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Braun placed on 10-day DL

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The Milwaukee Brewers put Ryan Braun on the 10-day disabled list Thursday with middle back tightness.  The move was retroactive to Monday.  He’ll be eligible to return to the active roster on May 24, when the Brewers open a four game series against the New York Mets at Miller Park.

The Brewers will make a corresponding roster move on Friday and they could recall outfielder Brett Phillips or first baseman Ji-Man Choi, both left-handed hitters.  They’re opening a three game series against the Twins in Minnesota tonight.  The Twins will start three right-handed pitchers against the Brewers in the series.

Braun left last Sunday’s game in Colorado in the eighth inning after going 0 for 5 with four strikeouts.  He hasn’t appeared in a game since.

His average has dipped to .222 with five home runs.  He is hitting just .121 in the month of May.

Braun turned 34 in November and has been dealing with injury issues for the past couple of seasons.

 

Davies leads Brewers to 1-0 win over Royals

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The Milwaukee Brewers blanked the Kansas City Royals 1-0 in Cactus League play in Phoenix on Thursday.

Zach Davies (2-0) allowed just four hits with a walk and three strikeouts over five innings to earn the victory.  J.J. Hoover, Oliver Drake and Nate Griep combined for four scoreless innings of relief, giving the Brewers their 18th victory, which is number one in the Cactus League.

Brett Phillips clubbed a home run, his second in three days, to give the Brewers their only run in the victory.

The Brewers (18-8-2) will take on the Cubs this afternoon.  Brandon Woodruff faces Tyler Chatwood in the pitching matchup.

The Brewers will open the regular season on Thursday, March 29 in San Diego.

Miley to miss time

Brewers left-handed pitcher Wade Miley suffered a groin injury on Wednesday.  One day later, it was revealed that Miley would miss around a month.  But instead of parting company, the two sides have agreed to allow Miley remain with the Brewers until he is healthy again with more discussion on his future to come at that time.

Miley signed a minor-league contract just before the start of spring training and was in line for a spot in the starting rotation before the injury.

Brewers cap off season with win over Cardinals

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The Milwaukee Brewers played 161 games of meaningful baseball, falling to the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 on Saturday, blowing a 6-0 lead.

Game number 162 meant nothing more than finishing out with a win, heading into the offseason with a good taste in their mouth and that’s exactly what happened.

Rookie outfielder Brett Phillips clubbed a three-run home run in the first inning to give the Brewers the lead for good.  First baseman Jesus Aguilar would add another long ball in the 6-1 victory on Sunday.

Another rookie, pitcher Aaron Wilkerson picked up his first major league victory with seven solid innings of 1-run, two hit ball.  Wilkerson took a no-hitter into the sixth.

The win allowed the Brewers to finish 10 games over .500 at 86-76, finishing a game out of the final wildcard in the National League.  Certainly expectations will grow for next season.  That will be year three of the teams rebuild.

AUDIO: Craig Counsell says they had a solid year, despite missing the playoffs :14

Anderson helps Brewers on short rest

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Pitching on three days rest, Milwaukee pitcher Chase Anderson worked 5 1/3 innings to help the Brewers knock off the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 in the series finale at Miller Park.

Anderson allowed both runs on seven hits with a walk and a pair of strikeouts to pick up his 10th win (10-3) of the season.  Eric Thames also homered to key a four-run third inning.  Rookie Brett Phillips got a start in center field and drove in three runs.  He also threw a runner out at the plate in the fourth inning.

Andrew McCutchen gave the Pirates an early 1-0 lead with his 25th home run of the season and the 200th of his career.  The Brewers tied it in the bottom of the first on a Hernan Perez single.

The Brewers played without right fielder Domingo Santana, who is dealing with right trapezius tightness.  Ryan Braun was also given the day off in left.

The Cubs won their game against the Mets, which means the Brewers remain 2 1/2 games off the Central Division lead.  But St. Louis lost to Cincinnati, meaning the Brewers moved back in front of the Cardinals and into second place in the Central. [Read more…]

Brewers drop series finale to Phillies

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Philadelphia’s Nick Williams clubbed a 7th inning grand slam off of left-handed reliever Tyler Webb to send the Phillies to a 5-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in the series finale at Miller Park on Sunday.

With the loss, the Brewers saw their lead over the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central fall to 4 1/2 games before heading on a 10-game road trip that starts in Pittsburgh on Monday night and continues in Philadelphia and Washington.

Rookie Brett Phillips gave the Brewers a 2-1 lead in the fifth while pinch hitting for starting pitcher Matt Garza.  Phillips drove a 1-0 pitch from Phillies starter Jeremy Hellickson out to right for his first career home run and a 2-1 Brewers lead.

Garza finished his day allowing one run on three hits.

The Brewers had chances in both the eighth and ninth innings but came up empty.

The Brewers still took two of three from the Phillies and open a series in Pittsburgh on Monday night against the Pirates.  Brent Suter (1-1, 2.96) pitches for the Brewers.  The Pirates will counter with right-hander Chad Kuhl (3-6, 4.96).

Brewers drop second straight, bullpen collapses

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The Milwaukee Brewers bullpen has been leaking water.  That leak got bigger on Sunday as the Brewers dropped their second straight to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 11-1 at Chase Field.

Chase Anderson allowed just one run on four hits in six innings of work, striking out eight for the Brewers.  The bullpen coughed up 10 runs in three innings as the Diamondbacks broke the game open.

Carlos Torres and Neftali Feliz gave up three homers and five runs in the seventh.  Rob Scahill and Wily Peralta then combined to allow five more runs in the eighth, including a grand slam by Paul Goldschmidt off of Scahill.

Torres has now allowed 16 hits in his last 6 1/3 innings, including four home runs with a 14.22 ERA over that period.  Feliz saw his ERA jump to 5.88 with seven homers allowed in 26 innings.

Brewers top prospect Lewis Bronson made his major league debut on Sunday, going 0-for-2 with a pair of walks and was credited with his first stolen base.  In his first at-bat against left-hander Robbie Ray, D-backs shortstop Nick Ahmed made a diving stop and throwing out Brinson at first base. [Read more…]

Bullpen caves as Brewers fall to Giants (AUDIO)

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The Milwaukee Brewers bullpen suffered its 17th loss of the season which easily leads the Major Leagues.  San Francisco scored two runs in the 8th and three more in the ninth to pull out a 7-2 win over the Brewers in their series opener at Miller Park on Monday night.

The Brewers dropped to 1-3 on their home stand and 15-18 at Miller Park this season.

The Brewers got both of their runs in the first inning, on a sacrifice fly and a throwing error.  Giants starter Jeff Samardzija quickly settled in, retiring 19 straight hitters.  That streak ended when Hernan Perez doubled with one out in the seventh, but Samardzija struck out Nick Franklin and Jonathan Villar to end the threat.

Samardzija ended up pitching 7 2/3 innings, holding the Brewers to six hits and one earned run while striking out 10.

Eric Sogard had two of the Brewers six hits out of the leadoff spot as he continues to earn more playing time. [Read more…]

Brewers win Cactus League finale

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Brewers logoOne of the Milwaukee Brewers top prospects made his spring debut, helping the Brewers knock off the Colorado Rockies 5-4 in the Cactus League finale.

Outfielder Brett Phillips started in right field on Wednesday after missing most of spring camp with a strained left oblique muscle.  Phillips preserved a tie game in the eighth inning when he caught a fly ball and threw Colorado’s Tim Smalling out at the plate.

Kirk Niewenhuis drove home the winning run with a single in the ninth, and Scooter Gennett homered for the third time this spring as the Brewers finished 13-13-and-two in Cactus League play.

The Brewers are in Houston to face the Astros in a pair of exhibitions tonight and Friday night.  They’ll play an exhibition Saturday against their Double-A affiliate in Biloxi, Mississippi before returning to Milwaukee to face the San Francisco Giants in the regular season opener on Monday.