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Brewers no-hit by Chicago’s Mills (AUDIO)

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Making just his 15th major league start, Chicago right-hander Alec Mills tossed Major League Baseball’s second no-hitter of the season, leading the Cubs to a 12-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday at Miller Park.

Mills walked three and struck out five, finishing with a career-high 114 pitch effort to improve to 5-3 on the season.  He retired Jacob Nottingham (pop up), Tyrone Taylor (strikeout) and Jace Peterson (ground out) to complete the no-hitter in the ninth.

Cubs manager David Ross became the 11th person to catch and manage a no-hitter.  He was behind the plate for former Cub Jake Arrieta’s no-hitter back in 2016.

Mills had never pitched a complete game in the majors.  He was a walk-on in college at Tennessee-Martin and was cut by the Kansas City Royals.

Mills no-hitter was the 16th in Cubs franchise history.  It was also the second time a Cubs pitcher tossed a no-hitter at Miller Park.  Carlos Zambrano no-hit the Astros on Sept. 14, 2008 in a game moved from Houston because of Hurricane Ike.

The Brewers hit into 11 hard-hit outs, as tracked by StatCast.  Mills generated just five swings and misses in the game. [Read more…]

Brewers offense blows up in Detroit

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Corbin Burnes

The Milwaukee Brewers have had plenty of opportunities to score runs over the last week but struggled to come up with the big hit to get it done.  They made up for it all in one game on Wednesday in Detroit.

The Brewers unleashed a 21-hit attack, clubbing five home runs and setting a franchise record with 13 extra base hits in a 19-0 win over the Tigers.

The bottom of the Brewers order did a lot of the damage too.  Orlando Arcia and rookie Tyrone Taylor had four hits each.  Luis Urias had three hits and five RBI and Jacob Nottingham added a two-run homer.

Jeff Gyorko hit a pair of solo home runs and Ryan Braun homered and drove in three runs.

The offense was just half of the winning equation.  Brewers right-hander Corbin Burnes put together his best outing of what is becoming a rock solid shortened season.  Burnes allowed just one hit over seven innings with no walks and 11 strikeouts.  He improved his record to 3-0 and saw his ERA drop to 1.99.

The Brewers are off on Thursday and open a big weekend series against the rival Cubs at Miller Park.

Brewers drop 2 of 3 to Indians in Cleveland

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Shane Bieber struck out 10 over five innings of one-run ball as the Indians knocked off the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1 in Cleveland on Sunday.  Bieber moved to 7-0 with the victory.

Brad Hand closed it out with his 11th save.  Carlos Santana drove in two runs for the Indians, which took two-of-three in the series.

Jacob Nottingham drove in the Brewers only run.  Milwaukee has dropped three of their last five.

Brett Anderson allowed four runs in five innings to take the loss.  He dropped to 2-3.

The Brewers have Monday off and will open a two-game series in Detroit against the Tigers on Tuesday.

Brewers knock off Indians in Cactus League play

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Craig Counsell

The Milwaukee Brewers improved to 4-1 in Cactus League play with a 7-6 win over the Cleveland Indians on Monday at Maryvale Baseball Park.

Hernan Perez drove in his fourth and fifth runs over the last two days and catcher Jacob Nottingham homered in the victory.

Junior Guerra got the start and allowed a run on three hits with a strikeout.  Brent Suter, who is vying for a spot in the Brewers starting rotation, pitched a scoreless inning.  Suter didn’t allow a hit and struck out a batter.

Ernesto Frieri and Jon Perrin each struck out three in their innings of work.

Ryan Braun made his first start of the spring and it came in left field.  He singled and walked before he was removed for the day.  Manager Craig Counsell said earlier in the day that Braun would make his first start at first base on Wednesday when the Brewers take on the Giants.

The Brewers had 11 hits in all.  They’ll face the Cincinnati Reds in Cactus league action today.

 

Brewers release 2018 Spring Training Schedule

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The Milwaukee Brewers released their 2018 Spring Training schedule on Monday.  It features 33 games, including a pair of games at Minute Maid Park against the World Series Champion Houston Astros.

The Brewers will open Cactus League play on Friday, Feb. 23 with split-squad games against the NL Central Division champion Chicago Cubs at Maryvale Baseball Park and the San Francisco Giants in Scottsdale.

The final home game at Maryvale will be Thursday, March 22, against Kansas City.

The Brewers will face the Astros in Houston on March 26 and 27.  March 28th is an off day before the Brewers open the regular season in Thursday, March 29 against the Padres in San Diego. [Read more…]

Brewers split a pair

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Wily Peralta

Wily Peralta

The Milwaukee Brewers split a pair of exhibition games on Monday, beating the Angels of Anaheim 4-3 and falling 3-2 to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Brewers beat the Angels in walk-off fashion as Yadiel Rivera and Jacob Nottingham hit back-to-back homers off Angels’ reliever Deolis Guerra in the ninth inning.

In the Brewers loss to the Diamondbacks, prospect Josh Hader had a solid start for Milwaukee, as he gave up one hit in three shut-out innings.

Earlier in the day, right-hander Wily Peralta was named the Brewers’ Opening Day starter against San Francisco on April 4th, something Peralta called a “dream come true”.

 

Brewers send Davis to Oakland for prospects

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Khris Davis UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Khris Davis UPI/Bill Greenblatt

The Milwaukee Brewers continue their rebuild by sending another veteran packing for prospects.  The latest to change addresses on Friday is starting leftfielder Khris Davis.  He was sent to the Oakland A’s for a couple of prospects, catcher Jacob Nottingham and right-handed pitcher Bubba Derby.

The move clears left field for Domingo Santana, a young budding prospect acquired by the Brewers last season in a trade with the Houston Astros.  In 38 games last season, Santana saw his average fade to .231 with six homers and 18 RBI.  But he is still considered a solid corner outfielder with a strong arm.

Nottingham gives the Brewers a solid catching prospect in their system, something they had lacked previously.  Top catcher Jonathan Lucroy will likely be traded at some point this season if not sooner.

Davis hit 27 home runs for the Brewers last season, but he was a liability in left field, mostly because of his poor arm strength.

The Brewers also signed right-handed reliever Blaine Boyer to a minor-league deal with an invitation to major-league camp.  Boyer made 68 appearances in relief for Minnesota in 2015.  He finished with a 3-6 record and a 2.49 ERA.