BREWERS

Brewers ace Woodruff faces rookie making first MLB appearance

June 18, 2019 Rick Solem

SAN DIEGO — The Milwaukee Brewers send their best to the mound tonight to try and get one back from the San Deigo Padres. Coverage against the Padres begins at 8:35 p.m. on WKTY 96.7 FM / 580 AM. Brandon Woodruff is 8-1 on the season with a 3.87 ERA. The 26-year-old righty has 96 […]

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Machado homers to back Lucchesi in Padres’ 2-0 win

June 18, 2019 Associated Press

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manny Machado homered and doubled a few hours after appealing a one-game suspension handed down by MLB, and left-hander Joey Lucchesi threw seven brilliant innings in a combined four-hitter to lead the San Diego Padres over the Milwaukee Brewers 2-0 Monday night. Machado was suspended one game and fined for “aggressively […]

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BREWERS vs. PADRES: MLB home run leaders go head-to-head in pitcher-friendly Petco Park

June 17, 2019 Rick Solem

The Milwaukee Brewers begin the final stretch of their 8-game road trip tonight in San Diego and the home run leaders will be going head-to-head. Coverage on WKTY begins at 8:35 p.m. Listen on 96.7 FM / 580 AM. Milwaukee’s Christian Yelich leads the Majors with 26 home runs, while the Padres have the No. […]

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Thames, Aguilar help Brewers hold of Giants 5-3

June 17, 2019 Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sometimes, even veterans get nervous. Milwaukee Brewers reliever Matt Albers acknowledged he had to shake off jitters when he inherited a base-loaded, no-outs situation in a crucial spot Sunday. “You just try to take a deep breath and make pitches,” the 36-year-old right-hander said. “You’re definitely thinking, ‘not a lot of […]

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Moustakas HR wins it for Brewers in 14th over Astros

June 13, 2019 Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) — On a night when the Milwaukee Brewers struck out again and again, piling up a season-high 24 Ks against the Houston Astros, one big swing by Mike Moustakas made all those whiffs way easier to swallow. Moustakas hit a two-run homer during Milwaukee’s three-run 14th inning, and the Brewers struck out 15 […]

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WOODRUFF vs. VERLANDER: Brewers look to get one from MLB’s best tonight in Houston

June 12, 2019 Rick Solem

One more chance, tonight, for the Milwaukee Brewers to take down the best team in baseball. It could be a pitchers’ duel, after the Houston Astros won 10-8 in a shootout last night. Coverage on WKTY 96.7 FM / 580 AM begins at 6:35 p.m. The Houston Astros will send ace Justin Verlander to the […]

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Rookie Alvarez homers again as Astros beat Brewers

June 11, 2019 Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Yordan Alvarez hit one of Houston’s four home runs to become the first player in franchise history to homer in his first two major league games and lead the Astros to a 10-8 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night. Yuli Gurriel, Robinson Chirinos and Tyler White also homered for […]

BUCKS

AP source: Bucks assistant Taylor Jenkins hired as new Grizzlies head coach

June 11, 2019 Associated Press

The Memphis Grizzlies finally filled their coaching vacancy by hiring Milwaukee Bucks assistant Taylor Jenkins. Jenkins is expected to be introduced at news conference on Wednesday, a person told The Associated Press Tuesday on condition of anonymity because Memphis has not publicly announced the hiring. The Grizzlies have been looking for a new coach since […]

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Brewers ride 4-game win streak into matchup with Astros

June 11, 2019 Associated Press

Milwaukee Brewers (38-28, first in the NL Central) vs. Houston Astros (45-22, first in the NL West) Houston; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. WKTY 96.7 FM / 580 AM PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Freddy Peralta (3-2, 5.11 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 52 strikeouts) Astros: Brad Peacock (5-3, 3.20 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 67 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: Milwaukee enters the matchup […]

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Moustakas HR wins car for fan, Yelich HR, Brewers sweep Bucs

June 10, 2019 Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers topped their crowd-pleasing Christian Yelich bobblehead giveaway with another surprise gift, thanks to Mike Moustakas. Moustakas launched a homer that won a new SUV for a fan, Yelich hit his major league-leading 24th home run and the Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 Sunday for a three-game sweep. “That […]