8/1/24 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Thursday
1 August 2024 Sports
From Wayne Mausser:
Matt Olson and Travis d’Arnaud hit back-to-back homers twice, and the Atlanta Braves defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2 on Wednesday.
Olson and d’Arnaud went deep on consecutive pitches from Freddy Peralta in the fourth inning to tie the game as the Braves erased an early 2-0 deficit. Olson hit a 416-foot drive to center field and d’Arnaud added a 412-foot shot to left-center off Nick Mears in the eighth to help the Braves leave Milwaukee with a series victory.
According to Sportradar, it was the first time two players hit back-to-back homers twice in one game since Houston’s Mauricio Dubón and Jose Altuve did it in a 13-6 victory over Texas on Sept. 4, 2023.
The Braves accomplished the feat twice before, according to Sportradar. Fred McGriff and David Justice did it against San Francisco on Aug. 25, 1993. Javy Lopez and Andruw Jones teamed up against Montreal on June 13, 1998.
Atlanta moved within 6 1/2 games of first-place Philadelphia in the NL East for the first time since before play on June 22.
Austin Riley broke a 2-all tie and put the Braves ahead for good with a bases-loaded, two-out single in the seventh that drove in two unearned runs.
Atlanta’s go-ahead rally started with one out when Orlando Arcia reached on an error by third baseman Joey Ortiz. One out later, Whit Merrifield singled and Jared Koenig (8-3) walked Jorge Soler to load the bases.
Riley greeted Elvis Peguero by hitting a grounder through the left side.
Atlanta took the lead after Milwaukee wasted an opportunity to pull ahead in the sixth.
Blake Perkins lofted a two-out double into the left-field corner and Sal Frelick walked before Pierce Johnson (4-2) relieved Chris Sale. Johnson walked pinch-hitter William Contreras to load the bases before striking out Andruw Monasterio.
Sale struck out six and scattered six hits and three walks while allowing two runs over 5 2/3 innings. It was the ninth straight start in which he yielded no more than two runs.
Milwaukee took a 2-0 lead against Sale in the first inning, as the first three batters to face him all singled.
The Brewers were unable to hold the lead, as Peralta allowed the successive homers to Olson and d’Arnaud in the fourth. Peralta didn’t give up any more runs in his six-inning stint, though Perkins reached his arm over the center-field wall to rob Jarred Kelenic of a homer in the fifth.
Peralta stuck out seven and permitted three hits and two walks.
The Brewers are off on Thursday before starting a three-game series at Washington on Friday. The scheduled starting pitchers Friday are RHP Frankie Montas (4-8, 5.01 ERA) for the Brewers and RHP Jake Irvin (8-8, 3.44) for the Nationals.
Meanwhile, Christian Yelich would like to clear a few things up.
“Next year’s not in jeopardy. My career is not in jeopardy,” Yelich said before the Brewers’ 6-2 loaa to the Braves at American Family Field. “There’s a lot of wild [stuff] out there.”
Yelich landed back on the injured list on July 24 with low back inflammation, a nagging issue that goes back to his mid-20s with the Marlins. His comments on Wednesday, before another quiet game for Milwaukee’s offense capped an 11-13 month of July, represented his first public update since seeing a back specialist to discuss options that ranged from rest and rehab in an attempt to play again this season, all the way to season-ending surgery.
Yelich chose the former route, and has been getting treatment throughout the past week. He felt that initial reports gave the impression he was seeing a new doctor — in fact, he’d seen that specialist before, liked him, and had previously gone over all of the various options, so last week’s visit offered no surprises. Yelich also felt that reports overstated the likelihood he’ll need surgery, which he conceded is possible, but “not 100 percent.”
“Right now, I’m not thinking about surgery. I’m trying to figure out, how do we push this as far as we can? We’ll see what happens and see if I can do it. I have hope. That’s a good thing.”
And if he does need surgery eventually?
“I don’t think any part of next year would be jeopardized,” Yelich said. “If that was the case, then it was kind of a different conversation as far as where you want to go.”
Elsewhere in the NL Central Wednesday the Cubs pounded the Reds 13-4, the Astros nipped the Pirates 5-4 and the Cardinals bombed the Rangers 10-1. The Brewers lead the Cardinals by five games, the Pirates by six. The Reds by nine and the Cubs are 10 games out;.
In the Midwest League Wednesday afternoon South Bend beat the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 5-1 at Fox Cities Stadium. It was the T-Rats second straight loss. They meet again tonight with the first pitch at 6:40.
A four-run, two-out rally in the seventh inning led Kalamazoo to a 7-4 win over the Dock Spiders at Herr-Baker Field on Wednesday. With the loss, the Dock Spiders moved to 22-37 overall and 9-17 in the second half.
The Dock Spiders make their final trip to Lakeshore on Thursday to face the Chinooks, with the first pitch scheduled for 6:35 p.m.
The Packers continue training camp at Ray Nitschke Field. Coach Matt LaFleur said Wednesday he’s pleased with the progress made by Wide Receiver Romeo Doubs. He said a big part of his improvement from his rookie year to this season is his approach and preparation. LaFleur said he takes coaching well and is hard on himself and wants to improve.
Meanwhile, Jordan Love said Wednesday after four practices, he’s caught up with the offense. Love said out the first week of training camp, even though he was on the sidelines, waiting for his record contract extension, which happened last Friday.
The Packers hold their Family Night on Saturday.
The Green Bay Packers organization is hosting three walk-in job fairs in August.
The job fairs will be held:
• Tuesday, Aug. 6, from 4 – 6 p.m. in the U.S. Cellular Loft in Lambeau Field
• Tuesday, Aug. 20, from 4 – 6 p.m. in the Johnsonville Tailgate Village
• Tuesday, Aug. 27, from 4 – 6 p.m. in the Johnsonville Tailgate Village
Positions available include seasonal Packers gameday roles in guest services and security.
On-site interviews will be conducted at the job fair. All applicants may park in Lambeau Field Lot 3 on the east side of the stadium, adjacent to Oneida Street. The lot can be entered off Lombardi Avenue.
Candidates must be at least 16 years old for guest services positions and security positions. Those seeking gameday roles must be available for all home games, any potential playoff games, and other Lambeau Field events as needed.
If unable to attend, those interested in any position can apply online at www.packers.com/employment.
The U.S. still leads in the medal count with 30at the Paris Olympics. They include five gold, 13 silver and 12 bronze. France is next with 26 medals and China has 21, including 11 golds, which leads all countries.
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