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Davies no-hit bid, Carter two HR game propel Brewers past Oakland (AUDIO)

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Zach Davies

Zach Davies

He took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, and even though his bid for history ended because of a home run, Brewers start Zach Davies definitely riding a big wave of momentum.

The diminutive righthander allowed two runs on two hits over his seven innings in a 5-4 Milwaukee win to open a brief two-game interleague series against Oakland at Miller Park. Davies also with five strikeouts.

Davies (4-3), who went 3-2 as a September call-up in 2015 and is pitching for a permanent place in the Brewers rotation, has won three straight starts. In his last six outings, Milwaukee (27-31) is 5-1.

Meanwhile, the offense came almost exclusively from the bat of first baseman Chris Carter, who slugged a two-run homer in the second inning and a three-run blast in the sixth to account for all five of Milwaukee’s runs. Carter leads the team with 16 homers and 39 runs batted in after the two monster shots beyond the centerfield wall. [Read more…]

Peralta falters as run support fades in series finale in Philly

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Wily Peralta

Wily Peralta

The Milwaukee Brewers had a chance to win their fifth series of the season with a victory Sunday in Philadelphia.

Milwaukee had out hit the Phillies, but trailed 3-0 after four innings. Starter Wily Peralta allowed a ground rule double, a play that originally was called a home run but overruled on a replay review due to fan interference, and was removed with runners on second and third with one out.

Reliever Neil Ramirez entered and promptly served up back-to-back home runs, busting the game open with five runs in the fifth to make it 8-0.

The Brewers would go on to lose 8-1 to split the four-game series.

Peralta (3-7) took the loss and ran his ERA to 6.79. The righthander surrendered six runs, five earned, on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings. He allowed a solo home run in third inning. [Read more…]

Brewers blanked at Wrigley, Lucroy nearing return

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Jonathan Lucroy - UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Jonathan Lucroy – UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Cubs starter Jake Arrieta (20-6) dominated the Milwaukee Brewers to become MLB’s first 20-game winner this season. The righthander struck out 11 Milwaukee batters and allowed just three hits in a 4-0 Cubs win Tuesday night at Wrigley Field.

The playoff-bound Cubs (89-62) got to Brewers righty Tyler Cravy (0-8) when Kris Bryant blasted a two-run homer in the third. Cravy would surrender three hits and strike out three in his four innings, all en route to his eighth loss of the season.

Chicago added runs in the fifth and eighth innings off relievers Kyle Lohse and Corey Knebel, respectively.

Arrieta dominance included a stretch of 14-consecutive batters retired as he tallied his third complete game of the season.

The Brewers (63-88) play to avoid a sweep, and a 14th loss in 17 games, tonight on Chicago’s northside. Rookie Zach Davies gets the start against Kyle Hendricks. First pitch at 7:05pm. [Read more…]

Smith ejected for foreign substance leading to Brewers meltdown

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Brewers RHP Will Smith

What was a competitive pitcher’s duel in Atlanta spun out of control for the Milwaukee Brewers Thursday when relief pitcher Will Smith was ejected for a foreign substance on his right arm in the seventh inning.

Milwaukee’s bullpen would fall apart after the ejection, allowing six more runs in what amounted to a seven-run inning and led to a 10-1 Braves win to open a four-game series.

Smith entered the game with the Brewers trailing 2-1 and runners at the corners. He then hit the first batter he faced to load up the bases. Atlanta manager Freddie Gonzalez then notified the umpires of a shiny substance on Smith’s right arm a couple pitches into the next at-bat.

The umpires gathered around Smith, checked the substance, and promptly threw the lefty out of the game. Braves hitters then registered five consecutive hits off relievers Neal Cotts and Michael Blazek to blow the game open. [Read more…]

Brewers bullpen blows chance at first series sweep of season

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Kyle Lohse

Kyle Lohse

With a chance to secure their first series sweep of the season, the Milwaukee Brewers fought to stay with the Tigers before the bullpen faltered in a 5-2 loss Wednesday night at Comerica Park.

Tied at two in the eighth, Jonathan Broxton entered the game and promptly retired the first two batters he faced. Then he allowed two singles and a walk to load the bases, which were ultimately cleared on a Nick Castellanos triple that skipped past right fielder Gerardo Parra.

Milwaukee rallied twice to tie the game. Ryan Braun’s solo home run the fourth evened the game at one. Elian Herrera’s RBI double plated Khris Davis to knot the game at two in the seventh.  [Read more…]

Three home run 3rd inning propels Brewers past Tigers

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Ryan Braun - Photo: UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Ryan Braun – Photo: UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Everything seem to come together for the Milwaukee Brewers, who defeated the Tigers 8-1 last night to claim a second straight win and a series win.

Tied at one in the third inning, Ryan Braun, Adam Lind, and Aramis Ramirez combined to hit back-to-back-to-back home runs as part of a six-run frame.

The three consecutive home runs were the first ever by a visiting team at Comerica Park, and the first for the Brewers since August 27, 2012.

Overshadowed by the display of power was starter Jimmy Nelson’s dominating outing. He limited Detroit to one run on three hits over eight innings to improve to 2-4 on the season and help Milwaukee to its second road series win.  [Read more…]

No ill-effects for Gomez in Brewers rain-soaked win over Tigers

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Carlos Gomez

Carlos Gomez

Carlos Gomez proved right from the very beginning Monday night that he was feeling fine after being hit in the head with a fastball just one day prior.

Gomez hit a lead off home run and drove in the game-winning run in the seventh as the Milwaukee Brewers earned a 3-2 win in rainy Detroit.

The centerfielder came to the plate with the game tied at two, runners on first and second with two outs, and laced a single to center off losing pitcher Kyle Lobstein. Gomez finished 2-for-5 with two RBI and one run scored.

Milwaukee (14-25) also got a boost from third baseman Aramis Ramirez, whose lead off home run in the fourth pulled the Brewers even before the game slowed down with heavy rains in the sixth inning. [Read more…]

Gomez, Brewers hit hard in New York

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Carlos Gomez - UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Carlos Gomez – UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Already trailing by a handful of runs, the Milwaukee Brewers lineup took a big hit in the sixth inning of a 5-1 loss to the Mets at Citi Field.

Centerfielder Carlos Gomez was at the plate with a runner on and no one out in the top of the sixth facing a 5-0 deficit when New York starter Noah Syndegaard threw a 96-mph fastball and struck Gomez in the left side of his head.

The pitch caught Gomez in the earflap of his helmet and send him face down into the dirt around home plate. Gomez would leave the game, doing so under his own power. He was diagnosed with a facial contusion, but did not sustain a concussion.

The Brewers (13-25) fell behind early when starter Wily Peralta allowed a leadoff home run to Curtis Granderson. New York (22-16) added another run in the third inning, and three more in the fourth, all off Peralta. The righthander was seeking a second win in his last three starts, but falls to 1-5. [Read more…]

Braun powers Brewers to series ending win over Reds

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Ryan Braun - UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Ryan Braun – UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Apparently there was some truth to Milwaukee Brewers manager Ron Roenicke’s holding out slugger Ryan Braun for two games to fix bad tendencies in his swing.

Since returning to the lineup, the former MVP has smashed three home runs, including two in Wednesday’s 8-3 win at Cincinnati.

Braun broke open a 3-2 game with a grand slam, the fourth of his career and his fourth homer of the season, as part of a five-run eighth inning.

He, along with Adam Lind (4) and Khris Davis (1) each hit solo home runs off rookie Michael Lorenzen (0-1), who was making his MLB debut.

Cincinnati (10-11) continued the home run derby, connecting on three solo shots in the loss. Matt Garza (2-3) allowed two, but struck out four and scattered six hits pitching into the seventh. [Read more…]

Reds out homer Brewers in 4-2 win

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Aramis Ramirez

Aramis Ramirez

There were five combined home runs, accounting for all six combined runs, between the Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds Tuesday night at Great American Ballpark. Unfortunately for the Brewers, they were on the short end of both categories.

The Reds three homers were enough to chase Kyle Lohse and Milwaukee (4-17) in a 4-2 defeat, their second straight.

Lohse served up a solo home run to Joey Votto in the first inning, then back-to-back jacks in the fourth inning to Brandon Phillips and Marlon Byrd to put the Brewers in a 4-0 hole. The loss is his fourth in five starts this season and third consecutive.

The Brewers bats were held in check to the tune of three hits, though two were solo home runs. Aramis Ramirez and Ryan Braun each hit their second homer of the season. [Read more…]