MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jackson Chourio and Jake Bauers hit home runs, Quinn Priester struck out seven in six strong innings and the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Atlanta Braves 4-1. Chourio put the Brewers on the board with a 409-foot, two-run homer in the third off Grant Holmes (3-5). Milwaukee extended its lead to 3-1 in the sixth on Bauers’ leadoff home run, a 410-foot shot to straightaway center. Priester (4-2) gave up seven hits and one run in six innings. His seven strikeouts were one off a season high, and he didn’t walk a batter in a 96-pitch outing. The Braves got a run in the fifth on Ronald Acuña Jr.’s single.
Pregame 12:35pm. First pitch at 1:10pm on AM1240 & 96.5FM.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kyle Higashioka had a season-high five RBIs, Evan Carter and Wyatt Langford hit home runs and the Texas Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins 16-4 on Tuesday night. Carter finished with three hits, three RBIs and scored four times for the Rangers, who had 17 hits. Jake Burger reached safely and advanced to second on a fielding error to lead off the fourth inning and scored on a double by Adolis García. Higashioka followed with a two-run single that gave Texas a 3-0 lead. The Rangers scored five runs with two outs in the fifth and Carter’s two-run shot made it 10-3 in the sixth.
High School Baseball Sectional Semifinal
Barron 5, Spooner 2
High School Baseball Sectional Final
Barron 12, Elk Mound 11
The Bears will be making their 7th overall trip to State and first since 2008.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay general manager Brian Gutekunst believes the Packers have more cornerback depth than most NFL teams even after releasing two-time Pro Bowl selection Jaire Alexander. Wide receiver Bo Melton spent part of Green Bay’s minicamp session working out at cornerback one day after the Packers cut ties with Alexander. Melton is the older brother of Arizona Cardinals cornerback Max Melton. Alexander’s exit leaves Keisean Nixon, Carrington Valentine and Nate Hobbs as Green Bay’s most experienced cornerbacks. They’ve combined for 91 starts.