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Brewers fall into NL Central basement

May 16, 2013 By

For the second night in a row, runs were hard to come by for the Milwaukee Brewers and it cost them a 3-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on Wednesday night.

The Brewers finished 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position and fell to Wandy Rodriguez, who allowed 1-run over second solid innings and the Pirates moved 6-games over .500 for the first time this season.  Rodriguez (4-2) gave up six hits, walking one and striking out five.

Neil Walker drove in a pair of runs for the Pirates with a 6th-inning single off of Yovani Gallardo.  Gallardo (3-3) was solid through 5-innings, then lost it in the sixth. [Read more...]

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Estrada returns to form, Brewers end losing skid

May 14, 2013 By

After a couple of poor outings, Marco Estrada turned in a solid performance on Monday night.  Estrada allowed just 3-hits through 7-innings and pitched the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park.

The Brewers put a halt to their 4-game losing streak and it was a big turn-around for Estrada, who coughed up 8-runs on 6-hits in a loss to the Cardinals on May 5th.

AUDIO: Marco Estrada on his outing :12

Norichika Aoki went 3 for 5 with three rbis and two stolen bases.  Jean Segura added three hits and three stolen bases.  The Brewers stole 6-bases in total against Pittsburgh’s backup catcher Mike McKenry.

The Brewers beat Pittsburgh’s ace, A.J. Burnett (3-4). [Read more...]

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Weeks’ big night sparks Brewers

May 1, 2013 By

Rickie Weeks started the night hitting .167.  Three hits later and Weeks finished the night hitting .191.  The Brewers second baseman clubbed a 3-run home run and drove in five runs in Milwaukee’s 12-8 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

AUDIO: Ron Roenicke on Rickie Weeks breaking out of his slump :12

Weeks put together his first multi-hit game since April 3.

AUDIO: Ron Roenicke on Weeks starting to show signs of coming out of his slump :14

The Brewers continued their domination over the Pirates by winning their 9th

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straight over Pittsburgh and improving to 43-7 against the Pirates at Miller Park since the start of the 2007 season.  The Brewers also earned their 8th straight win at Miller Park overall this season.

The Brewers also got home runs last night from Yuniesky Betancourt (6th) and from Jean Segura (3rd).

John Axford pitched a scoreless 8th inning and Jim Henderson worked a 1-2-3 9th.

Brewers starter Marco Estrada couldn’t hang on to a win opportunity.  He served up home runs to Russell Martin and Andrew McCutchen.

The Brewers go for the sweep this afternoon at 12:05pm.  Hiram Burgos (1-0, 3.27 era) goes for the Brewers.  Jeanmar Gomez (1-0, 2.63 era) pitches for the Pirates.

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Brewers win back-to-back games for the first time in 2013 (Audio)

April 17, 2013 By

The Milwaukee Brewers used an 8-run 3rd inning to propel them to a 10-8 win over the San Francisco Giants Tuesday night at Miller Park.  The victory marked the first time this season Milwaukee put together back-to-back victories.

Trailing 3-1 in the 3rd, Milwaukee was able to chase San Francisco starter Barry Zito with an 8-spot.  Rickie Weeks tied the game at 3-3 with a ground rule double.  Jonathan Lucroy then slapped a single up the middle to drive in a pair giving Milwaukee a 5-3 advantage.  Yuniesky Betancourt later cleared the bases with a grand slam, his first long ball of the season and fifth grand slam of his career. Brewers Manager Ron Roenicke will take the big frame…

AUDIO: Ron Roenicke on the big inning :06

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Brewers open big series in St. Louis tonight (Video)

April 12, 2013 By

The Milwaukee Brewers (2-6) will be well rested as they head into tonight’s series opener in St. Louis against the Cardinals (5-4).

As bad as things seem in the first week and a half, the Brewers are just 3-games behind division leading St. Louis and Cincinnati.  But their offense has been inconsistent, and their pitching has been worse.

If there’s a bright side to the setup for the Brewers, they’ll have their top 3-starting pitchers going in the series.  Kyle Lohse (0-0, 1.50 ERA) starts the opener tonight against the Cardinals Shelby Miller (1-0, 3.38 ERA).  Lohse won 16 games for the Cardinals last season before signing with the Brewers a week before the season. [Read more...]

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