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Brewers sweep Marlins, push win streak to six

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Christian Yelich clubbed a two-run home run and Jesus Aguilar added two hits and an RBI, helping the Milwaukee Brewers pull out a four game sweep of the Miami Marlins at Miller Park on Sunday.  The win pushed the Brewers win streak to six straight games.

Miami lefty Caleb Smith allowed only two hits while striking out 10 over six innings.

Brewers starter Junior Guerra (2-0) worked five innings, allowing five hits and a single unearned run.  He walked one and struck out four.  Guerra left with nobody out and the bases loaded in the sixth and Jeremy Jeffress came on to strand all three runners.

The Brewers added a run in the seventh on a Marlins defensive miscue.  Justin Bour mishandled Eric Thames ground ball, allowing Travis Shaw to score.

Jesus Aguilar’s RBI single in the eighth ended the scoring for the Brewers.

Matt Albers and Josh Hader pitched the final three innings behind Jeffress as the bullpen continued its mastery in the early part of the season.

The win moved the Brewers into a first place tie with the St. Louis Cardinals atop the Central Division.  They’ll take the day off today before opening a 9-game road trip in Kansas City on Tuesday night.

 

Brewers break out on offense

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Ryan Braun – File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Lorenzo Cain, Ryan Braun and Orlando Arcia all clubbed home runs, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 12-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Thursday night at Miller Park.

Braun’s pinch-hit, three-run blast highlighted a seven-run sixth inning.  It helped him reach the 1,000 career RBI milestone.

Jesus Aguilar added three hits, three RBI and scored a pair of runs for the Brewers, who have won three in-a-row to improve to 11-0 on the season.  Aguilar improved his average to .414 for the season.

Chase Anderson went 5 1/3 innings, allowing five hits and three runs to earn his second win (2-1) of the season.  All three Miami runs came on a pair of Lewis Brinson home runs to center field.

The Brewers outhit the Marlins 13-5.

Game two of the series is tonight at Miller Park.  Jhoulys Chacin (0-1, 5.60) pitches for the Brewers.  Trevor Richards (0-1, 4.70) gets the nod for Miami.

Thames to the rescue in Brewers victory

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Eric Thames clubs a game winning 2-run home run.

For the second straight day, Eric Thames clubbed a two-run homer to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 2-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Miller Park.

It was the team leading seventh of the season for Thames.  He has now homered in 12 of 19 games against Cincinnati since the start of last season.  Thames has also increased his April home run total to 18 over the past two seasons, most in the majors.

Zach Davies, Dan Jennings and Jacob Barnes combined to blank the Reds on three hits for the second straight day.

Davies (1-2) went 6 1/3 innings to win for the first time this season.

The Brewers pitching helped them overcome a defense that committed three errors, which ties a season high.

Christian Yelich returned to the lineup for the Brewers.  He went 1 for 2 with a pair of walks.

Jacob Barnes pitched the final two innings for the save, his second of the season.

The Brewers open a four-game series against the Miami Marlins tonight.  Chase Anderson (1-1, 2.82) gets the start for the Brewers.  Miami goes with Dillon Peters (2-1, 6.75).

Brewers pitching takes over in win

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Junior Guerra – File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Still struggling to hit and score runs at home this season, the pitchers took over on Tuesday night as the Milwaukee Brewers blanked the Cincinnati Reds 2-0 at Miller Park.

Junior Guerra pitched 5 2/3 innings of scoreless, one-hit ball.  Dan Jennings earned the win in relief and Josh Hader earned the six-out save for the Brewers, who improved to 9-9.

The Reds, after a 10-run, 14-hit effort on Monday, managed just three hits off of Brewers pitching on Tuesday night.

Eric Thames provided the Brewers with all the offense they would need, clubbing a two-run homer in the sixth off of Reds starter Sal Romano.  It’s the team leading sixth home run this season for Thames, who now has clubbed 17 April home runs in his two seasons with the Brewers.

Hader struck out three of the seven batters he faced, which now means he has struck out 25 of the 41 batters he’s faced. [Read more…]

Reds snap eight game losing streak against Brewers

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The Cincinnati Reds marched into Miller Park on Monday with the worst record in the majors at 2-13, riding a eight-game losing streak.  When the dust settled, the losing skid had come to an end as the Reds banged out 14-hits in a 10-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.

Reds starting pitcher Luis Castillo had a 7.31 ERA in his first three starts, but he dominated Milwaukee hitters before departing in the seventh.  By that time, the game was out of reach after the Reds put a six-spot on the board in the sixth inning.

The Brewers first runs came in the 7th, from a relief pitcher at that as Jorge Lopez collected his first major league hit, a bases-loaded two run double.

The Brewers (8-9) dropped to 2-6 at home this season and have been outscored 48-20 in those games. [Read more…]

Mets earn walk-off win over the Brewers

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Wilmer Flores clubbed a walk-off game winning home run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the New York Mets earned a 3-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers at Citi Field on Sunday.

Brandon Nimmo tied the game in the sixth with a solo shot of his own, off of rookie Taylor Williams.  Jeremy Jeffress and Dan Jennings followed with 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief to help the Brewers get to the ninth still knotted at 2-2 before Albers came on to work the ninth inning.

Noah Syndergaard struck out 11 over 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball and Jeurys Familia earned the win.  The Mets took the rubber match and improved to 12-2.

Matt Albers was charged with the loss for Milwaukee after giving up the losing run. [Read more…]

Brewers fall in series opener to Mets

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The Milwaukee Brewers clubbed three home runs but still fell to the red-hot New York Mets 6-5 at Citi Field in their series opener Friday night.

Hernan Perez and Ryan Braun each clubbed two run homers and Travis Shaw added a solo shot.  Jesus Aguilar had a three hit night, but it wasn’t enough for the Brewers.

Todd Frazier hit a pair of solo home runs for the Mets, who won their ninth straight game and improved to 11-1 on the season.  Steven Matz pitched into the sixth inning and holding Milwaukee to three earned runs.  Jeurys Familia came away with his seventh save.

Zach Davies dropped to 0-2, giving up five runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Game two of the series is tonight (6:10 p.m.).  Chase Anderson (0-1, 3.38) pitches for the Brewers.  Matt Harvey (0-0, 3.60) goes for the Mets.

Brewers hold off late Cardinal rally for win

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Hernan Perez: File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Hernan Perez and Eric Thames clubbed solo home runs to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-2 win in the rubber game of their three-game series at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Wednesday.

Jonathan Villar’s RBI groundout in the fifth proved to be the difference.

Junior Guerra was called up from the minors and pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing a run on four hits for his first win of the season.  Matt Albers got the final two outs for his first save.

The Cardinals made it interesting in the ninth inning.  Trailing 3-1, Tommy Pham led off the inning with a solo home run off of Brewers left-handed reliever Josh Hader.  Hader then struck out Matt Carpenter before giving way to Albers.

Adam Wainwright gave up three runs in seven innings but fell to 0-2.  He entered the game with a 15-8 record and 2.31 ERA against the Brewers in his career.

The Cardinals played without starting catcher Yadier Molina who decided to accept the one-game suspension levied against him for his role in a skirmish with Arizona manager Torey Lovullo on Sunday.

The Brewers get Thursday off before opening a 3-game weekend series in New York against the red-hot Mets.  New York has won eight straight and entered the day on Thursday with a 10-1 record.

 

Brewers fall to Cardinals in extra innings

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For the second night in a row, the Brewers and Cardinals needed extra innings to decide the outcome.  On Tuesday night, it was Matt Carpenter clubbing a two-run home run in the bottom of the 11th inning to beat the Brewers 5-3 in St. Louis.

Twice, the Brewers had late leads but couldn’t hold them.

Domingo Santana singled home Eric Thames to give Milwaukee a 2-1 lead in the ninth inning, only to see Tommy Pham score from second on a pair of wild pitches by Jacob Barnes to tie the game 2-2.

One inning later, Orlando Arcia singled in a run to put the Brewers up 3-2, but Greg Garcia’s RBI single in the bottom of the 10th would tie the game at 3. [Read more…]

Brewers blanked by Cubs (AUDIO)

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Chase Anderson File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

The Milwaukee Brewers offensive has hit a snag, falling to the Chicago Cubs 3-0 in their series finale on Sunday at Miller Park.

The Brewers managed just three hits off of Cubs starter Jose Quintana and were shutout for the third time in the last five games.

The Cubs took three of four in the series and the Brewers finished their seven-game home stand with a 2-5 record.

Two things have led to the Brewers problems.  Offensively, they’re hitting .233 as a team, which ranks 10th in the National League.  They rank 14th with a .289 on-base percentage.  And they hit just .210 on the home stand, .150 with runners in scoring position.

Newcomer Christian Yelich has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with a right oblique injury. [Read more…]