday 5/10/21
10 May 2021 Sports
Sports for May 10th
Tyrone Taylor hit a two-out, tiebreaking single in the 10th inning, and seven Milwaukee Brewers pitchers combined on a six-hitter to beat the Miami Marlins 2-1. Marlins reliever Anthony Bass retired the first two batters in the 10th, but after an intentional walk, Taylor’s hit brought home automatic runner Pablo Reyes from second. Josh Hader pitched a perfect ninth with two strikeouts, lowering his ERA to 0.71. Drew Rasmussen pitched the 10th and earned his first career save by working around a two-out walk and stranding automatic runner Lewis Brinson at third. The Brewers managed only seven hits against four Marlins pitchers. Bass took the loss and falls to 1-3.
The Brewers are off today before beginning a three-game series with the Cardinals Tuesday night at American Family Field.
Elsewhere in the NL Central on Sunday, the Cardinals shutout the Rockies 2-0, the Pirates edged the Cubs 6-5 and Cincinnati at Cleveland was postponed. Milwaukee trails St. Louis by two games in the Central Division.
In the NBA, the Bucks were off Sunday but are back in action tonight at San Antonio. Milwaukee is coming off a 141-133 win over the Rockets in Houston Friday night. Brook Lopez led the Bucks with 24 points while Giannis Antetokounmpo added 17 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. Milwaukee (43-24) has five games remaining in the regular season and is in third place in the Eastern Conference, a half-game behind Brooklyn and 3 ½ games behind first-place Philadelphia. The Bucks have already clinched a playoff spot
Stunning news came out of the world of horse racing on Sunday morning, as the 2021 Kentucky Derby wnner, Medina Spirit, reportedly tested positive for a banned substance. The horse, trained by Bob Baffert, won the Derby May 1st at the famed Churchill Downs by a half-length over Mandaloun. However, according to reports, Medina Spirit tested positive for excessive levels of Betamethasone, a corticosteroid. Already, the famous racetrack has taken swift action. As of Sunday morning, Baffert has been suspended from entering any horses at Churchill Downs after the positive test emerged.
“We will await the conclusion of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission’s investigation before taking further steps,” the statement from Churchill Downs said.
In a meeting of the area’s top two high school football teams Friday, Fond du Lac closed out the spring season with a 71-47 romp over Kimberly and win its bracket of the Fox Valley Classic Football Conference. Both teams had been undefeated going into the highly touted matchup, but the Papermakers proved to be no match for the Cardinals explosive offense.
Elsewhere, De Pere beat Oshkosh West 24-10 to achieve a 7-0 season of its own in the Mega Conference.
Other area scores….
Ripon 26, Winnebago Lutheran Academy 24-Ripon finishes the season at 3-4.
Green Bay Southwest 17, Appleton West 6
Lomira 20, Mayville 7
Omro 49, Campbellsport 22
DeForest 59, Menasha 40
St. Marys Springs 42, Laconia 14
Waupun 21, North Fond du Lac 16
Women’s College Softball (Sun.)
St. Norbert College (4-9), Ripon College (3-3)
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