MILWAUKEE (AP) — William Contreras hit the only ball out of the infield during a two-run rally in the eighth inning as the Brewers snapped a six-game skid with a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Milwaukee’s winning rally included Contreras’ RBI single, an infield hit from David Hamilton and an error. Then, Abner Uribe came on and slammed the door on the Blue Jays – a welcome change from recent bullpen failures. The Brewers try to take the series this afternoon behind rookie Brandon Sproat.
Pregame at 12:05pm. First pitch at 12:40pm on AM1240 & 96.5FM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Trevor Story homered and drove in five runs to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Minnesota Twins 9-5. Connelly Early (1-0) gave up one run, two hits and two walks with five strikeouts over six innings, the longest of his eight major league starts. Andruw Monasterio had three of Boston’s 13 hits. Ceddanne Rafaela, batting second in the order for the just the second time in his major league career, went 1 for 3 with a walk. Simeon Woods Richardson (0-3) gave up seven runs — six earned — 10 hits and three walks in five innings.
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Jessie Eldridge scored two goals to go with an assist, Alina Müller had two assists and a goal, and the Boston Fleet beat the Minnesota Frost 3-2. Boston (15-5-2-5) moved within one point of first-place Montreal (58), with the two teams set to face each other on Friday. Boston opened the scoring just 4:55 into the game. Müller carried the puck from end to end to find a wide-open Eldridge for a one-timer past Nicole Hensley. Eldridge added a power-play goal in the second for her 12th of the season and second two-goal game in the last three contests. Two minutes after Minnesota scored early in the third, Müller gave Boston a 3-1 lead with her fourth goal of the season to reach a career-high 21 points.
(Madison, WI) — Legendary Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez says he learned about the departure of Chris McIntosh at the same time the public did. Alvarez says he’s not disappointed by the move and is sure the athletic department will just move forward. The iconic Badgers leader made his comments during an appearance of ESPN Wisconsin’s “Wilde & Tausch” sports talk show. Alvarez says the open position will be a “tremendous opportunity” for someone, adding that there should be “a number of great candidates.”
(Green Bay, WI) — The Packers do have the assets to make a trade for standout defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence of the New York Giants. Green Bay is one of the names being shared as a possible destination. 247Sports acknowledges that most of this year’s draft capital was spent in the acquisition of Micah Parsons, but the Packers will have four compensatory selections in 2027. Pairing Lawrence with free agent arrival Javon Hargrave would give the team one of its best defensive fronts ever.
(Milwaukee, WI) — Marquette will take on NCAA national champion Michigan in a nonconference basketball game this fall. The Golden Eagles will go on the road to Ann Arbor on November 11th. Both universities made the announcement Wednesday. It’s a home-and-home series with the Wolverines coming to the Fiserv Forum the following season. Michigan finished with a 37-and-3 record and the title 10 days ago. Marquette struggled through a 12-and-20 season.
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–NL Central Division
Milwaukee 2, Toronto 1
THURSDAY
>>Major League Baseball
–NL Central Division
Toronto @ Milwaukee