Brewers keep pace in wild card race with win over the Reds

The Milwaukee Brewers jumped out to an early lead, then found themselves hanging on for a tight 7-6 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Miller Park on Tuesday night. The Reds scored four runs in the final innings before Brewers closer Corey Knebel slammed the door in the...

Gennett powers Reds past Brewers

Scooter Gennett clubbed a three-run home run during a five-run seventh inning to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 9-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night at Great American Ball Park.  It pushes Gennett’s home run total to 24 for the season. Robert...

Brewers win streak stops at four

The Milwaukee Brewers saw their four game road winning streak come to an end on Saturday, falling to the Central Division leading Cincinnati Reds 7-5 at Great American Ballpark. Zach Davies struggled again early and racked up a high pitch count (96) by the time he got...

Gennett waived by Brewers, claimed by Reds (AUDIO)

Scooter Gennett’s stay with the Milwaukee Brewers came to an end on Tuesday when he was waived and eventually claimed by the Cincinnati Reds. The Brewers had looked to trade Gennett since the end of last season, when they made the decision to move Jonathan...

Brewers edge Reds in Cactus League play

A pair of prospects combined to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-2 Cactus League win over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday. Lucas Erceg, who was playing in just his second Major League spring training game, singled in another prospect, Mauricio Dubon to give the...

Brewers beat Rangers for first Cactus League win

The Milwaukee Brewers picked up their first Cactus League win of the spring, knocking off the Texas Rangers 5-0 in Surprise, Arizona. Brewers starter Junior Guerra struck out two in an inning of work.  Six other Brewers pitchers combined to hold the Rangers to just...

Brewers open exhibition play with 11-0 win

The Milwaukee Brewers opened their exhibition season with a 11-0 win over UW-Milwaukee at Maryvale Baseball Park in Phoenix on Friday afternoon. Top Brewers prospect Lewis Brinson homered twice and drove in four runs.  Jesus Aguilar added a three-run blast and Scooter...

Brewers swing deal with Red Sox

The Milwaukee Brewers sent reliever Tyler Thornburg to the Boston Red Sox today for third baseman Travis Shaw and minor leaguers Josh Pennington and Mauricio Dubon, as well as a player to be named or cash. Shaw gives the Brewers another left handed power bat after...

Brewers surpass last year’s victory total

In year number-one of a rebuilding plan, the Milwaukee Brewers surpassed the victory total from last season, knocking off the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 in the series finale at Miller Park. Scooter Gennett and Chris Carter homered, backing another solid outing by starter...

Guerra helps Brewers avoid sweep in Cincinnati

Junior Guerra tossed six scoreless innings to help the Milwaukee Brewers blank the Cincinnati Reds 7-0, at Great American Ball Park. Guerra improved to 9-3, one win shy of team leader Zach Davies, who has ten wins. Scooter Gennett clubbed a two-run home run and...

Nelson’s struggles continue for the Brewers

Milwaukee pitcher Jimmy Nelson’s struggles continued in St. Louis on Friday night as the Cardinals ended the Brewers 3-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory. St. Louis scored all four of their runs on a pair of home runs off Nelson in the third inning, all with...

Guerra, bullpen combined to blank Pirates

Returning from a stint on the disabled list, Junior Guerra combined with six relievers to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 1-0 shutout win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at P-N-C Park in Pittsburgh on Friday night. Scooter Gennett’s double to center off of Pirates...

Brewers offense awakens in win over Braves (AUDIO)

The Milwaukee Brewers have struggled to score runs over the last few games.  They took out their frustrations on Thursday and put a  thumping on the Atlanta Braves 11-3 at Miller Park. Chris Carter, Hernan Perez and Scooter Gennett all homered for the Brewers as they...

Brewers drop series finale in San Diego

Veteran Edwin Jackson tossed seven scoreless innings and chipped in with an RBI double to lead the San Diego Padres  to a 12-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers at Petco Park on Wednesday. Jackson (2-2) improved the first 11 batters he faced and the Brewers didn’t...

Guerra stays hot, leads Brewers past Pirates

Junior Guerra pitched another gem for the Milwaukee Brewers, leading the crew to a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in their series opener at Miller Park. Guerra pitched 8 2/3 innings, allowing a run on four-hits to improve to 7-2 with a stingy 2.70 ERA. Guerra was...

Five-run eighth lifts Brewers to victory (AUDIO)

The Milwaukee Brewers broke a 4-4 tie with a five-run eighth inning, on the way to a 9-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Miller Park. Scooter Gennett delivered the big blow with a two-run jam single to center to give the Brewers a 6-4 lead, spearheading the...

Brewers return from All-Star Break, fall to Reds

A three-run sixth inning cost the Brewers in their first game back from the All-Star break. Milwaukee led 3-1 thanks to RBI singles by Jonathan Lucroy and Jonathan Villar, as well as a solo home run from Scooter Gennett. But the Reds got to starter Matt Garza in the...

Davies stays hot, leads Brewers to victory (AUDIO)

The Milwaukee Brewers earned a split in their four-game series with New York, beating the Mets 5-3 on Sunday at Miller Park. After allowing a hit in the first inning, Zach Davies retired 17-straight hitters, allowing just one un-earned run over six innings for his...

Nelson, Brewers drop series opener to Mets, 5-2 (AUDIO)

Milwaukee Brewers starter Jimmy Nelson was unable to keep the string of outstanding recent efforts on the hill intact Thursday in a 5-2 loss to the New York Mets. Nelson (5-5) allowed eight hits and two runs in his five innings of work, however, it was his struggles...

Brewers let one get away

The Cincinnati Reds scored five runs in the seventh inning off of Milwaukee reliever Michael Blazek to tie the game, then the Brewers failed to execute a double-play in the 9th inning, allowing the Reds to plate the winning run in a 7-6 Cincinnati victory. On the 9th...