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Brewers struggle to score runs, suffer 3rd straight loss

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Craig Counsell

The Milwaukee Brewers racked up nine hits on Wednesday, but managed just one run in a 3-1 loss to the Indians in Cleveland.  The Indians swept the two-game series.

Carlos Carrasco scattered eight hits, seven of them were singles.  He walked just one while striking out 10 Brewers.

The Brewers scored first after Christian Yelich led off the second inning with a double.  He moved to third on a groundout and scored on a Travis Shaw RBI single.  But that would be it for the Brewers offense.

After Cleveland tied the game in the fifth, Brewers manager Craig Counsell removed starter Chase Anderson (4-5), going with Jeremy Jeffress to get out of a jam.  That plan failed after the normally dependable Jeffress surrendered the go-ahead run on a Jose Ramirez RBI double.  Jeffress then walked Edwin Encarnacion and Yonder Alonso, forcing in a third run to close out the scoring.

Counsell was ejected in the eighth inning, his third ejection this season.

The Brewers fell to 1-4 in the month of June.  They’re off today and open a 3-game series in Philadelphia on Friday night.

 

Brewers blank Diamondbacks 1-0 (AUDIO)

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Craig Counsell

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 over five innings, while Matt Albers picked up the win in relief.  Corey Knebel worked the ninth for his third save.  Josh Hader also worked two innings of relief in between.

Arizona’s Matt Koch retired the first 11 Brewers he faced before Lorenzo Cain lined a single to left in the fourth.  Two batters later, Arizona centerfielder Jarrod Dyson took a three-run home run away from Domingo Santana.

Ji-Man Choi clubbed a leadoff double in the sixth inning and eventually scored on Santana’s sacrifice fly in the sixth inning.

Brewers manager Craig Counsell was ejected in the 9th inning for arguing balls and strikes.  But Counsell was really protecting his pitcher and catcher, Corey Knebel and Manny Pina.  Both were heated in the final inning when the home plate umpire missed multiple strike calls which had the Brewers fuming down the stretch.

The Brewers will play for the sweep this afternoon, sending Brent Suter to the mound against Arizona’s Zach Godley.

AUDIO: Craig Counsell on his ejection in the 9th :14

AUDIO: Corey Knebel on checking his emotions in the 9th :22

 

Brewers Beat Rockies 5-2 to Open 10-Game Trip

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Lorenzo Cain

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 fly from Manny Pina in the 3rd, and RBI hits from Hernan Perez and Cain in the fifth.  The offense supported Jhoulys Chacin, who limited his former club to 2 runs and 4 hits over 5.1 innings.  He improves to 3-1 on the season.

Colorado starter German Marquez struggled with his control throughout the night, and allowed 5 runs on 12 hits over 4.2.

Yet again the Brewers bullpen was dominant, as Boone Logan, Matt Albers, Corey Knebel and Jeremy Jeffress didn’t allow a hit over 3.2 innings and combined for 6 strikeouts.  Jeffress picked up his 3rd save.

Cain and Perez had two hits, while Travis Shaw went 3-for-5.  The win pushed the Brewers mark up to 22-16.  The teams play game two of the series Friday night, with Chase Anderson throwing against Chad Bettis at 7:40.

Suter powers Brewers past Indians (AUDIO)

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Brent Suter File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Brent Suter tossed 4 2/3 innings of two-run ball after coming in for injured starter Wade Miley, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-2 win over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night at Miller Park.

Suter also helped himself with a 430+foot blast to dead center field off of AL Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber.

Kluber (5-2) allowed three runs on five hits over six innings.  He also served up a two-run homer to Travis Shaw and has now allowed eight homers over his last four games.

Suter entered the game with one out in the first after Wade Miley suffered a strained right oblique.  He allowed five hits, including a pair of solo home runs to Jose Ramirez and Francisco Lindor, striking out five.  He helped hand the Indians their fourth straight loss. [Read more…]

Brewers offense continues to struggle scoring runs

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Chase Anderson File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

The Milwaukee Brewers managed just two hits on Sunday, in a 9-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at Miller Park.

Pirates pitcher Chad Kuhl continued to dominate the Brewers, allowing just one hit in seven innings and not allowing the crowd of 38,285 to ever get going.  It’s the seventh time this season the Brewers have been shutout, after being blanked just eight times all of last year.

It’s a big number already, for sure,” said manager Craig Counsell.  “The series in Chicago, conditions played a role.  But seven is too many right now.”

Besides the run production itself, the Brewers are 14-1 against Miami, Cincinnati, San Diego and Kansas City.  They are averaging 5.5 runs per game.  In their 20 games against winning teams, Chicago, St. Louis, New York and Pittsburgh, the Brewers are 6-14 and have averaged just 2.5 runs a game. [Read more…]

Brewers drop series opener to Cubs (AUDIO)

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Kyle Hendricks (File Photo) Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Kyle Hendricks and two Chicago relievers combined to help the Cubs blank the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 at Wrigley Field on Thursday night.

In winning the opening game of the series, the Cubs have taken four of five from the Brewers so far this season, with three of the four wins coming via the shutout.

Hendricks tossed seven shutout innings and struck out five on his way to a 2-1 record.  Kyle Schwarber’s solo homer in the sixth off of Chase Anderson was the only offense Chicago would need.  It was Schwarber’s seventh home run of the season.

The Brewers managed just four hits on the night, all coming against Hendricks and all with two outs.

Anderson (2-2) allowed five hits and a walk with two strikeouts in seven innings.

The Brewers fell percentage points behind the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Central Division standings, while the Cubs are two games back.

Game two of the series is Friday afternoon.  Brent Suter (1-2, 5.68) pitches for the Brewers.  Yu Darvish (0-2, 6.86) goes for the Cubs.  First pitch at Wrigley Field is set for 1:20 p.m.

AUDIO: Chase Anderson says he made one mistake to Kyle Schwarber :13

AUDIO: Craig Counsell says the bats haven’t done well against the Cubs this season :11

Cain homers in return to Kansas City

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File Photo – Lorenzo Cain

Lorenzo Cain homered while reaching base four times in his return to Kansas City.  He helped the Milwaukee Brewers knock off the Royals 5-2 at Kauffman Stadium.

Travis Shaw delivered the big blow with a three-run homer.  Ryan Braun also had two hits, walked twice and drove in a run.

Zach Davies worked six innings for the win, improving to 2-2.  Matt Albers, Dan Jennings and Jeremy Jeffress combined for three scoreless innings of relief.

Salvador Perez homered for the Royals in his return from the disabled list.

The loss goes to Ian Kennedy (1-3).  He left after allowing four runs over three innings, taking a liner off his ankle in he third inning.  He finished the inning before leaving the game.

The Brewers will be hoping to get some good news today.  First baseman Eric Thames jammed his glove hand into the ground to field a ground ball in the eighth and bent his thumb back. [Read more…]

Brewers fall to Cardinals in extra innings

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For the second night in a row, the Brewers and Cardinals needed extra innings to decide the outcome.  On Tuesday night, it was Matt Carpenter clubbing a two-run home run in the bottom of the 11th inning to beat the Brewers 5-3 in St. Louis.

Twice, the Brewers had late leads but couldn’t hold them.

Domingo Santana singled home Eric Thames to give Milwaukee a 2-1 lead in the ninth inning, only to see Tommy Pham score from second on a pair of wild pitches by Jacob Barnes to tie the game 2-2.

One inning later, Orlando Arcia singled in a run to put the Brewers up 3-2, but Greg Garcia’s RBI single in the bottom of the 10th would tie the game at 3. [Read more…]

Brewers blanked by Cubs (AUDIO)

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Chase Anderson File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

The Milwaukee Brewers offensive has hit a snag, falling to the Chicago Cubs 3-0 in their series finale on Sunday at Miller Park.

The Brewers managed just three hits off of Cubs starter Jose Quintana and were shutout for the third time in the last five games.

The Cubs took three of four in the series and the Brewers finished their seven-game home stand with a 2-5 record.

Two things have led to the Brewers problems.  Offensively, they’re hitting .233 as a team, which ranks 10th in the National League.  They rank 14th with a .289 on-base percentage.  And they hit just .210 on the home stand, .150 with runners in scoring position.

Newcomer Christian Yelich has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with a right oblique injury. [Read more…]

Brewers knock off Cubs in final at bat (AUDIO)

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Shortstop Orlando Arcia singled to right against a five-man infield to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night at Miller Park.

The Brewers have now won four games in their final at-bat this season.

Travis Shaw, who homered for the first time this season in the Brewers four-run fifth inning, said the ninth inning is their inning.

Brandon Woodruff made it through just 3 2/3 innings because of a high pitch count, so the Brewers bullpen was again called on for extra duty and they came through.  Josh Hader, Jeremy Jeffress and Matt Albers took it the rest of the way to preserve the Brewers victory.

The Brewers ended their scoreless inning streak which had reached 22 innings. [Read more…]