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Cardinals sweep Brewers in St. Louis

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Jhoulys Chacin

Marcell Ozuna hit a three-run homer and Yadier Molina added a solo shot in the St. Louis 4th inning, sending the Cardinals to a 5-2 win and sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers.

It was the fourth straight loss and seventh in the last eight games for the Brewers, dropping them to .500 (13-13).

The Brewers scored their 23rd straight run via the home run when Eric Thames homered in the first inning.  It means of the Brewers’ last 44 runs scored, 39 have come by home run.

The Brewers managed just five hits off of Cardinals pitching for the third straight game.  Adam Wainwright picked up the win (2-2), the 150th of his big league career.

The Brewers loaded the bases in the 9th and scored a run on a bases loaded walk.  But Jordan Hicks came on to strike out pinch hitter Christian Yelich to end it.

Jhoulys Chacin gave up four runs in four innings to take the loss.  After a 15-8 record last season, Chacin is off to a 2-3 start this year with a 6.35 ERA.

The Brewers are done with the Cardinals until August 19th.  Thursday is an off day and then it’s on to New York for the start of a three game series against the Mets on Friday night.  Chase Anderson (2-0, 3.00 ERA) pitches for the Brewers.  Jacob DeGrom (2-2, 3.68) goes for New York.

 

Brewers drop second straight to Cardinals

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Orlando Arcia – File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Yadier Molina drove in a pair of runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in St. Louis.

Paul DeJong homered for the Cardinals, who have won five of their last six games.

Jordan Hicks allowed the Brewers to cut the deficit to one but held on for the save.

The Brewers hit three more home runs, but all three were solo shots.  Two by Travis Shaw and one for Orlando Arcia.  The Brewers have now dropped six of their last seven games.  The Brewers had just five hits on the night. [Read more…]

Brewers drop series opener in St. Louis

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The St. Louis Cardinals scored seven runs in the seventh inning and knocked off the Milwaukee Brewers 13-5 in St. Louis on Monday night.

Dexter Fowler went 4-for-5 with a home run and four RBI.  Paul Goldschmidt also had three hits with a home run and three RBI in the win.

Jack Flaherty earned his third straight win on the mound for St. Louis.

The Brewers managed just five hits, but four of them were home runs.  Ryan Braun, Hernan Perez, Yasmani Grandal and Travis Shaw all went deep for the Brewers.

Adrian Houser took the loss, the Brewers’ fifth in six games.  Jacob Barnes retired only one of the six Cardinals he faced in the seventh, allowing five runs.

Zach Davies pitches game two of the series for the Brewers on Tuesday night.

Yelich honored

Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich was named the National League’s player of the week on Monday.  Yelich hit .417 with eight home runs and 16 RBI in seven games last week.

Yelich went 0-for-4 in Monday’s loss.

 

Brewers fall to Cardinals, must deal with struggling Burnes

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Craig Counsell

Corbin Burnes allowed two more home runs and made it through just 3 2/3 innings on Wednesday as the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 in their series finale at Miller Park.

Burnes has now surrendered 11 home runs in his four starts and is now 0-2 with an ERA that has climbed to 10.70.

Marcell Ozuna and Matt Carpenter clubbed home runs off of Burnes on Wednesday.  The Cardinals as a team, banged out 15 hits in all, nine off of Burnes.

Last season, Burnes was a star in the Brewers bullpen, going 7-0 with a 2.61 ERA in 30 appearances.  As a starter this season, Burnes has had nothing but struggles.

The Brewers right-hander has struggled to locate his fastball, leaving the ball out over the plate far too often.  Ten of the 11 home runs that he has allowed, have come on fastballs. [Read more…]

Yelich picking up where he left off

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Christian Yelich (File Photo)

After winning the National League MVP award last season, Christian Yelich has picked up right where he left off, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-1 record to start the season.  It was Yelich who led the Brewers to a 5-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday, driving in three runs on the day.

Yelich homered for a fourth straight game to start the season, becoming just the sixth player in Major League history to do so.  Then, with the Brewers trailing in the 9th, Ben Gamel lead off with a double.  Lorenzo Cain reached on an infield hit and Yelich doubled to left center to drive in two runs in the walk off win.

Corbin Burnes made his first major-league start.  He tied a franchise record by fanning nine batters in the first three innings.  He ended up striking out 12 in five innings before giving way to the bullpen.

Burnes left trailing 4-1 after allowing home runs to Paul DeJong, Matt Carpenter and Paul Goldschmidt.

Matt Albers came on to retire the Cardinals in the sixth and seventh without allowing a run.

The Brewers chipped away with a pair of runs to rail 4-3 heading to the 9th when the fireworks began.

The Brewers and Cardinals tied the Miller Park record for combined homers in a series with 18.  Each team finished with nine.

The Brewers hit the road for the first time this season, opening a series in Cincinnati against the Reds.  Zach Davies faces Tanner Roark in the pitching matchup.

 

 

Goldschmidt powers Cardinals past Brewers

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St. Louis slugger Paul Goldschmidt clubbed three home runs on Friday night, leading the Cardinals to a 9-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park.

Goldschmidt entered the game  hitting .359 with a 1.114 OPS against the Brewers in his career.  He’s a career .407 hitter with a 1.271 OPS in Milwaukee.

Freddy Peralta fell behind 3-0 in the first inning but the Brewers managed to tie the game 3-3 when Ryan Braun clubbed a three run homer off of Cardinals starter Jack Flaherty.

Peralta allowed singles to Flaherty and Matt Carpenter to start the fourth inning and Brewers skipper Craig Counsell had seen enough.  Matt Albers came on and held the Cardinals to a single run for a 4-3 St. Louis lead. [Read more…]

Brewers land spot in playoffs for first time since 2011

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The Milwaukee Brewers swept the St. Louis Cardinals with a 2-1 victory on Wednesday night at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.  The win clinched the top wildcard spot in the National League as the Brewers a post season playoff spot for the first time since 2011.

The Brewers celebrated with champagne in the locker room after the game, but there’s still more to do.  The Brewers trail the Chicago Cubs by one-half game in the Central Division title race.  The Brewers have the day off today and close out the regular season with a three game home series against the Detroit Tigers.  The Cubs have four games left, starting with the series finale against the Pirates on Thursday and three games against the St. Louis Cardinals in Chicago this weekend.

It means the Brewers will go into Friday either tied with the Cubs for the division lead, or they’ll be one game back. [Read more…]

Brewers hold off late Cardinal rally for win

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Hernan Perez: File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Hernan Perez and Eric Thames clubbed solo home runs to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-2 win in the rubber game of their three-game series at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Wednesday.

Jonathan Villar’s RBI groundout in the fifth proved to be the difference.

Junior Guerra was called up from the minors and pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing a run on four hits for his first win of the season.  Matt Albers got the final two outs for his first save.

The Cardinals made it interesting in the ninth inning.  Trailing 3-1, Tommy Pham led off the inning with a solo home run off of Brewers left-handed reliever Josh Hader.  Hader then struck out Matt Carpenter before giving way to Albers.

Adam Wainwright gave up three runs in seven innings but fell to 0-2.  He entered the game with a 15-8 record and 2.31 ERA against the Brewers in his career.

The Cardinals played without starting catcher Yadier Molina who decided to accept the one-game suspension levied against him for his role in a skirmish with Arizona manager Torey Lovullo on Sunday.

The Brewers get Thursday off before opening a 3-game weekend series in New York against the red-hot Mets.  New York has won eight straight and entered the day on Thursday with a 10-1 record.

 

Brewers fall to Cardinals in extra innings

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For the second night in a row, the Brewers and Cardinals needed extra innings to decide the outcome.  On Tuesday night, it was Matt Carpenter clubbing a two-run home run in the bottom of the 11th inning to beat the Brewers 5-3 in St. Louis.

Twice, the Brewers had late leads but couldn’t hold them.

Domingo Santana singled home Eric Thames to give Milwaukee a 2-1 lead in the ninth inning, only to see Tommy Pham score from second on a pair of wild pitches by Jacob Barnes to tie the game 2-2.

One inning later, Orlando Arcia singled in a run to put the Brewers up 3-2, but Greg Garcia’s RBI single in the bottom of the 10th would tie the game at 3. [Read more…]

Brewers cap off season with win over Cardinals

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The Milwaukee Brewers played 161 games of meaningful baseball, falling to the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 on Saturday, blowing a 6-0 lead.

Game number 162 meant nothing more than finishing out with a win, heading into the offseason with a good taste in their mouth and that’s exactly what happened.

Rookie outfielder Brett Phillips clubbed a three-run home run in the first inning to give the Brewers the lead for good.  First baseman Jesus Aguilar would add another long ball in the 6-1 victory on Sunday.

Another rookie, pitcher Aaron Wilkerson picked up his first major league victory with seven solid innings of 1-run, two hit ball.  Wilkerson took a no-hitter into the sixth.

The win allowed the Brewers to finish 10 games over .500 at 86-76, finishing a game out of the final wildcard in the National League.  Certainly expectations will grow for next season.  That will be year three of the teams rebuild.

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