From Thursday, August 18th, 2011
Dodgers 5, Brewers 1
W: Kershaw (15-5) L: Estrada (3-8)
Milwaukee received their first lost of the homestand due to several missed opportunities and an exceptional outing by Clayton Kershaw.
The Brewers did complete a 6-1 homestand and are 19-3 in their last 22 games. Their 6 1/2 game lead in the NL Central is another positive thing to look at, not to mention the Brewers sold out Miller Park for the 24th time this season.
For the second straight start Marco Estrada only went five innings. He allowed one earned run on three hits and struck out five while walking two. Estrada's only run came in the second inning when Rod Barajas homered to left center field. Other than that Marco pitched great and it is unfortunate that he had to take the loss.
Milwaukee's poor defense played a role in this one. Casey McGehee and Kameron Loe both had crucial errors that led to Dodger runs. Loe and reliever Tim Dillard surrendered two runs each that blew the game open for Los Angeles and it was something the Brewers could never recover from.
Milwaukee scored their only run in the ninth inning. After Ryan Braun tripled, Prince Fielder hit a sacrifice fly to center that scored Braun.
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Monday, August 22, 2011
Monday, August 1, 2011
Wolf shuts down Astros
From Friday, July 29, 2011
Brewers 4, Astros 0
W: Wolf (7-8) L: Lyles (0-6)
Randy Wolf was superior against the Houston Astros on Friday night as he recorded his first win since early June.
Wolf did not allow a run and gave up only four hits in seven innings. It was a pitching duel between Wolf and Houston's starter Jordan Lyles. The Astros had base runners in the first, second, and third but could not do anything with them, while the Brewers did not get a hit until the fifth.
Milwaukee finally got something going as soon as Hunter Pence was removed from the game due to a trade to the Phillies. Prince Fielder led off with a double to right field. Newly acquired second baseman Felipe Lopez followed with a single to give Casey McGehee runners at the corners. Lopez played with the Brewers in 2009 and has spent the majority of this season in the Tampa Bay Rays farm system. McGehee singled on a soft ground ball to third base which was enough to score Fielder. Two batters later, George Kottaras singled home Lopez.
The Astros had base runners again in the sixth but Wolf quickly shut down the threat and continued his dominance.
Takashi Saito and Kameron Loe finished the last two innings. Since the Brewers had a four-run lead, Francisco Rodriguez and John Axford were given some much needed rest. Saito and Loe each pitched a three-up, three-down inning to close out the game.
Felipe Lopez said in an interview after the game that he is excited to be back in Milwaukee because he loves the atmosphere at the ballpark and wants nothing more than to help the Brewers be a contender. He continued to say that when he walked into the clubhouse that everything felt right and this is where he was meant to be. Lopez has been off this season for his standards, but when he played in Milwaukee he was nothing short of outstanding. He went two for four and scored a run in the win.
Brewers 4, Astros 0
W: Wolf (7-8) L: Lyles (0-6)
Randy Wolf was superior against the Houston Astros on Friday night as he recorded his first win since early June.
Wolf did not allow a run and gave up only four hits in seven innings. It was a pitching duel between Wolf and Houston's starter Jordan Lyles. The Astros had base runners in the first, second, and third but could not do anything with them, while the Brewers did not get a hit until the fifth.
Milwaukee finally got something going as soon as Hunter Pence was removed from the game due to a trade to the Phillies. Prince Fielder led off with a double to right field. Newly acquired second baseman Felipe Lopez followed with a single to give Casey McGehee runners at the corners. Lopez played with the Brewers in 2009 and has spent the majority of this season in the Tampa Bay Rays farm system. McGehee singled on a soft ground ball to third base which was enough to score Fielder. Two batters later, George Kottaras singled home Lopez.
The Astros had base runners again in the sixth but Wolf quickly shut down the threat and continued his dominance.
Takashi Saito and Kameron Loe finished the last two innings. Since the Brewers had a four-run lead, Francisco Rodriguez and John Axford were given some much needed rest. Saito and Loe each pitched a three-up, three-down inning to close out the game.
Felipe Lopez said in an interview after the game that he is excited to be back in Milwaukee because he loves the atmosphere at the ballpark and wants nothing more than to help the Brewers be a contender. He continued to say that when he walked into the clubhouse that everything felt right and this is where he was meant to be. Lopez has been off this season for his standards, but when he played in Milwaukee he was nothing short of outstanding. He went two for four and scored a run in the win.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Milwaukee walks off, Crew tied for first
Brewers 4, Reds 3
W: Loe (3-7) L: Cordero (3-3)
What a way to head into the All-Star break. A thriller once again, Milwaukee is beginning to prove they can win the close game without a big home run.
The Brewers walked off for the second time in three games against a divisional rival who is struggling to stay in the hunt for first. Every facet of the game Sunday was outstanding and the fans could not have asked for a more exciting win.
Randy Wolf pitched a great game as he only allowed three runs, two earned, on seven hits in seven innings. He has been a breath of fresh air for the Brewer's starting rotation and without him to hold everything in place, who knows where the team would be.
With the bases loaded early for the Red's, Wolf had to work extra hard to try and get out of it. He threw a pitch inside on Scott Rolen, who was hit as he swung the bat. Rolen trotted to first when both the home plate and first base umpires agreed that he did not swing. Television replays showed that he clearly went around and a furious Ron Roenicke questioned the call. Unfortunately, the decision was made and the Brewer's were down one run early.
Rickie Weeks led off the Brewer's half of the first with a double and Carlos Gomez followed it with a sacrifice bunt to move Weeks to third. Corey Hart then singled to score Weeks and the Brewers had the game tied after one.
The Red's came right back the next inning and took the lead on Joey Votto's single that scored Drew Stubbs. Milwaukee would get another run of their own as Gomez tripled to score Weeks from first base. The game was now tied after two.
Cincinnati would take the lead once again in the fourth inning on a Weeks throwing error, which allowed Ramon Hernandez to score.
The Brewer's were left with three outs to score one run and Red's closer Francisco Cordero came in an attempt to shut them down. Milwaukee fans seemed excited that Cincinnati would go this route considering the success the Brewers have had against Cordero the last couple days.
Yuniesky Betancourt led off the inning with a ground out. Pinch hitter Nyjer Morgan did what he has done all season, make big plays when it really counts. After he singled to reach first base, he stole second in a close play that really got the Miller Park crowd pumping. George Kottaras walked to give Milwaukee runners at first and second.
Pinch hitter Mark Kotsay walked up to the plate as Brewer fans rose to their feet and began to make some noise. It was obvious that Cordero was nervous after what had took place two nights ago. Kotsay stood up tall and ready to rock. He ripped a line drive up the middle that nearly took Cordero's head off. Morgan scored with ease and the Brewers tied the game with the red hot Rickie Weeks coming to the plate. Cordero's first pitch nailed Rickie in the shoulder as well as the head. A furious Weeks jumped up off the ground and looked as if he was about to storm the mound. He kept his cool and walked to first base as he continued to yell at Cordero.
With the bases loaded and one out, Ron Roenicke sent veteran Craig Counsell to the plate. Counsell took a couple balls and fought off some strikes. He then sent a fly ball to shallow left field that Kottaras was able to score on for the walk off. Milwaukee fans went crazy as the Brewer players stormed the field in celebration. If anybody needed this it was Counsell, who has struggled for most of the season.
The Brewers are now in a tie with St. Louis for first place. The Pittsburgh Pirates are one game behind them and Cincinnati are four. This is only the third time in Brewer's franchise history that they are in first place at the All-Star break. The other two times were in 1982 and 2007. Milwaukee will have their work cut out for them the rest of the way, but if they can play like they did today there should be no reason why they will not be in contention.
W: Loe (3-7) L: Cordero (3-3)
What a way to head into the All-Star break. A thriller once again, Milwaukee is beginning to prove they can win the close game without a big home run.
The Brewers walked off for the second time in three games against a divisional rival who is struggling to stay in the hunt for first. Every facet of the game Sunday was outstanding and the fans could not have asked for a more exciting win.
Randy Wolf pitched a great game as he only allowed three runs, two earned, on seven hits in seven innings. He has been a breath of fresh air for the Brewer's starting rotation and without him to hold everything in place, who knows where the team would be.
With the bases loaded early for the Red's, Wolf had to work extra hard to try and get out of it. He threw a pitch inside on Scott Rolen, who was hit as he swung the bat. Rolen trotted to first when both the home plate and first base umpires agreed that he did not swing. Television replays showed that he clearly went around and a furious Ron Roenicke questioned the call. Unfortunately, the decision was made and the Brewer's were down one run early.
Rickie Weeks led off the Brewer's half of the first with a double and Carlos Gomez followed it with a sacrifice bunt to move Weeks to third. Corey Hart then singled to score Weeks and the Brewers had the game tied after one.
The Red's came right back the next inning and took the lead on Joey Votto's single that scored Drew Stubbs. Milwaukee would get another run of their own as Gomez tripled to score Weeks from first base. The game was now tied after two.
Cincinnati would take the lead once again in the fourth inning on a Weeks throwing error, which allowed Ramon Hernandez to score.
The Brewer's were left with three outs to score one run and Red's closer Francisco Cordero came in an attempt to shut them down. Milwaukee fans seemed excited that Cincinnati would go this route considering the success the Brewers have had against Cordero the last couple days.
Yuniesky Betancourt led off the inning with a ground out. Pinch hitter Nyjer Morgan did what he has done all season, make big plays when it really counts. After he singled to reach first base, he stole second in a close play that really got the Miller Park crowd pumping. George Kottaras walked to give Milwaukee runners at first and second.
Pinch hitter Mark Kotsay walked up to the plate as Brewer fans rose to their feet and began to make some noise. It was obvious that Cordero was nervous after what had took place two nights ago. Kotsay stood up tall and ready to rock. He ripped a line drive up the middle that nearly took Cordero's head off. Morgan scored with ease and the Brewers tied the game with the red hot Rickie Weeks coming to the plate. Cordero's first pitch nailed Rickie in the shoulder as well as the head. A furious Weeks jumped up off the ground and looked as if he was about to storm the mound. He kept his cool and walked to first base as he continued to yell at Cordero.
With the bases loaded and one out, Ron Roenicke sent veteran Craig Counsell to the plate. Counsell took a couple balls and fought off some strikes. He then sent a fly ball to shallow left field that Kottaras was able to score on for the walk off. Milwaukee fans went crazy as the Brewer players stormed the field in celebration. If anybody needed this it was Counsell, who has struggled for most of the season.
The Brewers are now in a tie with St. Louis for first place. The Pittsburgh Pirates are one game behind them and Cincinnati are four. This is only the third time in Brewer's franchise history that they are in first place at the All-Star break. The other two times were in 1982 and 2007. Milwaukee will have their work cut out for them the rest of the way, but if they can play like they did today there should be no reason why they will not be in contention.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Marcum's grand slam not enough in Brewer's loss
From: Monday, July 4, 2011
Diamondbacks 8, Brewers 6
W: Demel (2-2) L: Axford (2-2) SV: Hernandez (4)
Shaun Marcum's first career home run was a grand slam, one he will never forget. Unfortunately, he will have to remember it with a Brewers loss.
The Brewers had once again built an early lead just to watch it turn into an ugly loss. Milwaukee had a 6-1 lead going into the fifth, but Arizona scored in every inning to close out the game in their favor. Corey Hart led off the fourth inning with a home run and Shaun Marcum finished it with a grand slam. What could have been the Fourth of July Miracle, the day the Brewers got it going again, quickly turned into the Fourth of July Catastrophe.
Marcum gave up four earned runs, on seven hits, in six innings pitched. He had five strike outs but surrendered two home runs. It should not have mattered though because he did a lot with his bat. His grand slam should have picked up the entire team and made them realize that this was an important game to win. Not just for the sake of first place, but so Marcum could remember the day with complete fondness.
LaTroy Hawkins came in for relief of Marcum but allowed one earned run on two hits. Kameron Loe was accredited with one earned run on four hits. John Axford came in with the game tied in the ninth and had his worst performance in a long time. He gave up two earned on four hits to lose the game.
"It's a long season and we struggled early on in the year," Marcum said. "We're going through the same kind of funk right now, but good teams find a way to get out of it, and I'm pretty confident we'll be one of those teams."
I sure hope Marcum is right because if this "funk" continues, the Brewers are in a world of trouble. The St. Louis Cardinals are in first place by themselves with the Pittsburgh Pirates coming right up behind the Brewers. There is no room for error right now, even if it is only the beginning of July.
Diamondbacks 8, Brewers 6
W: Demel (2-2) L: Axford (2-2) SV: Hernandez (4)
Shaun Marcum's first career home run was a grand slam, one he will never forget. Unfortunately, he will have to remember it with a Brewers loss.
The Brewers had once again built an early lead just to watch it turn into an ugly loss. Milwaukee had a 6-1 lead going into the fifth, but Arizona scored in every inning to close out the game in their favor. Corey Hart led off the fourth inning with a home run and Shaun Marcum finished it with a grand slam. What could have been the Fourth of July Miracle, the day the Brewers got it going again, quickly turned into the Fourth of July Catastrophe.
Marcum gave up four earned runs, on seven hits, in six innings pitched. He had five strike outs but surrendered two home runs. It should not have mattered though because he did a lot with his bat. His grand slam should have picked up the entire team and made them realize that this was an important game to win. Not just for the sake of first place, but so Marcum could remember the day with complete fondness.
LaTroy Hawkins came in for relief of Marcum but allowed one earned run on two hits. Kameron Loe was accredited with one earned run on four hits. John Axford came in with the game tied in the ninth and had his worst performance in a long time. He gave up two earned on four hits to lose the game.
"It's a long season and we struggled early on in the year," Marcum said. "We're going through the same kind of funk right now, but good teams find a way to get out of it, and I'm pretty confident we'll be one of those teams."
I sure hope Marcum is right because if this "funk" continues, the Brewers are in a world of trouble. The St. Louis Cardinals are in first place by themselves with the Pittsburgh Pirates coming right up behind the Brewers. There is no room for error right now, even if it is only the beginning of July.
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