The Milwaukee Brewers suffered their first loss of the season Monday night, falling to the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 at American Family Field. Young left‑hander Kyle Harrison was a bright spot in his Brewers debut, striking out eight and allowing just one run over five innings. The game was tied in the ninth when closer Trevor Megill issued a two‑out walk, and Tampa Bay cashed in on a go‑ahead RBI double by Nick Fortes. William Contreras accounted for both Milwaukee runs with a two‑run homer in the sixth.
The series continues tonight.
Pregame at 6:05pm. First pitch at 6:40pm on AM1240 & 96.5FM
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired outfielder Luis Matos from the San Francisco Giants for cash. Milwaukee made room for Matos on the 40-man roster by designating left-handed pitcher Sammy Peralta for assignment. The Giants had designated the 24-year-old Matos for assignment last week. Matos batted .221 with a .266 on-base percentage, eight homers, 22 RBIs and four steals in 57 games last season. He has a .231 batting average, .281 on-base percentage, 15 homers, 61 RBIs and seven steals in 178 career major league games.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says Milwaukee Brewers shortstop prospect Cooper Pratt has agreed to terms on an eight-year, $50.75 million contract before playing in a major league game. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deal hasn’t been announced. USA Today first reported that the two sides were on the verge of agreeing to terms. The 21-year-old Pratt is regarded as one of the more promising players in a Brewers farm system that ranks among the best in the majors.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals used home runs by Kyle Isbel and Isaac Collins, two hitters not known for their power, to defeat the Minnesota Twins 3-1 on an unseasonably warm day in front of a sellout crowd of 39,320 in Kansas City’s home opener. Kris Bubic picked up the win for Kansas City. He allowed one run on two hits in six innings. John Schreiber pitched the ninth for his first save. Simeon Woods Richardson took the loss for the Twins. Matt Wallner opened the scoring in the second inning for the Twins with a 424-foot home run.
DALLAS (AP) — Dallas native Julius Randle scored 24 points and Anthony Edwards had 17 points playing 23 minutes off the bench in his return following a six-game injury absence as the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Dallas Mavericks 124-94 on Monday night. Ayo Dosunmu had 16 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists for his first triple-double since being acquired from Chicago at this year’s trade deadline. Daniel Gafford scored 21 points to lead the lottery-bound Mavericks, who have lost their last 13 home games.
The Wisconsin women’s basketball season is over after a 67–50 loss to Columbia in the WBIT semifinals. The Badgers finish the year at 16 and 18 — their most wins since the 2010–11 season. Destiny Howell led Wisconsin with 12 points, while Laci Steele added 11. UW forced 19 turnovers, but shot just 30 percent from the field and couldn’t recover after falling behind early.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Joyce Edwards scored 24 points and Agot Makeer added 18 to help South Carolina beat TCU 78-52 to advance to the Final Four. The top-seeded Gamecocks will face UConn in the Final Four in Phoenix on Friday night in a rematch of last season’s national championship game. South Carolina (34-3) has now reached the Final Four in six straight years and won two national championships during that stretch. Staley has been at the helm for all of them, including the undefeated 2023-24 season.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Madison Booker had 19 points and seven rebounds, fifth-year senior guard Rori Harmon has 13 assists and Texas is going to the women’s Final Four for the second year in a row. Justice Carlton added 15 points in the Longhorns’ 77-41 rout over Michigan in the Fort Worth Regional 3 championship game Monday night. The Longhorns led by as many as 40 points in the only regional final matching the top two seeds. Top-seeded Texas is 35-3 and going to its fifth Final Four overall. The Horns play 35-1 UCLA on Friday in Phoenix. Olivia Olson and Mila Holloway had 11 points for 28-7 Michigan.
Everything came under scrutiny after the Green Bay Packers lost their final five games last season — including head coach Matt LaFleur’s job security. LaFleur is back on a new contract and told reporters at the NFL Annual Meeting that player frustration over roles hurt the team. He said some players were unhappy, and that affected energy and performance. LaFleur added clearer communication will be a priority moving forward.
MONDAY SCHEDULE
Major League Baseball
–NL Central Division
Tampa Bay 3 @ Milwaukee 2
College Basketball
–WBIT (in Wichita, KS)
Columbia 67, Wisconsin 50
TUESDAY SCHEDULE
Major League Baseball
–NL Central Division
Tampa Bay @ Milwaukee
WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE
Major League Baseball
–NL Central Division
Tampa Bay @ Milwaukee
Pro Basketball
–NBA
Milwaukee @ Houston