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A.L. Wins All Star Game 8-6; Hader Hit Hard

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Josh Hader – File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

The American League defeated the National League 8-6 in Tuesday nights All Star game in Washington DC.

The Brewers had five representatives.  Christian Yelich went 1 for 3 with a homerun.  Jesus Aguilar and Lorenzo Cain went 0-2 and Jeremy Jeffress pitched a scoreless inning.  Josh Hader allowed a 3-run homerun to former Brewer Jean Segura in the eighth inning that gave the A.L. a 5-2 lead.

After the game, Hader spoke to reporters regarding racist and homophobic tweets sent out on his account when he was 17 years old (seven years ago).  Hader apologized, saying ‘No excuses. I was dumb and stupid.”

Former Brewer Scooter Gennett tied the game with one out in the ninth inning with a 2-run homerun

The Brewers resume play on Friday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Miller Park.  Milwaukee has lost six in a row and trail the Chicago Cubs in the N.L. Central by 2 1/2 games.

Bucks Select DiVincenzo in NBA Draft

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The Milwaukee Bucks selected Villanova sharpshooter Donte DiVincenzo with the 17th overall pick in the NBA Draft.

DiVincenzo was the star of the NCAA National Championship Game when he had 31 points and five 3-pointers.  He shot 40 percent from three-point range last season.  DiVincenzo was named the top sixth man in the Big East after averaging 13.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.
The Bucks shot 35.5 percent from 3-point range last season, tied for 21st in the NBA. They averaged just 8.8 3s a game, 27th in the league.

DiVincenzo is very athletic, with a combine best 42-inch vertical leap.

Brewers Crush Cardinals 11-3 in Series Opener

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Brent Suter – File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Brent Suter allowed just two hits and two runs over seven innings as the Brewers drubbed the Cardinals 11-3 in Milwaukee.  Eric Thames contributed a bases-clearing triple and Manny Pina homered for Milwaukee.  The Brewers lead the Cubs by one game in the NL Central at 44-and-30, after the Cubs lost to the Cincinnati Reds Thursday night.  Carlos Martinez was the losing pitcher, giving up seven runs in four innings.  Matt Carpenter led off the game with a first-pitch home run for St. Louis, his fourth in the last five games.  This was the second consecutive start where Suter has gone seven innings, and is now 8-4 on the season.

The Cardinals are 2-and-7 in their last nine. The second game of the series is Friday at Miller Park.  Junior Guerra throws against Jack Flaherty.

Badger Women’s Hockey Changes Opening Series Schedule

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Badger women’s hockey (File Photo) (Photo by David Stluka)

The Wisconsin Women’s Hockey team has announced it will play its opening series of the season against Lindenwood at LaBahn Arena in Madison, rather than at Lindenwood.

The series is scheduled for the weekend of September 28-30, and was to be played in Wentzville, Missouri, but is being moved to Madison due to scheduling conflicts at Lindenwood.

Brewers Defeat Cardinals 8-3; Best Record in N.L.

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The Brewers lead in the National League Central grew to 4.5 games Monday after an 8-3 in the series opener against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Milwaukee jumped out to a 4-0 lead through four innings, only to see the Cardinals pull to within a run thanks to a 3 run fifth.  The lead was 5-3 in the bottom of the seventh when Jonathon Villar’s 3-run homerun opened the game up at 8-3.

Ryan Braun, dropped to fifth in the batting order, went 3-for-3, and Christian Yelich was 2-for-4 to raise his average to .310.  Brent Suter (5-3) allowed three runs in five innings, with six strikeouts to earn the victory.  The bullpen was stellar again, as Taylor Williams, Matt Albers and Jacob Barnes combined for four shutout innings and just one hit allowed.

The Brewers are now 35-20, which is the best record in the National League.  The Brewers are 19-7 over their last 26 games, 14-4 over their last 18 games and 10-2 over their last 12 games, including a current 4-game winning streak.

Game two of the three game series is Tuesday, with Zach Davies throwing against Michael Wacha.

Brewers Stay Hot, Beat Mets 8-7 Sunday; Lead Central by 4

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Jonathan Villar (File) Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

A four run seventh inning, highlighted by a Domingo Santana 2-run double, lifted the Brewers over the New York Mets at Miller Park Sunday afternoon, 8-7.

The Brewers trailed 4-1 entering the bottom of the third, when Jesus Aguilar homered off Mets starter Zach Wheeler to tie the game. New York would plate three runs in the seventh to take a 7-6 lead, before Milwaukee rallied in the bottom part of the inning.

Corey Knebel allowed a run in the ninth before closing the door and notching his fourth save. Boone Logan earned the win in relief. Jhoulys Chacin allowed five runs over 6.1 innings, the second farthest into a game he has pitched this season. His ERA in the month of May is 1.54.

Aguilar finished 2-4 with 4 RBI.  Christian Yelich went 3-for-5, raising his average to .305.

Milwaukee (34-20) is 12-4 in its last 16 games and now leads the N. L. Central by four games over St. Louis. The Brewers and Cardinals begin a three game series at Miller Park on Monday, with Brent Suter throwing against Luke Weaver.

Bucks First Round of Head Coach Interviews Nearly Complete

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The Milwaukee Bucks are nearly done with their first round of interviews for their head coaching position.

 Milwaukee will next interview Spurs assistant Becky Hammon and former Cavs coach David Blatt.  The team met with former New Orleans Hornets coach Monty Williams Thursday, and it’s possible another assistant could join the first round of interviews. 

 The team has also interviewed Spurs assistant Ettore Messina, former Hornets head coach Steve Clifford, and former Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer.  Interim coach Joe Prunty interviewed with the team this past Wednesday.

 Once the first round is done, GM Jon Horst will pair down the list of candidates to three or four.  It’s then that the Bucks ownership group will become involved in the process. 

 Another name that could become a possibility is Dwayne Casey, who was fired by the Toronto Raptors on Friday after they were swept in the second round of the playoffs.  Casey led Toronto to the top regular season record in the Eastern Conference, and was named the NBA’s coach of the year.

Brewers Beat Rockies 5-2 to Open 10-Game Trip

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Lorenzo Cain

Lorenzo Cain homered on the first pitch of the game, and the Brewers never looked back, beating the Colorado Rockies 5-2 in Denver Thursday night.

The Rockies tied the game at 1-1 when Trevor Story homered in the second.  Then the Brewers created runs, getting a sac fly from Manny Pina in the 3rd, and RBI hits from Hernan Perez and Cain in the fifth.  The offense supported Jhoulys Chacin, who limited his former club to 2 runs and 4 hits over 5.1 innings.  He improves to 3-1 on the season.

Colorado starter German Marquez struggled with his control throughout the night, and allowed 5 runs on 12 hits over 4.2.

Yet again the Brewers bullpen was dominant, as Boone Logan, Matt Albers, Corey Knebel and Jeremy Jeffress didn’t allow a hit over 3.2 innings and combined for 6 strikeouts.  Jeffress picked up his 3rd save.

Cain and Perez had two hits, while Travis Shaw went 3-for-5.  The win pushed the Brewers mark up to 22-16.  The teams play game two of the series Friday night, with Chase Anderson throwing against Chad Bettis at 7:40.

Badger Womens Golf Fail to Qualify for Nationals; Curtis Qualifies Individually

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Wisconsin’s Gabby Curtis (File Photo)

Despite having home course advantage, the Wisconsin Badgers womens golf team came up short in its quest to reach the NCAA National Tournament this week.

The women’s team had to deal with windy and wet conditions that forced a shotgun start to the third day of the tournament Wednesday, and couldn’t make up enough ground to move into the top six spots at University Ridge. The top six finishers moved on to the NCAA national tournament.

However, the ninth place finish by the Badgers was their best in a regional since 2014, and their 54-hole total of 874 was its second best this season. Their season scoring average of 292.25 was nearly four strokes better than the school record of 296.16 set last year.

Individually it was a great day for UW Senior Gabby Curtis. She shot a bogey-free-4-under 68 to finish fourth and became the first Badger since 2001 to qualify individually. Curtis tied the 54-hole school record, with a 209 (-7), which was the best finish of her career and her fourth career top 10. She will break Kris Yoo’s school record for rounds played at 138.

Curtis will head to Stillwater, Oklahoma and take part in the NCAA Championships May 18-23 at Karsten Creek Golf Club. She is the second Badger to ever advance to the NCAA championships as an individual.