by Bill Scott | Sep 12, 2021
With his pitch count at 115 after eight innings, Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell knew that Corbin Burnes has several more very important innings ahead of him. It’s why Counsell removed Burnes, despite his not allowing a hit and allowed closer Josh...
by Bill Scott | Mar 2, 2021
Manny Pina clubbed a first-inning two-run homer and the Milwaukee Brewers improved to 2-0 in Cactus League play with a 7-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday. Seven pitchers combined to limit the Diamondbacks to four-hits. Corbin Burnes started and struck...
by Bill Scott | Oct 1, 2020
Baseball’s best team didn’t dominate with their bats on Wednesday night, but the Los Angeles Dodgers did take advantage of Brent Suter’s early wildness to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 in their National League Wildcard series opener in Los Angeles....
by Bill Scott | Sep 28, 2020
The Milwaukee Brewers could have clinched a playoff spot with a win in the regular season finale at St. Louis on Sunday. Instead, they took the tough rout, falling to the Cardinals 5-2 and then depending on help. They got the needed help when both Philadelphia and...
by Bill Scott | Sep 25, 2020
Rookie Dylan Carlson homered, doubled and drove in three runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals (28-26) to a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers (27-29) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Thursday night. The Cardinals trail the division leading Chicago Cubs by 2 1/2 games,...
by Bill Scott | Sep 15, 2020
The Milwaukee Brewers opened a 3-day, 5-game series against St. Louis, splitting a doubleheader with the Cardinals at Miller Park on Monday. The Brewers won the series opener in comeback fashion, 2-1 in eight innings. Ryan Braun’s run-scoring double and Keston...
by Bill Scott | Sep 14, 2020
Making just his 15th major league start, Chicago right-hander Alec Mills tossed Major League Baseball’s second no-hitter of the season, leading the Cubs to a 12-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday at Miller Park. Mills walked three and struck out five,...
by Bill Scott | Sep 10, 2020
The Milwaukee Brewers have had plenty of opportunities to score runs over the last week but struggled to come up with the big hit to get it done. They made up for it all in one game on Wednesday in Detroit. The Brewers unleashed a 21-hit attack, clubbing five home...
by Bill Scott | Sep 9, 2020
Starting pitchers that struggle to get through the fourth and fifth innings and an offense that struggles to produce in the clutch. If you were playing Jeopardy, the correct answer would be: Who are the Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers saw their losing streak reach...
by Bill Scott | Aug 19, 2020
The Milwaukee Brewers foiled Kenta Maeda’s bid for a no-hitter in the 9th inning, then scored three runs to force extra innings. But the rally fell short as the Brewers dropped their series opener to the Minnesota Twins 4-3 in 12 innings on Tuesday night at...
by Bill Scott | Aug 17, 2020
After losing the series opener last Thursday, the Milwaukee Brewers were involved in three tight games with the Chicago Cubs, closing out the 4-game series with a 6-5 win on Sunday at Wrigley Field. It gave the Brewers three of four in the series, including three...
by Bill Scott | Aug 14, 2020
The Milwaukee Brewers have struggled offensively this season and their issues continued on Thursday night, in a 4-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs in their series opener at Wrigley Field. Cubs starter Yu Darvish took a no-hitter into the seventh inning. His no-hit bid...
by Bill Scott | Aug 4, 2020
The Milwaukee Brewers finally got to play a home opener at Miller Park, but it didn’t work out the way they had planned. The Brewers jumped out to a 4-2 lead, then saw their bullpen surrender four runs in a 6-4 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Monday night. The...
by Bill Scott | Jul 16, 2020
Milwaukee right-handed pitcher Corbin Burnes is trying to land a spot in the Brewers starting rotation and his performance on Wednesday night moved him in that direction. Burnes retired all 12 batters he faced, striking out seven, to lead Team Gold to a 3-0 victory...
by Bill Scott | Aug 14, 2019
Josh Hader surrendered a home run for the 13th time this season, in just 52 2/3 innings and the Minnesota Twins came from behind to knock off the Milwaukee Brewers 7-5 at Miller Park on Tuesday night. Marwin Gonzalez was first pitch swinging in the 8th, taking a...
by Bill Scott | May 31, 2019
Mike Moustakas and Lorenzo Cain each drove in four runs as the Milwaukee Brewers knocked off the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-5 in the opener of a four game series at PNC Park on Thursday night. Moustakas homered twice among his four hits, while Cain had two doubles. ...
by Bill Scott | May 3, 2019
The Milwaukee Brewers activated Freddy Peralta before Thursday’s game, giving him the start against the Colorado Rockies. Things didn’t go so well, leaving one to wonder if Peralta will lose his spot in the rotation. Peralta allowed four runs in the first...
by Bill Scott | May 2, 2019
The Milwaukee Brewers found out less than hour before Wednesday night’s game against Colorado that starting pitcher Chase Anderson ripped open a callus on his right middle finger, sending him to the injured list. That put the team in scramble mode as they...
by Bill Scott | Apr 20, 2019
The Milwaukee Brewers sent struggling starting pitcher Corbin Burnes to Class AAA San Antonio on Friday, two days after his fourth tough outing of the season. Burnes has allowed 11 home runs in just 17 innings of work, but the Brewers have decided they didn’t...
by Bill Scott | Apr 18, 2019
Corbin Burnes allowed two more home runs and made it through just 3 2/3 innings on Wednesday as the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 in their series finale at Miller Park. Burnes has now surrendered 11 home runs in his four starts and is now 0-2...
