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Brewers fall short in Pittsburgh

July 21, 2010 By

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.

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Brewers drop series with Astros (AUDIO)

July 1, 2010 By

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.

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Davis to make rehab start with Timber Rattlers on Wednesday

June 28, 2010 By

The Milwaukee Brewers have announced that Doug Davis will make a rehabilitation start for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.  Davis will start Wednesday’s 12:05pm game against the Quad City River Bandits. [Read more...]

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5 Brewers pitchers combine to win

May 24, 2010 By

Five Milwaukee  pitchers, none of them in the starting rotation on opening day, combined to lead the Brewers to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins, salvaging the final game of the series. 

Manny Parra worked two scoreless innings to pick up his first win of the season.  Parra worked out of a jam in the 5th, facing runners at 2nd and 3rd with nobody out and getting out of it. [Read more...]

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It’s just a matter of time now

May 20, 2010 By

Milwaukee Brewers general manager Doug Melvin told WTMJ Radio in Milwaukee on his weekly radio show that he supports manager Ken Macha, whose team has lost 9-straight games.  Melvin said he saw no reason to dismiss Macha despite the team’s struggles.

The Brewers blew a 4-3 7th inning lead and fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 last night.  The last time the Brewers were in Pittsburgh, they swept a 3-game series, outscoring the Pirates 36-1.  Now they’re 10-games under .500 and 3-games behind the Pirates in the standings. [Read more...]

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