Polanco homers, Pirates beat Brewers 4-2 for 4-game sweep

PITTSBURGH — Gregory Polanco homered, Chris Stewart added three hits and the Pittsburgh Pirates completed a four-game sweep of the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers with a 4-2 victory on Thursday.

Brewers fall to Pirates in 10th, 3-2

PITTSBURGH — Max Moroff got his first career game-ending hit with a single in the 10th inning, pulling the Pittsburgh Pirates closer to the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers with a 3-2 victory on Wednesday night.Moroff raised his right arm and ran to first base while his seventh big league hit scored Josh Harrison.

Pirates rally past Brewers 4-3

PITTSBURGH — Francisco Cervelli and Josh Harrison homered during a sixth-inning rally and the streaking Pittsburgh Pirates welcomed outfielder Starling Marte back with a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night, July 18th.Marte went 1 for 3 in his return from an 80-game suspension for violating the performance-enhancing drug policy.

Brewers catcher Vogt out at least a month with sprained knee

PITTSBURGH — Milwaukee Brewers catcher Stephen Vogt is out for at least a month with a sprained left knee following a collision at home plate.Brewers manager Craig Counsell says Vogt will miss "significant time."Vogt was hurt Monday night when Pirates pitcher Chad Kuhl ran into him in the fifth inning of Pittsburgh's 4-2 victory.

Pirates top Brewers 4-2

PITTSBURGH — Gregory Polanco doubled twice, drove in two runs and threw out a potential go-ahead run at the plate to lead the surging Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night, July 17th.Brewers catcher Stephen Vogt left the game in the fifth inning after a collision with Pirates pitcher Chad Kuhl at the plate.

"A year I'll never forget:" 1982 Milwaukee Brewers reunited at Miller Park

MILWAUKEE -- The 1982 Milwaukee Brewers are a team fans will never forget, and recently at Miller Park, fans had the chance to share in a reunion of an unforgettable group of "Wallbangers.""If you put a winner on the field, people are going to fall in love with you and that's what happened," Rollie Fingers said.They shared plenty of laughs and no shortage of stories.

Brewers GM David Stearns on being #1 in the NL Central: "We have a lot guys who care about winning"

MILWAUKEE -- Many Milwaukee Brewers fans saw this season as another rebuilding year, but instead, a group of young players is leading the Central Division!Brewers GM David Stearns is offering his take on the season so far, and what it means for the team and the organization to be in first place at the All-Star break."Well I think first and and foremost, it shows us that we are going in the right path.

Milwaukee Brewers fall to Philadelphia Phillies 5-2

MILWAUKEE — Rookie Nick Williams hit his first career grand slam before the Philadelphia Phillies' bullpen escaped two late-game jams for a 5-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday, July 16th.Williams hit the first pitch from lefty reliever Tyler Webb in the sixth just over the wall in center to give the Phillies a three-run lead.The left-handed outfielder capitalized after the Phillies opened the sixth with three straight singles off Rob Scahill (1-3).Four relievers combined to shut out the Brewers' potent lineup over the final four innings, getting out of jams in the eighth and ninth when the Brewers put the tying run at the plate.Closer Hector Neris opened the ninth by allowing two singles before retiring the next three hitters for his eighth save, capped by slugger Eric Thames' game-ending popout.

Members of '82 Milwaukee Brewers World Series team reunite at Miller Park: "It's pretty neat!"

MILWAUKEE -- The party at Miller Park Saturday, July 15th began well before the Milwaukee Brewers/Philadelphia Phillies game, as the 1982 World Series team was honored.Members of the only World Series team in Brewers history returned for the on-field celebration and the weekend-long party honoring the 35th anniversary season.

Shaw's HR in the 8th give Brewers 3-2 win over Phillies

MILWAUKEE — Travis Shaw hit his 20th home run of the season leading off the bottom of the eighth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers edged the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 on Saturday night, July 15th.Shaw hit the center-field scoreboard when he crushed a 1-1 pitch right down the middle from Joaquin Benoit (1-4).

Braun and Arcia go deep, Brewers beat Phillies 9-6

MILWAUKEE — Ryan Braun hit a grand slam off the scoreboard in center field and Orlando Arcia added a three-run shot in the Brewers' eight-run second inning, helping Milwaukee beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-6 on Friday night.Nick Pivetta (2-5) struck out his first four batters before the Brewers got on top of his fastball in the second.

Brewers trade Triple A first baseman for Yankees LHP Tyler Webb

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Brewers have made a trade with the New York Yankees.As noted in the tweet below, the Brewers are getting left-handed pitcher Tyler Webb, age 26, in exchange for first baseman Garrett Cooper.

"Beerded Brewer IPA:" Milwaukee Brewers tap into player-created IPA beer

MILWAUKEE  — It's time for Brewers fans to toast their first-place team with a frosty pint of new beer."Beerded Brewer IPA" will be tapped at Miller Park as part of a promotion for an Aug. 10 game against the Minnesota Twins.Slugging first baseman Eric Thames, along with All-Star closer Corey Knebel and reliever Oliver Drake helped create the beer with master brewers at MillerCoors.The brewery is about a mile from the team's Miller Park home.

Milwaukee Brewers tap into player-created IPA beer

MILWAUKEE — It's time for Brewers fans to toast their first-place team with a frosty pint of new beer."Beerded Brewer IPA" will be tapped at Miller Park as part of a promotion for an Aug. 10 game against the Minnesota Twins.Slugging first baseman Eric Thames, along with All-Star closer Corey Knebel and reliever Oliver Drake helped create the beer with master brewers at MillerCoors.The brewery is about a mile from the team's Miller Park home.

Packers, Brewers, Bucks, Admirals executives team up with Mayor Barrett to encourage young people to get that 1st job

MILWAUKEE -- It's not often that you see members of the Milwaukee Bucks, Milwaukee Brewers, Green Bay Packers and Milwaukee Admirals all in one place, but it happened recently in Milwaukee, and an initiative started by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett was the reason why.Wisconsin's professional sports teams are teaming up, and the head coach is Mayor Barrett."What we want to do this summer is help hundreds, thousands of kids in our community have a first job," Mayor Barrett said.

Shaw, Vogt homer, NL Central-leading Brewers beat Yankees 5-3

NEW YORK -- Travis Shaw and Stephen Vogt both homered and the Milwaukee Brewers lengthened their surprising lead in the NL Central, topping the New York Yankees 5-3 Sunday, July 9th.The Brewers have won nine of 11.

Frazier homers in 9th to lift Yankees over Brewers 5-3

NEW YORK — Clint Frazier hit a three-run homer off Corey Knebel with one out in the ninth, lifting the New York Yankees over the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 on Saturday.Frazier turned on a 1-0 pitch from Knebel (0-2) for his second career homer and first game-ending shot.

Aguilar's slam, 7 RBIs send Brewers past skidding Yanks, 9-4

NEW YORK — Jesus Aguilar homered twice and matched a Brewers record with seven RBIs, including a tiebreaking grand slam in the seventh inning that sent Milwaukee past the skidding New York Yankees 9-4 on Friday night for its fifth straight victory.