May 22, 2012

Cardinals take 2 of 3 from Brewers

The St. Louis Cardinals don’t have Tony LaRussa as their manager and

Ron Roenicke

their top hitter from years past, Albert Pujols.  But the Cardinals looked just as solid as ever, rolling to a 9-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers yesterday, grabbing 2 of 3 in the series.

St. Louis once again looked like a force to be reckoned with.  Randy Wolf surrendered 3-runs in 5-innings and was saddled with the loss.

AUDIO: Randy Wolf says the Cardinals lineup is solid :12

Lance Lynn pitched 2-hit ball into the 7th inning to win in just his third career start. [Read more...]

Brewers close Cactus League with a loss

The Milwaukee Brewers will work out at Miller Park this afternoon in

Miller Park

preparation for tomorrow’s regular season opener against the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Brewers closed Cactus League play on Wednesday with a 14-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks.  Corey Hart homered in his second game back from knee surgery. 

Brewers starter Shaun Marcum gave up 5 earned runs on 7 hits in 4 2/3 innings. [Read more...]

Brewers close Cactus League today

The Milwaukee Brewers lost a pair of split squad games in Arizona on Tuesday.

Corey Hart

Corey Hart had a pair of hits in his spring debut, but the Brewers fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks last night, 5-3.

Earlier, the Brewers dropped a 5-3 contest against the Chicago Cubs.  Scooter Gennett had three hits in the loss.

The Brewers close out Cactus League play against the Arizona Diamondbacks today.  Then they’ll head North to Milwaukee to work out tomorrow at Miller Park.  They’ll open the season Friday afternoon (3:10pm) against the defending World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals at Miller Park.

Marcum expects to be ready for start of season

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Shaun Marcum said he does not expect to miss his first start of the regular season.

Marcum pitched for the first time this spring in a minor league game after originally being set back by shoulder inflammation.  Marcum went two-innings, allowing one hit, a home run, with no walks and two strikeouts.

Marcum said he expected to make his first regular-season start against the Cubs in Chicago April 9th or 10th.

Corey Hart

Outfielder Corey Hart was making his return from knee surgery, but he hurt himself again on Tuesday.

Hart needed 8 stitches to close a cut on his head after a weight-room accident.  Hart was working out on a weight machine when an overhead metal bar snapped back and whacked him on the head. 

Hart missed most of training camp last spring with a strained oblique that forced him to go on the DL at the start of the season.

Brewers must wait for another day

The Milwaukee Brewers bid for a National League Division Series victory will take at least one more day.  Josh Collmenter held the Brewers to a run on 2-hits over 7-innings, pitching the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 8-1 win in Phoenix.

Rookie Paul Goldschmidt clubbed a grand slam home run off of Shaun Marcum to give the Diamondbacks their first win in the series.  With 2-outs in the 5th inning and runners on second and third, Brewers skipper Ron Roenicke decided to walk Miguel Montero to pitch to Goldschmidt. [Read more...]