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Twins knock out Hader, Brewers

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Josh Hader File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

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 poorly located Hader fastball and depositing it over the wall in left-center field.  It was the sixth home run allowed by Hader in 12 2/3 innings since the all-star break.

Hader had allowed just nine home runs in 81 1/3 innings all of last season.

The Brewers had just taken the lead in the 7th inning by scoring four runs to go up 5-4.  Christian Yelich drove in a run with a double and Yasmani Grandal capped it with a  three-run homer.  It was Grandal’s 20th of the season, but his first since July 6. [Read more…]

Brewers pound Pirates in series opener

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Chase Anderson File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

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.  Yasmani Grandal also had four hits and homered in the win.  Eric Thames added a solo shot as the Brewers won for the third time in the last four games, moving a half-game behind the idle Chicago Cubs atop the Central Division.

The Brewers had 18 hits on the night, 11 of them for extra bases.

Pittsburgh starter Joe Musgrove yielded five runs on 11 hits over six innings to take the loss as the Pirates fell to 3-8 in their last 11 games.  Colin Moran homered for the Pirates in the loss.

Chase Anderson pitched five innings for the Brewers, securing his third victory of the season.

The Pirates scored three times off of Corbin Burnes in the eighth to pull to within 7-5, but the Brewers came back with four runs in the ninth inning to put the game out of reach.

Jhoulys Chacin pitches game two of the four game series for the Brewers on Friday night.

 

Brewers rotational issues continue, fall to Rockies

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Freddy Peralta

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 inning and nine runs (six earned) in four innings on the way to a 11-6 Brewers loss to the Rockies.  After winning the first two games of the series, the Brewers lost the last two, having to settle for a four-game split.

The Brewers going with Brandon Woodruff, Corbin Burnes and Freddy Peralta in their starting rotation has backfired for the first month of the season.  In 16 outings, 15 of which were starts, have a combined 7.68 ERA. [Read more…]

Brewers scramble, fall to Rockies

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Chase Anderson File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

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 needed to formulate a pitching plan for the night, minus Anderson.

Manager Craig Counsell handed the ball to reliever Jacob Barnes to start with and things went downhill from there.  Barnes walked the first two batters and Nolan Arenado followed with a three-run homer to center field, on the way to a 11-4 Colorado victory.

Arenado tacked on a solo homer in the ninth for his eighth home run of the season.  Trevor Story also clubbed a three-run homer for the Rockies.

Mike Moustakas hit a two-run homer for Milwaukee, and Ben Gamel added two hits and two RBI. [Read more…]

Brewers send Burnes to the minors

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Chase Anderson will start Saturday night against the Dodgers – File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

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 want to return Burnes to the bullpen which is the role he pitched in last year.  Instead, the right-hander heads back to the minors to figure out his game, while continuing as a starter.

Burnes task will be trying to rediscover his fastball command.  Poor fastball location led to home runs by the opposition and Burnes leads the league in home runs allowed.

The Brewers also recalled left-handed reliever Donnie Hart from San Antonio and reinstated right-hander Alex Wilson from the paternity list.  They optioned right-hander Jake Petricka back to AAA San Antonio.

Chase Anderson will get the start for the Brewers in game three of their series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.

Brewers fall to Cardinals, must deal with struggling Burnes

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Craig Counsell

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 with an ERA that has climbed to 10.70.

Marcell Ozuna and Matt Carpenter clubbed home runs off of Burnes on Wednesday.  The Cardinals as a team, banged out 15 hits in all, nine off of Burnes.

Last season, Burnes was a star in the Brewers bullpen, going 7-0 with a 2.61 ERA in 30 appearances.  As a starter this season, Burnes has had nothing but struggles.

The Brewers right-hander has struggled to locate his fastball, leaving the ball out over the plate far too often.  Ten of the 11 home runs that he has allowed, have come on fastballs. [Read more…]

Brewers domination of Cardinals continues

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Christian Yelich homered again, his fourth in two nights against St. Louis, helping the Brewers to a 8-4 win over the Cardinals at Miller Park.

Yelich clubbed his third three-run shot in the last two games in the fifth inning.  It gives him nine home runs for the season, which ties him for the National League lead.  Eight of the nine have come against the Cardinals.

Yelich has driven in 10 runs in the first two games of the series, which sets a Brewers series record against the Cardinals.  The previous mark was nine, but Casey McGehee in a three-game series at St. Louis in 2009. [Read more…]

Brewers land knockout punch on Quintana

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Jose Quintana entered Friday’s game against Milwaukee with a 6-2 record and a 1.62 ERA in 11 starts.  Seven of those 11 starts came last season, where Quintana went 4-1 with a 2.13 ERA.  The Brewers, for at least one night, made Quintana pay.

The Brewers scored eight runs on eight hits in just three innings, rolling to a 13-10 win over the Chicago Cubs in their series opener at Miller Park.

Ryan Braun, Hernan Perez and Yasmani Grandal all clubbed home runs off of Quintana.  Orlando Arcia and Eric Thames also went yard for the Brewers, who have won nine of their last 12 games against the Cubs dating back to last season. [Read more…]

Yelich picking up where he left off

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Christian Yelich (File Photo)

After winning the National League MVP award last season, Christian Yelich has picked up right where he left off, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-1 record to start the season.  It was Yelich who led the Brewers to a 5-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday, driving in three runs on the day.

Yelich homered for a fourth straight game to start the season, becoming just the sixth player in Major League history to do so.  Then, with the Brewers trailing in the 9th, Ben Gamel lead off with a double.  Lorenzo Cain reached on an infield hit and Yelich doubled to left center to drive in two runs in the walk off win.

Corbin Burnes made his first major-league start.  He tied a franchise record by fanning nine batters in the first three innings.  He ended up striking out 12 in five innings before giving way to the bullpen.

Burnes left trailing 4-1 after allowing home runs to Paul DeJong, Matt Carpenter and Paul Goldschmidt.

Matt Albers came on to retire the Cardinals in the sixth and seventh without allowing a run.

The Brewers chipped away with a pair of runs to rail 4-3 heading to the 9th when the fireworks began.

The Brewers and Cardinals tied the Miller Park record for combined homers in a series with 18.  Each team finished with nine.

The Brewers hit the road for the first time this season, opening a series in Cincinnati against the Reds.  Zach Davies faces Tanner Roark in the pitching matchup.

 

 

Brewers set pitching rotation to start season (AUDIO)

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Craig Counsell

Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell completed his five-man starting rotation on Thursday.

Following opening day starter Jhoulys Chacin, the Brewers will go with Freddy Peralta, Corbin Burnes, Brandon Woodruff and Zach Davies.  Davies has been slotted into the fifth spot, while the order in which Peralta, Burnes and Woodruff appear is yet to be determined.

Chase Anderson is the odd man out and will start the season in the bullpen.

Burnes pitched out of the bullpen for the Brewers last season, making 30 appearances and finishing with a 7-0 record and 2.61 ERA.

Woodruff bounced back and forth between the Brewers and their Triple A affiliate.  He ended up making four starts and 15 relief appearances, finishing 3-0 with a 3.61 ERA.

Peralta appeared in 16 games with 14 starts, finishing 6-4 with a 4.25 ERA.

Davies won 17 games in 2017, but rotator cuff inflammation last season meant just 13 starts and a 2-7 record with a 4.77 ERA.

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