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Brewers facing elimination after game 5 loss to Dodgers

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Milwaukee Brewers manager went with another bullpen game on Wednesday afternoon, but this time, they ran into a dominating pitching performance as Clayton Kershaw led the Dodgers to a 5-2 win in Los Angeles.

Kershaw held the Brewers to a run and three hits in seven innings as the Dodgers took a 3-2 lead in the NLCS.  It puts the Brewers in a must win scenario in game six on Friday night at Miller Park.

Kershaw’s outing came after he didn’t make it out of the fourth inning in game one of the series at Miller Park.

Wade Miley started for the Brewers but faced just one batter before Craig Counsell went to Brandon Woodruff out of the bullpen.  After Miley walked the first hitter, Woodruff hit Justin Turner but struck out David Freese and got Manny Machado to ground into an inning-ending double play. [Read more…]

Brewers hold off Rockies to win game 1

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Mike Moustakas File Photo – Courtesy of MLB.com

Mike Moustakas singled in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning, giving the Milwaukee Brewers a 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies in the NLDS opener at Miller Park.

Christian Yelich clubbed a two-run homer in the third to give the Brewers a 2-0 lead, while the Brewers bullpen tossed eight scoreless innings while allowing just one base hit.

Then came the 9th inning and Jeremy Jeffress couldn’t hold the lead, surrendering two runs to tie the game.  Charlie Blackmon and Nolan Arenado drove in runs in the 9th for the Rockies.

Moustakas delivered the walk-off game winner off of Colorado’s Adam Ottavino.

Brandon Woodruff got the start for the Brewers and cruised through three innings before giving way to Corbin Burnes.  Burnes didn’t disappoint, striking out three over two innings.

Corey Knebel followed for 1 2/3 innings and Josh Hader worked 1 1/3 before handing the ball to Jeffress for the 9th.

The Brewers will hand the ball to Jhoulys Chacin in game two of the series this afternoon (3:15 p.m.) in game two of the series.

 

Brewers power past Nationals

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Christian Yelich clubbed a grand slam and Keon Broxton added a three-run homer during a seven-run fifth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers rolled to a 9-4 win over the Washington Nationals in D.C.

Mike Moustakas had a two-run single in the first inning for Milwaukee, which took two-of-three in the series.

Brandon Woodruff picked up the win with four scoreless innings of relief.  Junior Guerra made it through just three innings, allowing five hits, two walks and four runs.  His ERA climbed to 7.62 since mid-July.  It would be unbelievable to think that the Brewers would send Guerra out for another start.  They have a number of options, including lefty Gio Gonzalez, who the Brewers acquired in a trade last week.

Yelich improved his average to .316 with 27 home runs and 81 RBI.

The Brewers open a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs at Miller Park on Monday afternoon.  Zach Davies (2-5, 5.23) gets the start for the Brewers.  Cole Hamels (4-0, 0.69) gets the nod for the Cubs.

Davies set to return to the Brewers

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After pitching a complete-game shutout for Class A Wisconsin on Monday, right-handed pitcher Zach Davies is set to rejoin the Milwaukee Brewers.  He’s expected to be activated on Sunday in Washington.

Davies needed just 85 pitches in a complete-game shutout this week.  He hasn’t made a start for the Brewers since May 29, missing three months with right shoulder and back issues.

Davies is 2-5 with a 5.23 ERA with the Brewers this season.  The role that he returns to the Brewers in, is yet to be determined.

Davies rejoins the Brewers along with a number of potential September call-ups.  Brandon Woodruff, Aaron Wilkerson and Adrian Houser have all been starting at Triple A Colorado Springs and are candidates to join the Brewers rotation as well.

Davies has the most experience though.  He went 17-9 with a 3.90 ERA in 33 starts for the Brewers last season.

 

Brewers use long ball to beat Diamondbacks

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The Milwaukee Brewers clubbed four home runs in the first four innings en route to a 8-2 win over the Diamondbacks at Chase Field on Wednesday.

Travis Shaw and Domingo Santana hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning.  Christian Yelich added a two-run shot in the second, and Tyler Saladino hit a solo shot in the fourth.

Brandon Woodruff pitched five innings, allowing only a solo home run to pick up the win, helping the Brewers to a 5-2 record on their 10-game road trip.  That trip will close with three games at Minnesota, starting Friday night.  The Brewers have the day off today.

Injury update

Ryan Braun missed the entire series with back issues and could be headed for another stint on the disabled list. [Read more…]

Brewers playoff chances take another hit (AUDIO)

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Brewers manager Craig Counsell – Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

The Milwaukee Brewers started the week excited about their post season playoff chances.  With four games left in the regular season, those chances are growing slimmer by the day.

The Brewers managed just four hits and used nine pitchers in a 6-0 loss to the last place Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night at Miller Park.  It was their fourth loss in the last five games against the Reds in the month of September, and the fifth in eight games since the all-star break.  The Brewers have lost five of their last seven games overall.

The loss dropped the Brewers 2 1/2 games behind the Colorado Rockies in the race for the second and final wild card spot in the National League.  They were officially eliminated from the Central Division title race after the Chicago Cubs clinched with a 5-1 victory over the Cardinals in St. Louis.

For the Brewers to have a chance, they will likely need to win all four remaining games and get the Rockies to drop two out of three against the Dodgers [Read more…]

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 take 2 of 3 from the Marlins

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The Milwaukee Brewers scored eight runs in the fourth inning and went on to knock off the Miami Marlins 10-3 at Miller Park on Sunday.  The Brewers took two of three in the series and stayed within four games of the division leading Chicago Cubs with 13 games left to play.  They started the series on Friday down three in the Central and dropped a game in the standings.

The Brewers are just 2 1/2 games behind the Colorado Rockies for the final wildcard spot.

Rookie Brandon Woodruff delivered a solid effort for Craig Counsell’s Brewers by pitching seven strong innings on Sunday.  He allowed three runs on eight hits, to give the bullpen a break.

The Brewers sent 13 batters to the plate in the fourth.  Travis Shaw (two singles), Jesus Aguilar (double, RBI single) and Manny Pina (two RBI singles) all delivered a pair of hits.  What was out of the ordinary was the Brewers scoring all 10 runs without the benefit of a home run. [Read more…]

Brewers hit road bump in loss to Pirates

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After outscoring the Chicago Cubs 20-3 over the weekend, the Milwaukee Brewers managed just three hits on Monday night and fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-0 in the series opener at Miller Park.

Pirates left-hander Steven Brault entered the game with a 5.79 ERA but held the Brewers to a hit and a walk in six solid innings.  Brault also singled, doubled and drove in a pair of runs.

The Brewers didn’t reach base on Brault until the fourth inning, when Ryan Braun walked.  Jesus Aguilar gave the Brewers their first hit in the fifth.

Brandon Woodruff (1-2) took the loss for the Brewers.  He pitched five innings, surrendering six of the seven runs on 7 hits, including a pair of home runs.

Andrew McCutchen clubbed his 24th home run, a two run shot in the first.  Starling Marte added a two-run shot in the fifth, his 6th of the season.  Jordy Mercer also clubbed his 14th of the season in the 8th inning, off of Jacob Barnes.

Brent Suter (2-2, 3.55) gets the start in game two of the series for the Brewers on Tuesday night.  Gerrit Cole (11-9, 3.93) gets the start for the Pirates.  First pitch is set for 6:40 p.m.