Sports Tuesday 9/11/18
11 September 2018 Sports
Sports from Wayne Mausser
After a comeback win for the ages, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers proclaimed he would play next Sunday at Lambeau Field.
But Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy on Monday said no decision had been made on whether or not Rodgers would take the field to face the Minnesota Vikings. “
McCarthy says Rodgers is still sore. He was carted off the field after taking a hit to his left leg during the first half against the Chicago Bears. Initially, his return was listed as questionable. But Rodgers was back on the field at the start of the second half.
The Packers overcame a 20-point deficit to defeat the Bears 24-23.
Rodgers made a brief appearance in the locker room Monday and was reported to be walking gingerly.
Monday Games
Jets 48, Lions 17-Detroit quarterback Mathew Stafford threw four interceptions and suffered two separate injuries but came back in.
Rams 33, Raiders 13
The Brewers put another dent in the Cubs’ division lead. Wade Miley delivered another stingy start, Josh Hader struck out all six batters he faced in record-setting relief and Mike Moustakas scored twice, including a tiebreaking scamper home on a sixth-inning wild pitch that sent the Brewers to a 3-2 win at Wrigley Field on Monday in the opener of another charged series between the National League Central’s top two contenders.
With 10 victories in their last 12 games — including three of four head-to-head matchups against the division leaders — the Brewers have climbed within one game of the Cubs, who have lost five of seven. They have a 2 1/2-game lead on the Cardinals for the top NL Wild Card spot.
Miley was charged with two earned runs on four hits, with three walks and one strikeout. .
The Brewers’ offense was led by Lorenzo Cain‘s four hits, an RBI for Jonathan Schoop and an RBI for Orlando Arcia on a tiebreaking single in the second.
Tonight, right-hander Jhoulys Chacin is on the mound for Milwaukee against Chicago’s lefty Jose Quintana. First pitch is at 7:05.
In golf, Keegan Bradley won the BMW Championship in a playoff over Justin Rose. It was Bradley’s first PGA tour win in six years.
Meanwhile, Tony Finau was named the final player on the U.S. Ryder Cup team.
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