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Brewers send Davis to Oakland for prospects

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Khris Davis UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Khris Davis UPI/Bill Greenblatt

The Milwaukee Brewers continue their rebuild by sending another veteran packing for prospects.  The latest to change addresses on Friday is starting leftfielder Khris Davis.  He was sent to the Oakland A’s for a couple of prospects, catcher Jacob Nottingham and right-handed pitcher Bubba Derby.

The move clears left field for Domingo Santana, a young budding prospect acquired by the Brewers last season in a trade with the Houston Astros.  In 38 games last season, Santana saw his average fade to .231 with six homers and 18 RBI.  But he is still considered a solid corner outfielder with a strong arm.

Nottingham gives the Brewers a solid catching prospect in their system, something they had lacked previously.  Top catcher Jonathan Lucroy will likely be traded at some point this season if not sooner.

Davis hit 27 home runs for the Brewers last season, but he was a liability in left field, mostly because of his poor arm strength.

The Brewers also signed right-handed reliever Blaine Boyer to a minor-league deal with an invitation to major-league camp.  Boyer made 68 appearances in relief for Minnesota in 2015.  He finished with a 3-6 record and a 2.49 ERA.

 

Arrieta cruises in final regular season start

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Ariel Pena: Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Ariel Pena: Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Chicago ace Jake Arrieta wrapped up his  regular season work by holding the Milwaukee Brewers without a run on just two-hits in six-innings.   The Cubs pulled out a 6-1 win in the series opener at Miller Park.

Arrieta (22-6) struck out seven in a 72-pitch outing to become the first 22-game winner in the major leagues since Justin Verlander went 24-5 for the Detroit Tigers in 2011.

The Cubs kept their hopes of hosting the National League wild card game alive, but a Cubs loss or a Pittsburgh victory in the final two days of the season would mean that wild card game would be played at P-N-C Park in Pittsburgh.

Arrieta finished the season with a 1.77 ERA and 20 straight quality starts.  He went 11-0 with a 0.41 ERA since August 1.

Ariel Pena provided the opposition for the Brewers and he started strong, tying a career high with five strikeouts over the first two innings.  He ended up working 4 1/3 innings in taking his first loss of the season.

The Brewers only run came after Arrieta left.  Khris Davis clubbed a home run.  Davis had two of the Brewers four hits on the night.

Brewers score seven in the 9th to beat Cardinals

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Jason Rogers: Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Jason Rogers: Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Jason Rogers clubbed a 9th-inning grand slam off of St. Louis ace reliever Trevor Rosenthal to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 8-4 come-from-behind win over the Cardinals at Busch Stadium.

Khris Davis, who homered in the ninth inning on Friday to beat Rosenthal and the Cardinals, followed with a three run homer off of Seth Maness as the Brewers won their first game of the season when trailing after eight innings.  They were 0-for-85 coming into the game.

It is also the Cardinals (86-1) first loss of the season after leading going into the ninth inning.

The Brewers victory tightened things up at the top of the National League Central.  The Cardinals lead on the Pittsburgh Pirates is just three games with the two teams set to begin a three-game series  tonight in Pittsburgh. [Read more…]

Davis’ home run leads to Brewers victory over Cardinals

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Khris Davis: UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Khris Davis: UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Khris Davis clubbed his 24th home run of the season, a ninth-inning blast off of St. Louis closer Trevor Rosenthal, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-3 win over the Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Friday night.

Davis atoned for a fourth inning base running gaffe when he forgot how many outs there were and ran into a double play to thwart a rally.  The Brewers ended a four-game losing streak against St. Louis.

The Cardinals had two runners on with nobody out in the seventh after a throwing error by Luis Sardinas, but Will Smith struck out Jhonny Peralta and Martin Maldonado threw out the speedy Peter Bourjos at third on a double-steal attempt.  Then Stephen Piscotty popped out to end the threat and keep the score at 3-3. [Read more…]

Cubs continue domination of the Brewers

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Wily Peralta

Wily Peralta

Anthony Rizzo had three hits and scored three runs while pinch hitter Jorge Soler clubbed a three-run homer to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 9-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

The Cubs magic number to clinch a playoff spot dropped to four.

The last time the Cubs played meaningful baseball in the month of September was in 2008 when they last made the playoffs.  They’re chasing the Pittsburgh Pirates for the top Wild Card spot in the National League.

Adam Lind and Khris Davis both homered in the loss for the Brewers, but Wily Peralta made it just four and two-thirds innings, allowing six runs on eight hits. Peralta walked four and struck out two. His E-R-A in the last two starts has bloated to eleven-point-five-one.

The Brewers have dropped eight straight to the Cubs.  Game two of the series is tonight.

 

Brewers fall back in Central Division basement

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Khris Davis UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Khris Davis UPI/Bill Greenblatt

The Milwaukee Brewers were 0 for 11 with runners in scoring position and fell to the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 at Miller Park.  The loss is the 7th straight for the Brewers, which drops them back into the Central Division basement.

Khris Davis and Jason Rogers hit solo home runs for the Brewers, who managed just seven hits against Cincinnati pitching.

Rookie Zach Davies gave up  Todd Frazier’s first-inning RBI single, but the Brewers tied the game on Davis’ 22nd home run of the season in the second inning.

Lefty Brandon Finnegan, acquired as part of the trade for Johnny Cueto earlier this season, was making his first major-league start.

Davies would run into problems again in the fourth, serving up a home run to Jay Bruce, his 31st of the season.  The Reds took a 3-1 lead.

Davies wound up allowing those three runs on five hits with four walks and four strikeouts in six innings.  He fell to 1-2.

Taylor Jungmann pitches game two of the series for the Brewers tonight.

 

Heyward’s home run beats Brewers in 10th

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St. Louis Cardinals Jason Heyward: Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

St. Louis Cardinals Jason Heyward: Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Jason Heyward clubbed a two-run homer in the 10th inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 3-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park.  Heyward’s decisive homer came off Tyler Thornburg, who falls to 0-2 on the season.  Heyward also doubled twice in the win.

The loss for the Brewers is their 82nd of the season, which guaranteed a losing season.

The Brewers only run came on a Khris Davis home run.  He has now homered in back-to-back games and in four of his last eight.

Cardinals starter Carlos Martinez struck out nine in eight innings.  Kevin Siegrist pitched the ninth for the win.  Trevor Rosenthal pitched the tenth for his 44th save.

Brewers starter Ariel Pena, making his third major-league appearance and second start, gave up a run on four hits but wasn’t involved in the decision.

The Brewers have now lost four straight to the Cardinals, and they’ve only won ten of their last 36 home contests against the Cardinals.

Brewers win 7th straight over Pittsburgh

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Khris Davis UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Khris Davis UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Logan Schafer’s run-scoring single in the 13th inning gave the Milwaukee Brewers a 6-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park.  It was Milwaukee’s seventh straight win over the Pirates, who still hold the National League’s top Wild Card by two-and-a-half games.

The Brewers jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first inning, hi-lighted by Khris Davis’ 19th home run of the season.  That lead would last until the eighth inning, when Andrew McCutcheon tied it with a three-run homer.

In the 12th, Ryan Braun gave the Brewers the lead with an R-B-I single, but Gregory Polanco tied it again with a solo shot off of Francisco Rodriguez.  It’s the second blown save of the season for Rodriguez.

In the 13th, Brewers’ catcher Nevin Ashley struck out but reached base on a wild pitch from Radhames Liz.  Ashley later scored the game-winning run on Schafer’s hit.

Rodriguez (1-3) wound up getting the win.  Former starter Kyle Lohse earned just the second save of his 15-year career.

The Brewers send Jimmy Nelson (11-11, 3.86 E-R-A) to the mound in game two of the series tonight.  Charlie Morton (8-7, 4.07 E-R-A) pitches for the Pirates.

Davies secures first big league victory

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Zach Davies

Zach Davies

Zach Davies won his first big league game on Monday, holding Miami to a run on four hits over seven innings as the Milwaukee Brewers pulled out a 9-1 win over the Marlins.

The 22-year-old right-hander retired eleven straight hitters after giving up a lead-off single to Dee Gordon.  Davies struck out four.

The Brewers gave Davies plenty of offensive support.  They banged out 15-hits, including a Khris Davis home run in the fourth, his 18th of the season.

Justin Nicolino (3-3) took the loss, giving up five runs in 4 1/3 innings.  Former Southern Door high school standout Erik Cordier, gave up Milwaukee’s final three runs in the sixth, which broke the game open.

Hernan Perez had three hits and drove in three runs.

Taylor Jungmann pitches game two of the series for the Brewers  tonight.

 

Nelson has control issues as Brewers fall in Cleveland

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Brewers logoJimmy Nelson walked a career-high eight walks in just 3 1/3 innings as the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Cleveland Indians 6-2 on Wednesday night.

Nelson pitched through a steady rain, allowing five runs on four hits while striking out four to fall to 10-10 on the season.  Nelson’s personal four-game win streak came to an end.  His last loss came on July 10.

The Brewers lost their four straight game overall, finishing 1-4 on their five-game road trip.

Milwaukee grabbed an early lead when Khris Davis clubbed a solo home run in the second inning off of Cody Anderson.  It’s the 10th home run in the month of August for Davis, who increased his season total to 17 home runs.

The Brewers had a good chance late when Jonathan Lucroy doubled and Ryan Braun singled to lead off the inning.  But Adam Lind, Khris Davis and Domingo Santana all struck out to leave the deficit at three.

The Brewers are off today.  They’ll open a three-game series against Cincinnati at Miller Park on Friday night.