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Brewers domination of Cardinals continues

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Christian Yelich homered again, his fourth in two nights against St. Louis, helping the Brewers to a 8-4 win over the Cardinals at Miller Park.

Yelich clubbed his third three-run shot in the last two games in the fifth inning.  It gives him nine home runs for the season, which ties him for the National League lead.  Eight of the nine have come against the Cardinals.

Yelich has driven in 10 runs in the first two games of the series, which sets a Brewers series record against the Cardinals.  The previous mark was nine, but Casey McGehee in a three-game series at St. Louis in 2009. [Read more…]

Brewers drop second straight to Angels

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Mike Moustakas

The Milwaukee Brewers fell behind 6-0, rebounded to take an 8-7 lead, before falling to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 11-8 on Tuesday night.

It’s the third time in the last five games that the Brewers pitching staff has allowed at least 10 runs.

Tommy La Stella capped off the Angels six-run first inning with a three run home run.  It was his second long ball of the season and second in as many games.

Former Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy drove in three runs in the win.  He drew a bases loaded walk in the seventh that pushed across the winning run.

Brewer pitchers walked six batters in the loss.  Two of the six came in the 8th off of Jake Petricka as the Angels scored twice to add to their lead and pull out the win.

Angels outfielder Mike Trout left the game early with a strained groin and is listed as day-to-day.  That could keep him out of tonight’s series finale.

Yasmani Grandal homered twice and Mike Moustakas also went deep for the Brewers.

Freddy Peralta got the start for the Brewers but managed just 3 1/3 innings before giving way to the bullpen.  He allowed 7 earned runs on 8 hits with two walks and two home runs.  Peralta saw his ERA climb to 6.91.

Alex Claudio took the loss in relief.

Brandon Woodruff (1-0, 6.00) gets the start for the Brewers in the series finale.  Felix Pena (0-1, 4.50) gets the nod for the Angels.

 

Brewers land knockout punch on Quintana

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Jose Quintana entered Friday’s game against Milwaukee with a 6-2 record and a 1.62 ERA in 11 starts.  Seven of those 11 starts came last season, where Quintana went 4-1 with a 2.13 ERA.  The Brewers, for at least one night, made Quintana pay.

The Brewers scored eight runs on eight hits in just three innings, rolling to a 13-10 win over the Chicago Cubs in their series opener at Miller Park.

Ryan Braun, Hernan Perez and Yasmani Grandal all clubbed home runs off of Quintana.  Orlando Arcia and Eric Thames also went yard for the Brewers, who have won nine of their last 12 games against the Cubs dating back to last season. [Read more…]

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 send Kratz to Giants

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Erik Kratz knew his only way onto the Milwaukee Brewers regular season roster this season was going to be through an injury to one of the two catchers in front of him, Yasmani Grandal or Manny Pina.

When all three made it through Spring Training healthy, the Brewers traded Kratz on Sunday morning to the San Francisco Giants for minor-league infielder C.J. Hinojosa.

The Brewers filled Kratz spot in the 40-man roster by signing reliever Alex Wilson, who pitched with Detroit last season.

The 24-year-old Hinojosa split time between the Giants advanced A and Class AA levels.

Kratz was originally acquired by the Brewers last May 25th in a minor-league deal with the Yankees.  He served as Pina’s backup to start with, but [Read more…]

Brewers set catching rotation

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Craig Counsell

Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell unveiled his catching rotation plans for the upcoming season and barring injury, veteran Erik Kratz is the odd man out.

The Brewers aren’t expected to break spring training camp with more than two catchers, but the 38-year-old Kratz gives them insurance if something were to happen with either starter Yasmani Grandal or his top backup Manny Pina.

“It’s a tough spot for Erik; we understand that,” Counsell said on Wednesday.  “He made a very meaningful contribution. Acquiring Yasmani kind of put us in that spot.

Grandal started 110 games and played in 135 games for the Dodgers last season.  Manny Pina made 84 starts for the Brewers while Kratz started 54.

The Brewers first official workout with pitchers and catchers was cut short on Thursday by rain.  There is more precipitation in the forecast today.

Grandal signs deal with Brewers

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Yasmani Grandal passed his physical on Monday and was introduced to local media on Tuesday at Miller Park.  His deal will pay him $16 million this season with a mutual option for $16 million in 2020.  There’s also a guaranteed $2.25 million buyout if either side declines.

Grandal passed on a $17.9 million qualifying offer from the Dodgers and turned down a four-year, $60 million offer from the Mets.

Grandal has led all major-league catchers with 73 home runs over the past three seasons.  He hit 24 home runs for the Dodgers last season.

Brewers get Free Agent Grandal on a one-year deal

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The Milwaukee Brewers got some offensive catching help when they agreed to a one-year free agent deal with free agent Yasmani Grandal on Wednesday.

The deal is for one season and will pay the former Dodger $18.25 million, which makes him the highest-paid player on the Brewers roster in 2019.

Grandal struggled against the Brewers in the NLCS last season, but is still considered one of the top players at his position in the game.  It’s also an offensive upgrade after the Brewers split catching duties last season between Manny Pina and Erik Kratz.

Grandal hit .241 with 24 home runs and 68 RBI in 140 games last season.  In seven seasons, he’s a .240 lifetime hitter with 113 home runs and 339 RBI.

Grandal is considered one of the better catchers at framing pitches, but he’s committed 43 passed balls over the last four seasons.  That tops the majors.  He hit .139 in 14 postseason games last year.  He was 2 for 11 with six strikeouts and committed three passed balls against the Brewers in the NLCS.

The Brewers will surrender their third-highest draft pick as compensation for Grandal.  The Brewers have already given up a Competitive Balance Round A pick to Texas for reliever Alex Claudio.