5/22/25 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Thursday
22 May 2025 Sports
From Wayne Mausser
Adley Rutschman hit a three-run homer to highlight Baltimore’s four-run outburst in the 11th inning as the Orioles snapped an eight-game skid by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4 on Wednesday.
Baltimore ended its longest losing streak since August 2021, when it dropped 19 straight games. Orioles interim manager Tony Mansolino earned his first win in his fifth game since taking over for Brandon Hyde, who was fired Saturday.
Milwaukee had tied the game on Caleb Durbin’s two-out RBI single in the ninth against Félix Bautista, who was pitching on back-to-back days for the first time this year after missing the 2024 season due to Tommy John surgery.
After Baltimore’s Ryan O’Hearn and Milwaukee’s Jackson Chourio hit RBI singles in the 10th, the Orioles broke through against Tyler Alexander (2-4) in the 11th.
Automatic runner Heston Kjerstad advanced to third on Ramón Urías’ infield single and scored on Jackson Holliday’s single to center. Rutschman followed with a drive over the left-field wall.
Seranthony Domínguez retired the side in order in the bottom of the 11th for his first save. Bryan Baker (3-0) allowed one run in the 10th and picked up the win.
O’Hearn went 4 for 6 and drove in two runs. Baltimore’s Gunnar Henderson scored three runs. Rhys Hoskins homered for Milwaukee.
Although the Brewers eventually lost, they produced one of the more exciting plays of the season with some daring baserunning in the fifth inning. Durbin led off with a double After Joey Ortiz popped out on a bunt, Durbin took off for third in a stolen base attempt just as Brice Turang hit a dribbler about halfway up the first-base line. As the Orioles threw out Turang at first, Durbin kept on running and slid home safely.
Rutschman’s homer made him 4 for 8 against Alexander in his career.
The Orioles start a four-game series at Boston. Thursday’s scheduled pitchers are Cade Povich (1-3, 5.23 ERA) for Baltimore and Lucas Giolito (1-1, 7.08) for Boston.
The Brewers open a four-game series at Pittsburgh. Mike Burrows (0-0, 0.00) pitches for the Pirates on Thursday. The Brewers haven’t announced a starter. First pitch is at 5:40.
Elsewhere in the NL Central Thursday the Cubs nipped the Marlins 2-1, the Pirates downed the Reds 3-1 and the Tigers beat the Cardinals 5-1. The Cubs lead the Cardinals by three games, the Reds by 5 ½, the Brewers by six and the Pirates by 13.
In the Midwest League Wednesday the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers won the road at South Bend, 3-1. They play each other again tonight with the first pitch at 6:05.
Tyrese Haliburton tied the game with a long jumper that bounced high off the back of the rim and in as time expired in regulation, then the Indiana Pacers went on to finish off their stunning rally by beating the New York Knicks 138-135 on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.
The Knicks led by 14 points with under 3 minutes remaining in regulation, but Aaron Nesmith brought the Pacers back with a flurry of late 3-pointers.
Haliburton then hoped he had won it with another. With the Pacers down two and time running down, he started to lose control of his dribble, regained it and dribbled back out toward the 3-point line. He fired up his jumper and when it finally fell in, he raced toward the sideline and made a choke signal to the crowd, like Pacers Hall of Famer Reggie Miller did to Spike Lee while leading a Pacers comeback in a playoff game in 1994.
Replay confirmed that Haliburton’s toe was on the line and it was a 2-pointer that tied it at 125. Andrew Nembhard eventually made the go-ahead basket with 26 seconds remaining in OT.
Game 2 is Friday night.
Haliburton had 31 points and 11 assists. Nesmith finished with 30 points, going 8 for 9 from 3-point range.
Jalen Brunson scored 43 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 35 points and 12 rebounds. But the Knicks couldn’t protect the big lead they built while Brunson was on the bench in foul trouble in the fourth quarter and had a collapse unlike any other in the postseason.
The NBA Western Conference Finals continue tonight in Oklahoma City where the Thunder host the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Thunder won the first game Tuesday night 114-88.
A proposal by the Green Bay Packers to restore a rule to end the “tush push” after 20 years didn’t get enough votes at the NFL owners’ spring meeting in Minnesota to get over the goal line.
ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter reports the vote was 22-10 to ban the offensive play, two votes shy of the two-thirds majority needed to pass.
Coincidentally, the Green Bay Packers lost to the Philadelphia Eagles 22-10 in last season’s wild card game in which the Eagles used the manuever.
The Eagles appeared to rub that in on social media after the owners’ vote, using a photo from that game.
The Packers have been among several teams voicing their distaste for the evolution of the traditional quarterback sneak into an all-out scrum. On the memo distributed by the NFL on Monday, the reasons cited for the proposal are player safety and pace of play.
“It was controversial when the forward pass came out,” Lurie said at the last league meetings. “I think aestheticism is very subjective. I’ve never judged whether a play looks OK.”
Regardless of the fate of the play, the fairness and fun of it are sure to be talking points throughout the season, particularly leading up to the Monday night game on Nov. 10 when the Packers host the Eagles.
Lambeau Field is hosting the Wisconsin Badgers and Notre Dame Fighting Irish for a Sunday game in 2026.
Wednesday, the University of Wisconsin announced the Badgers’ 2026 season opener will be on Sunday, Sept. 6 as part of a Labor Day weekend slate of college football.
The game will be televised nationally by NBC.
The game was on the calendar for Saturday, Sept. 5, for four years. The Wisconsin-Notre Dame game was originally scheduled for October 2020, but that was canceled during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The teams met the next year at Soldier Field in Chicago, which the Fighting Irish won, 41-13.
The Wisconsin Badgers haven’t played at Lambeau Field since 2016.
Wisconsin will release ticket information for the 2026 season later.
High School Baseball (Thur.)
Ripon at Kettle Moraine Lutheran (DH)
Winneconne at Kewaskum (DH)
Waupun at Plymouth (DH)
Campbellsport at Winnebago Lutheran
Lomira at Laconia
Mayville at Omro
Saint Mary’s Springs at North Fond du Lac
Oregon at Beaver Dam
Menasha at Xavier
West De Pere at New London
Seymour at Shawano
Wittenburg-Birnamwood at Weyauwega-Fremont
Tri-County at Almond-Bancroft
Wild Rose at Pittsville
Fond du Lac at Hortonville
Kaukauna at Kimberly
Appleton East at Neenah
Oshkosh West at Oshkosh North
Clintonville at Waupaca
Fox Valley Lutheran at Denark (DH)
Freedom at Marinette
Wautoma at Mauston
Stratford at Neekoosa
Nekossa at Wisconsin Dells
Central Wisconsin Christian at Wayland Academy
Lourdes Academy/Valley Christian at Horicon
Hustisford/Dodgeland at Oakfield
Markesan at Cambria-Friesland
Fall River at Montello
Randolph at Green Lake/Princeton (DH)
Rio at Pardeeville
Girls Softball (Thurs.)
Ripon at Winnebago Lutheran Academy
Sheboygan Falls/Kohler at Berlin
Plymouth at Kewaskum
Winneconne at Laconia
Campbellsport at Random Lake
Mayville at Saint Mary’s Springs
Omro at North Fond du Lac
Watertown at Beaver Dam
Baraboo at Beaver Dam
Menasha at DePere
Colby/Abbotsford at New London
Fox Valley Lutheran at Xavier
Fond du Lac at Neenah
Kimberly at Hortonville
Oshkosh North at Kaukauna (DH)
Oshkosh West at Appleton West
Appleton North at Appleton East
Freedom at Ashwaubenon
Rhinelander at Waupaca
Adams-Friendship at Auburndale
Mauston at Viroqua /Youth Initiative
Bloomer at Nekoosa
Lourdes Academy at Randolph
Oakfield at Johnson Creek
Reedsburg at Cambria-Friesland
Montello at Markesan
Riio/Fall River at Neceedah
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