KFIZ Sports Scoreboard : 8/2/19

Northwoods League Baseball: 

Fond du Lac 6, Kokomo 4

–Zeb Adreon had a pair of hits, while Tim Elko drove in two runs as the Dock Spiders took down the Jackrabbits on Thursday night in Kokomo. Fond du Lac built a 6-1 lead through four innings, but would not score again in the game and held off a rally from Kokomo to secure the win. The two teams play again tonight, first pitch is 6:05 PM. Listen on KFIZ and KFIZ.com

Green Bay 10, Wisconsin 8

Wisconsin Rapids 11, Lakeshore 7

Battle Creek 8, Madison 7

Traverse City 4, Kenosha 0

Rockford 11, Kalamazoo 8

Bismarck 3, La Crosse 2

Duluth 9, Eau Claire 1

Major League Baseball: 

Interleague: 

Oakland 5, Milwaukee 3

–Matt Chapman’s two-run home run in the eighth inning off of Josh Hader helped the A’s pick up a series win over the Brewers Thursday afternoon in Oakland. Hader’s blown save is his third of the season and second of this series, after Oakland won in walk-off fashion off of Hader on Tuesday night. Christian Yelich extended his hitting streak to a career-high 19 games with a double in the seventh inning. The Brewers head to Chicago for a three game series starting today – Zach Davies gets the start for the Brewers against Jose Quintana for the Cubs. Coverage starts at 12:45, first pitch at 1:20 on KFIZ. 

NY Mets 4, Chicago White Sox 0

Miami 5, Minnesota 4 (12 Innings)

National League: 

St. Louis 8, Chicago Cubs 0

Atlanta 4, Cincinnati 1 (7 Innings)

–Shortened due to rain

American League: 

Houston 7, Cleveland 1

Minor League Baseball: 

Clinton 7, Wisconsin 3

–The LumberKings hit a pair of two-run home runs with two-outs in the ninth to win

Cedar Rapids 4, Beloit 2

NFL: 

It’s the annual Packers Family Night tonight at Lambeau Field. The team will hold workouts and practice in the stadium in front of fans. The action gets underway at 7:30 tonight – with TV coverage on the Packers statewide TV Network. The team will not practice tomorrow, but will return to work on Sunday at 10:15 AM at Ray Nitschke Field. Monday begins joint practices with the Houston Texans leading up to next Thursday’s preseason opener. 

Hall of Fame Game: 

Denver 14, Atlanta 10

College Football: 

The Wisconsin football team is one of seven teams from the Big Ten ranked in the preseason USA Today/Amway Coaches Poll that was released Thursday. The Badgers are ranked #17 to begin the season in the coaches poll, ahead of three fellow Big Ten teams – Iowa (19th), Michigan State (20th) and Northwestern (25th), but below three other conference foes – Ohio State (5th), Michigan (7th), and Penn State (14th). 

Defending National Champion Clemson holds the top spot, with Alabama second, Georgia third and Oklahoma fourth.