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Milwaukee Brewers Creep Closer to Wild Card with Another Win in St. Louis
September 9th, 2012 at 11:08 AM
Don't look now Milwaukee Brewers fans but the Brewers took another step closer to the second Wild Card spot by defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 on Saturday night. With their second consecutive win over the Cardinals the Brewers moved within one game of the .500 mark on the season...
Ryan Braun Ends a Long Night with One Swing of the Bat in Milwaukee Brewers Victory
September 8th, 2012 at 9:36 AM
The Milwaukee Brewers had to wait out the rain in St. Louis on Friday night just to get the first game of the three game series started. Once the contest started the Brewers found themselves in a quick hole. But the Brewers battled back and eventually posted a 5-4 win...
Milwaukee Brewer Offense Continues to Click in Victory Behind Rickie Weeks and Corey Hart
September 6th, 2012 at 7:16 AM
The Milwaukee Brewers continued their winning ways on Wednesday night as they won their second consecutive game against the Miami Marlins by the score of 8-5 and pulled their overall record to two games under the .500 mark. Second baseman Rickie Weeks and first baseman Corey Hart were the offensive...
Milwaukee Brewers Even Series Against Miami Marlins Behind Unlikely Power Sources
September 5th, 2012 at 9:20 AM
With sluggers Ryan Braun, Aramis Ramirez and Corey Hart the Milwaukee Brewers can hit the home run ball with the best of teams. But getting big home runs from the likes of Norichika Aoki and Jeff Bianchi isn't as common. But it was Aoki and Bianchi that provided the offensive...
Milwaukee Brewers Continue Poor Road Play with Loss to Miami Marlins
September 4th, 2012 at 6:18 AM
The Milwaukee Brewers arrived in Miami to start a four game series that kicked off a seven game road trip on Monday afternoon and played one of their worst games in the last two weeks as they fell to the Miami Marlins 7-3. The Brewers recent good play which had...
The Milwaukee Brewers Bullpen Lets Another Win Slip Away
August 31st, 2012 at 7:09 AM
Oh what this season could have possibly been for the Milwaukee Brewers had they had a good bullpen. The bullpen showed yet again how to turn a seemingly commanding lead into a heartbreaking last at bat loss on Thursday afternoon at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs. The bullpen blew...
Milwaukee Brewers Get a Big Fly from Jeff Bianchi in Victory Over Chicago Cubs
August 29th, 2012 at 9:53 AM
The Milwaukee Brewers continued their mastery over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night at Wrigley Field as they defeated the Cubs 4-1 behind a three run home run from ex Cub Jeff Bianchi and seven strong innings from Yovani Gallardo. The win was the Brewers third in a row overall...
Milwaukee Brewers Defeat Pittsburgh Pirates to Capture a Rare Series Win on Road
August 27th, 2012 at 11:20 AM
The Milwaukee Brewers have been painfully bad on the road this year as they had only won four series away from Miller Park prior to the three game set that started on Friday in Pittsburgh. After the Brewers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-0 at PNC Park on Sunday that makes...
Milwaukee Brewers Complete Sweep Behind Yovani Gallardo and Ryan Braun
August 22nd, 2012 at 4:53 PM
The Milwaukee Brewers have had their share of disappointments during the 2012 season but two of their biggest stars continued to shine Wednesday afternoon. Behind the strong pitching of Yovani Gallardo and the offensive contributions of reigning MVP Ryan Braun the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Chicago Cubs 3-2 at Miller...
Milwaukee Brewers Defeat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 as Marco Estrada Earns That Elusive First Win
August 22nd, 2012 at 7:40 AM
The Chicago Cubs have provided a couple pitchers for the Milwaukee Brewers their first victories of the season the last two evenings. One night after Mark Rogers earned his first Major League win the Brewers Marco Estrada earned his first win of the season as he pitched a solid six...
Milwaukee Brewers Fail to Win Series as Philadelphia Phillies Easily Win to Gain Split
August 19th, 2012 at 4:19 PM
The Milwaukee Brewers had to be hoping to win their four game series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon at Miller Park. Instead what they got was an old fashioned butt whipping as their bats were dominated by Kyle Kendrick as they were shutout 8-0. So after winning the...
Yovani Gallardo Defeats Philadelphia Phillies Easily
August 17th, 2012 at 11:24 PM
After having to squeak out a win on Thursday night, Milwaukee returned to work hoping to make things easier for themselves. Yovani Gallardo despite struggling with a high pitch count pitched Milwaukee to a much easier game Friday night. And the offense made it stick by scoring enough to win...
Milwaukee Brewers Play Long Ball in Victory
August 17th, 2012 at 12:32 AM
The Brewers finally left Colorado and returned home, to battle the Philadelphia Phillies. And they decided if they were going to beat Cliff Lee, they needed to knock him around. With Marco Estrada on the mound, it was not going to be easy. And tonights game did not disappoint. Milwaukee...
Milwaukee Brewers Follow Same Script in Another Road Loss in Colorado
August 16th, 2012 at 6:13 AM
The Milwaukee Brewers wrapped up an unforgettable road trip by blowing yet another ninth inning lead as they surrendered two runs in the bottom of the ninth and fell to the Colorado Rockies 7-6 Wednesday afternoon at Coors Field. The loss completed a three game sweep at the hands of...
Milwaukee Brewers Pitching Staff Struggles Again
August 14th, 2012 at 11:34 PM
It has been a recurring theme this season. Milwaukee pitching struggles, and losses pile up like firewood. Tuesday was no different. After seeing his youngster Mike Fiers get lit up, Ron Roenicke hoped to see Randy Wolf pitch great, and go into the final game of the series with a...
Mike Fiers Gets Rocked in Denver
August 14th, 2012 at 5:11 PM
The Brewers finally visited the Mile High city, and looking to capitalize on a team with as many troubles as Milwaukee, the Brewers sent their hottest pitcher to the mound in Mike Fiers. Well on Monday night, Fiers had trouble in his first start at Coors Field. And all the...
Milwaukee Brewers Get Relief on the Road in Victory Over Houston Astros
August 12th, 2012 at 5:08 PM
The Milwaukee Brewers came into the game on Sunday against the Houston Astros trying to end a 11 game road losing streak and avoid an embarrassing sweep at the hands of probably the worst team in the Major Leagues. The Brewers accomplished their mission with a 5-3 victory to escape...
Blown Save Costs Milwaukee Brewers Another Game
August 10th, 2012 at 11:33 PM
The Brewers left Milwaukee, and prepared to battle the worst team in the National League. But even the Houston Astros beat the Brewers. The same glaring weakness they have had all season, haunted Milwaukee again. Mark Rogers pitched outstanding again, and for the second time in three starts for Rogers,...
Milwaukee Brewers Come from Behind to Complete Sweep Over the Cincinnati Reds
August 8th, 2012 at 7:36 PM
Coming off a depressing showing during a three game sweep at the hands of the St. Louis Cardinals the Milwaukee Brewers returned to Miller Park to face the first place Cincinnati Reds. Three days later the Brewers completed their own sweep with a 3-2 come from behind victory on Wednesday...
Mike Fiers Sparkles in Victory Over Cincinnati Reds
August 7th, 2012 at 10:39 PM
The Milwaukee Brewers are in seller mode, so they will spend the next two months evaluating, and seeing what they have going into next season. After the outing they saw Tuesday night, one would have to think Mike Fiers has earned himself a spot next season. Fiers has been a...
