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Solo HR’s lift Brewers to victory

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Three solo home runs gave the Milwaukee Brewers a 3-2 win in 10 innings over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.  The Brewers salvaged the final game of the series after losses on Friday and Saturday nights.

Christian Yelich homered in the first inning, his league leading 190th of the season.  Rookie Keston Huira added  his first major league home run in the fifth and Ben Gamel clubbed the game winner in the 10th.

The Brewers lost in 10 innings on Saturday night when Freddie Freeman homered off of Josh Hader.  This time, Hader closed the door on the Braves in the 9th and 10th to secure the win and a 5-5 road trip. [Read more…]

Woodruff leads Brewers to sixth straight win

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Brandon Woodruff allowed just one run and four hits to the Washington Nationals over six innings, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-3 victory on Wednesday afternoon.  Woodruff struck out nine and didn’t walk anybody as he improved to 5-1.  His ERA dropped from 5.81 to 4.25.

The Brewers moved seven games over .500 (23-16) as they pulled to within a half game of the division leading Cubs.  Milwaukee went 8-2 on their 10-game home stand.

Christian Yelich had three hits, including his league-leading 16th home run of the season.  Fifteen of his 16 home runs have come at Miller Park.

Matt Albers surrendered a pair of runs in the seventh inning and the Nationals had enough runners aboard in the ninth to create a save situation for closer Josh Hader, slammed the door on his 10th save of the season.

The Brewers are off on Thursday and will head to Chicago for the start of a three game series against the Cubs at Wrigley Field on Friday.  Gio Gonzalez (0-0, 2.61 ERA) pitches for the Brewers.  Jose Quintana (4-1, 3.40) will go for the Cubs.

 

 

Davies delivers solid outing in Brewers victory

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Craig Counsell

Just when the Milwaukee Brewers needed a solid pitching performance the most, Zach Davies delivered.

The Brewers needed 18-innings to beat the New York Mets on Saturday night and their bullpen was running on empty.  So Craig Counsell asked his starter on Sunday to go the extra yard to help that bullpen.

Davies threw 7 2/3 innings and 118 pitches to lead the Brewers to a 3-2 victory on Sunday as the Brewers pulled off the three-game series sweep.

Lorenzo Cain drove in the games first run with a sacrifice fly.  Christian Yelich returned to the lineup after missing five games and clubbed his league leading 15th home run of the season.

Cain had to leave the game after being struck on the hand by a pitch.  X-rays were negative.

The Brewers normally don’t take their starting pitchers beyond the 100 pitch mark.  Davies was at 108 after seven innings, but manager Craig Counsell still sent him out for the 8th. [Read more…]

Brewers losing streak reached three in loss to LA

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Kike Hernandez clubbed a three-run homer in the eighth inning to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night at Miller Park.

Pedro Baez got the win after a scoreless two-thirds of an inning for Los Angeles.  Kenley Jansen got the save for the Dodgers, who have won six straight.

Hernandez’ blast came off of Brewers closer Josh Hader in the 8th, on an 0-2 pitch.  Prior to the long ball, Hader issued a pair of walks, after issuing only two free passes in the previous 10 innings.

Hader came on in the seventh and got out of a bases loaded jam by striking out Cody Bellinger to preserve a 2-2 tie.   [Read more…]

Arcia halts skid, helps Brewers beat Reds

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Orlando Arcia snapped out of an 0-for-16 skid to start the season by clubbing a three-run home run in the sixth inning, sending the Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ballpark.

Arcia’s home run snapped a 1-1 tie as the Brewers improved to 5-1 on the season.

The Brewers first run game on a third inning run scoring single off the bat of Jesus Aguilar.

Brewers starter Jhoulys Chacin retired the first 10 batters he faced.  After a hit and a walk, Eugenio Suarez doubled down the left-field line for a run-scoring double, deadlocking the score 1-1.  It stayed that way [Read more…]

Brewers open first road trip with victory

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Another late game comeback for the Milwaukee Brewers, who knocked off the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 in their series opener at Great American Ballpark on Monday night.

Christian Yelich didn’t hit a home run in a fifth straight game, but he did double with two outs in the ninth inning and then score on Ryan Braun’s double to give the Brewers the game winning run.

Yelich was 0 for 4 before his big 9th inning hit.

Alex Wilson earned the win and Josh Hader recorded his third save of the season.

Jesus Aguilar had a two-run single to get the Brewers on the board and Mike Moustakas made it 3-0 with a run-scoring double.

The Brewers and Reds play game two of the series tonight.  Jhoulys Chacin (1-0) gets the nod for the Brewers.  Anthony DeSclafani goes for the Reds.

Brewers season opening win has a little of everything (Audio)

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Jhoulys Chacin

The Milwaukee Brewers picked up where they left off last season, pulling out a thrilling 5-4 win over the division rival St. Louis Cardinals in the 2019 season opener at Miller Park.

Jhoulys Chacin made his third opening day start, but his first with the Brewers.  He went 5 1/3 innings and helped is own cause with a pair of hits, including the game winning solo home run in the fifth.  Chacin became the first pitcher in franchise history to homer on opening day.

Josh Hader pitched two innings, striking out four to earn the save.  With two outs in the ninth inning, Cardinals pinch hitter Jose Martinez sent a drive to right center that looked like it might leave the park.  But Lorenzo Cain, who deserved to win a gold glove last season and didn’t, made a leaping catch while crashing into the wall, preserving the victory.

Both teams clubbed three home runs in the contest.  Christian Yelich clubbed a three run shot and Mike Moustakas added a solo home run to help the Brewers.

Kolton Wong homered twice and Harrison Badger added a solo shot for the Cardinals.

The Brewers improved to 11-10-1 on opening day since joining the National League in 1998.

Game two of the series in Friday night.  Freddy Peralta gets the start against the Cardinals Jack Flaherty.

AUDIO: Craig Counsell on Lorenzo Cain’s game saving catch :10

AUDIO: Mike Moustakas on Cains catch :13

AUDIO: Christian Yelich says it’s a great way to start the season :15

Hader named top reliever in NL

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Josh Hader File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Milwaukee Brewers left-handed reliever Josh Hader was awarded the 2018 Trevor Hoffman Reliever of the Year award winner in the National League on Saturday.

Hader went 6-1 with a 2.43 earned run average with 12 saves in 55 appearances for the Brewers.  Hader held opposing hitters to a .132 average.  In 81.1 innings, Hader struck out 143 batters with 30 bases on balls.  He finished with a Whip of 0.81.

Hader extended his excellent season into the playoffs, pitching 10 scoreless innings with 16 strikeouts.

Seattle’s Edwin Diaz was the winner of the Mariano Rivera Reliever of the Year for the AL.

 

Brewers celebrate again after capturing NLDS against the Rockies

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The Brewers celebrate their sweep of the Rockies in the NLDS.

The Milwaukee Brewers ran their win streak to 11 games by knocking off the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on Sunday, sweeping the best-of-five National League Divisional Series.

Wade Miley and five relievers blanked the Rockies while Jesus Aguilar, Orlando Arcia and Keon Broxton all homered to power the Brewers 12-hit attack.

The Brewers advanced to the NLCS for the first time since 2011.  It starts on Friday at Miller Park against the winner of the other NLDS between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves.

Brewer pitchers held the Rockies to just two runs in the three games.

After taking a 2-0 lead early, the Brewers scored twice in the sixth on a balk and a wild pitch to jump out in front 4-0.

Orlando Arcia started the 9th with a home run to left off of Rockies closer Wade Davis.  Keon Broxton followed with a home run to right.

Josh Hader got the final two outs to close it out for the Brewers.

 

Brewers move one win away from trip to NLCS

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Jhoulys Chacin

The Milwaukee Brewers blanked the Colorado Rockies 4-0 on Friday at Miller Park, and is now just one victory away from winning the series and advancing to the National League Championship Series.

Jhoulys Chacin, on short rest, pitched five shutout innings while striking out three and walking three.

It’s also the 10th straight win for the Brewers as the series now shifts to Coors Field in Denver for games three and four.

The Brewers had struggled with runners in scoring position in the first two games of the series, but they finally saw their luck change in the 8th.  With the bases loaded, Mike Moustakas singled to right to push their lead to 2-0.  Then, after Hernan Perez and Travis Shaw struck out, catcher Erik Kratz singled to score Braun and punch runner Orlando Arcia to make it 4-0.

Jeremy Jeffress, who had already worked the eighth, returned to pitch the ninth and lock down the victory.

The Brewers also got scoreless relief from Corey Knebel, Joakim Soria and Josh Hader.

Saturday is a workout day for both teams at Coors Field with game three set for 3:37 p.m. CT on Sunday.  Lefty Wade Miley (5-2, 2.57) will start for the Brewers in game three.  The Rockies will counter with German Marquez (14-11, 3.77).