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Milwaukee Brewers left-handed starting pitcher Chris Narveson underwent surgery on his left hip Tuesday. He’s expected to be ready for spring training.
Narveson went 11-8 with a 4.45 ERA in 30 starts during the regular season.
The Brewers also outrighted infielder Josh Wilson and reliever Mike DiFelice to Triple (A) Nashville. The Brewers also reinstated pitchers Brandon Kintzler, Manny Parra and Mitch Stetter from the disabled list. The move puts the Brewers 40-man roster at capacity.
2011 was a special season for the Milwaukee Brewers, but it didn’t have a
Brewer defensive woes in the Series / (UPI Photo-Bill Greenblatt)
storybook ending.
The Brewers lost the last two games of their National League Championship Series (NLCS) to the St. Louis Cardinals, including last night’s 12-6 setback in game 6, losing the best of 7 series 4 games to 2.
Brewers manager Ron Roenicke was adamant about starting right hander Shaun Marcum in game 6 on Sunday night. Marcum made it through just one inning and put the Brewers behind 4-0 by the time he left. [Read more...]
Without the Milwaukee Brewers starting pitching staff, they most likely wouldn’t have been in the post-season playoffs to begin with. Now that they’re there, the strength is becoming a weakness.
The playoff pitching slide continued on Monday night when Shaun Marcum was knocked around the park by the Cardinals until he departed after four innings. Albert Pujols had 4-hits, including a 2-run homer. Pujols drove in 5-runs in the Cardinals 12-3 victory in game 2 of their series at Miller Park. [Read more...]
Casey Coleman came into last night’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers with a 2-8 record and a 7.06 ERA. Unfortunately, the Brewers managed just 2-hits off of Coleman through 6-innings and lost 5-2.
Coleman struck out 8. His only blemish came in the 3rd when Jerry Hairston Jr., homered. [Read more...]
The Milwaukee Brewers put their 3-straight losses to St. Louis behind them, coming from behind to beat the Houston Astros 8-2 on Friday night in Houston.
Prince Fielder had 4-hits, including a 2-run homer in the 9th inning to lead the Brewers. Ryan Braun put the Brewers in front for the first time with a 2-run single in the 7th inning.
Zach Greinke (14-5) earned the win, allowing 2-runs on 9-hits in six innings. He struck out 6.
Corey Hart extended his hitting streak to 15-games.
The Brewers send Chris Narveson (9-6) to the mound against Houston’s Bud Norris (6-8) in game two of the series tonight.
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