May 22, 2012

Brewers Lose To Mets

The Brewers offense goes cold one more time in a 3-1 loss to the Mets on Monday night.  Miguel Batista threw 7 shutout innings to notch the win for New York.  Yovani Gallardo was the hard luck loser giving up single runs in the 1st and the 6th innings.  K-Rod also gave up a run in the 8th.   The Brewers only run came in the 9th inning on a RBI single by Corey Hart. The quick two game set wraps up tonight. Zack Grienke gets the start tonight for the Crew. 

Major League Baseball has fired Shyam Das.  He is the arbitrator who overturned Ryan Braun’s positive test for a PED.

Cubs Win Series Finale

The Cubs avoided the sweep at Miller Park on  Sunday with an 8-2 win over the Brewers.  The Cubs busted open a close game with a pair of runs in the 8th and a three spot in the 9th.  Ian Johnson and Reed Stewart each went deep for the North siders.  Taylor Green dove in both runs for the Crew.  Kameron Loe took the loss, Shawn Kamp was the winner.  The Brewers open up a series with the Mets tonight inNew York.  Yovani Gallardo will square off against Miguel Batista.

Audio: Brewers Manager Ron Roenickie says they fell apart late. :17

Gomez To Rehab With T-Rats

Milwaukee Brewers centerfielder Carlos Gomez will be sent to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers for a rehab assignment this week.

Carlos Gomez

Gomez has been on the DL with a hamstring injury.

He is scheduled to play for the Timber Rattlers Wednesday through Saturday.  The Rattlers host Burlington on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.  They open a series with Kane County on Saturday.

Brewers battle Cubs to get out of last place

The Milwaukee Brewers return to action tonight at Miller Park.  They’ll host

Randy Wolf

the Chicago Cubs in a battle to get out of the NL Central basement. 

Both teams enter with 13-18 records, a full 7-games behind the front running St. Louis Cardinals.  Matt Garza (2-1, 2.67) pitches for the Cubs tonight.  Randy Wolf (2-3, 6.68) gets the start for the Brewers.

Tonight’s series opener marks the return to Miller Park by Dale Sveum, in his first year as the manager of the Cubs. 

The Brewers are 7-8 at home this season.  In 2011, they didn’t lose their 8th game until June 7.

 

Reds 2-run 9th does in Brewers

Ryan Braun

The Cincinnati Reds broke a scoreless tie in the 9th with a pair of runs, on the way to a 2-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday.

Joey Votto doubled home the first run and Brandon Phillips added an RBI single to put the Reds up 2-0.  Ryan Braun homered in the bottom half of the 9th to close the gap, but the Brewers threat ended there. 

Zach Greinke was dominating for the Brewers, surrendering just 2-hits in 8 innings, with 11 strikeouts and no walks.

AUDIO: Ron Roenicke says Zach Greinke deserved a better fate :18 [Read more...]