Marcell Ozuna homered and Miles Mikolas tossed six effective innings to push the St. Louis Cardinals into the second wild-card spot in the NL with a 7-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night.
Kolten Wong and Marcell Ozuna drove in two runs apiece, Jack Flaherty pitched six shutout innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 on Friday night.
Brewers right fielder Eric Thames exited with a sore left knee following a collision with teammate Lorenzo Cain and is day-to-day.
Anthony Rizzo homered, drove in three runs and stole two bases in his return to the cleanup spot, and the Chicago Cubs restored their three-game lead in the NL Central by topping the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4 on Wednesday.
After hitting two home runs Tuesday, Brewers slugger Ryan Braun had to leave Wednesday's game after experiencing tightness on the right side of his rib cage.
The Brewers pulled Ryan Braun before his third at-bat today because of some right-side tightness. It'll be a tough blow for Milwaukee if it turns into something, because after a slow first half, Braun has shown signs lately of going on a roll -- even beyond his two-homer game at Wrigley Field on Tuesday.
Right-hander Jimmy Nelson, who has been rehabbing from a shoulder injury, is unlikely to return this season, the Brewers said Wednesday.
The Brewers are going with what Travis Shaw calls their "goal-line package" in today's game against the Cubs. Around the infield, it's Eric Thames (1B), Shaw (2B), Jonathan Schoop (SS) and Mike Moustakas (3B) against Chicago starter Kyle Hendricks. Craig Counsell also flipped the top of his lineup, with Christian Yelich batting leadoff and Lorenzo Cain hitting second.
The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired once-promising pitching prospect Jake Thompson from the Philadelphia Phillies for cash considerations and optioned him to Triple-A Colorado Springs.
Brewers skipper Craig Counsell discusses the outstanding outing of Jhoulys Chacin, who in a 7-0 win over the Cubs on Tuesday had his best outing yet for Milwaukee in the Brew Crew's biggest game of the year.
Ryan Braun hit two of Milwaukee's four homers, Jhoulys Chacin struck out 10 in seven innings and the Brewers cut into Chicago's NL Central lead with a 7-0 victory over the Cubs on Tuesday.
Chicago and Milwaukee seem to be headed for another showdown in the NL Central. We asked three experts who has the edge.
The Milwaukee Brewers have recalled outfielder Keon Broxton from Triple-A Colorado Springs and optioned relievers Jacob Barnes and Aaron Wilkerson to their top minor-league affiliate.
Ozzie Albies led off the seventh inning with a tiebreaking homer, one of three hit by Atlanta, and the Braves overcame 19 hits by Milwaukee to beat the Brewers 8-7 on Sunday.
Mike Moustakas hit a two-run double in the eighth inning, Josh Hader recorded a two-inning save and the Milwaukee Brewers rallied to beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Saturday night.
Kevin Gausman pitched eight strong innings to win his SunTrust Park debut, Ender Inciarte drove in four runs and the Atlanta Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-1 on Friday night.
Brewers right-hander Joakim Soria was placed on the 10-day disabled list Friday because of a strained right groin.
Hunter Renfroe hit a go-ahead grand slam in the ninth inning, his fourth straight game with a home run, and the San Diego Padres rallied for an 8-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday.
Jesus Aguilar, Travis Shaw and Eric Thames hit consecutive first-inning homers to spoil the debut of San Diego's Brett Kennedy and propel the Milwaukee Brewers to an 8-4 victory over the Padres on Wednesday night.
Manuel Margot homered, tripled, singled and drove in five runs, helping the San Diego Padres overcome an early deficit and beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-5 Tuesday night.
Brewers right-hander Matt Albers has been placed on the DL with a strained left hamstring.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 71 | 51 | .582 | - | L1 |
| St. Louis | 68 | 56 | .548 | 4 | W2 |
| Milwaukee | 68 | 57 | .544 | 4.5 | L3 |
| Pittsburgh | 62 | 62 | .500 | 10 | W1 |
| Cincinnati | 54 | 69 | .439 | 17.5 | W2 |
