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Brewers drop second straight to Reds

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After winning the first two games of the series in Cincinnati, the Milwaukee Brewers dropped the last two, including Sunday’s 8-2 decision to the Reds.

Rookie right-hander Freddy Peralta got off to a sluggish start, allowing three runs in the first inning before settling in.  But as it turned out, the Brewers offense went missing again and it didn’t really matter.

Ryan Braun’s 9th-inning two-run homer was too little, too late.

The first six batters all reached base against Peralta (3-1) in the first inning, a 43-pitch frame.  But he eventually retired nine straight batters before leaving for a pinch hitter in the sixth.  Peralta ended up allowing three runs on five hits with three walks and five strikeouts.

The Brewers didn’t have a base runner off of Reds starter Matt Harvey until the 5th when Travis Shaw singled.

Rain came in the sixth and delayed the game for 54 minutes.  When play resumed, Aaron Wilkerson took over on the mound and the Reds exploded for five runs, including a grand slam off the bat of Jose Peraza.

Braun’s home run in the ninth prevented the Brewers from being shut out for the 11th time this season.

The Brewers are back home on Monday night to open a three-game interleague series against the Minnesota Twins.  Brent Suter will get the start for the Brewers.

Thames to the rescue in Brewers victory

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Eric Thames clubs a game winning 2-run home run.

For the second straight day, Eric Thames clubbed a two-run homer to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 2-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Miller Park.

It was the team leading seventh of the season for Thames.  He has now homered in 12 of 19 games against Cincinnati since the start of last season.  Thames has also increased his April home run total to 18 over the past two seasons, most in the majors.

Zach Davies, Dan Jennings and Jacob Barnes combined to blank the Reds on three hits for the second straight day.

Davies (1-2) went 6 1/3 innings to win for the first time this season.

The Brewers pitching helped them overcome a defense that committed three errors, which ties a season high.

Christian Yelich returned to the lineup for the Brewers.  He went 1 for 2 with a pair of walks.

Jacob Barnes pitched the final two innings for the save, his second of the season.

The Brewers open a four-game series against the Miami Marlins tonight.  Chase Anderson (1-1, 2.82) gets the start for the Brewers.  Miami goes with Dillon Peters (2-1, 6.75).

Brewers pitching takes over in win

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Junior Guerra – File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Still struggling to hit and score runs at home this season, the pitchers took over on Tuesday night as the Milwaukee Brewers blanked the Cincinnati Reds 2-0 at Miller Park.

Junior Guerra pitched 5 2/3 innings of scoreless, one-hit ball.  Dan Jennings earned the win in relief and Josh Hader earned the six-out save for the Brewers, who improved to 9-9.

The Reds, after a 10-run, 14-hit effort on Monday, managed just three hits off of Brewers pitching on Tuesday night.

Eric Thames provided the Brewers with all the offense they would need, clubbing a two-run homer in the sixth off of Reds starter Sal Romano.  It’s the team leading sixth home run this season for Thames, who now has clubbed 17 April home runs in his two seasons with the Brewers.

Hader struck out three of the seven batters he faced, which now means he has struck out 25 of the 41 batters he’s faced. [Read more…]

Reds snap eight game losing streak against Brewers

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The Cincinnati Reds marched into Miller Park on Monday with the worst record in the majors at 2-13, riding a eight-game losing streak.  When the dust settled, the losing skid had come to an end as the Reds banged out 14-hits in a 10-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.

Reds starting pitcher Luis Castillo had a 7.31 ERA in his first three starts, but he dominated Milwaukee hitters before departing in the seventh.  By that time, the game was out of reach after the Reds put a six-spot on the board in the sixth inning.

The Brewers first runs came in the 7th, from a relief pitcher at that as Jorge Lopez collected his first major league hit, a bases-loaded two run double.

The Brewers (8-9) dropped to 2-6 at home this season and have been outscored 48-20 in those games. [Read more…]

Hughes gets two-year deal with Reds

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Former Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Jared Hughes has agreed to a two-year, $4.5-million deal with the Cincinnati Reds.  The deal includes a club option for 2020 as well.

Hughes is set to earn just over $2.1 million in each of the next two seasons.  The option year in 2020 is worth $3 million with a $250,000 buyout.

Hughes can earn up to $750,000 annually in performance bonuses.

Hughes went 5-3 with a 3.02 ERA for the Milwaukee Brewers last season with one save in 67 appearances.  He became a free agent when the Brewers didn’t offer him a contract for 2018 prior to the December 1 deadline.

 

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 swept by Reds, fall into 3rd place in Central

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Matt Garza (File) Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

The Milwaukee Brewers were swept in three games by the last place Cincinnati Reds, dropping the series finale 7-1 on Wednesday at Great American Ball Park.

Reds rookie Luis Castillo allowed a run on four hits over eight innings, striking out 10 and walking nobody to earn his third win of the season.  The only run allowed came in the first on a Neil Walker home run.

The Brewers were outplayed and out scored (21-8) in the series, which saw them fall in to third place in the Central Division, a half game behind the second place St. Louis Cardinals and 4 1/2 games behind the division leading Cubs.  Had the Cubs not dropped the first two games of their series in Pittsburgh, the division may have been out of reach.  Fortunately for the Brewers, they still have plenty to play for between the wild card and the division, despite their laying down in Cincinnati. [Read more…]

Gennett powers Reds past Brewers

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Scooter Gennett clubbed a three-run home run during a five-run seventh inning to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 9-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night at Great American Ball Park.  It pushes Gennett’s home run total to 24 for the season.

Robert Stephenson improved his record to 4-4, allowing one run with seven strikeouts in six-plus innings for the Reds.  Raisel Iglesias got six outs for his 25th save as the Reds have taken the first two games in the series.

Travis Shaw clubbed a two-run home run for the Brewers.  Zach Davies saw his record drop to 16-8, despite giving up just one earned run in 5 2/3 innings.

The Brewers did catch a break when the Chicago Cubs lost for the second straight game at Pittsburgh.  It means the Brewers still trail Chicago by 3 1/2 games in the Central Division.  But the Brewers dropped 2 1/2 games behind Colorado in the National League wildcard race after the Rockies won at San Francisco last night. [Read more…]

Reds beat Brewers in walk-off (AUDIO)

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Craig Counsell

The Milwaukee Brewers got home runs from Ryan Braun and Orlando Arcia to forge a 4-4 tie with momentum on their side.  But Cincinnati leadoff hitter Billy Hamilton clubbed a two-out home run in the ninth inning off of rookie left-hander Josh Hader, giving the Reds a 5-4 walk-off victory.

Hamilton’s game winner came off of Brewers rookie reliever Josh Hader, who also allowed Washington to score twice in the eighth inning on Saturday in a 3-2 Nationals victory at Miller Park.

Hader, who primarily throws fastballs, got beat with his best pitch as Hamilton jumped on an inside corner fastball  for his first home run from the right side of the plate.

Braun’s home run for the Brewers was his first since August 12.  After Travis Shaw and Domingo Santana singled, Arcia ripped a hanging slider for a three-run homer to tie the game.

Chase Anderson got the start for the Brewers but was knocked out of the game in the 6th after Tucker Barnhart’s two-run double made it 4-0 Cincinnati with one out in the sixth.

The question is, will back-to-back losses hurt Josh Hader’s confidence?  First and foremost, he’ll need to see that the team still believes he can get the job done. [Read more…]