by Bill Scott | Dec 11, 2020
The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired left-handed pitcher Leo Crawford from the Los Angeles Dodgers as the player to be named to complete the December 2 trade for right-handed reliever Corey Knebel. The Nicaraguan native has gone 33-26 with a 3.22 ERA in 107 games (88...
by Bill Scott | Aug 31, 2020
The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired three players to be named from the Philadelphia Phillies in a deal prior to today’s trade deadline, sending reliever David Phelps to the Phillies. Phelps, who signed with the Brewers as a free agent in January, went 2-3 with a...
by Bill Scott | Aug 21, 2020
The Milwaukee Brewers placed veteran relief pitcher Corey Knebel on the 10-day injured list with a strained hamstring on Thursday. The Brewers recalled infielder/outfielder Mark Mathias from the teams alternate training site in Appleton. Knebel, who is trying to...
by Bill Scott | Apr 15, 2019
The Milwaukee Brewers managed to win their series with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but they dropped their series finale 7-1 in Los Angeles on Sunday. Starter Jhoulys Chacin made it through just 2 1/3 innings, allowing six hits, three walks and six runs, falling to 2-2 on...
by Bill Scott | Mar 30, 2019
Milwaukee Brewers reliever Corey Knebel, after conferring with several specialists, has decided to undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery and hopefully return sometime next season. Knebel is scheduled to have the procedure done on Wednesday in Los Angeles...
by Bill Scott | Mar 22, 2019
Milwaukee Brewers reliever Corey Knebel is headed for a second opinion after it was discovered he was pitching with a damaged ulnar collateral ligament (UCL). Brewers manager Craig Counsell told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that it’s not a complete...
by Bill Scott | Oct 6, 2018
The Milwaukee Brewers blanked the Colorado Rockies 4-0 on Friday at Miller Park, and is now just one victory away from winning the series and advancing to the National League Championship Series. Jhoulys Chacin, on short rest, pitched five shutout innings while...
by Bill Scott | Sep 25, 2018
Eric Thames tripled and scored on a throwing error in the eighth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers went on to knock off the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Monday night. Ryan Braun homered and Christian Yelich drove in a pair of runs as the...
by Bill Scott | Aug 13, 2018
The Milwaukee Brewers collected 19 hits on Sunday, yet still fell to the Atlanta Braves 8-7. Brewers starter Chase Anderson struggled from the start and made it through just four innings before manager Craig Counsell was forced to go to the bullpen. It’s the...
by Bill Scott | Jul 4, 2018
Junior Guerra and two relievers combined on a two-hitter as the Milwaukee Brewers blanked the Minnesota Twins 2-0 at Miller Park on Tuesday. Guerra struck out eight over five innings for the win. Josh Hader then worked three innings and Corey Knebel closed it out in...
by Bill Scott | May 26, 2018
Travis Shaw drew a bases-loaded walk in the 10th inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers a walk-off 4-3 win over the New York Mets at Miller Park in Milwaukee on Friday night. Shaw also homered and added an RBI single. Junior Guerra tossed six innings of two-run ball...
by Bill Scott | May 23, 2018
Domingo Santana’s sixth inning sacrifice fly held up as the Milwaukee Brewers blanked the Arizona Diamondbacks 1-0 on Tuesday night at Miller Park. Jhoulys Chacin and three relievers combined on a three-hit shutout. Chacin allowed just two hits and walked four...
by [email protected] | May 10, 2018
Lorenzo Cain homered on the first pitch of the game, and the Brewers never looked back, beating the Colorado Rockies 5-2 in Denver Thursday night. The Rockies tied the game at 1-1 when Trevor Story homered in the second. Then the Brewers created runs, getting a sac...
by Bill Scott | May 9, 2018
Carlos Carrasco did something that you don’t see much in today’s Major League Baseball. He went the distance, walking one and striking out 14 Milwaukee hitters to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 6-2 win over the Brewers on Wednesday afternoon. Carrasco...
by Bill Scott | May 9, 2018
The Milwaukee Brewers made a handful of injury-related roster moves on Wednesday, prior to their series finale against the Cleveland Indians at Miller Park. Starting pitcher Wade Miley, who suffered an oblique strain in the first inning of Tuesday nights 3-2 win, was...
by Bill Scott | May 2, 2018
The Milwaukee Brewers won their second straight on Tuesday night, holding off the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 at Great American Ballpark. Hernan Perez clubbed a solo home run in the seventh inning and the Brewers made it hold up. Travis Shaw and Jesus Aguilar also hit...
by Bill Scott | May 1, 2018
Milwaukee Brewers reliever Corey Knebel threw live batting practice in Cincinnati on Monday, showing progress in his attempt to return to the lineup. Knebel has been on the disabled list since April 6 with a left hamstring strain. Brewers manager Craig...
by Bill Scott | Apr 7, 2018
The Milwaukee Brewers thought they had lost closer Corey Knebel for a good portion of the season if not all of it. So when an MRI revealed a left-hamstring strain, the Brewers had reason for optimism. Knebel was placed on the 10-day disabled list and is expected to...
by Bill Scott | Apr 6, 2018
Jon Lester pitched six innings of shutout ball, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 8-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in the first of a four game series at Miller Park on Thursday night. Lester struggled in the season opener against Miami, making it through just 3 1/3...
by Bill Scott | Oct 11, 2017
Travis Shaw clubbed 31 home runs and drove in 101 runs for the Milwaukee Brewers this past season. He was named the Brewers’ most valuable player in a vote by the five-member Milwaukee chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Shaw was also voted...