by Bill Scott | Aug 25, 2020
Entering Monday nights series opener against Cincinnati, the Milwaukee Brewers had been outscored 37-5 in the opening two innings of games this season. Facing Reds starter Trevor Bauer, who entered the game with the majors best ERA at 0.68, wasn’t looking good...
by Bill Scott | Aug 24, 2020
The Pittsburgh Pirates entered their three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers with just four wins (4-17) and the worst offense in baseball. When the smoke cleared on Sunday, the Pirates had a three-game sweep, outscoring the Brewers 24-11 in the series. The...
by Bill Scott | Aug 23, 2020
The Milwaukee Brewers continue to search for the consistency necessary to win games. At the start of their shortened 60-game season, the pitching was good and the hitting was almost missing in action. The offense, while inconsistent, was starting to come around a...
by Bill Scott | Aug 21, 2020
Every time you think the Milwaukee Brewers offense is starting to show some signs of stringing together some success, they struggle to keep it going. That was the case again on Thursday night when they failed to get a hit until the fifth inning and watched the...
by Bill Scott | Aug 21, 2020
The Milwaukee Brewers placed veteran relief pitcher Corey Knebel on the 10-day injured list with a strained hamstring on Thursday. The Brewers recalled infielder/outfielder Mark Mathias from the teams alternate training site in Appleton. Knebel, who is trying to...
by Bill Scott | Aug 20, 2020
Brett Anderson pitched six strong innings to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 9-3 win over the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on Wednesday night. Anderson (1-2) posted his longest outing of the season, working six innings while allowing a run on five hits with five...
by Bill Scott | Aug 19, 2020
The Milwaukee Brewers foiled Kenta Maeda’s bid for a no-hitter in the 9th inning, then scored three runs to force extra innings. But the rally fell short as the Brewers dropped their series opener to the Minnesota Twins 4-3 in 12 innings on Tuesday night at...
by Bill Scott | Aug 17, 2020
After losing the series opener last Thursday, the Milwaukee Brewers were involved in three tight games with the Chicago Cubs, closing out the 4-game series with a 6-5 win on Sunday at Wrigley Field. It gave the Brewers three of four in the series, including three...
by Bill Scott | Aug 14, 2020
The Milwaukee Brewers have struggled offensively this season and their issues continued on Thursday night, in a 4-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs in their series opener at Wrigley Field. Cubs starter Yu Darvish took a no-hitter into the seventh inning. His no-hit bid...
by Bill Scott | Aug 13, 2020
The Milwaukee Brewers dropped their series finale against the Minnesota Twins, 12-2 on Wednesday night at Miller Park. Byron Buxton clubbed two home runs and Miguel Sano also went yard for the Twins. Eric Lauer gave up seven runs over 3 2/3 innings to take the loss,...
by Bill Scott | Aug 12, 2020
The Milwaukee Brewers have been waiting for their home run bats to come alive. They broke out on Tuesday night, clubbing four home runs in a 6-4 win over the Minnesota Twins at Miller Park. In the teams first 14 games, the Brewers had just 13 home runs. On Tuesday...
by Bill Scott | Aug 11, 2020
Just one day after the Milwaukee Brewers finally broke out for 9-runs in a 9-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds, they scored just two runs on Monday night in a 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins in the opener of a three-game series at Miller Park. Eddie Rosario clubbed a...
by Bill Scott | Aug 10, 2020
The Milwaukee Brewers finally earned their first win at Miller Park this season. The Brewers scored six runs in the sixth inning on the way to a 9-3 win over the Cincinnati, salvaging the final game of their three game series with the Reds. Justin Smoak started the...
by Bill Scott | Aug 4, 2020
The Milwaukee Brewers finally got to play a home opener at Miller Park, but it didn’t work out the way they had planned. The Brewers jumped out to a 4-2 lead, then saw their bullpen surrender four runs in a 6-4 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Monday night. The...
by Bill Scott | Aug 3, 2020
Milwaukee Brewers bench coach Pat Murphy is recovering after suffering a moderate heart attack during the team’s Saturday workout at Miller Park. Murphy was immediately transported to Froedtert Hospital, where a stent was inserted, and he is expected to...
by Bill Scott | Aug 2, 2020
As the Milwaukee Brewers were in the process of having their series against the St. Louis Cardinals called off, veteran outfielder Lorenzo Cain was busy discussing with his family, a decision to opt out of the remainder of the 2020 season. Cain became the 17th player...
by Bill Scott | Jul 31, 2020
The Milwaukee Brewers home opener this afternoon against the St. Louis Cardinals at Miller Park has been postponed and rescheduled as a doubleheader on Sunday. The rescheduling is the result of two positive COVID-19 tests in the Cardinals organization. Major League...
by Bill Scott | Jul 30, 2020
Brandon Woodruff and three relievers held the pirates to one hit in a 3-0 Brewers’ victory in Pittsburgh on Wednesday night. Woodruff struck out 10, walked one and allowed just an infield single to Phillip Evans in the first inning. He worked 6 1/3 innings to...
by Bill Scott | Jul 29, 2020
One night after coming from four run downs to beat Pittsburgh, the Pirates turned the tables on the Milwaukee Brewers, erasing a 6-2 deficit to win 8-6 at PNC Park. The Brewers scored four times in the top of the seventh to go up 6-2. But the Pirates answered with...
by Bill Scott | Jul 28, 2020
After another quiet offensive performance, the Milwaukee Brewers finally came alive late, rallying to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 in 11 innings at PNC Park on Monday night. Trailing 5-1 heading into the 9th inning, the Brewers scored four times to force extra...
