Hector Gomez

Brewers bring Gennett back to Milwaukee

June 11, 2015 By Bill Scott

Scooter Gennett

The Milwaukee Brewers are looking for more offense from their second base position. Wednesday, they recalled Scooter Gennett from Class AAA Colorado Springs after he hit .307 in 21 games with the Sky Sox.

Gennett was sent to the minors in May because he was struggling at the plate.

To make room on the roster, the Brewers sent reliever David Goforth to Colorado Springs.

Gennett was hitting just .154 when he was sent to the minors. His replacements, Hernan Perez, Hector Gomez and Luis Sardinas all struggled offensively themselves.

The Brewers rank last in the majors in nearly every offensive category at second base.

Poor 1st inning does in the Brewers

June 4, 2015 By Bill Scott

Brewers manager Craig Counsell: Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Jimmy Nelson surrendered five runs in the first inning on Wednesday and the St. Louis Cardinals went on to knock off the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4 at Busch Stadium.

The first six hitters reached base for the Cardinals in the bottom of the first and the Brewers didn’t get out of the inning until Nelson struck out St. Louis pitcher John Lackey.

Manager Craig Counsell said the five runs didn’t all fall on Nelson’s right arm. A couple of defensive plays would have ended the threat much sooner, but that has been the story of the Brewers season. [Read more…]

Counsell wins his managerial debut with the Brewers (AUDIO)

May 5, 2015 By Bill Scott

Craig Counsell (right)

The Milwaukee Brewers fell behind the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 at Miller Park last night, then battled their way back for a 4-3 victory in Craig Counsell’s managerial debut.

Counsell was hired by the Brewers to replace the fired Ron Roenicke. But even Counsell knew he wouldn’t be able to instill too much change over night.

“Quite honestly, it’s going to be a pretty simple message,” said Counsell. We have a game at six-twenty. You know we can’t start over today. I’ll have some simple messages for them and we’ll build on this weekend, as we move forward. Like I said on a daily basis, they’ll understand what I expect of them.” [Read more…]

Brewers salvage final game finale with Cardinals

April 27, 2015 By Bill Scott

Mike Fiers – Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

The Milwaukee Brewers gave regulars Ryan Braun, Aramis Ramirez and catcher Martin Maldonado the day off on Sunday, but the reserves came to the rescue, knocking off Lance Lynn and the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 at Miller Park.

Lynn entered Sunday’s game with a 6-2 career mark and 2.23 ERA against the Brewers. But the Brewers broke through against Lynn in the third. Logan Schafer singled and scored on Gerardo Parra’s triple. Adam Lind followed with a two-run homer to right-center and the Brewers led 3-0. [Read more…]

Brewers continue to fight the fight

September 17, 2014 By Bill Scott

Gerardo Parra is greeted at home plate by Matt Clark after 4th inning home run. – UPI/Bill Greenblatt

The Milwaukee Brewers are fighting to stay in the National League playoff picture. They came from behind to knock off the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 in 12-innings on Tuesday night at Busch Stadium. It ended a string of eight straight Cardinal victories over the Brewers at Busch Stadium.

St. Louis scored two runs in the first inning off of Wily Peralta, but it could have been worse. Peralta walked in a run and faced the bases loaded with no outs. But Peralta got Jhonny Peralta to ground into a 6-4-3 double play that made it 2-0. Yadier Molina followed with a comebacker to Wily Peralta and the damage was minimal.

Peralta and the rest of the Brewers pitching staff then held the Cardinals scoreless for the next 11 innings to pull out the win.

Gerardo Parra gave the Brewers one run when he homered off of Cardinals starter Lance Lynn in the fourth.

Then with Cardinals closer Trevor Rosenthal on in the 9th to try to save the Cardinal win, rookie Matt Clark lifted a fly ball to left to drive in the tying run. It stayed 2-2 until the 12th when Carlos Gomez singled, stole second and third and then scored in a Hector Gomez bloop single to right drive in the game winner. [Read more…]