Sports – Tuesday, July 21st, 2015

The Brewers open up a quick
two game interleague series with the Cleveland Indians tonight at Miller Park.  Matt Garza comes off the disabled list to get
the start for Milwaukee.  Danny Salazar takes the mound for Cleveland.  Coverage begins at 6:35pm on KFIZ.

 

To make room for Matt Garza
on the roster, the Brewers sent pitcher Tyler Cravy down to Triple-A Colorado
Springs.

 

NL Central

Reds 5 Cubs 4

Pirates 10 Royals 7

 

Zach Johnson birdied the 1^st
two playoff holes and won the British Open on Monday at St.
Andrews.  Johnson’s final
round 66 earned him a spot in a four hole playoff with Louis Oosthuizen and
Marc Leishman.  Jordan Spieth, looking
for the 3^rd leg of the grand slam missed out on the playoff after a
bogey on #17.  Wisconsin
native Jordan Niebrugge was The Open’s low amateur, finishing tied for 6^th.  That will get him into next year’s
event.  Golf’s final major comes in
mid-August when Whistling Straits in Haven, Wisconsin hosts the PGA Championship.

 

Johnny Decker and Sam Madsen
share the 1^st round lead at the Wisconsin State Amateur Golf
Tournament at Erin
Hills with 2-under par
70s.   Fond du Lac native Jeff Berenz is tied for 5^th
after a first round 73.  Other local
scores included; Chris Colla 77, Mike Mueller 76, Jared Magoline 81, Joe DuChateau
81, Brady Sarauer 86, and Charlie Ahern 87.

 

Green Bay Packers financial
numbers were released on Tuesday.  The
numbers showed that the Packers took in about $375 million dollars last season
including $226 million from national TV contracts.  The team ended up with a profit of $29.2
million dollars for the 2014 fiscal year.

WIAA Summer Baseball Playoffs

Plymouth 2 New Holstein 0