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Brewers Blank Cubs For Second Straight Day

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Lorenzo Cain – File Photo

Jhoulys Chacin combined with three relievers on a six-hitter to give the Milwaukee Brewers their second straight shutout win, 1-0 over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday afternoon.

Chacin (6-1) allowed four hits in six innings, striking out seven and walking four to win his sixth straight decision.  Jeremy Jeffress pitched the seventh, Josh Hader struck out the side in the eighth and Cory Knebel worked a perfect ninth inning for his sixth save.

Lorenzo Cain provided the games only run with a third inning home run, his eighth of the season.

Mike Montgomery (2-2) took the loss, allowing just two hits in six innings, both by Lorenzo Cain.  He struck out four and walked only one in his fourth start since replacing injured Yu Darvish in the rotation.

The Brewers improved to 3-8 this season against the Cubs and moved 1 1/2 games in front of the second-place Cubs atop the NL Central.

The Brewers are off on Thursday and will open a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night at Miller Park.

 

Brewers Bounce Back Against Cubs

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Chase Anderson File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Chase Anderson and two relievers combined on a two-hitter as the Milwaukee Brewers blanked the Chicago Cubs 4-0 at Miller Park on Tuesday night.  It’s just the second win against the Cubs this season and ended a 7-game losing streak against their rivals to the south.

Anderson gave up just one hit in seven innings to even his record at 5-5.  Anderson walked two and struck out six.

Travis Shaw was the hitting hero for the Brewers, driving in all four runs with a pair of two-run doubles in the first and third innings.

The win moved the Brewers back into first place in the NL Central, by a half game over the Cubs.

The Brewers and Cubs will close out their three game series this afternoon.  Jhoulys Chacin will get the start for the Brewers.  Mike Montgomery gets the nod for the Cubs.  First pitch is set for 1:10 p.m.

Albers on the DL

The Brewers have placed pitcher Matt Albers on the 10-day disabled list with a right shoulder strain.  They recalled pitcher Jorge Lopez from Triple-A Colorado Springs to fill the roster spot.

 

Brewers fall to 1-8 against rival Cubs

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Junior Guerra File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

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.

 

Brewers acquire infielder Brad Miller from Rays

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The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired infielder Brad Miller and cash considerations from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Ji-Man Choi.

The Brewers have been looking for help at shortstop after Tyler Saladino went down with an injury and both Orlando Arcia and Eric Sogard struggling.

The 28-year-old Miller hit .256 with 5 HR and 21 RBI in 48 games this season with Tampa Bay.  He made 38 starts, at first base, second base and designated hitter.  He was designated for assignment on Thursday.

Miller owns a career batting average of .240 with 73 HR and 260 RBI in 653 games between Seattle and Tampa Bay.

The Rays sent the Brewers more than $2.2 million, covering all but $500,000 of Miller’s remaining salary this season.

The 27-year-old Choi was hitting .233 with 2 HR and 5 RBI in 12 games with the Brewers this season.  He made eight starts in three different stints with the team.

 

Brewers struggle to score runs, suffer 3rd straight loss

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Craig Counsell

The Milwaukee Brewers racked up nine hits on Wednesday, but managed just one run in a 3-1 loss to the Indians in Cleveland.  The Indians swept the two-game series.

Carlos Carrasco scattered eight hits, seven of them were singles.  He walked just one while striking out 10 Brewers.

The Brewers scored first after Christian Yelich led off the second inning with a double.  He moved to third on a groundout and scored on a Travis Shaw RBI single.  But that would be it for the Brewers offense.

After Cleveland tied the game in the fifth, Brewers manager Craig Counsell removed starter Chase Anderson (4-5), going with Jeremy Jeffress to get out of a jam.  That plan failed after the normally dependable Jeffress surrendered the go-ahead run on a Jose Ramirez RBI double.  Jeffress then walked Edwin Encarnacion and Yonder Alonso, forcing in a third run to close out the scoring.

Counsell was ejected in the eighth inning, his third ejection this season.

The Brewers fell to 1-4 in the month of June.  They’re off today and open a 3-game series in Philadelphia on Friday night.

 

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.

Thames ready for minor league rehab stint

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Eric Thames

Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Eric Thames has been on the disabled list since April 25th after tearing the ulnar collateral ligament in his thumb.  Thames underwent surgery just two days later and Monday, he had two at-bats and played first base in an extended spring training game.

Barring any setbacks, Thames is scheduled to join Class AAA Colorado Springs as they play a series in Fresno.

Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Thames will play some outfield for the Sky Sox as he prepares to return to Milwaukee.  He played a total of 18 games in the outfield last season.

Jesus Aguilar has become the Brewers regular first baseman in Thames absence.  Aguilar entered the series against the Indiana hitting .309 with 10 home runs and 32 RBI.

Brewers select shortstop in first round of draft

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The Milwaukee Brewers landed prep shortstop Brice Turang with the 21st overall pick in Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft on Monday night.

Turang played high school ball for Santiago High School in Corona, California.  The Brewers were excited to get Turang, who was projected to go higher in the first round after playing for two years for Team USA’s 18U national team.

Turang has a scholarship to LSU and said he is willing to honor that commitment, but Brewers Amateur Scouting Director Tod Johnson said the Brewers are confident they can sign him.

Brice Turang’s father, Brian Turang, was a 20th round pick of the Brewers in 1987 out of Long Beach City College who didn’t sign and was taken again two years later in the 51st round by Seattle. [Read more…]

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.