Brewers star Yelich back in lineup after missing 5 starts
MILWAUKEE — Brewers star Christian Yelich has returned to the lineup after missing five starts because of a back injury.The NL MVP was set to bat third and play right field Tuesday night when the Brewers hosted Minnesota.Yelich leads the NL with a .335 batting average and his 39 home runs are tied for the most in the majors with Mike Trout of the Angels.Yelich pinch-hit on Sunday and struck out in the Brewers' 1-0 loss to the Texas Rangers.The lefty-swinging Yelich missed six consecutive games from April 29 to May 4 while dealing with a back issue.
MILWAUKEE — Brewers star Christian Yelich has returned to the lineup after missing five starts because of a back injury.The NL MVP was set to bat third and play right field Tuesday night when the Brewers hosted Minnesota.Yelich leads the NL with a .335 batting average and his 39 home runs are tied for the most in the majors with Mike Trout of the Angels.Yelich pinch-hit on Sunday and struck out in the Brewers' 1-0 loss to the Texas Rangers.The lefty-swinging Yelich missed six consecutive games from April 29 to May 4 while dealing with a back issue.
Braun, Yelich are new investors of 'transformational project' in downtown Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE -- Leadership of The Avenue and 3rd Street Market Hall announced on Tuesday, Aug. 13 it has two new investors: Milwaukee Brewers stars Ryan Braun and Christian Yelich.The Avenue is described as a "transformational project breathing new life into the west side of Milwaukee’s downtown." The plan is to convert the former Shops of Grand Avenue into an "array of reimagined spaces, including a food hall, office space, unique apartments and engaging new retail concepts."Braun and Yelich originally hail from California.
MILWAUKEE -- Leadership of The Avenue and 3rd Street Market Hall announced on Tuesday, Aug. 13 it has two new investors: Milwaukee Brewers stars Ryan Braun and Christian Yelich.The Avenue is described as a "transformational project breathing new life into the west side of Milwaukee’s downtown." The plan is to convert the former Shops of Grand Avenue into an "array of reimagined spaces, including a food hall, office space, unique apartments and engaging new retail concepts."Braun and Yelich originally hail from California.
Catch the Brewers, Twins at Miller Park on YouTube Wednesday
MILWAUKEE -- As part of an expanded partnership between Major League Baseball and YouTube, the finale of the Milwaukee Brewers’ five-game homestand and second of two matchups with the Minnesota Twins at Miller Park this Wednesday, August 14 at 1:10 p.m. CT will be broadcast exclusively on YouTube.Earlier this season, Major League Baseball announced its first-ever exclusive live game streaming distribution partnership with YouTube, which includes a package of 13 second-half games throughout the league.
MILWAUKEE -- As part of an expanded partnership between Major League Baseball and YouTube, the finale of the Milwaukee Brewers’ five-game homestand and second of two matchups with the Minnesota Twins at Miller Park this Wednesday, August 14 at 1:10 p.m. CT will be broadcast exclusively on YouTube.Earlier this season, Major League Baseball announced its first-ever exclusive live game streaming distribution partnership with YouTube, which includes a package of 13 second-half games throughout the league.
Milwaukee Brewers announce 2020 regular season schedule
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Brewers announced Monday, Aug. 12 the 2020 regular-season schedule, which will begin on Thursday, March 26 vs.
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Brewers announced Monday, Aug. 12 the 2020 regular-season schedule, which will begin on Thursday, March 26 vs.
'Really special:' JJ Hardy, Trevor Hoffman, Rickie Weeks inducted into Brewers Wall of Fame
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Brewers on Friday, Aug. 9 honored three greats who were a part of the revitalization of the franchise, looking to the past, while also looking to the future and a playoff push."Honestly, it's great to come back and see some of your old stomping grounds," said Trevor Hoffman, reliever.Hoffman, second baseman Rickie Weeks, and shortstop JJ Hardy were all back in Milwaukee Brewers uniforms.
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Brewers on Friday, Aug. 9 honored three greats who were a part of the revitalization of the franchise, looking to the past, while also looking to the future and a playoff push."Honestly, it's great to come back and see some of your old stomping grounds," said Trevor Hoffman, reliever.Hoffman, second baseman Rickie Weeks, and shortstop JJ Hardy were all back in Milwaukee Brewers uniforms.
Milwaukee Brewers fell to Texas Rangers 1-0
MILWAUKEE — Mike Minor struck out 11 in eight innings, and the Texas Rangers beat Jordan Lyles and the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 on Sunday, Aug. 11 to avoid a series sweep.Minor (11-6) allowed four hits and walked one.
MILWAUKEE — Mike Minor struck out 11 in eight innings, and the Texas Rangers beat Jordan Lyles and the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 on Sunday, Aug. 11 to avoid a series sweep.Minor (11-6) allowed four hits and walked one.
Houser posts 10 Ks, Brewers top Rangers 3-2 for 5th straight
MILWAUKEE -- Adrian Houser struck out a career-high 10 and rookie Keston Hiura hit his 14th home run as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Texas Rangers 3-2 Saturday night and extended their winning streak to five games.Houser (5-5) limited the Rangers to one run, a solo homer by Danny Santana in the sixth inning.
MILWAUKEE -- Adrian Houser struck out a career-high 10 and rookie Keston Hiura hit his 14th home run as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Texas Rangers 3-2 Saturday night and extended their winning streak to five games.Houser (5-5) limited the Rangers to one run, a solo homer by Danny Santana in the sixth inning.
Thames hits game-ending homer as Brewers beat Rangers 6-5
MILWAUKEE — Eric Thames wanted to avoid extra innings.One swing later, it was over.Thames hit a game-ending homer to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-5 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night after Josh Hader blew a save opportunity for the fourth time this season."We're just happy to not have to go extras," Thames said. "We have two more games (in the series) so we need our arms in the bullpen.
MILWAUKEE — Eric Thames wanted to avoid extra innings.One swing later, it was over.Thames hit a game-ending homer to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-5 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night after Josh Hader blew a save opportunity for the fourth time this season."We're just happy to not have to go extras," Thames said. "We have two more games (in the series) so we need our arms in the bullpen.
Keston Hiura hits 2 HRs, Brewers beat Pirates 8-3 to complete sweep
PITTSBURGH — Keston Hiura hit two home runs and drove in three runs Wednesday night, powering the Milwaukee Brewers to an 8-3 win and three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates.Hiura hit a two-run homer with two out in the first inning for an early 2-0 lead.
PITTSBURGH — Keston Hiura hit two home runs and drove in three runs Wednesday night, powering the Milwaukee Brewers to an 8-3 win and three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates.Hiura hit a two-run homer with two out in the first inning for an early 2-0 lead.
Brewers rest Yelich, beat Pirates 4-3 to win 2nd straight
PITTSBURGH — Yasmani Grandal had two doubles and an RBI and the Milwaukee Brewers, without a resting Christian Yelich, beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Tuesday night.Grandal drove in Ryan Braun with a double to left-center, the first hit off Pirates starter Steven Brault, in the fifth inning, before scoring when Trent Grisham grounded into a double play as the Brewers moved out to a 2-0 lead.Grandal doubled again in the seventh inning off Francisco Liriano (4-3), giving Milwaukee runners on second and third with no outs.A one-out walk to Grisham loaded the bases, and Braun scored on a sacrifice fly by Orlando Arcia to give Milwaukee a 3-2 lead.Grandal had one hit in his first 19 at-bats in August before his first double Tuesday.Yelich sat one day after getting four hits, including two home runs, in Milwaukee's 9-7 win over Pittsburgh on Monday.
PITTSBURGH — Yasmani Grandal had two doubles and an RBI and the Milwaukee Brewers, without a resting Christian Yelich, beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Tuesday night.Grandal drove in Ryan Braun with a double to left-center, the first hit off Pirates starter Steven Brault, in the fifth inning, before scoring when Trent Grisham grounded into a double play as the Brewers moved out to a 2-0 lead.Grandal doubled again in the seventh inning off Francisco Liriano (4-3), giving Milwaukee runners on second and third with no outs.A one-out walk to Grisham loaded the bases, and Braun scored on a sacrifice fly by Orlando Arcia to give Milwaukee a 3-2 lead.Grandal had one hit in his first 19 at-bats in August before his first double Tuesday.Yelich sat one day after getting four hits, including two home runs, in Milwaukee's 9-7 win over Pittsburgh on Monday.
Yelich homers twice, Brewers beat Pirates 9-7
PITTSBURGH -- Christian Yelich keeps pushing to new heights.
PITTSBURGH -- Christian Yelich keeps pushing to new heights.
JJ Hardy, Rickie Weeks, Trevor Hoffman to be inducted into Wall of Honor at Miller Park
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Brewers will welcome three new members into the Wall of Honor Friday, Aug. 9 at Miller Park as former All-Star infielders J.J. Hardy and Rickie Weeks will join Hall of Fame pitcher Trevor Hoffman in the induction.According to a news release, the Brewers scheduled a pregame ceremony prior to Friday’s game against the Texas Rangers.The release offered the following details on Hardy, Hoffman, and Weeks:Hardy, a second-round draft selection of the Brewers in 2001, spent five of his 13 Major League seasons with Milwaukee (2005-09), where he batted .262 with 75 HR and 265 RBI in 571 games.
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Brewers will welcome three new members into the Wall of Honor Friday, Aug. 9 at Miller Park as former All-Star infielders J.J. Hardy and Rickie Weeks will join Hall of Fame pitcher Trevor Hoffman in the induction.According to a news release, the Brewers scheduled a pregame ceremony prior to Friday’s game against the Texas Rangers.The release offered the following details on Hardy, Hoffman, and Weeks:Hardy, a second-round draft selection of the Brewers in 2001, spent five of his 13 Major League seasons with Milwaukee (2005-09), where he batted .262 with 75 HR and 265 RBI in 571 games.
Christian Yelich hit 37th homer, but Cubs swept Brewers, who dropped 4th straight
CHICAGO — Jason Heyward drove in three runs, Yu Darvish pitched five effective innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the slumping Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 on Sunday to sweep their weekend series.Heyward and Kyle Schwarber homered as the NL Central leaders won for the 11th time in 13 games at Wrigley Field.
CHICAGO — Jason Heyward drove in three runs, Yu Darvish pitched five effective innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the slumping Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 on Sunday to sweep their weekend series.Heyward and Kyle Schwarber homered as the NL Central leaders won for the 11th time in 13 games at Wrigley Field.
Brewers fall to Cubs 4-1 in Cole Hamels' return at Wrigley Field
CHICAGO — Cole Hamels pitched five shutout innings after spending five weeks on the injured list, Albert Almora Jr.
CHICAGO — Cole Hamels pitched five shutout innings after spending five weeks on the injured list, Albert Almora Jr.
Javier Báez, Cubs come out swinging, beat Brewers 6-2
CHICAGO — After another rough road trip, Javier Báez and the Chicago Cubs came home to Wrigley Field and came out swinging.Báez homered, doubled twice and drove in three runs, and the Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2 on Friday.José Quintana pitched solidly into the seventh inning and Jason Heyward also went deep to help Chicago move within one-half game of first-place St.
CHICAGO — After another rough road trip, Javier Báez and the Chicago Cubs came home to Wrigley Field and came out swinging.Báez homered, doubled twice and drove in three runs, and the Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2 on Friday.José Quintana pitched solidly into the seventh inning and Jason Heyward also went deep to help Chicago move within one-half game of first-place St.
Chapman rallies A's past Brewers with two-run HR off Hader
OAKLAND, Calif. — Matt Chapman hit a two-run home run off struggling closer Josh Hader in the eighth inning to break out of a long slump and the Oakland Athletics beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 Thursday.The A's trailed 3-2 when Robbie Grossman walked leading off the eighth against Hader, an All-Star reliever who pitched for a third consecutive day for the first time in his career.
OAKLAND, Calif. — Matt Chapman hit a two-run home run off struggling closer Josh Hader in the eighth inning to break out of a long slump and the Oakland Athletics beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 Thursday.The A's trailed 3-2 when Robbie Grossman walked leading off the eighth against Hader, an All-Star reliever who pitched for a third consecutive day for the first time in his career.
Jordan Lyles a winner in return to Brewers, 4-2 over A's
OAKLAND, Calif. — Back with the team he helped to an NL Central title a year ago, Jordan Lyles certainly looked a lot more comfortable in his return to the Brewers than he did the previous two months in Pittsburgh.Now, he's hoping to pitch Milwaukee back into the postseason.Lorenzo Cain hit a leadoff homer and Lyles won for the first time in more than two months as the Brewers beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Wednesday night."It was obviously a lot different than a normal start day," Lyles said. "Hadn't been too long since I was in this clubhouse with them.
OAKLAND, Calif. — Back with the team he helped to an NL Central title a year ago, Jordan Lyles certainly looked a lot more comfortable in his return to the Brewers than he did the previous two months in Pittsburgh.Now, he's hoping to pitch Milwaukee back into the postseason.Lorenzo Cain hit a leadoff homer and Lyles won for the first time in more than two months as the Brewers beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Wednesday night."It was obviously a lot different than a normal start day," Lyles said. "Hadn't been too long since I was in this clubhouse with them.
Brewers boost pitching with Pomeranz, Black from Giants
OAKLAND, Calif. — Milwaukee has acquired left-hander Drew Pomeranz and righty Ray Black from the San Francisco Giants for infield prospect Mauricio Dubon.Also Wednesday, San Francisco obtained second baseman Scooter Gennett from the Reds for a player to be named.
OAKLAND, Calif. — Milwaukee has acquired left-hander Drew Pomeranz and righty Ray Black from the San Francisco Giants for infield prospect Mauricio Dubon.Also Wednesday, San Francisco obtained second baseman Scooter Gennett from the Reds for a player to be named.
Trade alert: Jesus Aguilar headed to Tampa Bay for RHP Jacob Faria
MILWAUKEE -- He's a fan favorite in Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE -- He's a fan favorite in Milwaukee.
Brewers acquire RHP Jordan Lyles from Pirates for another hurler, Cody Ponce
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired right-handed pitcher Jordan Lyles from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for right-handed pitcher Cody Ponce.
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired right-handed pitcher Jordan Lyles from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for right-handed pitcher Cody Ponce.