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Brewers reacquire Jeffress from the Rangers

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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 & 2014-16).  He was traded by Milwaukee to Texas last August 1 as part of a five-player deal (Lucroy trade).  he was originally selected by the Brewers in the first round (16th overall) of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft.

Jeffress is 13-6 with a 3.31 ERA and 28 saves in 249 career relief appearances with Milwaukee, Kansas City, Toronto and Texas, including a 1-2 mark with a 5.31 ERA in 39 appearances with the Rangers this season.  He has gone 9-3 with a 2.38 ERA and 27 saves in 158 games as a Brewer.  He served as Milwaukee’s closer in 2016 prior to being traded to Texas, converting 27 of 28 save opportunities.

The 25-year-old Scott signed with the Brewers as a free agent on July 4, 2016.  He went 4-6 with a 2.34 ERA and 2 saves in 42 relief appearances at Double-A Biloxi this season.

To make room on the 40-man roster for Jeffress, outfielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis was designated for assignment.

Wainwright leads Cardinals past Brewers

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Adam Wainwright had struggled to an 0-3 start for the St. Louis Cardinals.  He started his turn-around in Milwaukee last night and held his own cause with the bat in a 6-3 Cardinals victory over the Brewers.

Wainwright clubbed a two run home run in the third inning, then added a two run single in the fourth, driving in four of the Cardinals six runs.

On the mound, Wainwright held the Brewers to a pair of runs on six hits while striking out nine over five innings.

Wily Peralta (3-1), off to a 3-0 start this season, departed after four innings, surrendering all six runs on nine hits.  He walked only one, but failed to record a strikeout. [Read more…]

Brewers hang 24 on the Mariners

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Junior Guerra – File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

The Milwaukee Brewers had a nine-hit, 10-run fourth inning and went on to cruise to a 24-3 Cactus League victory over the Seattle Mariners on Monday.

Kirk Nieuwenhuis led the teams 24-hit attack with a home run, two doubles and six rbi.  Keon Broxton, Orlando Arcia and Travis Shaw also homered for the Brewers.

Pitcher Junior Guerra, who is in line to be the Brewers opening day starter, tossed four solid innings, allowing one hit, a first-inning home run by Ben Gamel.

The Brewers improved to 10-8 in Cactus League play.  They’ll face the Cubs in Mesa, Arizona on Tuesday.

Brewers end six-game losing streak (AUDIO)

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Brewers logoAfter several close losses, the Milwaukee Brewers finally found a way to reward a starting pitcher for a job well done.

Matt Garza held the St. Louis Cardinals to a run on three hits over seven-innings to help the Brewers pull out a 3-1 victory at Miller Park, ending a 6-game slide.

Garza coaxed a walk from Cardinals rookie starter Luke Weaver in the third.  Jonathan Villar followed with a hit to left and Kirk Nieuwenhuis finished the rally with a three-run home run to right to put the Brewers on top 3-0.

The Cardinals only run came on a Yadier Molina solo home run in the fourth. [Read more…]

McCutchen helps Pirates end Miller Park losing streak

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Brewers logoAndrew McCutchen entered last night’s series opener at Miller Park with a .246 batting average, 17 home runs and 52 runs batted in.

Despite his struggles this season, McCutchen single handedly helped his team end a 9-game losing streak at Miller Park, as the Pittsburgh Pirates pulled out a 3-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in 10-innings.

McCutchen drove in all three runs for the Pirates, driving in the game winner with a single to right in the 10th.  He also singled home a run in the third and clubbed his 18th home run of the season in the first inning. [Read more…]

Davies leads Brewers to series win over Arizona (AUDIO)

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Zach Davies

Zach Davies

Zach Davies turned in another solid outing as the Milwaukee Brewers knocked off the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 at Miller Park.  The Brewers captured three of four in the series.

Davies allowed three runs, only two earned in 6 1/3 innings, while striking out five.  He improved his record to 8-4 on the season.

Davies started slow, allowing a pair of runs in the first inning, but rebounded strong.  Arizona’s Yasmany Tomas’ two-out double drove in a pair for the Diamondbacks.  But Davies retired 14 of 15 hitters at one point and improved to 6-1 with a 2.40 ERA over his last 10 starts.  He also improved to 3-0 with a 1.74 ERA in four July starts. [Read more…]

Late rally lifts Cubs past Brewers at steamy Miller Park

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Brewers logoThe 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 eight minutes in the extreme heat.

The Brewers had their chances, putting runners on second and third with nobody out in the sixth inning off of veteran Joe Nathan.  But Nathan struck out Ryan Braun, Jonathan Lucroy and Chris Cater to get out of the jam.

Trailing 6-4 in the ninth, Kirk Nieuwenhuis clubbed a solo home run to right to close the scoring.  Nieuwenhuis now has three home runs in his last two games. [Read more…]

Guerra shines in Brewers 7-0 win over the Dodgers (AUDIO)

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Junior Guerra

Junior Guerra

Junior Guerra’s star continued to shine bright on Wednesday night, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Miller Park.

Guerra allowed just two hits over eight shutout innings with two walks and seven strikeouts.

The Brewers gave Guerra some early runs to work with.  Kirk Nieuwenhuis clubbed a three-run home run as a part of their five-run second inning.  Ryan Braun also homered and doubled, driving in four runs.

Brock Stewart made his major-league debut for the Dodgers.  He started the season in high Class A, but retired the Brewers in order in the first, striking out two. [Read more…]

Brewers need extra’s to beat the Braves

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Brewers logoFor the 11th straight time, the Milwaukee Brewers were involved in a game decided by two or fewer runs.  They won their second straight close outing, knocking off the Braves 3-2 in 13 innings.

Jonathan Villar’s RBI single in the top of the 13th was the game winner at Turner Field.  The Brewers are 6-5 during  the 11-game stretch and 4-4 in one-run games during that time frame.

The winning rally started when Kirk Nieuwenhuis singled.  Aaron Hill followed with a walk and Keon Broxton recorded his first major-league hit with a bloop bunt that evaded the pitcher.

Martin Maldonado grounded into a fielder’s choice with Nieuwenhuis being forced out at home.  Villar then followed with a single to left that scored Hill. [Read more…]

Guerra fans 11 in Brewers victory (AUDIO)

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Junior Guerra

Junior Guerra

Junior Guerra was making just his fourth major league start.  He turned in another solid performance, allowing just five hits and striking out 11 in seven innings as the Milwaukee Brewers knocked off the division leading Chicago Cubs 5-3 at Miller Park.

Chris Carter and Kirk Nieuwenhuis clubbed home runs to lead the way offensively and with closer Jeremy Jeffress off limits, Michael Blazek and Tyler Thornburg worked the eighth and ninth innings to close out the win.

Thornburg walked the first two batters he saw, then pitched out of trouble to record his first career major league save.  He said doing it against the rival Cubs is extra special. [Read more…]