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Nobody has hit Brewers closer Hader in over 9 innings this season, as he nears records

August 26, 2020 Rick Solem

It may not go down in the stat sheet as a no-hitter but, so far this season, that’s what Milwaukee Brewers closer Josh Hader has pitched. The 26-year-old lefty has pitched 9⅓ innings of no-hit ball, after closing the ninth Tuesday in a 3-2 win for the Brewers. Hader has seven saves in 10 appearances […]

BREWERS

Woodruff leads Brewers to 3-2 win over Reds

August 25, 2020 Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brandon Woodruff pitched six strong innings, Orlando Arcia snapped a 2-for-21 stretch with a go-ahead base hit in the fourth inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Tuesday night. Woodruff (2-2) allowed two runs on four hits and struck out eight and walked one. The victory was a […]

BREWERS

Polanco’s home run lifts Pirates to sweep of Brewers

August 23, 2020 Associated Press

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Gregory Polanco’s two-run home run in the eighth inning lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-4 victory on Sunday over the Milwaukee Brewers and a three-game series sweep. Polanco connected off David Phelps (2-3) for his fourth homer of the season and finished 2 for 3 with a walk. It was Polanco’s […]

BREWERS

Faces in the crowd: Cutouts provide virtual MLB audience

July 19, 2020 Associated Press

Gabby Adamo loved the Chicago White Sox so much it influenced how she dressed and even how she drank her favorite beverages. “She didn’t despise Cubs fans, but she despised anything to do with red and blue,” said her father, Vince Adamo of Frankfort, Illinois. “She would not wear anything to do with red and […]

MLB

No Canada: Blue Jays barred from playing games in Toronto

July 19, 2020 Associated Press

TORONTO (AP) — The Blue Jays won’t play their home games in Toronto this year because Canada’s government doesn’t think it’s safe for players to travel back and forth from the United States, one of the countries hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said Saturday the federal government had denied the […]

MLB

Play ball? Experts send mixed signals on MLB 60-game season

July 19, 2020 Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Thirty baseball teams from 28 cities, trying to play 60 games each amid a coronavirus pandemic that seemingly hasn’t peaked in the United States. Plausible? Worthwhile? Unconscionable? Even among experts, it depends on who’s talking: “Baseball games can work,” said Dr. David Hamer, professor of global health at the Boston University […]

MLB

A-Rod, bidding for Mets, wants players to accept cap system

July 16, 2020 admin

NEW YORK (WKTY / AP) — He once played as a rookie for the Appleton Foxes Single-A baseball team. Now, Alex Rodriguez is part of a group of bidders trying to possibly buy the New York Mets. But, that’s not the story. The story is, the former highest-paid player in baseball now, ironically, wants a […]

BREWERS

Brewers seek to make history with 3rd straight playoff berth

July 15, 2020 Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers want to celebrate their golden anniversary by accomplishing something they have never done before. After reaching the National League Championship Series in 2018 and falling in the NL wild-card game last year, the Brewers are seeking an unprecedented third straight playoff berth during this unusual 60-game season. The Brewers […]

NEWS

Health director concerned about Loggers games, other large gatherings, as virus surges in La Crosse

July 2, 2020 Rick Solem

Playing sports in a viral pandemic is something the billion-dollar industry at the pro level is having a difficult time figuring out. The NBA wants to play in a bubble. Baseball will be regionally. Neither with fans. In fact, neither sport may get going at all. At the college level, virus outbreaks are sending large […]

NEWS

Loggers, Northwoods League Opening Day postponed “indefinitely”

May 7, 2020 Rick Solem

Opening Day for the La Crosse Loggers has been postponed, indefinitely, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The entire Northwood League schedule is being postponed, beginning with Opening Day, May 26. The Loggers would have been on the road at Waterloo that evening. “Because the situation changes almost daily, and differently in each area where the […]

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