by Bill Scott | Sep 26, 2014
The Milwaukee Brewers needed a strong road trip just to have a chance to stay in playoff contention. They wrapped up the nine-game trip with a 3-6 record after Thursday’s 5-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. The result eliminated the Brewers from playoff...
by Bill Scott | Sep 25, 2014
The Milwaukee Brewers stayed alive in the NL wildcard picture for another day, blanking the Cincinnati Reds 5-0 at Great American Ballpark. The win, along with the Giants 9-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, allowed the Brewers to avoid playoff elimination for at...
by Bill Scott | Sep 20, 2014
For the second straight night, the Milwaukee Brewers blew a late 2-0 lead and lost a game they appeared to have in hand. Last night, the Brewers fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 to fall 4 1/2 games behind Pittsburgh in the wild-card race with eight games left to...
by Bill Scott | Aug 16, 2014
Things were looking grim for the Milwaukee Brewers, trailing the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 heading to the 8th. They they broke it open with five runs and went on to beat the Dodgers 6-3. The Brewers started their rally against Dodgers reliever Jamey Wright, who pitched...
by Bill Scott | Aug 14, 2014
Javier Baez and Anthony Rizzo hit back-to-back home runs as the Chicago Cubs jumped on Kyle Lohse early and beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 at Wrigley Field. Cubs starter Tsuyoshi Wada (2-1) was coasting until he was chased in the seventh, when he allowed...
by Bill Scott | Aug 9, 2014
The Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers series opener at Miller Park on Friday night started out as a pitching duel. But the Brewers poured it on late, scoring seven runs in the last two innings to pull out a 9-3 win. The Dodgers actually scored twice in he top...
by Bill Scott | Jul 21, 2014
The Milwaukee Brewers got sloppy late in the game yesterday and fell to the Washington Nationals 5-4. Manager Ron Roenicke was upset after the game after Rickie Weeks, whose run-scoring single off of Nationals closer Rafael Soriano tied the game, was thrown out on the...
by Bill Scott | Jun 27, 2014
Rickie Weeks had three hits, including a leadoff home run, Aramis Ramirez clubbed a 2-run shot and Scooter Gennett added a pinch hit two-run home run as the Milwaukee Brewers knocked off the Colorado Rockies 7-4. The Brewers swept the Rockies in Denver this week and...
by Bill Scott | May 19, 2014
Travis Wood pitched two-hit ball for seven innings and the Chicago Cubs got home runs from Wellington Castillo and Mike Olt in a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday at Wrigley Field. The Brewers had the first shot at putting up some offense when Wood, after...
by Bill Scott | May 12, 2014
Francisco Rodriguez has been putting the Milwaukee Brewers on his back and carrying them in the early going. Rodriguez entered Sunday’s series finale against the New York Yankees having saved 15 games in 15 chances to lead the Majors. But all good things...
by Bill Scott | Apr 12, 2014
The Milwaukee Brewers picked up where they left off when they returned home to Miller Park and knocked off the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Friday night. Aramis Ramirez and Mark Reynolds homered and Wily Peralta worked 7-strong innings for the win as the Brewers captured...
by Bill Scott | Mar 3, 2014
Matt Garza’s first start for the Milwaukee Brewers was a rough one. Garza threw 28 pitches, allowed 4 runs on 4 hits, walked two and struck out one against the Colorado Rockies. The Brewers still won the game 6-5 in Scottsdale. Hector Gomez clubbed a solo home...
by Bill Scott | Aug 9, 2013
Tim Lincecum tossed 8-innings of 1-hit ball, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 4-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. The win gave the Giants a split of the 4-game series. Lincecum’s only blemish came on Juan Francisco’s 3rd inning leadoff double. The...
by Bill Scott | Aug 4, 2013
The Milwaukee Brewers offense went silent for the second straight night as they were blanked 3-0 by the Washington Nationals at Miller Park on Saturday. The Brewers didn’t have many opportunities, but they did waste a chance in the first inning. Rickie Weeks...
by Bill Scott | Jul 31, 2013
Major League Baseball teams have until 3pm CST Thursday to make deals in advance of this year’s non-waiver trade deadline. It will be an interesting few hours leading up to the deadline for the Milwaukee Brewers. For weeks, a handful of names have bounced...
by Bill Scott | Jul 30, 2013
The Brewers bats woke up in the top of the 9th Monday at Wrigley Field as Milwaukee notched a 5-0 win over the Chicago Cubs. The Brewers managed just 3-hits in the first 8-innings but surpassed that total with 4-hits in the 9th. Carlos Gomez broke the scoreless tie...
by Bill Scott | Jul 23, 2013
Monday’s news of Ryan Braun’s 65-game suspension for violating MLB’s drug program didn’t necessarily tell the whole story. After months of speculation to what baseball would do in wake of the Biogenesis investigation, the answer came, but...
by Bill Scott | Jul 9, 2013
It appeared for a moment that Reds first basemen Joey Votto was going to be the hero at Miller Park Monday night. With the Brewers leading 4-3 in the top of the 9th, Votto was a the plate with a runner on and 2-outs facing Milwaukee closer Francisco Rodriguez. Votto...
by Bill Scott | Jul 2, 2013
After taxing their bullpen, the Milwaukee Brewers needed Yovani Gallardo to pitch deep into the game last night. Gallardo didn’t get the memo, allowing 8-runs on 9-hits in just 3-innings of work. The Brewers fell to the Nationals 10-5, suffering their 6th...
by Bill Scott | Jun 27, 2013
The Milwaukee Brewers couldn’t make it back-to-back wins over the Chicago Cubs as they dropped a 5-4 decision Wednesday night at Miller Park. Starting pitcher Yovani Gallardo tied a season low by lasting just 4-innings. He allowed 4-runs on 8-hits while...
