(Milwaukee, WI) – Brandon Marsh went 4-for-5 and singled home the go-ahead run in the ninth inning as the Philadelphia Phillies erased an early four-run deficit to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-8 on Monday. Brice Turang and Caleb Durbin homered for Milwaukee. Brewers manager Pat Murphy was also ejected in the ninth inning for arguing a checked swing call on Philadelphia’s J.T. Realmuto. The Brewers have an off day Tuesday before resuming the series Wednesday.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Colson Montgomery and Chase Meidroth homered and Brooks Baldwin and Mike Tauchman hit consecutive run-scoring doubles as the Chicago White Sox rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5. The White Sox trailed 5-4 in the eighth inning before Baldwin and Tauchman hit back-to-back RBI doubles off Justin Topa (1-4). Kyle Alexander (5-13), the sixth of seven pitchers for the White Sox, earned the win. Jordan Leasure retired all four batters he faced to earn his fifth save of the season. Royce Lewis homered and Byron Buxton drove in two runs for Minnesota.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Napheesa Collier scored 25 points, Natisha Hiedeman added 20 points and a career-high 10 assists for her first double-double, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Dallas Wings 96-71. Courtney Williams added 15 points and nine assists for the Lynx (32-8), who already wrapped up the No. 1 overall seed for the playoffs. Bridget Carleton had 12 points. Paige Bueckers scored 17 points for the last-place Wings (9-33). Maddy Siegrist, Amy Okonkwo and Diamond Miller each added 12. Collier and Williams both shot 7 for 10 as the Lynx made 55% (36 for 65) but Collier was 4 for 4 from 3-point range. Hiedeman was 4 for 5 behind the arc and Carleton 4 for 8 as the Lynx went 14 for 24 (58%). They also had 29 assists.
(Green Bay, WI) – Newly acquired superstar linebacker Micah Parsons is currently dealing with a back sprain, putting his debut for the Packers in week one in doubt. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports Parsons has been prescribed an anti-inflammatory to reduce the tightness in his back and he’s on a physical therapy program. The injury puts his availability for Week 1 into question as Green Bay hosts the Detroit Lions on Sunday. Parsons joined Green Bay at practice Monday, making his first appearance in his new No. 1 jersey.
(Madison, WI) – Badger safety Preston Zachman was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. Zachman picked off a pair of passes in Wisconsin’s season-opening shutout victory over Miami (OH) Thursday night. Zachman’s first INT set up a Badger score inside the 5-yard line to put Wisconsin up 17-0 in the fourth quarter. His second pick sealed the victory in the game’s final minutes. He also had a pair of solo tackles in the win. Wisconsin hosts Middle Tennessee on Saturday.
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Nobody who’s been around Max Brosmer from his youth in Georgia to his FCS success at New Hampshire to his lone season of Big Ten competition at Minnesota is surprised he made an NFL active roster as an undrafted rookie. Brosmer impressed the Vikings enough to land a spot as likely the No. 3 quarterback this year behind J.J. McCarthy and Carson Wentz. The coaching staff has been impressed by his dedication, coachability and intelligence. Brosmer visited his old team the Gophers for their season opener and even got a game ball for his impact on his successor Drake Lindsey.