Brewers acquire veteran reliever John Axford

The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired right-handed reliever John Axford from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for cash considerations.  Axford will join the team in their series opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates tonight. The 38-year-old Axford spent five seasons...

Brewers make moves to clear space for 2020

The Milwaukee Brewers exercised club options for $8.5 million on pitcher Chase Anderson and $7.5 million on first baseman Eric Thames on Monday.  They traded Anderson to the Toronto Blue Jays for minor league 1B/OF Chad Spanberger.  They payed a $1 million buyout to...

Brewers drop series opener against Toronto

The Milwaukee Brewers dropped back-to-back games for the first time since May 5-6, falling to the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 in their series opener on Tuesday night at Miller Park. The Blue Jays scored a pair of runs in the second inning and twice more in the fifth off of...

Anderson leads Brewers to sweep of Blue Jays

Chase Anderson tossed seven innings of 3-hit, shutout ball as the Milwaukee Brewers pulled out a 2-0 win and two-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Anderson walked two and struck out seven and has now pitched 13 innings in two starts, allowing only...

Brewers play spoiler in Toronto’s opener

The Milwaukee Brewers got off to a good start and beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 before 48,456 fans in Toronto’s home opener at the Rogers Centre.  It was the sixth consecutive home opening loss for the Blue Jays, who are tied with Philadelphia for the longest...