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The Brewers bats woke up in the top of the 9th Monday at Wrigley Field as Milwaukee notched a 5-0 win over the Chicago Cubs.
The Brewers managed just 3-hits in the first 8-innings but surpassed that total with 4-hits in the 9th. Carlos Gomez broke the scoreless tie with an RBI Single. After that, Jeff Bianchi and Rickie Weeks each clubbed two-run doubles to pad the lead. [Read more…]
Wilson Ramos came off of the Washington disabled list and clubbed the go-ahead 3-run home run in the 7th inning to lift the Nationals to a 8-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday.
Ramos drove in a career high-five runs as the Nationals earned a split of the four-game series.
The Brewers had just tied the game at 5 in the top half of the 7th on home runs from Yuniesky Bettancourt and Carlos Gomez, but the bullpen couldn’t hang on. Brandon Kintzler served up the game winning three run homer.
AUDIO: Mgr. Ron Roenicke on Brandon Kintsler :22
Ramos had missed 44-games with a strained left hamstring.
He finished with 3-hits. The Brewers finally return home and will open a weekend series against the New York Mets at Miller Park.
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…
The Milwaukee Brewers finally scored some runs, breaking a 32-inning streak
Burke Badenhop celebrates save / (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)
without one, then they had to hold on for their first victory in nearly a week, a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium.
After John Axford lost his closers spot, the Brewers used Jim Henderson in the eighth inning on Sunday, trying to keep the game within reach. The Brewers trailed 3-2 at the time.
After the Brewers tied the game 3-3 in the 9th, Ron Roenicke went to Brandon Kintzler and that moved worked out well, with Kintzler working a 1-2-3 frame. Kintzler came back out for the 10th and walked the leadoff man (David Freese) and Jon Jay punted him to second. [Read more…]