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Nelson helps Brewers break six-game slide

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Francisco Rodriguez earns his 24th save. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Francisco Rodriguez earns his 24th save. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Pitcher Jimmy Nelson put together another solid outing and helped the Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Diego Padres 4-1, ending a six-game losing streak.

Nelson (9-9) allowed 3-hits and an un-earned run in 6 2/3 innings.  Over his last eight starts, Nelson is 6-1 with a 1.88 E-R-A and hasn’t allowed an earned run in his last 20 2/3 innings.

It marked the fifth straight game that Nelson pitched into the seventh inning.

Jeremy Jeffress and Will Smith then got the game to the ninth with Francisco Rodriguez coming on.  He pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to save his 24th game in 24 chances this season.

Game three of the four game series is tonight at Miller Park.

AUDIO: Craig Counsell on his starting pitcher Francisco Rodriguez :21

Peralta’s return leads Brewers to victory

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Gerardo Parra: UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Gerardo Parra: UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Wily Peralta was reinstated earlier Tuesday after a two-month stay on the disabled list and pitched six solid innings to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-2 win over the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park.

Peralta (2-5) allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, to go along with two walks and three strike outs.  It’s the first win for Peralta since May 6.

Gerardo Parra did the bulk of the work offensively, finishing a home run shy of the cycle.  He also scored three of the Brewers five runs.  Adam Lind also returned to the lineup and drove in a pair of runs, helping the Brewers snap a three-game losing streak.

The loss goes to Matt Cain who fell to 2-2.

Francisco Rodriguez recorded his 23rd save in as many opportunities after blanking the Giants in the 9th inning.

The series is tied at a game apiece with the rubber match this afternoon in San Francisco.

Rodriguez earns Brewers only all-star nod

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Francisco Rodriguez celebrates one of his 18 saves this season. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Francisco Rodriguez celebrates one of his 18 saves this season. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Milwaukee Brewers closer Francisco Rodriguez has been selected to the National League All-Star team for the second consecutive season and the sixth time in his career.

K-Rod is a perfect 18 for 18 in save opportunities with an ERA of 1.45.  Going back to 2014, Rodriguez has converted 23 consecutive saves.  He needs one more save to tie Jeff Reardon for ninth on the all-time list with 367.

Manager Craig Counsell told Rodriguez of the honor before last nights series opener against the Atlanta Braves and said it is well deserved.

AUDIO: Craig Counsell said the honor is well deserved :22

AUDIO: Francisco Rodriguez on the all-star selection :16

Last year, the Brewers had four players selected to the NL All-Star squad, including three starters.

Brewers wait for All-Star reserves

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Brewers ace Francisco Ridriguez - UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Brewers ace Francisco Rodriquez – UPI/Bill Greenblatt

The Major League Baseball all-star starters were released on Sunday and there were no Milwaukee Brewers on the list of National League starters.

The reserves and pitching staffs will be announced in both leagues tonight.

The Brewers have a few players that have a chance to land a spot as a reserve.  The best chance comes from closer Francisco Rodriguez, who is a perfect 18 for 18 in save situations this season.

Outfielder Ryan Braun goes into the final week for the all-star break with 15 home runs and 54 RBI.  His average stands at .277, but that number has been steadily climbing.

Adam Lind, who tied a club record by driving in at least one run in nine straight games, is also a possibility for the Brewers.

Brewers rally to beat Phillies

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Ryan Braun

Ryan Braun

On a rainy night in Philadelphia, the Milwaukee Brewers scored a pair of 8th inning runs to come from behind to beat the Phillies 4-3.

Aramis Ramirez singled to drive in the tying run and Adam Lind walked with the bases loaded to give the Brewers the winning run to win for the 6th time in the last 8 games.

The Brewers then escaped jams in both the 8th and 9th innings to hang on for the win.  Francisco Rodriguez worked the 9th to earn his 17th save in as many chances this season.  Rodriguez has also saved 22 straight games, dating back to last season.

Ramirez drove in three runs in all and Ryan Braun added four more hits against the Phillies.  Braun has a .438 career batting average (42 for 96) with 10 homers and 25 rbi’s in 24 games at Philadelphia.

Rookie Taylor Jungmann got the start on the mound and battled through six innings.  He allowed five hits and three runs with two walks and four strikeouts.  Jungmann worked through a couple of early jams to work his way out of trouble.

Kyle Lohse (4-9) pitches the third game of the series for the Brewers tonight.  Aaron Harang (4-10) gets the start for the Phillies (6:05 p.m.).

Brewers rebound to knock off Phillies

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Jonathan Lucroy: UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Jonathan Lucroy: UPI/Bill Greenblatt

The Milwaukee Brewers fell behind 4-1 after two innings, then buckled down and rebounded for a 7-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in their series opener Monday night.

Jonathan Lucroy had four hits and two rbi’s, Ryan Braun added three hits and Aramis Ramirez put the Brewers in front 5-4 in the 6th with a pinch-hit, 2-run double.

Jimmy Nelson (5-8, 4.48 ERA) pitched five innings for the win, despite giving up four runs in the first two innings.

Relievers Neal Cotts, Michael Blazek, Jeremy Jeffress, Will Smith and Francisco Rodriguez combined to blank the Phillies on three hits over the final four innings.  Rodriguez picked up his 16th save in as many chances.

The Brewers got 12 hits and six runs off of Phillies starter Sean O’Sullivan.

The Brewers (30-48) will send rookie Taylor Jungmann (2-1, 2.74 ERA) to the mound in game two of the series tonight.  Cole Hamels (5-6) pitches for the Phillies (27-51).

The Brewers have won five of their last seven games overall.

 

Brewers win series opener

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Brewers logoThe Milwaukee Brewers opened up their six-game homestand by beating the New York Mets on Monday night at Miller Park, 3-2.

Adam Lind had two hits and an RBI, centerfielder Carlos Gomez went 1-2 in his return from a nagging hip injury, and Mike Fiers surrendered two earned runs and four hits over six innings for Milwaukee (26-46), who sent New York (36-36) down to their sixth straight defeat.

Mets leftfielder Michael Cuddyer’s error on Lind’s seventh inning double, allowing Gomez to score opened the door for the Brewers, who had lost eight of their last nine games coming into Monday’s contest.

While Fiers did not factor into the decision, he notch a quality start. Francisco Rodriguez came on in the ninth inning and recorded his 14th save.

Game two of the series is Tuesday night. Jimmy Nelson (3-8, 4.64 ERA) pitches for Milwaukee against New York’s Bartolo Colon (9-5, 4.81 ERA).

First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m.

Brewers rally for win over Nationals

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Scooter Gennett

Scooter Gennett

Down 5-1, the Milwaukee Brewers rebounded to knock off the Washington Nationals 6-5 at Miller Park on Thursday night.

Scooter Gennett, who has just been recalled from Class AAA Colorado Springs, singled to left to drive home Shane Peterson from third with the go-ahead run.

Will Smith (2-0) pitched a scoreless 8th to earn the win.  Smith had just returned from a six-game suspension from Major League Baseball for being caught with a foreign substance on his arm.

Francisco Rodriguez tossed a scoreless ninth for his 13th save in as many opportunities.

Gerardo Parra tied the game with a solo home run in the seventh.  The Brewers have won five out of their last seven games.

Mike Fiers (2-6, 4.06 ERA) pitches game two for the Brewers tonight, facing Washington’s Jordan Zimmerman (5-3, 3.18 ERA).

AUDIO: Scooter Gennett on the win :10

 

Brewers beat rain and Pirates

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Jeremy Jeffress

Jeremy Jeffress

Milwaukee and Pittsburgh waited through a pair of rain delays and eventually, the Brewers pulled out a 2-0 win at PNC Park in Pittsburgh in the series opener on Monday night.

The two teams played much of the game through rain and sat through a pair of delays that totaled 2 hours and 13 minutes.

Jimmy Nelson, who has made it a habit to struggle in the first inning, set the Pirates down 1-2-3 in the first last night.  He went on to pitch six shutout innings, allowing just four hits in posting his third victory (3-6) of the season. [Read more…]

Brewers fall short of sweeping Twins

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Francisco Rodriguez: Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Francisco Rodriguez: Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

The Milwaukee Brewers entered Sunday’s series finale at Target Field in Minneapolis with a chance to sweep their first series of the season. Minnesota pitcher Mike Pelfrey had something else in mind.

Pelfrey scattered eight Brewer hits (7 singles) over eight innings, walking one and striking out seven, improving to 5-2 on the season.

Minnesota scored both of its runs in the second inning.  Torii Hunter led off with a walk and scored on Eddie Rosario’s double.  Rosario scored when Eduardo Escobar followed with a triple.

Mike Fiers took the loss for the Brewers, working just 4 1/3 innings.  He allowed seven hits, two runs while walking three and striking out three.  Fiers fell to 2-6.

After Fiers left, Neal Cotts, Michael Blazek and Corey Knebel combined to pitch 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief.  The Brewers’ bullpen has now allowed just two runs over the last 35 innings.

AUDIO: Craig Counsell says they had their chances against Mike Pelfrey :17

AUDIO: Mike Fiers on his outing :18

Rodriguez moves into 9th on saves list

Francisco Rodriguez earned his tenth save of the season on Saturday, moving him into a tie for ninth place with Troy Percival on baseball’s all-time save list at 358.

Rodriguez and Percival were teammates in 2002.  They helped the Angels win the 2002 World Series and remained teammates until 2004 when Percival signed a free-agent deal in Detroit.