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Brewers offense falls short in loss to the Rays (AUDIO)

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On Friday and Saturday, the Milwaukee Brewers offense did just enough to win.  On Sunday, that minimal offensive effort wasn’t enough, falling to the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 in the series finale at Tropicana Field.

The Brewers managed just six hits and the only run came on Orlando Arcia’s sixth-inning home run.  The Brewers finished the game going 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position.

Jimmy Nelson tossed eight strong innings, allowing only a single run.  Tampa Bay’s Steven Souza, Jr. clubbed the second pitch from reliever Jacob Barnes in the ninth over the outfield wall, giving the Rays a walk-off victory.  It’s the first walk-off win via a home run for the Rays dating back to May 22, 2014, the longest such streak in the majors.

Nelson walked just two and struck out nine, throwing 107 pitches in eight innings.  A win would have moved the Brewers back into first place in the Central after the Cubs lost to the Washington Nationals. [Read more…]

Brewers make early runs stand up in win over Cardinals (AUDIO)

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The Milwaukee Brewers scored three runs in the first inning and made them stand in a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the series opener at Miller Park on Tuesday night.

It’s just the fourth win in the last 15 games for the Brewers, who remain 2 1/2 games behind the division leading Chicago Cubs, who also won last night (16-4 over Arizona).

Jimmy Nelson (9-5) pitched six solid innings, allowing two runs on six hits while walking one and striking out seven to earn the victory.  It is the first time Nelson has beaten the Cardinals in 11 starts and 12 career appearances.  Nelson had entered the game 0-8 against St. Louis lifetime with a 7.01 ERA.

Nelson picked up his 13th quality start this season, matching his career high in 30-plus starts in each of the last two seasons.

Jacob Barnes pitched a 1-2-3 seventh inning and after Josh Hader walked Matt Carpenter to start the eighth, Anthony Swarzak came on to strike out the next three hitters.  Corey Knebel pitched the ninth and earned his 19th save of the season.

The Brewers ended a 0-for-33 slump with runners in scoring position when Domingo Santana’s delivered an RBI single in the first.

Game two of the series is Wednesday night.  Brent Suter (2-1, 2.40) gets the start for the Brewers.  Luke Weaver (0-1, 4.50) will start for the Cardinals.

AUDIO: Craig Counsell on Jimmy Nelson’s outing :19

AUDIO: Jimmy Nelson on finally beating the Cardinals :16

Rough 8th inning costs the Brewers in loss to Washington

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Domingo Santana File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

The Washington Nationals scored seven runs in the 8th inning, coming from behind to knock off the Milwaukee Brewers 8-5 on Wednesday night.

The Brewers suffered their seventh loss in nine games on their current three-city road trip and fell a half game behind the Chicago Cubs for first place in the National League Central Division.

The Brewers bullpen suffered its 26th loss of the season, failing to protect the lead for starter Jimmy Nelson.  Nelson allowed two runs in seven innings but wasn’t involved in the decision.  He walked only one and struck out 10.

The loss goes to Jacob Barnes, who got two ground balls, but both found holes to drive in runs.  Josh Hader came on to strike out Bryce Harper and Craig Counsell then went to Jared Hughes to face Ryan Zimmerman.  Not only did Zimmerman deliver a run scoring hit, Hughes coughed up four runs on four hits before finally retiring the Nationals.

Domingo Santana and rookie Lewis Brinson both delivered long home runs in the loss.  Brinson’s was the first of his major league career.

The final game of the series gets underway at 11:05 a.m. this morning.  Michael Blazek (0-0, 0.00) makes his first start for the Brewers.  Max Scherzer (11-5, 2.26) goes for Washington.  Blazek starts in place of Matt Garza, who was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a calf strain.

The Brewers also officially announced their trade with the White Sox, acquiring Anthony Swarzak for outfielder Ryan Cordell.  Swarzak didn’t arrive in time for last night’s game but he’ll be in uniform today.  To make room on the roster for Swarzak, the Brewers sent Brett Phillips back to the minors.

 

Brewers hit 50 wins at the all-star break (AUDIO)

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Brewers manager Craig Counsell – Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

The Milwaukee Brewers are quickly becoming one of the top stories in Major League Baseball.  With the rest of the NL Central Division struggling, the rebuilding Brewers enter the all-star break with 50 wins and a 5 1/2 game lead over both the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals.

The Brewers beat the New York Yankees 5-3 on Sunday, their ninth win in the last 11 games.

Travis Shaw went 2-for-4 with a home run and four rbi’s.  Shaw enters the all-star break with a .299 average, 19 home runs and 65 rbi’s.  Stephen Vogt also homered in the win, his fourth of the season.

Jimmy Nelson (8-4) allowed three runs in five innings to earn the victory.  Manager Craig Counsell got four innings from his bullpen, including a four-out save for Corey Knebel (14th), who just a day earlier, had served up a walk-off home run to the Yankees.

Knebel is the only Brewers player selected to take part in Tuesday’s Major League Baseball all-star game.

AUDIO: Craig Counsell said it was big to get Corey Knebel back on the field for a bounce-back performance. :22

In their 91 games before the all-star break, the Brewers have scored 81 first inning runs.

AUDIO: Craig Counsell on the Brewers 1st inning success :20

The Brewers reached the all-star break in first place for just the fifth time in franchise history.  They held on to make the playoffs in 1982 and 2011.

The Brewers won’t return to action until Friday, when they host the Philadelphia Phillies.

 

 

 

Brewers use the long ball to clobber Cincinnati

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Jonathan Villar File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

The Milwaukee Brewers clubbed six home runs on Thursday night and rolled to a 11-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park.  They salvaged the final game of their three game series with the victory.

Things started just three batters into the game when Ryan Braun went yard.  Jonathan Villar hit a pair of dingers in his first start since coming off the disabled list.  Jesus Aguilar, Manny Pina and Domingo Santana also added long balls in the win.

Jimmy Nelson (6-4) earned the victory, pitching seven strong innings.  He allowed just two runs on three hits with one walk and 11 strikeouts.  Two of the three hits allowed were home runs off the bat of Joey Votto, his 22nd and 23rd of the season.

The Brewers clubbed six home runs in a game for the sixth time in franchise history.  It’s the first time they’ve accomplished the feat since September 9, 2007.

Ryan Braun’s first inning home run is the 39th in his career off of Reds pitching.

The Brewers return home to Miller Park on Friday night to face the Miami Marlins.  Matt Garza (3-4, 4.43) goes for the Brewers.  Edinson Volquez (4-8, 4.15) pitches for Miami.

 

Brewers in first place on Memorial Day (AUDIO)

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Domingo Santana – File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Jimmy Nelson struck out 10 over seven innings and Domingo Santana clubbed his first career grand slam to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 9-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Miller Park.

It’s the second straight win for the Brewers, after a season long five-game losing streak.  They moved back in first place, a game and a half in front of the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals atop the NL Central Division.

Santana, after hitting under .200 in April, has responded in May with a .333 average, including four doubles, two homers, 15 RBI in 23 games. [Read more…]

Brewers drop series opener against Toronto

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The Milwaukee Brewers dropped back-to-back games for the first time since May 5-6, falling to the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 in their series opener on Tuesday night at Miller Park.

The Blue Jays scored a pair of runs in the second inning and twice more in the fifth off of Brewers starter Jimmy Nelson.

The two run second inning could have been worse for the Brewers.  Toronto loaded the bases with nobody out but Nelson wiggled out of the jam without any major damage.

In the fifth inning, Jose Bautista reached on a single with two outs, then Kendrys Morales clubbed a long home run to center field to give Toronto a 4-0 lead. [Read more…]

Brewers fall to Cubs, Anderson struggles

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Chase Anderson – File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Chase Anderson continued his struggles in the month of May, allowing six runs on seven hits in four plus innings, including a pair of home runs to Kris Bryant and the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Chicago Cubs 13-6 in their series finale on Sunday at Wrigley Field.

The Cubs jumped on Anderson for three runs in the first inning.  Bryant pushed the lead to four runs with a home run.  Back-to-back doubles by Willson Contreras and Addison Russell pushed the lead to 5-0 in the fourth.

The Brewers eventually scored in the first inning, but after loading the bases with nobody out, they were only able to muster a single run off of Cubs starter Jake Arrieta.  Eric Thames drove in the run with a [Read more…]

Big first inning propels Brewers to victory

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Eric Sogard had four hits and Jesus Aguilar added two more as the Milwaukee Brewers knocked off the San Diego Padres 6-2 on Tuesday night at Petco Park.

The Brewers jumped out early, scoring five runs in the first inning.  They’ve now outscored the opposition 42-12 in the first inning of games this season.

Jimmy Nelson did his part on the mound, working six solid innings while striking out eight to improve his record to 2-2.  He allowed two runs on seven hits with a walk.  He also helped his own cause with a rbi single.

Jared Hughes, Oliver Drake and Rob Scahill followed Nelson out of the bullpen. [Read more…]

Red Sox salvage final game with Brewers (AUDIO)

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The first two games of the series between the Milwaukee Brewers and Boston Red Sox at Miller Park were filled with offense.  Thursday afternoon’s series finale was just the opposite.

The Red Sox broke a 1-1 tie in the ninth inning when Mookie Betts clubbed a three-run home run off of Brewers closer Neftali Feliz to pull out a 4-1 win.  The Red Sox pulled out the final game of the series after losing the first two games.

Brewers starter Jimmy Nelson struck out a season-high-tying eight over 6 2/3 innings and Corey Knebel followed him with 1 1/3 innings of solid relief before Feliz got into trouble in the 9th.

Feliz has now allowed five home runs in 16 innings this season and falls to 0-4. [Read more…]