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• Brewers take series opener over Cardinals, 7-1

  10-05-2024 04:48 via brewcrewball.com
  
  Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports Milwaukee gets to Sonny Gray early with three homers Box Score
  The Brewers took their series opener against the Cardinals Thursday night, as Milwaukee homered three times and totaled six runs off starter Sonny Gray in a 7-1 victory.
  After Brice Turang was robbed by Lars Nootbaar to open things up in the first, Milwaukee got on the board quickly as William Contreras and Christian Yelich both singled. Willy Adames grounded out to move both runners over, and Contreras
  
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• Game Thread #62: Milwaukee Brewers (36-25) @ Philadelphia Phillies (43-19)

  05-06-2024 20:10 via brewcrewball.com
  
  Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports Brewers look to salvage series finale in Philly The Brewers are set to take on the Phillies in the series finale at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia Wednesday afternoon.
  Left-hander Aaron Ashby will make his second start of the season for the Brewers, as he was called up Wednesday morning along with right-hander Tobias Myers. Lefty Robert Gasser was placed on the injured list with a left flexor strain after dealing with elbow soreness, and righty Janson Junk was
  
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• Brewers lose to Phillies in extra-inning heartbreaker

  05-06-2024 04:13 via brewcrewball.com
  
  Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports Milwaukee bullpen not quite able to pick up struggling offense Box Score
  For the second straight game, the Milwaukee Brewers did a great job keeping the powerful Philadelphia Phillies offense off the board, and for the second straight game, the Brewers offense failed to get the big hit against the talented Phillies pitching staff.
  Not much happened early. Phillies starter Cristopher Sánchez, true to form, got ground ball out after ground ball out. Brewers o
  
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• Game Thread #61: Milwaukee Brewers (36-24) @ Philadelphia Phillies (42-19)

  04-06-2024 23:29 via brewcrewball.com
  
  Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports Milwaukee offense looks to recover after quiet game one After getting shut down by Zack Wheeler in game one, the Milwaukee Brewers’ offense will look to bounce back tonight versus the Philadelphia Phillies in game two of a three-game series. They will attempt to do that against Phillies starter Cristopher Sánchez, and will counter with Jared Koenig as an opener and Colin Rea taking over after that.
  Sánchez, a lefty, has been excellent so far thi
  
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• Performance versus projections at the one-third mark

  04-06-2024 16:00 via brewcrewball.com
  
  Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports How have Brewers players stacked up against preseason projections? During the preseason, a reader (forgive me, I forgot who) expressed curiosity about how the Brewers might do compared to what the popular projection systems predicted before the season. With two months of the season and about 1/3 of the games played so far, I thought I’d check in and compare actual results with projections from Baseball Reference’s basic system (developed by Tom Tango,
  
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• Brewers miss the big hit in 3-1 loss to Phillies

  04-06-2024 04:25 via brewcrewball.com
  
  Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins | Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports Brewers can't get to Phillies pitching Box Score
  The Brewers were unable to capitalize on their slim offensive opportunities in a close 3-1 loss to the Phillies on Monday night.In a high-profile matchup between potential contenders, the Phillies’ ace Zack Wheeler shut down the Brewers for much of the evening. The only run the Brewers managed against Wheeler came on a Rhys Hoskins solo home run in the seventh inning.
  In his
  
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• Robert Gasser getting second opinion as he deals with elbow tightness, soreness

  04-06-2024 00:53 via brewcrewball.com
  
  Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports Jakob Junis, Joe Ross both nearing returns as pitching depth continues to take a hit Brewers rookie left-handed pitcher Robert Gasser is in the process of getting a second opinion after dealing with some tightness and soreness in his throwing elbow following his last start against the White Sox on Saturday, according to Pat Murphy via Todd Rosiak.
  Pat Murphy said in his pregame session that now Robert Gasser is dealing with "some tightness, soreness" in his left elbow
  
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• Game Thread #60: Milwaukee Brewers (36-23) @ Philadelphia Phillies (41-19)

  03-06-2024 23:36 via brewcrewball.com
  
  Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich | Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports Division leaders face off in PhiladelphiaThe Brewers will face down another division leader when they meet the Phillies Monday night for a three-game series.Milwaukee is fresh off a trio of comeback wins over the White Sox and will look to turn that momentum toward a much more challenging opponent. In this matchup of playoff contenders, the Brewers have Jared Koenig set to start the game. Koenig has put together a solid campaign w
  
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• Brewers get third straight comeback win, sweep White Sox

  02-06-2024 23:00 via brewcrewball.com
  
  Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports Chourio homer highlights balanced offensive attack Box Score
  The Milwaukee Brewers overcame a rough first inning from Freddy Peralta to pick up a 6-3 victory this afternoon, completing a sweep of the struggling Chicago White Sox, who have now lost 11 straight games. It was the fifth straight win for the Brewers, who capitalized on the White Sox’ uninspired play and rough bullpen to win for the third time in this series in a game in which they were losing.
  Peralt
  
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• Game Thread #59: Milwaukee Brewers (35-23) vs. Chicago White Sox (15-44)

  02-06-2024 18:43 via brewcrewball.com
  
  Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports Milwaukee aims for the sweep against streaking Sox The Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago White Sox will wrap up their three-game series this afternoon at American Family Field. The Brewers won the first two games of this series in comeback fashion, though they were very different comeback wins. Today, they’ll look to pick up their third sweep of this adolescent season.
  On paper, it doesn’t seem a particularly fair fight. Freddy Peralta takes the mound for the
  
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• Adames the hero again as Brewers defeat White Sox in 10

  02-06-2024 01:22 via brewcrewball.com
  
  Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports Adames with two clutch hits in 4-3 victory Box Score
  Willy Adames is beginning to develop quite a reputation. After several timely hits over the past week, he came through in the clutch in this one—twice.Adames’s late heroics came after a hyped matchup between two young pitching studs, born within a month of each other in 1999. There isn’t much for White Sox fans to be excited about, but Garrett Crochet is one of those things, as he came into this on
  
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• Game Thread #58: Milwaukee Brewers (34-23) vs. Chicago White Sox (15-43)

  01-06-2024 21:15 via brewcrewball.com
  
  Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK Brewers looks to clinch series against struggling White Sox The Milwaukee Brewers will continue their series against the Chicago White Sox today, with the teams headed in opposite directions. Milwaukee enters June as winners of six of their last eight and have opened up a six-game lead in the National League Central, and are coming off of a season-high 23 hits (including five from Christian Yelich) on Friday evening. The White Sox, mean
  
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• Game Thread #58: Milwaukee Brewers (33-23) vs. Chicago White Sox (15-43)

  01-06-2024 21:15 via brewcrewball.com
  
  Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK Brewers looks to clinch series against struggling White Sox The Milwaukee Brewers will continue their series against the Chicago White Sox today, with the teams headed in opposite directions. Milwaukee enters June as winners of six of their last eight and have opened up a six-game lead in the National League Central, and are coming off of a season-high 23 hits (including five from Christian Yelich) on Friday evening. The White Sox, mean
  
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• Brewers beat White Sox as offense comes through to help Tobias Myers

  01-06-2024 05:19 via brewcrewball.com
  
  Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports Teams traded leads multiple times before Brewers managed to put White Sox away late Box Score
  The Brewers brought an offensive barrage to American Family Field on Friday night, defeating the Chicago White Sox by a final of 12-5 after both teams took and retook the lead in what appeared to be a back-and-forth battle early before Milwaukee put the game away.
  The Crew struck first off starter Erick Fedde. After failing to do anything with the bases loaded and one out i
  
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• Game Thread #57: Milwaukee Brewers (33-23) vs. Chicago White Sox (15-42)

  01-06-2024 01:35 via brewcrewball.com
  
  Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports South Siders head to Milwaukee as Brewers face second Chicago team of the week Following a huge series win over the Chicago Cubs, the Brewers are set to host the other Chicago team, the White Sox, beginning Friday night.
  Tobias Myers takes the hill for the Crew against Erick Fedde for the White Sox. Rhys Hoskins returns from the injured list as Owen Miller is optioned to Triple-A Nashville. Hoskins bats sixth and is the DH with Jake Bauers batting fifth as the fi
  
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• Power ranking the top Brewers seasons in franchise history

  31-05-2024 18:30 via brewcrewball.com
  
  Rick Wood / USA TODAY NETWORK The bulk of Milwaukee’s best years have come in the 21st century The Brewers have had plenty of success over the course of the last 15ish years. While the franchise is more than 200 games under .500 in its 50-plus year history, the Crew have finished above .500 in 11 of the last 17 seasons and made the playoffs five times in the last six years, with additional playoff appearances in 2008 and 2011.Without further ado, let’s power rank the top 10 seasons i
  
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• Gary Sánchez plays hero again as Brewers take series over Cubs

  30-05-2024 22:34 via brewcrewball.com
  
  Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Back and forth game goes to the Brewers after Sánchez’s eighth-inning home run. Box Score
  It’s been a struggle for the Brewers to get to 10 games over .500. In each of their previous attempts, they fell short and took a loss. This time, they wouldn’t be denied. Not only did the Brewers get to 10 games over .500, but they did it by taking a 3-1 series victory over the Cubs and pushing the Cubs below .500 on the season.
  Colin Rea made the
  
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• Game Thread #56: Milwaukee Brewers (32-23) vs. Chicago Cubs (28-28)

  30-05-2024 18:49 via brewcrewball.com
  
  Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports Brewers look to take three of four against Cubs in Thursday afternoon series finale The Brewers finally broke through against a Cubs starter on Wednesday night, pinning rookie Shota Imanaga with seven earned runs across 4 1⁄3 innings en route to a 10-6 win.
  Having taken two of the first three games in Milwaukee, the Brewers will look to make it three of four in Thursday’s series finale at American Family Field.
  Colin Rea gets the ball for Milwaukee opposit
  
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• Brewers DFA Mitch White, recall Kevin Herget

  30-05-2024 18:19 via brewcrewball.com
  
  Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports White appeared in six games with Milwaukee The Brewers have designated reliever Mitch White for assignment and recalled Kevin Herget from Triple-A Nashville.
  White, who was claimed off waivers from the San Francisco Giants on May 10th, pitched in six games for Milwaukee, in which he allowed six earned runs in 8 1⁄3 innings. He threw the last two innings in yesterday’s win versus the Cubs. The Brewers were his third team of 2024, as he appeared briefly for
  
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• Blake Perkins, Brewers put on a show in win over Cubs

  30-05-2024 04:49 via brewcrewball.com
  
  Brewers outfielder Blake Perkins | Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports A massive performance from Blake Perkins highlights 10-6 win Box Score
  The Brewers put together one of their most convincing offensive performances of the season in their 10-6 win over the Chicago Cubs.
  The offense accrued their ten runs with contributions up and down the lineup as four different hitters had multi-hit game. The fireworks kicked off early with Christian Yelich blasting a two-run home run in the bottom of the first inn
  
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• Game Thread #55: Milwaukee Brewers (31-23) vs. Chicago Cubs (28-27)

  30-05-2024 01:37 via brewcrewball.com
  
  Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports Crew looks to break through against rookie Shota Imanage After yet another pitchers’ duel Tuesday night, the Brewers will go for a win Wednesday evening to guarantee at least a series split in the four-game set with the Cubs.
  Bryse Wilson is on the hill for Milwaukee, with rookie Shota Imanaga to counter for Chicago. Joey Ortiz is in the leadoff spot against the lefty, followed by William Contreras and Christian Yelich. Gary Sanchez bats fifth as the DH with J
  
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• Brewers drop game two to Cubs, lose 6-3 in extras

  29-05-2024 04:51 via brewcrewball.com
  
  Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports For the second straight night, a pitchers’ duel ends in a lopsided score Box Score
  It was another pitchers’ duel in Milwaukee on Tuesday night, marking the second consecutive duel between the Brewers and Cubs to open up the four-game series. It also marked the second consecutive pitchers’ duel with Freddy Peralta on the hill for the Brewers, as he was on the wrong end of a 1-0 loss last week against the Marlins.
  Both Peralta and Cubs starter Ben Br
  
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• Game Thread #54: Milwaukee Brewers (31-22) vs. Chicago Cubs (27-27)

  28-05-2024 23:56 via brewcrewball.com
  
  Mark Hoffman / USA TODAY NETWORK Brewers go for second straight win against Cubs Tuesday evening After a long pitchers’ duel ended in a big five-run eighth inning that led the Brewers to victory, the Crew will go for their second straight win against the Cubs on Tuesday night at American Family Field.
  Brice Turang moves up to the leadoff spot, followed by William Contreras and Christian Yelich, who is at DH. Sal Frelick, Jackson Chourio, and Blake Perkins make up the outfield and the botto
  
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• What’s going to happen with Willy Adames?

  28-05-2024 17:00 via brewcrewball.com
  
  Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports The shortstop will be a free agent after the season Willy Adames is a good player, a 28-year-old with almost 20 career WAR, a very good defensive shortstop who is a streaky hitter but who has had an OPS+ of at least 109 in five of his seven seasons (including 2024). He’s had at least three WAR in each of his three seasons as a Brewer, including 2021, when he was traded to Milwaukee in late May, and he’s on pace to have about four this year.
  Adames will
  
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• Brewers win pitcher’s duel in first of four versus Cubs

  28-05-2024 00:38 via brewcrewball.com
  
  Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK Eighth inning rally gives Brewers a 5-1 victory Box Score
  With just 3.5 games separating the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs atop the National League Central, this week’s four-game series is a big one. It also happens to be Craig Counsell’s first time back in Milwaukee since his heel turn, and Brewers fans wasted no time letting him know how they felt, booing him heartily as he and Pat Murphy exchanged lineups before the
  
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• Game Thread #53: Milwaukee Brewers (30-22) vs. Chicago Cubs (27-26)

  27-05-2024 20:19 via brewcrewball.com
  
  Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports Memorial Day Weekend ends with the Cubbies coming to town The Milwaukee Brewers welcome the Chicago Cubs to town for the first time in 2024 as Memorial Day Weekend comes to a close. This marks the first appearance for Craig Counsell at American Family Field as the Cubs manager, and he’ll surely receive plenty of boos from the Milwaukee faithful.
  On the hill for the Crew is left-handed rookie Robert Gasser, who is coming off the worst start of his young career. W
  
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• Brewers lose series finale, 2-1, in the margins

  26-05-2024 22:15 via brewcrewball.com
  
  Brewers pitcher Tobias Myers | Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports Crew isn’t able to muster enough offense as they can’t finish sweep Box Score
  In a tightly contested matchup, the Brewers ultimately dropped the series finale to the Boston Red Sox in a 2-1 loss.
  The pitching from both teams was impressive, making each scoring opportunity precious. The Brewers only put together a few threatening situations, making it difficult to build much of a cushion. The team went 1-for-8 with RISP, but
  
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• Brewers lose series finale, 1-2, in the margins

  26-05-2024 22:15 via brewcrewball.com
  
  Brewers pitcher Tobias Myers | Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports Five-run second, strong pitching performance from Colin Rea guide Brewers to victory Box Score
  In a tightly contested matchup, the Brewers ultimately dropped the series finale to the Boston Red Sox in a 2-1 loss.
  The pitching from both teams was impressive, making each scoring opportunity precious. The Brewers only put together a few threatening situations, making it difficult to build much of a cushion. The team went 1-for-8 with RISP
  
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• Game Thread #52: Milwaukee Brewers (30-21) @ Boston Red Sox (26-26)

  26-05-2024 18:32 via brewcrewball.com
  
  Brewers outfielders Christian Yelich, Blake Perkins, Sal Frelick | Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports Brewers look for sweep against Boston The Brewers will look to clinch the sweep Sunday afternoon with their finale against the Boston Red Sox.
  After two solid wins, the Brewers will send Tobias Myers to the mound. The righty has pitched to a 5.00 ERA this season in five appearances, including four starts. His last start was on May 9 against the Cardinals, a four-inning outing in which he allowed a si
  
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• Brewers take game two in Boston, 6-3

  26-05-2024 01:01 via brewcrewball.com
  
  Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports Five-run second, strong pitching performance from Colin Rea guide Brewers to victory Box Score
  The Brewers took game two of the three-game set in Boston, defeating the Red Sox 6-3 at Fenway Park to clinch the series win Saturday afternoon.
  For the second straight day, Jared Koenig started the game as Milwaukee’s opener, but he had much better results this time around after allowing a hit and a walk in 2⁄3 of an inning. Across 1 1⁄3 innings, he was
  
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