Thursday Sports 4/4/19
4 April 2019 Sports
Sports from Wayne Mausser
Freddy Peralta threw two-hit ball for a career-high eight innings, and Manny Pina singled home a run with Milwaukee’s only hit off Luis Castillo on Wednesday, leading the Brewers to a 1-0 victory and a three-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds. The defending NL Central champions improved 6-1, two games better than last year’s start when they tied the club record with 96 wins. Five of the wins have been by one run, with their pitching making the most of an offense yet to hit its stride.
Peralta (1-0) lasted only three innings on Friday during the Brewers’ only loss, to the Cardinals, but he dominated the Reds. Eugenio Suarez singled in the second, and Peralta retired his next 20 batters before Curt Casali singled in the eighth. Peralta allowed only two runners, fanned 11 and threw 100 pitches, retiring the Reds exclusively on strikeouts or balls hit in the air – not one groundout. Alex Wilson gave up a walk and a single in the ninth while getting his first save.
Pina’s RBI single in the second was Milwaukee’s only hit off Castillo (0-1), who walked four and struck out nine in seven innings. A walk and a balk set up the run.
Milwaukee has won 16 of 22 against the Reds in the last two seasons, including six shutouts. The Brewers’ five shutouts in the series last year marked the most by a team against the Reds in a season since the Pirates’ five in 1960s. After a day off, Milwaukee opens a three-game series against the Cubs at Miller Park with Brandon Woodruff (1-0) making his second start. The Brewers have won eight of the last 11 games between them, including the NL Central tiebreaker.
In other Brewers news, RHP Jeremy Jeffress will pitch at Triple-A on Friday. He’s on an injury rehabilitation assignment from a sore shoulder and could rejoin the team soon.
Elsewhere in the N.L Central
Braves 6, Cubs 4
St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 4
The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers open their season tonight on the road at Beloit. Their home opener is Saturday against the Cedar Rapids Kernels.
“It couldn’t have been handled any worse.” That’s what former Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy said about his firing in a revealing interview with ESPN reporter and WBAY Cover 2 analyst Rob Demovsky. McCarthy gave his first sit-down interview to Demovsky since McCarthy’s Dec. 2 firing. McCarthy tells Demovsky that the timing surprised him—“stunned” him.
The coach also discusses his family, coaching Aaron Rodgers and advice for new Packers coach Matt LaFleur.
The Green Bay Phoenix men will play at Marshall (Thursday night) tonight in the championship game of the College Insider.com Tournament.
In the NBA tonight, Milwaukee is at Philadelphia.
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