Brewers' Josh Hader voted NL Reliever of the Month for May 2019
MILWAUKEE -- Josh Hader has been voted the National League Reliever of the Month in an announcement made on Monday, June 3 on MLB Network.Hader earned his second career monthly award, previously winning in April of last season.
MILWAUKEE -- Josh Hader has been voted the National League Reliever of the Month in an announcement made on Monday, June 3 on MLB Network.Hader earned his second career monthly award, previously winning in April of last season.
Zach Davies improves to 6-0, Brewers top Pirates 4-2
PITTSBURGH — Zach Davies allowed eight hits over eight-plus innings, giving Milwaukee's bullpen a welcome break in a 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, June 2.Davies (6-0) struck out three and walked one to remain unbeaten.
PITTSBURGH — Zach Davies allowed eight hits over eight-plus innings, giving Milwaukee's bullpen a welcome break in a 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, June 2.Davies (6-0) struck out three and walked one to remain unbeaten.
Brewers place struggling pitcher Jhoulys Chacin on IL; will recall Jimmy Nelson
PITTSBURGH — Milwaukee has placed struggling starter Jhoulys Chacin on the injured list with a strained lower back, paving the way for Jimmy Nelson's return to the majors.The Brewers made the move Sunday, two days after Chacin fell to 3-7 with a 5.78 ERA after giving up seven runs in 2 2/3 innings in a loss to Pittsburgh.Milwaukee recalled right-handed relievers Jacob Barnes and Taylor Williams from Triple-A San Antonio to give the team some help in the bullpen for Sunday's series finale against the Pirates.
PITTSBURGH — Milwaukee has placed struggling starter Jhoulys Chacin on the injured list with a strained lower back, paving the way for Jimmy Nelson's return to the majors.The Brewers made the move Sunday, two days after Chacin fell to 3-7 with a 5.78 ERA after giving up seven runs in 2 2/3 innings in a loss to Pittsburgh.Milwaukee recalled right-handed relievers Jacob Barnes and Taylor Williams from Triple-A San Antonio to give the team some help in the bullpen for Sunday's series finale against the Pirates.
Arcia's 2nd HR, 2-run drive in 13th, lifts Brewers over Bucs
PITTSBURGH — Orlando Arcia hit his second homer of the game, a two-run drive in the 13th inning that sent the Milwaukee Brewers over the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-10 on Saturday night.Both teams blew late leads before Arcia connected with two outs off Alex McRae (0-1) for his first multi-homer game in the majors.
PITTSBURGH — Orlando Arcia hit his second homer of the game, a two-run drive in the 13th inning that sent the Milwaukee Brewers over the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-10 on Saturday night.Both teams blew late leads before Arcia connected with two outs off Alex McRae (0-1) for his first multi-homer game in the majors.
Brewers fall to Pirates 9-4
PITTSBURGH -- Josh Bell finished off his historic May with two more hits, Starling Marte added three hits and scored three times and the Pittsburgh Pirates pounced on struggling Milwaukee starter Jhoulys Chacin in a 9-4 victory Friday night.Bell went 2 for 5 and drove in a run in front of a crowd that included fans in the right-field seats wearing "Bellieve" T-shirts as part of a promotion that doubled as an All-Star Game push for the 26-year-old first baseman.
PITTSBURGH -- Josh Bell finished off his historic May with two more hits, Starling Marte added three hits and scored three times and the Pittsburgh Pirates pounced on struggling Milwaukee starter Jhoulys Chacin in a 9-4 victory Friday night.Bell went 2 for 5 and drove in a run in front of a crowd that included fans in the right-field seats wearing "Bellieve" T-shirts as part of a promotion that doubled as an All-Star Game push for the 26-year-old first baseman.
Moustakas goes deep twice, Brewers top Pirates 11-5
PITTSBURGH -- Mike Moustakas homered twice among his four hits and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-5 Thursday night.Yasmani Grandal also homered and had four hits to help the Brewers win for the third time in four games.Moustakas hit a two-run shot over the right-center field wall off Joe Musgrove in the first inning to get the Brewers on the scoreboard.
PITTSBURGH -- Mike Moustakas homered twice among his four hits and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-5 Thursday night.Yasmani Grandal also homered and had four hits to help the Brewers win for the third time in four games.Moustakas hit a two-run shot over the right-center field wall off Joe Musgrove in the first inning to get the Brewers on the scoreboard.
Brewers fall to Twins 5-3 as Devin Smeltzer pitched 6 shutout innings in big league debut
MINNEAPOLIS — Devin Smeltzer added another chapter to his inspiring comeback story, pitching six shutout innings in his big league debut and helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 Tuesday night, May 28.Diagnosed with a grapefruit-sized cancerous tumor against his bladder when he was just 9 years old, Smeltzer wasn't deterred in his goal to reach the majors.
MINNEAPOLIS — Devin Smeltzer added another chapter to his inspiring comeback story, pitching six shutout innings in his big league debut and helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 Tuesday night, May 28.Diagnosed with a grapefruit-sized cancerous tumor against his bladder when he was just 9 years old, Smeltzer wasn't deterred in his goal to reach the majors.
Orlando Arcia's HR gives Brewers 5-4 win, stopping Twins streak at 6
MINNEAPOLIS — Orlando Arcia drove in three runs, including a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning that powered the Milwaukee Brewers past Minnesota 5-4 on Monday night, May 27 to stop the major league-leading Twins' six-game winning streak.Josh Hader struck out Miguel Sano on three pitches with two runners on, notching his 13th save after a two-inning appearance.The Twins, who fell to 19-7 in May, had a one-run decision for the first time in 11 games.
MINNEAPOLIS — Orlando Arcia drove in three runs, including a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning that powered the Milwaukee Brewers past Minnesota 5-4 on Monday night, May 27 to stop the major league-leading Twins' six-game winning streak.Josh Hader struck out Miguel Sano on three pitches with two runners on, notching his 13th save after a two-inning appearance.The Twins, who fell to 19-7 in May, had a one-run decision for the first time in 11 games.
Brandon Woodruff nearly perfect through 8, Brewers beat Phillies 9-1
MILWAUKEE — Brandon Woodruff allowed a solo homer but was otherwise perfect over eight innings, Christian Yelich hit his NL-leading 21st home run and the Milwaukee Brewers went deep five times in a 9-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.Woodruff (7-1) retired his first 15 batters before Andrew Knapp opened the sixth with his first homer.Ben Gamel had two homers for the Brewers, and Hernán Pérez and Yasmani Grandal also went long.
MILWAUKEE — Brandon Woodruff allowed a solo homer but was otherwise perfect over eight innings, Christian Yelich hit his NL-leading 21st home run and the Milwaukee Brewers went deep five times in a 9-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.Woodruff (7-1) retired his first 15 batters before Andrew Knapp opened the sixth with his first homer.Ben Gamel had two homers for the Brewers, and Hernán Pérez and Yasmani Grandal also went long.
Miller Park: Brewers fall to Phillies 7-2
MILWAUKEE — Jake Arrieta pitched eight effective innings, Andrew McCutchen homered and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 on Saturday.César Hernández, Rhys Hoskins and J.T. Realmuto also connected in Philadelphia's third consecutive win.
MILWAUKEE — Jake Arrieta pitched eight effective innings, Andrew McCutchen homered and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 on Saturday.César Hernández, Rhys Hoskins and J.T. Realmuto also connected in Philadelphia's third consecutive win.
McCutchen, Hoskins lead Phillies past Brewers 6-4
MILWAUKEE — The Philadelphia Phillies needed a big performance from their bullpen after Jerad Eickhoff struggled.Vince Velasquez and company delivered.Five relievers combined for six scoreless innings and Andrew McCutchen hit a tiebreaking double to help Philadelphia beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 on Friday night, overcoming Christian Yelich's major league-leading 20th homer."Our bullpen was really good tonight," manager Gabe Kapler said. "As good as they've been all year and through a lineup like this."Velasquez (2-2), who was reinstated from the injured list earlier in the day, pitched two innings for the win.
MILWAUKEE — The Philadelphia Phillies needed a big performance from their bullpen after Jerad Eickhoff struggled.Vince Velasquez and company delivered.Five relievers combined for six scoreless innings and Andrew McCutchen hit a tiebreaking double to help Philadelphia beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 on Friday night, overcoming Christian Yelich's major league-leading 20th homer."Our bullpen was really good tonight," manager Gabe Kapler said. "As good as they've been all year and through a lineup like this."Velasquez (2-2), who was reinstated from the injured list earlier in the day, pitched two innings for the win.
Pay attention! Reds infielder nearly taken out by The Famous Racing Sausages
MILWAUKEE -- It just goes to show you -- if you're at Miller Park, you need to be paying attention at all times.During the Brewers-Reds game on Wednesday, May 22, fans cheered on their favorite Famous Racing Sausages.
MILWAUKEE -- It just goes to show you -- if you're at Miller Park, you need to be paying attention at all times.During the Brewers-Reds game on Wednesday, May 22, fans cheered on their favorite Famous Racing Sausages.
After getting blanked the night before, Brewers outlast Reds in thriller 11-9
MILWAUKEE — Yasmani Grandal homered during a big rally, then started a bizarre double play on a pitch that got past him and bounced to the backstop, helping the Milwaukee Brewers outlast the Cincinnati Reds 11-9 on Wednesday.Trailing 6-1 in the third inning, Grandal hit a two-run homer as the Brewers scored five times in the sixth for an 11-8 lead.The Reds scored once in the seventh and had the bases loaded with one out.
MILWAUKEE — Yasmani Grandal homered during a big rally, then started a bizarre double play on a pitch that got past him and bounced to the backstop, helping the Milwaukee Brewers outlast the Cincinnati Reds 11-9 on Wednesday.Trailing 6-1 in the third inning, Grandal hit a two-run homer as the Brewers scored five times in the sixth for an 11-8 lead.The Reds scored once in the seventh and had the bases loaded with one out.
Brewers' Christian Yelich out of lineup again with back spasms
MILWAUKEE — NL MVP Christian Yelich has been scratched from Milwaukee's lineup against Cincinnati for a second consecutive day because of back spasms."He's improved today," Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Wednesday. "We'll go through a bunch of treatments today and see how he is.
MILWAUKEE — NL MVP Christian Yelich has been scratched from Milwaukee's lineup against Cincinnati for a second consecutive day because of back spasms."He's improved today," Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Wednesday. "We'll go through a bunch of treatments today and see how he is.
Milwaukee Brewers fall to Cincinnati Reds 3-0
MILWAUKEE— Sonny Gray and three Cincinnati relievers held down the Milwaukee Brewers, who were missing Christian Yelich because of back spasms, in the Reds' 3-0 victory Tuesday night.It was the major league-leading seventh shutout for the Reds as the Brewers were blanked for the first time this seasonYelich was a late scratch from the starting lineup because of the back issue.
MILWAUKEE— Sonny Gray and three Cincinnati relievers held down the Milwaukee Brewers, who were missing Christian Yelich because of back spasms, in the Reds' 3-0 victory Tuesday night.It was the major league-leading seventh shutout for the Reds as the Brewers were blanked for the first time this seasonYelich was a late scratch from the starting lineup because of the back issue.
Christian Yelich out Tuesday vs. Cincinnati with back spasms
MILWAUKEE — NL MVP Christian Yelich was scratched from Milwaukee's lineup against Cincinnati on Tuesday night because of back spasms.Yelich leads the major leagues with 19 home runs and is batting .325 with 41 RBIs in 44 games, including 42 starts.He has missed parts of seven games because of back problems.Ben Gamel replaced Yelich in right field.
MILWAUKEE — NL MVP Christian Yelich was scratched from Milwaukee's lineup against Cincinnati on Tuesday night because of back spasms.Yelich leads the major leagues with 19 home runs and is batting .325 with 41 RBIs in 44 games, including 42 starts.He has missed parts of seven games because of back problems.Ben Gamel replaced Yelich in right field.
The Beak Freak, Yeli the top vote getters in We Energies' peregrine falcon naming contest
MILWAUKEE -- As he has done all season against his tall opponents, Giannis Antetokounmpo outshined everyone in a vote to name tiny birds.
MILWAUKEE -- As he has done all season against his tall opponents, Giannis Antetokounmpo outshined everyone in a vote to name tiny birds.
Ben Gamel's 10th-inning homer lifts Brewers over Braves, 3-2
ATLANTA — Ben Gamel led off the 10th inning with a home run against Wes Parsons, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers over the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Sunday.All five runs in the game came on homers.Gamel's drive off Parsons (1-2) reached the fountain area behind the center field wall and helped the Brewers end Atlanta's four-game winning streak.
ATLANTA — Ben Gamel led off the 10th inning with a home run against Wes Parsons, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers over the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Sunday.All five runs in the game came on homers.Gamel's drive off Parsons (1-2) reached the fountain area behind the center field wall and helped the Brewers end Atlanta's four-game winning streak.
Milwaukee Brewers fall 4-3 to Atlanta Braves in 10th
ATLANTA -- Freddie Freeman led off the 10th inning with a home run into the right-field seats, lifting the Atlanta Braves to a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night.The Braves recovered to win their fourth straight game after Luke Jackson blew a 3-2 lead in the ninth.Freeman pulled a fastball from Josh Hader (0-3) for his 10th homer.
ATLANTA -- Freddie Freeman led off the 10th inning with a home run into the right-field seats, lifting the Atlanta Braves to a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night.The Braves recovered to win their fourth straight game after Luke Jackson blew a 3-2 lead in the ninth.Freeman pulled a fastball from Josh Hader (0-3) for his 10th homer.
Brewers fall to Braves 12-8
ATLANTA -- Max Fried allowed two hits in six scoreless innings, Dansby Swanson hit a drought-breaking, three-run homer and the Atlanta Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers 12-8 Friday night in a matchup of second-place teams.Swanson, Josh Donaldson and Tyler Flowers hit home runs off right-hander Corbin Burnes in a nine-run sixth inning.
ATLANTA -- Max Fried allowed two hits in six scoreless innings, Dansby Swanson hit a drought-breaking, three-run homer and the Atlanta Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers 12-8 Friday night in a matchup of second-place teams.Swanson, Josh Donaldson and Tyler Flowers hit home runs off right-hander Corbin Burnes in a nine-run sixth inning.