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Brewers keep pace in wild card race with win over the Reds

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Domingo Santana – File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

The Milwaukee Brewers jumped out to an early lead, then found themselves hanging on for a tight 7-6 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Miller Park on Tuesday night.

The Reds scored four runs in the final innings before Brewers closer Corey Knebel slammed the door in the 9th with his 38th save of the season.

Domingo Santana gave the Brewers the early lead with a three-run home run in the first inning, his 29th of the season.  Stephen Vogt also notched the first of three doubles and scored on a Orlando Arcia single to give the Brewers a quick 4-0 lead.

Cincinnati’s Scott Schebler clubbed a two-run home run in the second to cut the lead to 4-2, but the Reds gave those two runs back in the third when Scooter Gennett’s throwing error scored a pair of runs.  It put the Brewers back up 6-2.

Zach Davies, who wasn’t sharp at all, made it through just four innings.  When the Reds put the first two runners on base in the fifth, manager Craig Counsell went to the bullpen and Davies bid for his 18th win would fall short.

Josh Hader took over and gave up a sacrifice fly which scored a run and made it 6-3.  Hader would go on to strike out six of the next seven he faced before Zach Cozart homered to left center. [Read more…]

Brewers cough up late lead and fall to the Cubs

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For the second straight game, the Milwaukee Brewers let a late lead get away, resulting in 5-3 loss to the Chicago Cubs in 10 innings.

With emergency closer Jeremy Jeffress on in the ninth, trying to protect a 3-2 lead, Ian Happ rolled a ground ball to first and beat Jeffress to the bag for an infield hit.  He eventually scored on Javier Baez’ base hit to tie the game 3-3.

The Brewers loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth with one out.  The Cubs went to a five-man infield and closer Wade Davis struck out Domingo Santana.  With two outs and the Cubs defense back to normal, Orlando Arcia then grounded out to Davis and the game went to extra innings.

In the tenth, Kris Bryant clubbed a two-run home run to deep right center field and Davis held off the Brewers in the bottom half to pull out the victory. [Read more…]

Brewers pitch second straight shutout over Pirates

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Chase Anderson (File) Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

The Milwaukee Brewers continue to struggle to score runs, but they have their pitching staff to thank after yet another dominating performance.

Chase Anderson tossed six-innings of 5-hit, shutout ball to lead the Brewers to a 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on Tuesday night.  Domingo Santana homered in the fourth inning and the Brewers made it stand up.

Anderson struck out eight over his six innings.  Anthony Swarzak worked the 7th and 8th and Corey Knebel came on in the 9th for his 37th save of the season.

The win is the 81st of the season and guarantees no worse than a .500 season.  They’re 11-games over .500, which ties their high mark for the season.

The Colorado Rockies fell to the San Francisco Giants 4-3 last night.  It means the Brewers have climbed to within one-game of the Rockies for the final Wild Card spot in the National League.  The Chicago Cubs knocked off Tampa Bay 2-1, maintaining their 3 1/2 game lead on the Brewers in the National League Central. [Read more…]

Bullpen leads Brewers past Pirates (AUDIO)

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Brent Suter – File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

The Milwaukee Brewers rebounded from a shutout loss to Pittsburgh on Monday by beating the Pirates 5-2 on Tuesday night at Miller Park.

Manager Craig Counsell used a total of seven pitchers with starter Brent Suter giving the Brewers just three innings.  The bullpen responded with six scoreless frames to pull out the victory.

Jeremy Jeffress followed Suter, then it was Oliver Drake, Jared Hughes, Anthony Swarzak, Josh Hader and Corey Knebel to finish it out.  Knebel registered two more strikeouts and notched his 35th save of the season.

The Brewers offense got to Pirates right hander Gerrit Cole for five early runs, including a four-run third inning.  [Read more…]

Brewers grab series opener from Cubs (AUDIO)

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Ryan Braun

Ryan Braun’s first inning two-run home run powered the Milwaukee Brewers to a 2-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs in the series opener at Wrigley Field on Friday night.

The Brewers are hoping victory doesn’t come with a price.  Starting pitcher Jimmy Nelson was forced to leave the game after five innings after a slide back into a base left him with right-arm soreness.  Nelson will undergo tests today.

Braun’s home run was his 15th this season and 300th of his career, making him the 12th active player in the major leagues to reach that mark.

Nelson (12-6) ended up allowing four hits and two walks while striking out seven.  The Brewers are hoping he won’t have to miss any starts.

The win is the 73rd of the season for the Brewers, which matches the victory total from 2016 (73-89), with 21 games left to play.  The Brewers remain tied with St. Louis for second place in the NL Central, four games behind the division leading Cubs.

Josh Hader pitched two perfect innings of relief before walking the leadoff man in the 8th.  Anthony Swarzak got three outs in the eighth and Corey Knebel pitched a scoreless ninth for his 33rd save.

Chase Anderson (8-3, 3.06) pitches game two of the series this afternoon, facing Chicago’s Mike Montgomery (5-7, 3.38).

AUDIO: Ryan Braun on his 300th career HR :19

AUDIO: Craig Counsell on Braun’s 300th HR :12

AUDIO: Jimmy Nelson on his right arm injury :19

Santana leads Brewers to victory

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Domingo Santana celebrates one of his 24 home runs this season. (File) Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Domingo Santana clubbed two home runs to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-2 win over the Washington Nationals at Miller Park on Sunday.

Left-hander Brent Suter pitched three shutout innings and was followed out of the bullpen by Jeremy Jeffress, Jacob Barnes, Anthony Swarzak and Junior Guerra as the Brewers grabbed 3 of 4 in the series and finished their home stand with a 4-2 record.

Washington didn’t score until the ninth inning when Ryan Zimmerman clubbed a two-out, two-run homer off of Guerra.

Suter and company filled in for Matt Garza, who was passed over for his start on Sunday.

Santana’s home runs came in the second and fourth innings and gives him a career high 24.  He hit just 11 last season.  The Brewers now have 195 home runs for the season, surpassing last season’s total for eighth-most in franchise history.

The Brewers moved a game closer to the division leading Cubs, now 3 1/2 games back.  But even more important, the Brewers are just a half-game behind Colorado for the 2nd and final National League wild card spot.

The Brewers now open a 3-game series in Cincinnati against the Reds this afternoon (12:10).  Chase Anderson (8-3, 2.96) pitches for the Brewers.  Homer Bailey (4-7, 7.51) gets the call for the Reds.

Brewers hold off Dodgers, capture series (AUDIO)

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Hernan Perez (File) Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

The Milwaukee Brewers capped off a three-city road trip by taking 2 of 3 from the Los Angeles Dodgers, pulling out a 3-2 victory on Sunday.  The Brewers went 5-4 on the road trip and return home to Milwaukee just two games behind the Central Division leading Chicago Cubs.

The Brewers became the first team to claim a series from the Dodgers since the first week of June.  The Dodgers had gone 19-0-3 in their previous 22 series.

Jimmy Nelson didn’t allow a hit until the sixth and ended up pitching 6 2/3 innings, allowing a pair of runs on four hits.  Nelson improved to 10-6 on the season with a 3.75 ERA.

The Brewers scored all of their runs off of Dodgers starter Yu Darvish, who made it through five innings.  A first inning error allowed the Brewers to jump out in front 1-0.  They scored two more in the third on a home run by Hernan Perez and a run-scoring single by Domingo Santana.  [Read more…]

Brewers make early runs stand up in win over Cardinals (AUDIO)

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The Milwaukee Brewers scored three runs in the first inning and made them stand in a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the series opener at Miller Park on Tuesday night.

It’s just the fourth win in the last 15 games for the Brewers, who remain 2 1/2 games behind the division leading Chicago Cubs, who also won last night (16-4 over Arizona).

Jimmy Nelson (9-5) pitched six solid innings, allowing two runs on six hits while walking one and striking out seven to earn the victory.  It is the first time Nelson has beaten the Cardinals in 11 starts and 12 career appearances.  Nelson had entered the game 0-8 against St. Louis lifetime with a 7.01 ERA.

Nelson picked up his 13th quality start this season, matching his career high in 30-plus starts in each of the last two seasons.

Jacob Barnes pitched a 1-2-3 seventh inning and after Josh Hader walked Matt Carpenter to start the eighth, Anthony Swarzak came on to strike out the next three hitters.  Corey Knebel pitched the ninth and earned his 19th save of the season.

The Brewers ended a 0-for-33 slump with runners in scoring position when Domingo Santana’s delivered an RBI single in the first.

Game two of the series is Wednesday night.  Brent Suter (2-1, 2.40) gets the start for the Brewers.  Luke Weaver (0-1, 4.50) will start for the Cardinals.

AUDIO: Craig Counsell on Jimmy Nelson’s outing :19

AUDIO: Jimmy Nelson on finally beating the Cardinals :16

Suter helps shut down the rival Cubs

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Milwaukee left-hander Brent Suter held the first place Chicago to just four hits over seven shutout innings and the Brewers went on to beat the Cubs 2-1 in their series opener at Miller Park on Friday night.  Suter (2-1) walked one and struck out five before 42,575 fans at Miller Park.

The Brewers scored on a pair of RBI groundouts in the second and fourth innings and finished 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position, but it was enough to pull out the win and climb to within a half-game of the Cubs for the Central Division lead.

The Cubs only run came on a long solo home run off the bat of Javier Baez in the 8th inning.  It came off of Brewers newcomer Anthony Swarzak.  It was Swarzak’s first appearance as a Brewer.

The Cubs saw their nine-game road win streak snapped and while the Brewers were coming off a 2-8 road trip, they’ve now won 10 of their last 12 games at Miller Park.

Game two of the series is tonight (6:10 p.m.) at Miller Park.  Junior Guerra (1-4, 5.22) goes for the Brewers and Kyle Hendricks (4-3, 3.95) gets the nod for the Cubs.