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Brewers add Gonzalez

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With less than two weeks until pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training for the Brewers, General Manager Doug Melvin add some depth to the infield.  Milwaukee is bringing back shortstop Alex Gonzalez for the 2013 season.  The deal is worth $1.5 million with another $1 million in incentives according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports.

Gonzalez signed a free agent deal with the Brewers before the 2012 season, however, an ACL injury cut his year short.  He appeared in just 24-games hitting .259 with four home runs and 15-RBI.

The signing is not official as the Brewers 40-man roster is set and a correlating move will need to be made.  The likely place for Gonzalez is coming off the bench as Milwaukee traded for their SS of the future, Jean Segura, as part of the Zack Greinke trade last July.

Greinke to miss Wednesday start (AUDIO)

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The loss to the St. Louis Cardinals wasn’t the only piece of bad news for the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday.  Before the game, Manager Ron Roenicke announced that starter Zack Greinke would miss his scheduled start on Wednesday.  Fatigue was the main reason for the decision.  Greinke recently started 3-straight games for the Brewers which Roenicke says wasn’t the best decision…

AUDIO: Ron Roenicke on Greinke being skipped :15

Greinke was ejected from his July 11th start in the Houston, after only 4-pitches, when slammed the ball to the ground after a close call at first base.  Because of the short outing and the All-Star break, Roenicke went back to Greinke the next day.  He lasted just 3-innings and gave up 3-runs.  Greinke then started the first game after the All-Star break Friday night.  In his last 14-innings, Greinke has given up 14-runs.

Tyler Thornburg will get the start Wednesday in the series finale with the Cardinals.  Greinke should return for his next scheduled start, July 24th in Philadelphia.

Brewers start big stretch tonight

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The Milwaukee Brewers start a crucial 9-game stretch tonight when they open a 3-game series against the division leading Pittsburgh Pirates at Miller Park.  Games against the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds will follow.

If the Brewers play well, the team could look to assist with a couple more pieces to the puzzle, making a second half push for the playoffs.  If they stumble out of the gate, then it might be time to sell.

Teams have already expressed interest in ace pitcher Zack Greinke and a report yesterday says the Los Angeles Dodgers are said to be interested in Brewers third baseman Aramis Ramirez. 

The Pirates lead the Central Division by 8 games over the Brewers.

The bench comes through for the Brewers (AUDIO)

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Travis Ishikawa and Nori Aoki each notched key pinch-hits as the Brewers came from behind to defeat the Miami Marlins 6-5 Monday Night at Miller Park.  The win was the 3rd straight for the Brewers who moved their record to 37-42 on the season.

After falling behind 5-2 in the 3rd inning, the Brewers began to chip away at the lead.  Carlos Gomez hit a solo homer, his 5th of the year, in the 5th inning to make it a 5-3 game.  In the 6th, Ishikawa came through with a 2-out, 2-RBI single to tie the game at 5-5.  Aoki put Milwaukee on top in the 8th with a suicide-squeeze scoring Rickie Weeks to make it 6-5.  Manager Ron Roenicke is ecstatic to have a guy like Aoki for a spot like that…

AUDIO: Ron Roenicke on having Aoki :14

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Braun named an All-Star (AUDIO)

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The National League and American League All-Star teams were announced on Sunday and it was not a busy time for the Milwaukee Brewers.  Outfielder Ryan Braun was the lone Brewer named to the Mid-Summer Classic which will be played Tuesday, July 10th in Kansas City.

This marks the 5th straight year Braun was named an All-Star, however, it’s the first time he was not named a starter.  Braun lost out on a starting spot to Matt Kemp of the Dodgers, Carlos Beltran of the Cardinals and Milkey Cabrera of the Giants.  Brewers Manager Ron Roenicke has no issue with who was voted in…

AUDIO: Ron Roenicke has no issue with Braun not being voted in :15

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