Tuesday Sports 5/28/19
28 May 2019 Sports
(Wisconsin Radio Network photo)
Sports From Wayne Mausser
Orlando Arcia drove in three runs, including a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning that powered the Milwaukee Brewers past Minnesota 5-4 on Monday night to stop the major league-leading Twins’ six-game winning streak. Josh Hader struck out Miguel Sano on three pitches with two runners on, notching his 13th save after a two-inning appearance. The Twins, who fell to 19-7 in May, had a one-run decision for the first time in 11 games. They outscored their opponents 53-16 during their six-game streak. After an RBI single by rookie Luis Arraez and a three-run homer by Byron Buxton , both with two outs in the second inning against Brewers starter Gio Gonzalez, the Twins stopped scoring. Gonzalez settled down and retired the last six batters he faced. Then the bullpen finished with 4 1/3 scoreless innings, scattering three singles. Jeremy Jeffress, Junior Guerra and Corbin Burnes (1-3) bridged the gap to Hader.
The crowd of 29,167 included at least an even split with Brewers fans, the local contingent likely lessened by an all-day downpour that dampened the Memorial Day holiday and didn’t stop until shortly before first pitch. During a brief return by the rain, Keston Hiura had the first of three straight hits against Michael Pineda in the third, the only hits allowed by the Twins starter in six innings. Arcia doubled to put the Brewers on the board , and Lorenzo Cain and Christian Yelich followed with sacrifice flies to bring them to 4-3. In the eighth, Arcia took Taylor Rogers (1-1) deep for a two-run shot after pinch-hitter Hernan Perez doubled.
RHP Zach Davies (5-0, 2.43 ERA) starts the finale of the two-game series tonight, coming off his worst start of the season. Davies gave up six runs on six hits and one walk over three innings last week in an 11-9 win over Cincinnati. The Twins will send LHP Martín Pérez (7-1, 2.95 ERA) He’s won six of eight starts with one no-decision since joining the rotation after a bullpen stint when the Twins began the season with four starters. With a victory, Pérez would match Houston’s Justin Verlander for the second-most in the majors. First pitch is at 7:10 and the game can be heard on AM1100/98.3FM, WISS.
Elsewhere in the N.L. Central on Monday, the Pirates beat the Reds 8-5 in the first game of a doubleheader but the Reds won the second game 8-1 and the Astros nipped the Cubs 6-5. The Cardinals had the day off.
Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr, who played for the Packers from 1956-71 and served as head coach from 1975-83, passed away Sunday morning in Birmingham, Ala. Starr was 85, and had suffered a serious stroke in 2014. Starr was drafted in the 17th round in 1956, the 200th overall selection, and wound up winning five NFL championships as a starting quarterback. He was named NFL's MVP by The Associated Press in 1966. Starr led the Packers to victory in Super Bowls I and II and was named the game's MVP each time and was one of three quarterbacks picked on the NFL's 1960s All-Decade Team. Starr led the NFL in passing in 1962, '64 and '66 and passed for 24,718 yards with a 57.4 completion percentage during his career. Named to the Pro Bowl four times, he held the Packers' career record for most games played (196) until surpassed by Brett Favre in 2004. He also served as head coach of the Packers from 1975-'83, compiling a 52-76-3 record. Starr was born Jan. 9, 1934, in Montgomery, Ala., and played college football at Alabama.
The Green Bay Packers will need to get their passports ready. The Packers third preseason game against the Oakland Raiders will be in Canada.
According to the Winnipeg Free Press, the game will be played at Investor’s Group Field in Winnipeg, Manitoba which Murphy said a few weeks ago would likely be the host. IG Field is the home of the Canadian Football League’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The game likely will be played on Saturday, Aug. 24.
This would be the Packers second preseason in Canada. The Packers played in Toronto in 1997 against the Buffalo Bills.
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