Hometown Broadcasting Sports Thursday 9/16/21
16 September 2021 Sports
Sports for September 16th
Dustin Garneau homered and drove in two runs, rookie Matt Manning combined with the bullpen on a three-hitter and the Detroit Tigers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1 on Wednesday to complete a two-game sweep. Milwaukee’s magic number to clinch the NL Central remained at five after they dropped a pair to the Tigers following a five-game winning streak. The Brewers were limited to seven hits in the series, and Lorenzo Cain’s RBI double in the second inning was the only extra-base hit.
Garneau knocked in the go-ahead run in the fifth with a sacrifice fly. He lofted his fourth homer with two out in the seventh. Derek Hill, who drove in the lone run in Detroit’s 1-0, 11-inning victory over Milwaukee on Tuesday, supplied an RBI triple. Miguel Cabrera added a run-scoring double. Manning (4-6) gave up a run on two hits and struck out a career-high six over six innings in his 15th start. He collected his first victory since Aug. 12 while the Tigers notched their fifth win in six games. Manning got out of a bases-loaded jam after giving up the run in the second, then allowed only one more baserunner. Michael Fulmer recorded four strikeouts during the last two innings while notching his ninth save.
Brewers starter Brandon Woodruff (9-9) gave up three runs on four hits and struck out seven in six innings. Milwaukee is 3-11 against AL Central also-rans Detroit, Minnesota and Kansas City.
The Brewers are off today before beginning a weekend series against the Chicago Cubs. RHP Adrian Houser (9-6, 3.25) will start the opener of the three-game series which also kicks off a 10-game homestand. Houser has not allowed an earned run in his two September starts, spanning 15 innings.
Elsewhere in the NL Central Wednesday the Pirates nipped the Reds 5-4, the Phillies slipped past the Cubs 6-5 and the Cardinals pounded the Mets 11-4. The Brewers lead the Cardinals by 12 ½ and the Reds by 14 games in the division.
In the Midwest League on Wednesday the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers beat Great Lakes 4-2. The T-Rats are at Great Lakes again tonight.
After an off-day Wednesday the Packers return to the practice field today getting ready for Monday night’s home opener against the Detroit Lions. Green Bay was man-handled by the Saints Sunday in Jacksonville 35-3 while the Lions stormed back at home against the 49ers but lost 41-33.
Green Bay played poorly in all three-phases of the game, offense, defense and special teams against New Orleans. Wide receiver Davante Adams was asked Wednesday what went wrong. He said it was a combination of things, a slow start on offense, not making smart decisions, and turning the ball over and the defense not being able to stop the Saints. You can hear Monday night’s game beginning with the pregame at 5:00 and the kickoff at 7:15 on FM 102.3, The Bug.
In Thursday Night Football the New York Giants (0-1) play against Washington (0-1). Kickoff is at 7:20 CDT.
Lisa Byington is making history as the Milwaukee Bucks’ new play-by-play television broadcaster. The Bucks announced the hiring Wednesday and said Byington is the first woman to work as a full-time television play-by-play announcer for any major men’s professional sports team. Byington replaces Jim Paschke. Paschke retired after 35 seasons as the team’s main television play-by-play broadcaster. Byington became the first female play-by-play broadcaster for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament earlier this year.
Former Olympic gymnasts Simone Biles and Aly Raisman were among those to tell the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday morning that current and former FBI agents should be held accountable for badly mishandling the bureau’s investigation into Larry Nassar, the disgraced former doctor for Team USA. FBI agents failed to respond with the “seriousness and urgency” required after first hearing reports about Nassar’s abuse in the summer of 2015, according to a recent report published by the Department of Justice’s inspector general. The report found that agents mishandled evidence and later made false statements to investigators about the mistakes they made.
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