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Chicago Tribune
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Chicago Tribune
Minnesota Twins run winning streak to 13 with 7-0 rout of Milwaukee Brewers — their 3rd shutout in a row
MILWAUKEE — Pablo López combined with three relievers on a three-hitter, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-0 on Saturday for their third straight shutout and 13th consecutive victory. The Twins' winning streak is their longest since they reeled off 15 straight victories in 1991, the year they won their last World Series title. The Twins haven't allowed a run since giving up six of them in the third inning of an 8-6 victory over the Orioles in the second game of a doubleheader Wednesday in Baltimore. The Twins' 33 consecutive shutout innings are a franchise record. There were three longer scoreless streaks when the Twins operated as the Washington Senators, but the most recent of those was in 1913. The Brewers have been shut out in four of their last five games, the first time that's happened in franchise history, according to Sportradar; the last team to get shut out four times in a five-game stretch was the Miami Marlins in July 2022. Ryan Jeffers went 4-for-5 with a home run and double, and Kody Clemens went 3-for-5 with a home run as the Twins racked up 18 hits. López (4-2) struck out six and allowed two hits and two walks in six innings. Justin Topa, Jorge Alcala and Kody Funderburk each pitched one inning of relief. The Twins took control by scoring single runs in each of the first six innings. Four of those runs came off Tobias Myers, who was sent to the minors earlier this week before getting called back up when left-hander Jose Quintana went on the injured list. Jeffers opened the scoring by hitting a 420-foot shot to left-center with one out in the first inning. He also doubled and scored in the third, singled in the fourth and singled in the eighth. Myers (1-1) allowed 11 hits over 3 2/3 innings while striking out four and walking nobody.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
North West 200: What time do the roads close today? Practice schedule, road closures and other information
North West 200: What time do the roads close today? Practice schedule, road closures and other information -Credit:Stephen Davison/Pacemaker Press The 2025 North West 200 gets underway today with the first practice session around the Triangle circuit. Fans will be treated to some high-octane action this week as the world's best road racers descend on the north coast road circuit. Practice sessions will be held on Wednesday and Thursday with the racing getting underway on Thursday night and finishing on Saturday. READ MORE: North West 200 road closures for 2025 event READ MORE: Michael Dunlop, Alastair Seeley and Dean Harrison lead the charge for Superbike supremacy at North West 200 Here is more info on the event and road closures. When is the North West 200? The event runs from Wednesday, May 7 to Saturday, May 10. When is practice? There are two sessions. The first is on Wednesday, with roads closed from 9am to 3pm. The second is on Thursday with roads closed 9am to 3pm. Full practice schedule Wednesday 1st Session NEWCOMERS ONLY 09.45 2nd Session SUPERBIKE 10.30 3rd Session SUPERSPORT 11.45 4th Session SUPERSTOCK 12.45 5th Session SUPERTWIN 13.45 Thursday 1st Session SUPERBIKE 09.45 2nd Session SUPERSPORT 11.00 3rd Session SUPERSTOCK 12.00 4th Session SUPERTWIN 13.00 When is the racing? There are three races on Thursday evening, May 8, with the opener scheduled for 5.30pm. There are six more races on Saturday, May 10, with the opener scheduled for 10am. Roads will close on the Thursday from 4.45pm to 9pm. Roads will close on Saturday from 9am to 7pm. Full race schedule Thursday Race 1 MILWAUKEE SUPERBIKE RACE (4 LAPS) 17.30 hrs Race 2 FRASER HOMES SUPERSPORT RACE (4 LAPS) 18.30 hrs Race 3 AMICI RISTORANTE SUPERSTOCK RACE (4 LAPS) 19.15 hrs Saturday Race 1 MAXWELL FREIGHT SERVICES SUPERTWIN RACE (4 LAPS) 10.00 hrs (Approx) Race 2 BRIGGS EQUIPMENT SUPERBIKE RACE (6 LAPS) Race 3 TIDES RESTAURANT SUPERSPORT RACE (6 LAPS) Race 4 CP HIRE SUPERSTOCK RACE (6 LAPS) Race 5 JOHN M PATTERSON SUPERTWIN RACE (4 LAPS) Race 6 MERROW HOTEL AND SPA SUPERBIKE RACE (6 LAPS) Road closures Route B185 (Station Road – Cromore Road), from its junction with Portrush Road, Portstewart, Route A2, to its junction with University Park, Coleraine Unclassified No.3522. Route A29, Ring Road Coleraine, from its junction with Cromore Road, Route B185, to its junction with Bushmills Road Roundabout, Route A29. Route A29 (Atlantic Road – Coleraine Road – Eglinton Street), from its junction with Burn Road, Coleraine, Unclassified No.3526, to its junction with Sandhill Drive, Portrush, Unclassified No.3543. Route A2 (Portstewart Road – Dhu Varren – Ballyreagh Road – Portrush Road – Portmore Road) from its junction with Coleraine Road, Portrush, Route A29, to its junction with Atlantic Circle, Portstewart, Unclassified No.3534. Unclassified No.3303 Glenmanus Road, Portrush, from its junction with Glenvale Crescent, Unclassified No.3545, for a distance of 100 metres in a southerly direction. Route A2 Crocknamack Road, Portrush, from its junction with Eglinton Street, Unclassified No.3543, to its junction with Hopefield Avenue, Unclassified No.3304. Sign up to our free sports newsletter to get the latest headlines to your inbox
Chicago Tribune
04-05-2025
- Sport
- Chicago Tribune
Column: The emergence of Chicago Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong is drawing attention all around the game
MILWAUKEE — 'Let PCA be PCA' is the narrative being tossed around as Pete-Crow-Armstrong has emerged this season as one of the game's best all-around talents. But what exactly does that mean? When I asked manager Craig Counsell before Sunday's 4-0 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, he wasn't sure himself. 'What are we supposed to tell Pete to stop doing?' he replied. 'I don't know either.' One Marquee Sports Network personality interjected by saying Crow-Armstrong ticked off other teams with his celebrations. But there's no real evidence that anyone has objected to his display of emotions. 'I just don't think he's done anything I would describe as 'showy,'' Counsell said. 'There are things you can do (that are showboating), but I don't think he's done anything of that nature.' Crow-Armstrong was quiet on Sunday as the Cubs offense was shut down by Freddy Peralta and three Brewers relievers. The bigger concern was the possible loss of starter Shota Imanaga, who carried a shutout into the sixth inning before being removed with a left hamstring strain injury while covering first base on a play. Imanaga will get an MRI on Monday before the Cubs decide whether to put him on the injured list. The Cubs finished the road trip with a 4-2 record and series wins in Pittsburgh and Milwaukee. 'Today obviously we'd have rather put up more runs than none and win the game,' Kyle Tucker said. 'But we can't complain too much. We won the series and you've got to take the good with the bad and move forward to the next series.' Tucker incurred right hip pain during a ninth inning slide but insisted he'd be fine for Monday's game at Wrigley Field against the San Francisco Giants. Crow-Armstrong went 1-for-3 Sunday after hitting three home runs in the two Cubs wins. He entered the game tied for second in the majors with a 2.2 fWAR, and from April 13 through Saturday had more home runs (9), RBI (21) and extra-base hits (16) than any other player. It was one year ago this month that Crow-Armstrong was demoted to Triple-A Iowa after hitting .236 with one home run and 9 RBI in his first 23 games of 2024. He was quickly brought back up, and the Cubs decided to let him learn at the major-league level. What a difference a year makes. Crow-Armstrong credited Counsell for allowing him to stay true to himself. 'From the jump that's been (Counsell's) m.o. for me,' the 23-year-old said. 'He's never wanted me to do anything but be myself, and he's given me a chance to see how I fit in with this team over the last couple years. We all talked about it a lot last year where I had a lot of opportunities to fail and they gave me some good time to find my footing.' Counsell likes to point out that baseball is entertainment. He often likens it to a reality TV show, where some players are bigger characters than others, and he considers himself a flop as an entertainer. If that's the case, if the Cubs were like 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' of the baseball world, Crow-Armstrong would be one of the housewives with top billing, on which everyone has an opinion. 'It's cool that he's got a pretty big personality and he hasn't lost that at all,' starter Jameson Taillon said. 'Sometimes in the big leagues (that's discouraged). It's a testament to everyone in the Cubs organization for letting him shine bright. Sometimes with young guys, people want to tell them to stay quiet. I feel like we've done a good job of being like, 'Nah, go be yourself. Go be a dude, be a star.' And I think that helps.' The Cubs open a three-game series Monday against the Giants, another National League West team off to a strong start after the Cubs finished an opening-month gauntlet that included an 11-9 record against the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks. Following an off day Thursday, the Cubs travel to New York to begin a three-game weekend series against the Mets, another elite team and the organization where Crow-Armstrong started his career before being dealt to the Cubs in 2021 in the Javier Báez deal. Crow-Armstrong recalled the time as a Mets prospect when he overslept on a day he was scheduled for a COVID-19 test and was called on the carpet by farm director Jared Banner, who is now an assistant general manager under Cubs GM Carter Hawkins. 'That was the best blessing in disguise because we obviously talked about it,' Crow-Armstrong said. 'We got to know each other from the jump. Everybody, all the way back to the Mets, I've felt pretty free, but especially here. The people have given me the green light to go be myself without question. I'm grateful for that because it's probably a different story if I am being held back.' The Cubs have had players over the years who've crossed the line and done or said things that weren't in the best interests of the team. Former pitcher Carlos Zambrano, who became a preacher after retirement, was constantly under the microscope for letting his emotions get the best of him. Counsell said if he saw Crow-Armstrong do something that 'didn't make sense for the team' he would say something, as he's done in the past with players he's managed. 'But I haven't seen anything like that,' he said. The Cubs have a veteran-infused clubhouse, and Crow-Armstrong's teammates also would say something if needed. 'There are times when we all need to be reigned in a little here and there, and if somebody can point something out, and we all keep each other humble,' Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson said. 'This team loves to talk trash to one another. All the ways we hold each other accountable is a way to keep everyone in line, but also comfortable in their own skin.'
Indianapolis Star
27-04-2025
- Sport
- Indianapolis Star
Tyrese Haliburton after subpar performance in Game 3: 'I'll be better in Game 4'
MILWAUKEE -- The Bucks came out of the first two games of their series with the Pacers believing they'd made life too easy on them, especially on their point guard-center ball screen duo Tyrese Haliburton and Myles Turner. The Pacers' stalwarts didn't have their best games in Game 1 and 2 but they were productive enough to be a problem. Haliburton was 3 of 13 from the floor and 0 of 7 from 3 in Game 1, but he was still impactful with 12 assists against one turnover and +27 plus-minus rating, and he came back in Game 2 with 21 points and 12 assists. Turner scored a combined 34 points in Games 1 and 2 and was 13 of 22 from the floor, 5 of 9 from 3-point range. And when Haliburton and Turner get to do what they want, opportunities generally open up for others. When teams have to commit 2-3 defenders to containing them on pick-and-rolls or pick-and-pops, there are usually clean looks to be had from 3-point range for others as well as opportunities in the paint. The Bucks decided that couldn't be the case again in Game 3. "Watch the first two games," Bucks coach Doc Rivers said Saturday after a film session. "This is all of us. They'd catch the ball. We'd stay back. I told our guys it was like they were having shootaround." Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. On Friday night in Game 3 in a 117-101 win that makes the series 2-1 going into Sunday's Game 4 at 9:30 p.m. Eastern at Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum, the Bucks made things harder on the Pacers' entire roster, but on Haliburton and Turner in particular. Turner had a brutal evening scoring just six points on 1-of-9 shooting including 0-of-6 from 3-point range with four turnovers. Haliburton's stat line didn't look bad — 14 points on 5-of-11 shooting including 4-of-9 from 3-point range, 10 assists, one turnover — but two late 3-pointers when the game was already effectively decided made it look better than it was. Both men left the game feeling like they had opportunities to do more. Haliburton not only missed some makeable 3s, but he felt like he too frequently passed the ball away when he got two feet in the paint. He was usually deterred from going to the rim when he found himself staring down the Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo with his 7-3 wingspan. Not trying to test the two-time MVP and five-time All-Defensive team pick is a reasonable decision to make, but Haliburton felt like there were moments when he was still too passive. "He does a great job of roaming," Haliburton said Friday night. "He's a great rim protector so, being cognizant of that, but I still have to be more aggressive. I feel like I probably passed out of too many tonight, floaters and stuff like that." Turner found it hard to operate in the lane with Antetokounmpo and Brook Lopez but his 3-point opportunities were wide open, some extremely so, and his aim on those was simply off. "I loved my shots tonight," Turner said, referring to the looks he got, not the actual execution. "I missed. It is what it is. I trust my shots and I'm going to be shooting the same shots." Still, the Bucks were able to generally break up the Pacers' usual processes, especially in the second half. Haliburton had just two second-half assists and the back-to-back 3-pointers he hit with late in the fourth quarter came when the Pacers were already down more than 15 and had effectively run out of time. Turner scored just two second-half points and didn't have a second-half field goal. The Pacers as a whole were 16-of-40 from the floor in the second half and were outscored 70-44 after the break. "I just think we found what we should have been doing," Rivers said. "We didn't just let them catch the ball. We didn't just let them DHO (dribble hand-off.). We blew up DHOs." Rivers' decision to move Gary Trent Jr. into the starting lineup for Taurean Price was helpful, too. His 37 points on nine 3-pointers were his most noteworthy contributions, but he also picked him up defensively at the point of attack. "We made changes that I'm not going to talk about but we were into the bodies and we were trying to keep them out of the paint as much as possible," Rivers said. "Turning Haliburton and trying to get him not to be such a good passer and being directional was very important." Turner and Haliburton both know they have to find a way to counter, Haliburton in particular. The Bucks forced them out of a lot of things they like to do, including getting rolling in transition. They have to figure out how to do it again anyway. "We have to do a better job of getting downhill, playing faster," Haliburton said. "It starts with me. I have to be better. I'll be better in Game 4."
Washington Post
16-04-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Armed with a torpedo bat, Brewers third baseman Oliver Dunn puts down a run-scoring bunt
MILWAUKEE — Brewers third baseman Oliver Dunn made his way to the plate with a torpedo bat in hand with one out in the second inning and teammate Garrett Mitchell on third base after a triple. Dunn's at-bat during Milwaukee's game against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday afternoon was significant because he became the first Brewers player to use the model. His first 'swing' with the bat, the focus of considerable attention after the New York Yankees belted a team-record nine homers with the specially-designed lumber in the season's opening days, turned out to be not much of a swing at all. Instead, Dunn put down a perfectly placed sacrifice bunt that allowed Mitchell to hustle home with the game's first run in what would turn out to be a 5-1 Milwaukee victory. 'Torpedo bats. What a difference,' Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy said with a smile. 'Did you see that bunt that scored the first run?' Dunn's decision to bunt caught teammate Sal Frelick off guard. 'It was his first at-bat with the torpedo. We were waiting for him to go hack up there and he dropped a little bunt down,' said Frelick, who homered for the first time this season, a sixth-inning solo shot using a standard bat. The torpedo bat — a striking design in which wood is moved lower down the barrel after the label and shapes the end a little like a bowling pin — features a design by an MIT-educated physicist. 'In my career, I had hit a lot of balls lower on the barrel and saw that's what it was for and I thought why not,' Dunn said of his decision to give the torpedo bat a try. 'It felt good but I don't think I've gotten enough swings with it on the field to feel a difference. But it swings well. It swings light. The weight's in a different spot. I liked what I've seen of it so far, for sure.' Dunn grounded out to second in his only other at-bat on the day before Vinny Capra pinch-hit for him in the sixth. The irony of the situation wasn't lost on Dunn, who said he was just trying to push across a run any way he could. 'It is funny that the first pitch I see was a bunt,' he said. 'But it's just a bat.' Dunn said he expects to continue to use the torpedo, at least in the short term. 'I'll probably roll with it initially and just get enough of a base to see if I like what I'm getting from it and make a decision from there,' Dunn said. Whether any other Brewers players turn to the torpedo bat remains to be seen, but don't expect Frelick to be one of them. 'I have no thoughts,' Frelick said when asked about the chatter surrounding the new-fangled bat. 'You chop down a tree, you should be able to hit with it.' ___ AP MLB:
