Brewers' rotation remains in flux
Ken Macha has a decision to make regarding the Brewers' rotation, but one pitcher he hasn't had to think much about is Saturday's starter Braden Looper.


Ken Macha has a decision to make regarding the Brewers' rotation, but one pitcher he hasn't had to think much about is Saturday's starter Braden Looper.
Mark DiFelice walked in the decisive run on a borderline pitch to Jake Fox with two outs in the 10th inning of the Brewers' 2-1 defeat to the rival Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.
Since being waived by the Cubs last October, Casey McGehee has worked his way into the Brewers' everyday lineup. The infielder has made his first return to Wrigley Field to oppose his former club.
Seth McClung allowed seven runs, including three homers, in 3 1/3 innings as the Brewers lost, 9-5 to the Cubs on Thursday. Mike Cameron and Prince Fielder both homered.
Taking one of my grandchildren to a baseball game is one of life's great pleasures. My oldest grandchild, Charlie, nearly nine years old, lives in a distant state, but even he's been to a few Brewers games in his life.
Eric Arnett was a prototypical workhorse in college. But the Brewers' 2009 first-round Draft pick is finding out that playing professionally is a whole different ballgame.
Thursday marked the beginning of baseball's international signing period, and the Brewers made a splash by coming to terms with outfielder Jose Pena, a highly-regarded 16-year-old from the Dominican Republic.
The Brewers will return to Wrigley Field on Thursday for the first time since last September. This time, the circumstances are considerably more pleasant.
Yovani Gallardo allowed only one run in seven innings and set a career high with 12 strikeouts, but his Brewers teammates didn't provide any support in a 1-0 loss to Mike Pelfrey and the Mets on Wednesday at Miller Park.
The calendar turned to July on Wednesday, and Brewers general manager Doug Melvin was looking to deal. That Milwaukee entered the month with a two-game lead in the National League Central made Melvin even more eager to test the trade market.
Who picked the power-hitting Brewers to lead the National League in plate patience? Certainly not the hitting coach.
Hall of Famer Robin Yount is the only Brewers player to make consecutive All-Star starts. Ryan Braun would love to become the second.
Ryan Braun drove in four runs, and Mike Burns notched his first Major League win as the Brewers beat Johan Santana and the Mets, 6-3, on Tuesday.
With Casey McGehee swinging a hot bat, the Brewers are reconsidering whether third-base prospect Mat Gamel might be better served by a return to Triple-A.
With Manny Parra likely staying in the Minors at least through the All-Star break, Mike Burns hopes to make the most of his opportunity to spend some time in the Brewers' rotation.
Casey McGehee made a costly error in the sixth Monday, but he made up for it with a grand slam in the same frame, backing Braden Looper's solid start in a 10-6 win over the Mets.
The Brewers' "All-Star Among Us" is Loyal Mehnert of Milwaukee, chosen by fans across the nation for an adventurous approach to assisting people in need that has taken him to Dakar and across the Appalachian Trail.
Major League Baseball announced Brewers pitching prospect Jeremy Jeffress' 100-game suspension on Monday for a "drug of abuse," the right-hander's third violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
With only a few days of online voting remaining, Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun remained in position to start his second consecutive All-Star Game. A number of his teammates still needed help.
Scott Krieger hit three of Helena's six homers and drove in six runs Sunday to power the Brewers to a 15-10 victory over the Missoula Osprey.
Ryan Sadowski became the latest pitcher to beat the Brewers in his Major League debut, working six scoreless innings Sunday in a 7-0 Giants win at sold-out Miller Park.
Brewers shortstop J.J. Hardy, mired in a season-long slump, is seeing things turn around lately. Before an 0-for-4 day Sunday, he'd batted .316 in his previous 10 games.