Hometown Broadcasting Sports Monday 7/26/21
26 July 2021 Sports
Sports for July 26th
Lance Lynn allowed one run over six innings and hit a two-run single to lift Chicago to a 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday night as the White Sox avoided a sweep in this series between division leaders. Lynn (10-3) allowed six hits, struck out six and walked none, outdueling Brandon Woodruff in a matchup of All-Star right-handers. Lynn, who lowered his ERA to 1.91, also keyed a decisive three-run second inning with his bat – his first hit since 2017.
Michael Kopech pitched a scoreless inning for Chicago and Liam Hendricks tossed two for his 24th save in 28 chances.
Woodruff (7-5) allowed three runs on five hits in seven innings, striking out nine and walking two. His ERA climbed from an NL-best 2.04 to 2.14 — which is just behind teammate Corbin Burnes’ 2.12. Woodruff has two losses and two no-decisions in his four starts in July.
The White Sox, who lead the AL Central by nine games, mustered just enough offense after dropping the first two games against the NL Central-leading Brewers by a combined score of 13-2. The White Sox scored all three runs in the second with two outs. Brian Goodwin walked and Leury Garcia singled. Seby Zavala followed with an RBI single, with both runners advancing on the throw. Lynn then lofted a single on an 0-2 count into shallow right field to score two more runs. I was Lynn’s first at-bat since April 10, 2019 when he was with Texas and struck out twice against Arizona. It was his first hit since a single on Sept. 28, 2017 for St Louis vs. the Cubs. Lynn had four hits in 54 at-bats that season.
Milwaukee made it 2-1 in the fifth when Tyrone Taylor tripled with one out and Jackie Bradley Jr. followed with an RBI double off the wall in right-center. Lynn ended the threat by striking out Woodruff and Kolten Wong. The Brewers got their first baserunners on consecutive two-out singles by Woodruff and Wong in the third, but Lynn got Christian Yelich on a called third strike.
The Brewers are off today (Monday), then travel to Pittsburgh for three games. LHP Brett Anderson (2-5, 4.26) is scheduled to start Tuesday for Milwaukee vs. LHP Tyler Anderson (5-8, 4.35).
Elsewhere in the NL Central on Sunday the Cardinals beat the Reds 10-6 , the Cubs downed the Diamondbacks 5-1 and the Giants beat the Pirates 6-1. The Brewers lead the Reds by 6 ½ games in the division, the Cardianls by 8, the Cubs by 9 and the Pirates by 19 ½ games.
In the Midwest League on Sunday the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers shutout South Bend 3-0. Reese Olson (5-4) picked up the win. The T-Rats are off today (Monday).
In North Woods League action on Sunday the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders defeated the Lakeshore Chinooks Sunday evening, 10-6. The Dock Spiders (33-20) will return to Herr-Baker Field Monday to host the Madison Mallards for a doubleheader of seven-inning games with first pitch in game one set for 11:35 a.m.
Team officials say a linebacker for the Green Bay Packers has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Brian Gutekunst, the team’s General Manager, announced Saturday afternoon that Ray Wilborn is now on the list. The list is for a player who either tests positive for COVID-19, or had close contact with a person – or people – who are infected with the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The Packers announced in early January Wilborn was signed to a reserve/future contract. Wilborn is a first-year player out of Ball State University. Although he was signed by the Atlanta Falcons in April of 2020, the Packers say he was released by the team after training camp, and was also on the practice squad during this past season for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Training camp begins on Wednesday.
The Summer Olympics continue in Toyko. Team USA won 10 medals in the second day of the event. It took about 48 minutes for Team USA’s fortunes at the Tokyo Games to change Sunday – less than one hour for Olympic famine to become feast.
American swimmers Chase Kalisz and Jay Litherland won the USA’s first two medals – gold and silver, respectively, in the men’s 400-meter individual medley. Then bronze for Kieran Smith in the men’s 400 freestyle. By the time Emma Weyant and Hali Flickinger climbed out of the pool after finishing second and third in the women’s 400-meter individual medley, Team USA’s zero medals had become five – a harbinger of the afternoon and evening to come. After going without a medal on Day 1 of the Summer Olympics for the first time in nearly half a century, the United States came back and won a whopping 10 medals on Day 2. According to U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee historian Bill Mallon, it is just the 73rd time in Olympic history that Team USA has earned double-digit medals in a single day of competition. Their current medal count is at 15.
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