7/6/23 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Thursday
6 July 2023 Sports
From Wayne Mausser
Mike Tauchman doubled in two runs and scored in a three-run ninth inning off All-Star closer Devin Williams and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Wednesday night.
Cody Bellinger greeted Williams (4-2) in the ninth with a bloop singled to center. After Christopher Morel struck out, Jared Young singled on a dribbler to third. Both runners advanced on a ground out and Tauchman sliced an opposite-field double to left to tie it at 3.
Tauchman scored the go-ahead run when Nico Hoerner reached on a throwing error by third baseman Brian Anderson.
Michael Rucker (2-1) got the victory with two innings of scoreless relief. Adbert Alzolay threw a perfect ninth for his fifth save in six opportunities. It was the second blown save for Williams in 20 chances.
Milwaukee scored twice in the sixth inning to go in front 3-1. Willy Adames opened with his 13th homer, sending an 0-1 pitch from Justin Steele 390 feet to left-center. Jahmai Jones singled with one and stole second. Anderson, activated earlier in the day off the paternity list, delivered a two-out RBI single to center.
Chicago pieced together a run in the third. Tauchman was hit by a pitch to open and took second when first baseman Owen Miller mishandled a pickoff attempt. Tauchman advanced on Seiya Suzuki’s slow-roller infield single to third and scored on Ian Happ’s single to center. Adrian Houser then got Dansby Swanson on a double-play grounder to second.
Milwaukee answered in the bottom half when Andruw Monasterio singled, advanced on a ground out and came home on William Contreras’ single to center.
The Cubs loaded the bases with one out in the fifth, sandwiching walks to Tauchman and Ian Happ around Suzuki’s third single of the game. Houser finished his outing by enticing Swanson into a double-play grounder to third.
RHP Freddy Peralta (5-7, 4.67 ERA) starts for the Brewers in the series finale on Thursday, opposed by RHP Marcus Stroman (9-6, 2.69). First pitch is at 1:10. In other games in the NL Central Wednesday the Marlins nipped the Cardinals 10-9, the Reds beat the Nationals 9-2 and the Dodgers downed the Pirates 6-4. The Reds lead the Brewers now by 2 games while the Cubs are 7 out, followed by the Pirates at 7 ½ behind the Cardinals 12 ½ games back.
In the Midwest League Wednesday the Timber Rattlers won at home over Beloit 14-5 to up their season record to 33-42. Alex Hall, who ended an 0-22 slump, set a new franchise record with 9 RBI in the game, as he had a grand slam, a 2-run HR, and a pair doubles. They play each other again tonight with the first pitch set for 6:40. In the Northwood’s League the Woodchucks beat the Dock Spiders 16-8. The Dock Spiders start a two-game series with the Traverse City Pit Spitters tonight. Thursday night’s game is craft brews and brats’ night presented by Fox River Brewing Company and Sheboygan at Herr-Baker Field. Enjoy Sheboygan brats for 3$ and fans of legal drinking age may enjoy 16 oz. craft beer for 3$ each. First pitch is slated for 6:35 P.M.
Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo recently underwent a cleanup procedure on his left knee, and his status for the upcoming FIBA World Cup is uncertain according to a report by Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Milwaukee head coach Adrian Griffin told reporters later on Wednesday the surgery went well, and they expect Giannis to be ready for training camp.
Gazzetta in Greece was first to report the minor surgery to cleanup loose cartilage in Antetokounmpo’s knee.
Last summer Giannis played for his home country during the EuroBasket tournament. Greece is set to compete in the World Cup in August and is in the same group as Team USA starting in the Philippines on August 25th. They will also face the Americans in an exhibition a week earlier in Abu Dhabi.
The Green Bay Packers scheduled the first three public practices of training camp:
- Wednesday, July 26
- Thursday, July 27
- Saturday, July 29
- All of the practices start at 10:30 a.m.
- Dates and times for the remainder of training camp will be announced later.
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