Brewers sweep the Phillies

Adam Lind singled in the game winning run in the 11th inning last night, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 8-7 win and four-game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. The sweep if the first of the season for the Brewers, who have now won three...

Brewers beat rain and Pirates

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...

Home runs continue to hurt Brewers pitching staff

Three Milwaukee pitchers combined to allow four home runs and the Brewers dropped their sixth in-a-row, 7-5 to the Arizona Diamondbacks in their series opener at Miller Park on Friday night. Starter Jimmy Nelson, who wasn’t involved in the decision, allowed a...

Brewers bullpen blows chance at first series sweep of season

With a chance to secure their first series sweep of the season, the Milwaukee Brewers fought to stay with the Tigers before the bullpen faltered in a 5-2 loss Wednesday night at Comerica Park. Tied at two in the eighth, Jonathan Broxton entered the game and promptly...

Brewers sign Francisco Rodriguez to a 2-year deal

The Milwaukee Brewers have signed free-agent relief pitcher Francisco Rodriguez to a two-year contract.  It’s Rodriguez’s fourth stint with the Brewers. Rodriguez saved 44 games for the Brewers last season, replacing Jim Henderson as the team’s...

Pitchers & catchers report today

The Milwaukee Brewers still shake their heads when they look back at last years collapse.  A 9-22 record to wrap up the season, dropped the Brewers out of first place and eventually out of playoff contention. They’ve had several months during the offseason to...

Pirates widen the gap over Brewers in Wild Card race

For the second straight night, the Milwaukee Brewers blew a late 2-0 lead and lost a game they appeared to have in hand.  Last night, the Brewers fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 to fall 4 1/2 games behind Pittsburgh in the wild-card race with eight games left to...

Brewers add veteran reliever

The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired right-handed reliever Jonathan Broxton from the Cincinnati Reds for two players to be named later. Broxton is eligible for the Brewers’ postseason roster and will join the team in Chicago tomorrow. The 30-year-old Broxton is...