Brewers fall to Braves 2-1 in Atlanta, get set for home-stand vs. Giants early this week

ATLANTA (AP) — Rookie Mike Foltynewicz pitched three-hit ball for 7 2-3 innings, leading the Atlanta Braves over the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 Sunday, May 24th.Foltynewicz (3-1) allowed one run in his longest start in the majors.

Braun powers Brewers by Braves, Milwaukee wins 11-0

ATLANTA (AP) — Now that his surgically repaired right hand feels better than it has in two years, Ryan Braun is putting up some big numbers.Braun homered and drove in four runs, four Milwaukee pitchers combined to hold Atlanta to three hits and the Brewers beat the Braves 11-0 on Friday night."The challenge isn't doing it over a month," Braun said. "The challenge is doing it over the course of a season, but the last month I've swung the bat a lot better than I have in a long, long time."On a day that began with Major League Baseball suspending reliever Will Smith eight games for using a foreign substance to doctor his pitches, Milwaukee wasted little time beating up on Braves starter Eric Stults.The win was the Brewers' largest margin of victory since Sept. 22, 2010, when they beat Cincinnati 13-1."We played a good game," Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell said. "That's what we've been looking for.

Brewers' reliever Will Smith suspended 8 games for rosin, sunscreen on arm

ATLANTA (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers reliever Will Smith has been suspended for eight games for having a foreign substance on his pitching arm during a game at Atlanta.Major League Baseball says Smith plans to appeal, so the penalty is on hold.

Atlanta Braves take advantage of Brewers reliever Will Smith's ejection for pine tar, win 10-1

ATLANTA (AP) — Julio Teheran pitched seven strong innings and the Atlanta Braves took advantage of Milwaukee reliever Will Smith's seventh-inning ejection for allegedly using pine tar in a 10-1 victory Thursday night.Play was stopped briefly with Atlanta leading 2-1 and the bases loaded with one out in the seventh when Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez successfully argued to umpires that Smith had pine tar on his right forearm.Crew chief Jim Joyce walked over to the mound, touched a shiny substance on Smith's arm and ejected the pitcher from the game.

Nick Castellanos hits bases-loaded triple to lift Tigers to 5-2 victory over Brewers

DETROIT (AP) — Nick Castellanos hit a bases-loaded triple with two out in the eighth inning to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 5-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night.The Tigers avoided a sweep in the three-game series thanks to a rally in their final at-bat.

Braun, Lind, Ramirez hit consecutive homers to help Brewers beat Tigers 8-1

DETROIT (AP) — Ryan Braun, Adam Lind and Aramis Ramirez hit consecutive home runs in a six run-third inning, Jimmy Nelson pitched eight strong innings, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Detroit Tigers 8-1 on Tuesday night, May 19th.Braun drove in four runs and Carlos Gomez had three hits and two RBIs for Milwaukee, which has won the first two games of the three-game series.Nelson (2-4) gave up a run and three hits, walked four and struck out five.

"The Selig Experience" honoring Bud Selig to debut at Miller Park on May 29th

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Selig Experience, a state-of-the-art attraction at Miller Park to honor Commissioner Emeritus and former Brewers Owner Allan H. (Bud) Selig, will debut to the public on Friday, May 29th when the gates to Miller Park open (5:40 p.m.) prior to the Brewers game against the Diamondbacks.Throughout this week, 15 pairs of tickets to the May 29th game – including the first public screening of the Selig Experience – will be given away as prizes via @Brewers on Twitter.

Prized Mets pitching prospect Noah Syndergaard earns first big league win, Brewers fall 5-1

NEW YORK (AP) — Prized Mets pitching prospect Noah Syndergaard earned his first major league win, the success tempered when he beaned Carlos Gomez with a 96 mph fastball, and New York beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 Sunday.Syndergaard (1-1) shut down the Brewers for the first five innings in his Citi Field debut, giving up just one single.

Big inning washes Brewers out of Citi Field

NEW YORK (AP) — Wilmer Flores and Jacob deGrom made Terry Collins' grand idea look like genius.The Mets manager slotted New York's top home-run hitter ninth in the batting order for the first time in nearly a half-century and batted his pitcher eighth for the third time this season.Flores responded with a grand slam off Matt Garza that sparked a 10-run fourth inning in a 14-1 romp over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night that stopped New York's five-game losing streak.DeGrom was 3 for 3 with three singles — including a go-ahead hit in the second and two more in the fourth.

Want to work at Miller Park? Delaware North Sportservice hosting job fairs to fill variety of positions

MILWAUKEE (WITI) – Delaware North Sportservice, the exclusive food and beverage service provider for the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park, is set to hold the first of several job fairs to recruit for immediate positions for the current 2015 season.The job fairs will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 14th and Tuesday, May 19th at the Miller Park Club Level, enter at Fridays Hot Corner.Sportservice is seeking employees to fill a variety of part-time seasonal and game-day positions in general concessions, retail, premium dining and catering operations.

Brewers can't solve White Sox Sale in 4-2 loss

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Chris Sale struck out 11 in eight solid innings in his return from suspension to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.Chicago ended a seven-game road losing streak despite another modest offensive effort.

Herrera's 2-run homer lifts Brewers over White Sox

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Elian Herrera hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and Khris Davis followed with a solo shot, helping the Milwaukee Brewers hold off the Chicago White Sox 10-7 on Monday night.Herrera, filling in at third for injured starter Aramis Ramirez, homered for the second straight night.

Milwaukee 6th grader scores a hit with essay about striking out bullying

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Ahead of Monday night's baseball game, a few of the Milwaukee Brewers made a quick visit to Cooper Elementary School on Milwaukee's south side to meet a special middle schooler, a sixth grader named Kayla Jimenez.

Martin Maldonado's single in 11th inning lifts Milwaukee Brewers over Chicago Cubs 3-2

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Martin Maldonado singled over the Cubs' drawn-in outfield with one out in the 11th inning, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers over Chicago 3-2 Sunday.After a 7-18 start, the Brewers went 4-3 in Craig Counsell's first week as manager since taking over for the fired Ron Roenicke.

Brewers blast their way past Cubs

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jason Rogers and Kris Bryant each hit his first career home run on Saturday night.

Brewers rally comes up short in loss to Cubs

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Rookie Jorge Soler hit one of Chicago's four home runs, and the Cubs' bullpen nearly squandered a four-run lead before holding on for a 7-6 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.Ryan Braun hit a three-run homer to the right-field corner off reliever Hector Rondon to make it a one-run game with two outs in the ninth.