8/3/22 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Wednesday
3 August 2022 Sports
Sports for August 3rd
From Wayne Mausser
Rookie Oneil Cruz hit a three-run homer to spark a five-run sixth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for a 5-3 victory over the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night, snapping a seven-game skid. Cruz hit a blast to dead center field off reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burnes, pulling the Pirates into a 3-all tie. Pittsburgh then added two runs to win for the first time since July 23.
The Brewers had their four-game winning streak snapped, one day after trading All-Star closer Josh Hader to San Diego.. Milwaukee had also won seven of eight.
Pittsburgh managed just four hits, but Burnes (8-5) walked five in 5 1/3 innings as his five-game winning streak ended. Burnes was charged with four runs and struck out six to raise his NL-leading total to 166.
Milwaukee got all of its runs on solo home runs in the sixth inning off Pirates starter Bryse Wilson. Willy Adames and Rowdy Tellez hit back-to-back shots – the 21st of the season for each – to lead off the inning and snap a scoreless tie then Kolten Wong connected with one out.
Wong’s homer chased Wilson, who was charged with three runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings while striking out two and walking one. Wong went 3 for 3 before being lifted for a pinch-hitter. He made a critical error in the decisive sixth inning. Adames and Tellez had two hits each.
After Cruz’s homer drew the Pirates even, Josh VanMeter walked and Brad Boxberger relieved Burnes. VanMeter stole second and scored on a single by Tyler Heineman, who advanced to third on Wong’s throwing error. Wong tried to catch Heineman rounding first base. Heineman then scored on Victor Caratini’s passed ball.
Colin Holderman (5-0) pitched one scoreless inning after being recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis earlier in the day. The rookie was making his Pirates’ debut after being acquired from the New York Mets on July 22 for designated hitter Daniel Vogelbach.
Wil Crowe pitched a scoreless ninth for his third save.
The teams meet again tonight. Right-hander Wily Peralta (3-2, 4.42 ERA) allowed one run over 5 1/3 innings in two rehab starts with Nashville. He’ll face RHP Zach Thompson (3-8, 5.09), who’s allowed seven runs in each of his last two starts after giving up two earned runs or less in 10 of his previous 11 starts. First pitch is at 6:05 CDT and the game can be heard on AM 1100/98.3 FM, WISS.
In other team news, Manager Craig Counsell said the Brewers will use Devin Williams and left-hander Taylor Rogers to close games after trading after trading Hader on Monday. Rogers was part of the return from the Padres.
Hader had 125 saves in six seasons with the Brewers and was selected to four All-Star Games. He converted 29 of 31 save opportunities this season.
Rogers was 28 of 35 in save chances for the Padres. Williams, the 2020 NL Rookie of the Year, has converted all six opportunities.
The Brewers also acquired veteran right-hander Trevor Rosenthal from San Francisco on Tuesday in a trade for outfield prospect Tristan Peters. Rosenthal has 132 career saves, but has not pitched in the major leagues since 2020 because of a shoulder injury.
Elsewhere in the NL Central Tuesday the Cardinals shutout the Cubs 6-0 and the Reds nipped the Rays 2-1. The Brewers now lead the Cardinals by two games in the division.
In the Midwest League Tuesday night won on the road at Quad Cities 8-0. The teams meet again tonight with the first pitch set for 6:40.
In the Northwoods League, the Fond du Lack Dock Spiders Andrew Sojka (CSUN) and Kemp Alderman (Ole Miss) both launched home runs as part of the 2022 Northwoods League Major League Dreams showcase at Copeland Park in La Crosse, Wisconsin on Tuesday evening. The Dock Spiders return to action tonight against the Battle Creek Battle Jacks at 6:35 p.m. at Herr-Baker Field. Tonight marks Weaver’s Birthday Party, with appearances from various mascots across Wisconsin.
Packers rookie WR Romeo Doubs is turning heads in training camp. In 1 on 1 drills against the corners, he blew past Eric Stokes for a deep catch from Aaron Rodgers up the right sideline.
And then, Doubs ended a red zone drill with a leaping touchdown and toe-tapper in the right corner of the end zone on a pass from Jordan Love.
Doubs said he is gaining confidence day by day.
“Oh definitely,” Doubs said. “Because I know we have one of the best secondaries in the NFL. I mean it is either you get better or you get worse. And I know for all of us here, we for sure aren’t getting worse.”
The Packers continue to practice in preparation for Family Night this Friday.
The Wisconsin Badgers football team opens their fall camp today as they get ready for the 2022 season.
The Milwaukee Bucks have hired former NBA player DeMarre Carroll and former Utah Jazz assistant coach Vince Legarza as assistant coaches.
Carroll will be reunited with Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer after playing for him with the Atlanta Hawks from 2013-15. His 11-season NBA playing career also included stints with the Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz, Toronto Raptors, Brooklyn Nets and San Antonio Spurs. Carroll most recently played with San Antonio and Houston in the 2019-20 season.
Legarza spent the last four seasons as an assistant coach with the Jazz. Before Utah, Legarza spent three seasons in the Minnesota Timberwolves’ player development department.
In other moves, the Bucks promoted Charles Lee from assistant coach to associate head coach, promoted Blaine Mueller from head video coordinator to assistant coach, and promoted Sidney Dobner from assistant video coordinator to head video coordinator. This will mark the ninth season that Lee has worked on one of Budenholzer’s staffs.
Long-time Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully who informed Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night. He was 94. Scully died at his home in the Hidden Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, according to the team after being informed by family members. No cause of death was provided.
As the longest tenured broadcaster with a single team in pro sports history, Scully saw it all and called it all. He began in the 1950s era of Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson, on to the 1960s with Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax, into the 1970s with Steve Garvey and Don Sutton, and through the 1980s with Orel Hershiser and Fernando Valenzuela. In the 1990s, it was Mike Piazza and Hideo Nomo, followed by Kershaw, Manny Ramirez and Yasiel Puig in the 21st century.
“There’s not a better storyteller and I think everyone considers him family,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “He was in our living rooms for many generations. He lived a fantastic life, a legacy that will live on forever.”
“We have lost an icon,” team president and CEO Stan Kasten said. “His voice will always be heard and etched in all of our minds forever.”
A NASCAR Hall of Famer and Wisconsin native was back at Wisconsin International Speedway Tuesday. Matt Kenseth took part in the Gandrud 250 after not being at the track in 15 years.
“I love it. I love coming back here, especially this time of year,” Kenseth said. “Who wouldn’t miss Wisconsin this time of the year? It’s a great time of year to come up. I love all things Wisconsin.”
The NFL announced Tuesday that the Miami Dolphins will forfeit their 2023 first-round draft pick and 2024 third-round pick, while team owner Stephen Ross has been suspended through Oct. 17, following an investigation into whether the organization violated league policies pertaining to the integrity of the game.
The investigation, led by former U.S Attorney and S.E.C. chairperson Mary Jo White, lasted six months and focused on two areas, according to the NFL. The first centered on if the Dolphins violated league tampering rules with quarterback Tom Brady and former Saints head coach Sean Payton while they were under contract with other clubs; the second on if the franchise intentionally lost games during the 2019 season to improve its draft position.
The NFL said Tuesday that the investigation conclusively established that the Dolphins had “impermissible communications” with Brady in 2019-2020 when he was with the Patriots. The Dolphins also had “impermissible communications” with Brady again after the 2021 season while he was a member of the Buccaneers. Additionally, the investigation determined Miami had “impermissible communications” with Payton’s agent in January 2022 about Payton becoming the Dolphins’ head coach.
Ross also has been fined $1.5 million, has been removed from all NFL committees indefinitely and may not attend any league meeting prior to the Annual League Meeting in 2023. Beal may not attend any league meeting for the remainder of the 2022 season and has been fined $500,000.
The independent investigation determined that the Dolphins did not intentionally lose games during the 2019 season — “nor did anyone at the club, including Mr. Ross, instruct Coach Flores to do so.” However, the NFL announced that “on a number of occasions during the 2019 season, Mr. Ross expressed his belief that the Dolphins’ position in the upcoming 2020 draft should take priority over the team’s win-loss record.
NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday that Brady and Payton would not face league discipline.
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