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Brewers power past Nationals

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Christian Yelich clubbed a grand slam and Keon Broxton added a three-run homer during a seven-run fifth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers rolled to a 9-4 win over the Washington Nationals in D.C.

Mike Moustakas had a two-run single in the first inning for Milwaukee, which took two-of-three in the series.

Brandon Woodruff picked up the win with four scoreless innings of relief.  Junior Guerra made it through just three innings, allowing five hits, two walks and four runs.  His ERA climbed to 7.62 since mid-July.  It would be unbelievable to think that the Brewers would send Guerra out for another start.  They have a number of options, including lefty Gio Gonzalez, who the Brewers acquired in a trade last week.

Yelich improved his average to .316 with 27 home runs and 81 RBI.

The Brewers open a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs at Miller Park on Monday afternoon.  Zach Davies (2-5, 5.23) gets the start for the Brewers.  Cole Hamels (4-0, 0.69) gets the nod for the Cubs.

Nationals pull out 7-3 win over Brewers

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Hernan Perez – File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

The Milwaukee Brewers missed on a chance to sweep Washington, falling to the Nationals 7-3 at Miller Park on Wednesday afternoon.

22-year-old rookie Freddy Peralta walked the first batter he faced and that would be the start of his struggles.  Peralta finished with four walks and he hit a batter.  All five of those runners ended up scoring.

Bryce Harper clubbed a three-run homer, one of three Washington home runs on the day.

Peralta fell to 4-2 with a 3.74 ERA.

Offensively, the Brewers had no answer for Washington right hander Tanner Roark.  Roark was 3-12 with a 4.87 ERA, but held the Brewers to three hits over eight innings.  The Brewers didn’t score until Hernan Perez clubbed a three-run home run in the ninth off of reliever Sammy Solis.

The Brewers fell to 2 1/2 games behind the Cubs in the National League Central, after the Cubs beat Arizona 2-1 at Wrigley Field.

The Brewers also to 17-26 in day games this season.  They’re 41-20 at night.

Milwaukee opens an 8-game West Coast road trip against the Giants in San Francisco on Thursday night.  Wade Miley takes the mound for the Brewers, facing San Francisco’s Dereck Rodriguez.

 

Brewers win, but Suter is headed for Tommy John surgery

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Junior Guerra – File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

The Milwaukee Brewers improved to 2-2 since the all-star break, knocking off the Washington Nationals 6-1 in their series opener at Miller Park on Monday.

Christian Yelich clubbed a three-run triple in the sixth inning to bust open a close game.  Erik Kratz also drove in a pair of runs to back Jhoulys Chacin, who improved to 9-3.  Chacin allowed a run on two hits in 5 2/3 innings, striking out nine and walking nobody.  It’s the second straight outing for Chacin without issuing a free pass.

Washington’s only run came on a Daniel Murphy home run to start the second inning.

Josh Hader, Brandon Woodruff, Dan Jennings and Jacob Barnes combined for 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief to close out the win.

Suter headed for surgery

The Brewers and left hander Brent Suter received bad news earlier in the day.  An MRI revealed Suter has a torn ulnar collateral ligament that will require Tommy John surgery. [Read more…]

Santana leads Brewers to victory

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Domingo Santana celebrates one of his 24 home runs this season. (File) Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Domingo Santana clubbed two home runs to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-2 win over the Washington Nationals at Miller Park on Sunday.

Left-hander Brent Suter pitched three shutout innings and was followed out of the bullpen by Jeremy Jeffress, Jacob Barnes, Anthony Swarzak and Junior Guerra as the Brewers grabbed 3 of 4 in the series and finished their home stand with a 4-2 record.

Washington didn’t score until the ninth inning when Ryan Zimmerman clubbed a two-out, two-run homer off of Guerra.

Suter and company filled in for Matt Garza, who was passed over for his start on Sunday.

Santana’s home runs came in the second and fourth innings and gives him a career high 24.  He hit just 11 last season.  The Brewers now have 195 home runs for the season, surpassing last season’s total for eighth-most in franchise history.

The Brewers moved a game closer to the division leading Cubs, now 3 1/2 games back.  But even more important, the Brewers are just a half-game behind Colorado for the 2nd and final National League wild card spot.

The Brewers now open a 3-game series in Cincinnati against the Reds this afternoon (12:10).  Chase Anderson (8-3, 2.96) pitches for the Brewers.  Homer Bailey (4-7, 7.51) gets the call for the Reds.

Peralta injured in Brewers win

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Another Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher has been effected by injury after Wily Peralta left last night’s 4-0 victory over Washington.  Peralta was battling Stephen Strasburg in a scoreless game until his hamstring tightened up 1-out in to the 6th inning.  Peralta had to leave the game although manager Ron Roenicke said there doesn’t appear to be any kind of pull.  The Brewers say Peralta is listed as day-to-day.

Peralta’s outing was his best this season, allowing three hits while walking two and striking out five.

AUDIO: Manager Ron Roenicke on Peralta’s outing :10

Strasburg blanked the Brewers through 7-innings before giving way to the bullpen.  That’s when the Brewers would strike, scoring all 4-runs off of Nationals reliever Drew Storen.  Juan Francisco drove in the winning runs with his 2-run double in the 8th.

It ended the Brewers 6-game slide and evened the series at a game apiece.

Peralta is the third Brewers pitcher this season to have to leave a game with hamstring issues, joining Jim Henderson and Marco Estrada.

Kyle Lohse (3-6, 3.63) pitches game three of the series for the Brewers tonight.  Ross Detwiler (2-6, 2.41) goes for the Nationals.