Hometown Broadcasting Sports Wednesday 6/30/21
30 June 2021 Sports
Sports for June 30th
Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo sustained a hyperextension of his left knee and was forced out of the Milwaukee Bucks’ Eastern Conference finals game against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night, as the Hawks evened up the series with a 110-88 victory. Game four is Thursday night in Milwaukee.
Antetokounmpo was defending a jam by Hawks center Clint Capela with 7:14 remaining in the third quarter when his left knee appeared to buckle. He fell to the floor in obvious pain, grimacing and clutching his knee. Antetokounmpo remained down for several minutes before rising and slowly walking to the locker room. He was supported by his brother, Thanasis Antetokounmpo, and a staff member, as he left the court. Antetokounmpo returned to the bench briefly before again heading to the locker room after the Hawks blew open the game by extending their lead to 20 points. Soon after, the Bucks announced he would not return. Antetokounmpo is expected to have more imaging done on his left knee on Wednesday.
Atlanta outscored the Bucks 25-8 the rest of the quarter to seize a commanding 87-62 lead. The Hawks led 51-38 at halftime, holding the Bucks’ to their lowest-scoring half of the postseason. With Tre Young out with a bone bruise on his right ankle, the Hawks needed some little-used players to step up. No one was bigger than Cam Reddish. In just his second appearance since February, Reddish scored 12 points, pulled down five rebounds and came up with two steals.
Milwaukee made only 14 of 41 shots from the field — including 5 of 23 beyond the arc — to go along with nine turnovers. Two nights after tying his career playoff high with 38 points in a Game 3 victory, Milwaukee’s Khris Middleton was held to 16 points on 6-of-17 shooting. He missed all seven of his 3-point attempts. Jrue Holiday was his team’s top scorer with 19 points.
Western Conference Finals (Wed.)
Phoenix at LA Clippers (Suns lead 3-2)
NHL Stanley Cup Finals (Wed.)
Montreal at Tampa Bay (TB leads 1-0)
Brandon Woodruff pitched another gem and the Milwaukee Brewers made the most of their two hits, hanging on to edge the Chicago Cubs 2-1 Tuesday night for their season-high seventh straight win. A day after battering Chicago 14-4, the Brewers extended their NL Central lead to five games. The second-place Cubs lost their fifth in a row.Milwaukee managed to win with just an RBI double by Christian Yelich in the first inning and an RBI single by Jace Peterson in the fourth. Both runs were walked aboard by Zach Davies (5-5), making his first start against his former team. Woodruff (7-3) allowed one run on four hits in six innings, striking out eight and nudging his ERA down from 1.89 to 1.87. Brent Suter and Jake Cousins pitched the seventh, Brad Boxberger worked the eighth and Josh Hader finished for his 20th save in 20 opportunities. Hader allowed a one-out single to Joc Pederson and walked Willson Contreras, but then struck out Javier Baez got pinch-hitter Jose Lobaton on a bouncer to first.
Davies gave up two runs on two hits with three walks in four innings. Davies won 43 games in his five seasons with Milwaukee, including a 17-9 record in 2017, before being traded to San Diego following the 2019 season. Chicago tied it in the fourth when Baez tripled and Patrick Wisdom delivered a one-out double. Jason Heyward walked, but Woodruff struck out Sergio Alcantara and got Eric Sogard on a pop out. The Cubs loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh, but failed to capitalize. Cousins relieved with a runner on first and two outs and walked Contreras and hit Baez with a pitch, but then struck out Ian Happ.
The Brewers will opt for a bullpen game for Wednesday’s afternoon series finale, but no starter has yet been named. RHP Jake Arrieta (5-8, 5:32 ERA) starts for the Cubs. First pitch is at 1:10 and the game can be heard on AM 1100/98.3 FM, WISS.
Elsewhere in the NL Central on Tuesday the Padres nipped the Reds 5-4, the Cardinals slipped past the Diamondbacks 3-2 and the Rockies shutout the Pirates 8-0. The first-place Brewers increased their lead over the Cubs in the division to 5 games. The Reds are 7 games out, the Cardinals 8 and the Pirates are last, 17 games behind.
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