May 22, 2012

Brewers fall short in Pittsburgh

The Brewers surrendered a franchise record nine first inning runs Tuesday night as Milwaukee fell in Pittsburgh 11-9.  Dave Bush was tagged for the 9-runs, though only 4 were earned due to 3 errors.

Bush ended up lasting 4-innings giving up a total of 10-runs, 5-earned, on 9-hits.  Bush talks about his first inning struggles:

AUDIO: Dave Bush on his 1st inning :16

Pedro Alverez had the big blast in 1st for Pittsburgh with a Grand Slam.  He also added a solo-shot in the 2nd.  Alverz had just 3-homers on the year before hitting 2 last night.  Neil Walker added a 5 for 5 night for the Pirates.

The Brewers never gave up after the big deficit.  Jim Edmonds had 4-hits including hits 5th home run of the season.  Ryan Braun added a 2-run blast in the 6th which pulled the Crew with in 1-run…but the comeback fell short:

AUDIO: Ken Macha says they never gave up :16

It’s game 3 of the 4 game series tonight.  A pair of lefties will toe the rubber; Randy Wolf for the Brewers and Zach Duke or the Pirates.  6:05 is the first pitch from PNC Park.

Bush gets no support

The Brewers got another solid start from right-hander Dave Bush, but the

Dave Bush (UPI Photo - Bill Greenblatt)

Dave Bush (UPI Photo - Bill Greenblatt)

offense gave Bush little support as the Atlanta Braves won the series opener 2-1 in Atlanta last night. 

Bush allowed just 2-runs on 7-hits in 6-innings against the Braves, with both runs coming on solo home runs by Atlanta’s Martin Prado and Chipper Jones. 

Corey Hart had two hits for the Brewers, including his 22nd home run of the season.  The rest of the team managed just 4-hits together.

The Brewers fell to 10-games under .500 with the loss and trail the idle Reds by 9-games.

Brewers drop series with Astros (AUDIO)

The Milwaukee Brewers had a good home stand, but it could have been better.  Manager Ken Macha’s club dropped 2 of their 3 against Houston after falling 5-1 to the Astros yesterday.  Macha knows they have to perform better in St. Louis in a four game series which starts tonight.

AUDIO: Ken Macha says homestand finished up disappointing :11

Wandy Rodriguez worked 7-innings for his second straight win.  Dave Bush took the loss for the Brewers, falling to 3-6.  Bush worked 6-innings and gave up just 2 runs, but he surrendered 6 hits and 5 walks.

Brewers outfielder Cory Hart extended his hitting streak to 15-games.  They’re in St. Louis to face the Cardinals tonight.

Wolf’s season long pitching slump continues

It sounds like a broken record, but the Milwaukee Brewers are once again not getting what they bargained for when they signed free agent left-hander Randy Wolf to a 3-year deal worth $29.75 million.

Wolf gave up 5-home runs to the Chicago Cubs last night and the Brewers lost 9-4 at Miller Park.  Marlon Byrd and Geovany Soto each homered twice and Derrek Lee clubbed his 300th career home run in the win. [Read more...]

Brewers miss opportunities, fall to Marlins

The Milwaukee Brewers stranded 12 base runners last night, falling to the Florida Marlins 3-2 in Miami, dropping 3 of 4 in the series.

Josh Johnson extended his streak of innings without allowing an earned run to 31 before finally allowing one in the 7th inning. 

The loss spoiled the return of lefty Chris Capuano to the mound.  Capuano was making his first start since September of 2007 after a second Tommy John surgery.  Capuano went 3 2/3 innings, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits and he’s glad it’s over. [Read more...]