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Brewers fall to 1-8 against rival Cubs

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The Milwaukee Brewers fell out of first place in the NL Central Division, falling to the Chicago Cubs 7-2 in 11 innings on Monday night at Miller Park.

It’s the seventh straight loss for the Brewers in their series with the Cubs this season, falling to 1-8 overall against their rivals to the south.

Ryan Braun took a home run away from Cubs catcher Wilson Contreras in the sixth inning, but the Cubs finally got to Josh Hader in the 8th.  They tied the game 2-2 when Jason Heyward singled to drive in Ben Zobrist.

Anthony Rizzo’s go-ahead solo home run ignited a five-run 11th inning to lift the Cubs to the victory.  The Cubs scored all five runs off of reliever Matt Albers. [Read more…]

Brewers looking to get offense on track against the Cubs

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Cubs and Brewers at Miller Park tonight

The Milwaukee Brewers open a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs at Miller Park tonight and they’re looking to get their offense rolling against Chicago in the process.

The Brewers start the day with the best record in the National League, a half-game better than the Cubs.

In eight games so far this season, the Cubs have won seven of the eight with Chicago pitching blanking the Brewers in five of those eight games.

In those eight games, the Brewers managed just nine runs on 37 hits with five of the runs coming in their only victory, April 6 at Miller Park.

In the four game series in Chicago, Cubs pitchers didn’t allow a single earned run.  In the eight games played overall, Cubs starters posted a 0.90 ERA.

Jose Quintana is 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 13 innings against the Brewers.  He will start the series opener against the Cubs tonight.  Quintana is 4-1 with a 0.63 ERA in six career outings against the Brewers.

Junior Guerra gets the start for the Brewers tonight.  He is 3-4 on the season with a 2.83 ERA.

 

Kluber dominates Brewers for 9th win

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Junior Guerra – File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Cleveland ace Corey Kluber dominated another opponent on Tuesday night, pitching the Indians to a 3-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in Cleveland.

Kluber held the Brewers to one run while striking out seven in seven innings.  He lowered his ERA to 1.96, helping the Indians snap a three-game losing streak.

Cody Allen earned his 10th save despite allowing a solo homer to Travis Shaw in the ninth.

Junior Guerra (3-4) went six innings for the third straight outing, but took the loss.  He pitched six innings for his third straight start, allowing seven hits and a walk with five strikeouts.

The Brewers have dropped two straight and three of the last four.  They’ll close out the two-game series with a day game today (1:10 p.m.).  Chase Anderson (4-4, 4.45) goes for Milwaukee.  Carlos Carrasco (6-4, 4.50) pitches for the Indians.

Brewer bats go silent in loss to White Sox

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The Milwaukee Brewers lost the rubber match of their weekend series with the White Sox 6-1 in Chicago on Sunday.

Daniel Palka and Adam Engel clubbed back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning as the White Sox scored six unanswered runs to pull out the win.

The Brewers scored their only run when Manny Pina scored on an error to take a 1-0 lead.

Former Brewers draft pick Dylan Covey struck out seven batters over five innings, but Chris Volstad was credited with the victory.

The White Sox took two of three in the series to improve to 18-38.

Brent Suter gave up two runs in five innings and suffered the loss.  They’re 37-23 and have a two-game lead on the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central.

The Brewers scored just nine runs in the three games and went 0 for 16 with runners in scoring position in the series.

The Brewers are off today and open a short two-game series in Cleveland against the Indians on Tuesday night.  Junior Guerra (3-3, 2.65) will pitch for the Brewers.  Corey Kluber (8-2, 2.02) will get the series opening start for the Indians.

Brewers win extra inning walkoff

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Travis Shaw drew a bases-loaded walk in the 10th inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers a walk-off 4-3 win over the New York Mets at Miller Park in Milwaukee on Friday night.  Shaw also homered and added an RBI single.

Junior Guerra tossed six innings of two-run ball but received a no-decision after Corey Knebel blew a ninth inning save.

Jeremy Jeffress got the win for pitching the 10th inning, improving to 4-0 with a 0.33 ERA.

The Brewers improved to a National League Central Division leading 32-20.

Jose Bautista tied the game for the Mets in the ninth with an RBI single.  Michael Conforto and Amed Rosario homered, while Robert Gsellman took the loss.  The Mets have now dropped three of their last four.

Chase Anderson pitches game three of the series for the Brewers at Miller Park today.

 

Brewers fall to Twins in series finale

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Milwaukee’s 10-game road trip ended in defeat on Sunday, but the trip was still a huge success.

Logan Morrison drove in the go-ahead runs in the eighth inning to lead the Twins to a 3-1 win over the Brewers in Minneapolis on Sunday.

Former Brewers prospect Jake Odorizzi struck out 10 over 5 2/3 innings, allowing just one-run.  Reliever Addison Reed picked up the win and Fernando Rodney notched his 9th save as the Twins ended a three-game slide.

Brewers starter Junior Guerra tossed 4 1/3 innings of one run ball and Taylor Williams took the loss.

Jesus Aguilar provided the Brewers’ offense with a solo home run in the sixth inning.

Taylor Williams issued a leadoff walk in the eighth inning, then Logan Morrison singled off of Boone Logan to drive in the game winners.

The Brewers finished their longest trip of the season with a 7-3 record.  They’ll open a series against the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight.  Chase Anderson (3-3, 3.97) will come off the disabled list to start for the Brewers.  Zach Greinke (3-2, 3.46) will get the nod for the Diamondbacks.

 

Brewers grab series opener in Phoenix

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Junior Guerra File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Christian Yelich singled in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix.

Tyler Saladino added a two-run, inside-the-park home run in the ninth inning for Milwaukee, which improved to 4-1 on their current 10-game road trip.

Junior Guerra tossed six innings of two-run ball to even his record at 3-3 for the Brewers.

Steven Souza Jr. doubled in his first run as a Diamondback in the fourth.  Nick Ahmed had the other RBI on a sac-fly for the Diamondbacks, who have dropped six-straight to fall to 24-17 on the season.

Patrick Corbin allowed four runs in six-plus innings, falling to 4-1.

Arizona outfielder A.J. Pollock left in the ninth inning with a left thumb sprain.  Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun was scratched from the lineup prior to the game with back tightness.

Game two of the series is tonight.  Jhoulys Chacin will get the start for the Brewers.  Zach Greinke goes for Arizona.

Brewers fall to Indians, split 2-game series

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Junior Guerra File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Carlos Carrasco did something that you don’t see much in today’s Major League Baseball.  He went the distance, walking one and striking out 14 Milwaukee hitters to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 6-2 win over the Brewers on Wednesday afternoon.

Carrasco (5-1) gave up five hits and tossed his 10th complete game in 149 big league starts.

Carrasco also helped his own cause by driving in a run with a ninth-inning single.

The Indians put four runs on the board against Brewers starter Junior Guerra (2-3) in the fourth inning.  Tyler Naquin’s three-run homer was the big blow.

Guerra allowed four runs on six hits in five innings of work.  He walked two and struck out nine.

Francisco Lindor hit a leadoff home run in the seventh, off of Brewers reliever Corey Knebel, who had been activated from the disabled list (hamstring) before the game.

The Brewers open a four-game series at Colorado starting Thursday night.  Jhoulys Chacin (2-1, 4.08) gets the start for the Brewers.  Chacin pitched for the Rockies from 2009-14 and is 1-1 in three career starts against his former team.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suter powers Brewers past Indians (AUDIO)

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Brent Suter File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Brent Suter tossed 4 2/3 innings of two-run ball after coming in for injured starter Wade Miley, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-2 win over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night at Miller Park.

Suter also helped himself with a 430+foot blast to dead center field off of AL Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber.

Kluber (5-2) allowed three runs on five hits over six innings.  He also served up a two-run homer to Travis Shaw and has now allowed eight homers over his last four games.

Suter entered the game with one out in the first after Wade Miley suffered a strained right oblique.  He allowed five hits, including a pair of solo home runs to Jose Ramirez and Francisco Lindor, striking out five.  He helped hand the Indians their fourth straight loss. [Read more…]

Marte’s inside-the-park home run powers Pirates past Brewers

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Domingo Santana File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Starling Marte’s inside-the-park home run in the fifth inning proved to be the difference in Pittsburgh’s 6-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in the series opener at Miller Park on Friday night.

Corey Dickerson and David Freese also homered for Pittsburgh as the Pirates put an end to their four game losing streak.

Rookie Nick Kingham, who took a perfect game into the 7th inning against the Cardinals in his debut last week, pitched into the sixth inning against the Brewers last night to earn the win.

Junior Guerra (2-2) gave up five runs in five innings of work to take the loss for the Brewers.

Manny Pina and Domingo Santana homered in the loss.  The home run for Santana was his first of the season as the Brewers dropped to 19-14.

Game two of the series is today.