by Bill Scott | Apr 9, 2019
The Milwaukee Brewers kept Mike Trout in check but his teammates picked up the slack as the Los Angeles Angels pulled out a 5-2 win in their series opener at Angels Stadium in Anaheim. Tommy La Stella, Andrelton Simmons and Justin Bour all belted their first home runs...
by Bill Scott | Jul 31, 2017
The Milwaukee Brewers announced today that they have reacquired right-handed relief pitcher Jeremy Jeffress from the Texas Rangers in exchange for right-handed pitcher Tayler Scott. The 29-year-old Jeffress returns for his third stint with the Brewers (2010 &...
by Bill Scott | Jul 31, 2017
Former Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy was traded for the second time in the last year on Sunday. After the Brewers dealt Lucroy to the Rangers last season, Texas turned around and shipped him to the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, for a “player to be named...
by Bill Scott | Sep 28, 2016
Carlos Gomez clubbed a three-run home run and Jonathan Lucroy’s two-run double put Texas ahead, leading the Rangers to a 6-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas. Chris Carter gave the Brewers an early lead, slugging a two-run...
by Bill Scott | Aug 1, 2016
Just one day after catcher Jonathan Lucroy vetoed a trade to the Cleveland Indians, the Milwaukee Brewers dealt him, along with reliever Jeremy Jeffress to the Texas Rangers just before the 3 p.m. trade deadline. In return, the Brewers acquired the second and third...
by Bill Scott | Aug 1, 2016
Early in the day, the Milwaukee Brewers thought they had a deal worked out with Cleveland that would send Jonathan Lucroy to the Indians for four players, including three prospects. Lucroy vetoed the deal and remained a Brewer, for now. That activity off the field...
by Bill Scott | Jul 31, 2016
The Milwaukee Brewers thought they had a deal in place to send Jonathan Lucroy to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for four players, three of them prospects. However, a short time ago, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, citing a source close to the situation, reported...
by Bill Scott | Jul 25, 2016
The Chicago Cubs rallied in the 7th inning, scoring five times to come from behind and beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 at Miller Park on Sunday. Anthony Rizzo’s bases-clearing double off Will Smith was the big blow as the two teams played for four hours and...
by Bill Scott | Jul 16, 2016
A three-run sixth inning cost the Brewers in their first game back from the All-Star break. Milwaukee led 3-1 thanks to RBI singles by Jonathan Lucroy and Jonathan Villar, as well as a solo home run from Scooter Gennett. But the Reds got to starter Matt Garza in the...
by Bill Scott | Jul 12, 2016
For the second time in his career, Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy will take his place among the game’s elite when he competes in tonight’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game in San Diego, California. He will be the lone Milwaukee representative at the...
by Bill Scott | Jul 11, 2016
The Milwaukee Brewers have no answers for the St. Louis Cardinals, and that was especially true Sunday against starter Mike Leake. The Brewers struck out ten times against Leak, marking the 42nd time this season they have amassed ten or more K’s in 87 games...
by Bill Scott | Jun 29, 2016
The Los Angeles Dodgers came up with a couple of big defensive plays to hold off a late Milwaukee rally in a 6-5 win over the Brewers on Tuesday night at Miller Park. 19-year-old Dodger rookie Julio Urias earned his first Major League win, the first teenager to do so...
by Bill Scott | Jun 15, 2016
Back-to-back wild pitches from Milwaukee Brewers reliever Will Smith in the 7th inning plated the winning run as the San Francisco Giants pulled out a 3-2 victory on Tuesday night at AT&T Park. Madison Bumgarner was at the plate in the 7th when Smith uncorked two...
by Bill Scott | May 30, 2016
Jimmy Nelson fell behind early, then settled in and pitched into the 8th inning, helping the Milwaukee Brewers knock off the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 at Miller Park. It’s the 5th win of the season for Nelson and the Brewers captured 2 of 3 in the series. Jay Bruce...
by Bill Scott | May 29, 2016
The Cincinnati Reds scored five runs in the seventh inning off of Milwaukee reliever Michael Blazek to tie the game, then the Brewers failed to execute a double-play in the 9th inning, allowing the Reds to plate the winning run in a 7-6 Cincinnati victory. On the 9th...
by Bill Scott | May 28, 2016
The Cincinnati Reds jumped out to a quick 3-0 first inning lead, but the Milwaukee Brewers kicked things in gear and rolled to a 9-5 win at Miller Park on Friday night. The Brewers extended their winning streak to four games, while the Reds dropped their 11th in a...
by Bill Scott | May 23, 2016
The Milwaukee Brewers have been swept for the first time this year in a series of at least three games, after falling to the Mets 3-1 at Citi Field on Sunday. Noah Syndergaard dominated the Brewers for seven innings, striking out 11. Chase Anderson took the loss but...
by Bill Scott | May 18, 2016
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Chase Anderson took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and came a strike away from posting a complete-game shutout against the Major League leading Chicago Cubs. Jason Heyward and Kris Bryant both clubbed solo homers in the ninth, but Jeremy...
by Bill Scott | May 16, 2016
Chris Carter broke out of an 0-for-23 slump, helping the Milwaukee Brewers knock off the San Diego Padres 3-2 at Miller Park on Sunday. Carter drove in a pair of runs with a home run and a rbi double. Jonathan Lucroy also homered for the second straight game and...
by Bill Scott | May 9, 2016
The Milwaukee Brewers fell behind, then took advantage of the beleaguered Cincinnati bullpen and pulled out a 5-4 come from behind win on Mothers Day at Great American Ballpark. It’s the second consecutive comeback win for the Brewers, after coming from a 6-2...
