MILWAUKEE – Jacob Misiorowski has made pitching look easy for much of his breakthrough season, but the Reds provided a reminder that it’s not always going to be that way. The budding ace surrendered a pair of home runs for the first time in his last 13 starts and absorbed

MILWAUKEE -- The good news is that it’s unlikely there will be any controversy about Jacob Misiorowski pitching in the All-Star Game this time around. The bad news is that barring a change of plans, Misiorowski won’t pitch in this year's All-Star Game at all.

MILWAUKEE – If they gave away a Comeback Player of the Year Award in the Minor Leagues, Brewers pitching prospect Frank Cairone would already have it locked up with his inspiring professional debut in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League on Thursday. Cairone is the 18-year-old left-hander who was hospitalized with

MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers’ Jacob Misiorowski and the Reds’ Chase Burns will go pitch for pitch for the first time in the Major Leagues on Thursday at American Family Field, a matchup we nearly saw a year and a half ago under very different circumstances. The two were supposed to

MILWAUKEE -- Denied on the basepaths, Garrett Mitchell came through with the bat instead. The Brewers' center fielder capped his first career four-hit game Wednesday with a go-ahead triple in the seventh inning that sent his club to a 4-2 win over the Reds at American Family Field. In hindsight,

MILWAUKEE – Brewers manager Pat Murphy has spent more time than normal in his office since undergoing back surgery last week, but he limped into the hitters’ meeting on Monday afternoon as the Brewers prepared to play the Reds. Murphy didn’t mince words. His team was in a weeklong funk

MILWAUKEE – After parts of eight years and nearly 600 Minor League innings, the perfect combination of circumstances and scheduling delivered 28-year-old right-hander Garrett Stallings to the Brewers on Tuesday. “It’s a dream come true and a long time coming,” Stallings said.

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MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers needed a big hit with a runner in scoring position, and one of their unlikeliest heroes delivered.

MILWAUKEE -- Jackson Chourio has been feeling the love from Brewers fans ever since committing to the club with an eight-year contract and breaking into the big leagues as a 20-year-old. But the past few emotional days have reinforced once again the power of community. Throngs of Brewers fans, Brewers

MILWAUKEE – Mathematically, it was the best first half in Brewers history. Sunday offered reminders that there is still a long way to go.

MILWAUKEE -- Pat Murphy deployed his closer, Trevor Megill, with a four-run lead in the ninth inning of Friday’s series opener against the Cubs. That said something about Murphy’s sense of urgency about this series. Perhaps it said more about what Murphy thinks about his bullpen depth these days. “I

MILWAUKEE – Brewers catcher William Contreras had his homeland on his mind Friday after the death toll in Venezuela climbed past 900 in the wake of two major earthquakes. He wore his catcher’s gear and batting gloves from the World Baseball Classic, in the bright yellow, blue and red colors

MILWAUKEE -- Did the doctors recommend that Pat Murphy go back to work on Friday after undergoing a 2 1/2 hour back surgery the previous afternoon?

MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers begin a grueling stretch of 18 games scheduled over 17 days on Friday night against the rival Cubs at what will be a sold-out American Family Field. There’s no one else Milwaukee would rather have on the mound. Jacob Misiorowski is slated to start the series

CINCINNATI -- The Brewers didn’t have a hit with runners in scoring position until their 26th inning at-bat in this series, and they had to navigate the finale with a perilously thin bullpen behind a starter who needed 98 pitches for 13 outs. In other words, you can put Wednesday’s

CINCINNATI – Brewers reliever Abner Uribe agreed to serve a one-game suspension during Wednesday’s series finale against the Reds at Great American Ball Park, concluding an appeals process that had been ongoing for nearly a month. Uribe was suspended one game and levied an undisclosed fine by Major League Baseball

CINCINNATI -- Veteran Brandon Woodruff set the standard in the series opener. All rookie Brandon Sproat had to do on Tuesday was play follow the leader. “That’s all the scouting report was: Go do what ‘Woo’ did,” Sproat said.

CINCINNATI -- Christian Yelich was on the phone with family in California late Monday night when he got word that the Bucks were trading superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat. It made him think about two things. One, how badly he wants to help the Brewers bring a

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CINCINNATI – Brewers pitching coach Chris Hook has known Brandon Woodruff for a decade, having spent time together at Double-A Biloxi in 2016 when Hook was the Shuckers' pitching coach and Woodruff was a 23-year-old with an arsenal built around a power fastball. So if anyone had a feel for

ATLANTA -- The Brewers made it easier on lefty starter Robert Gasser on Sunday by scoring eight runs during a second inning bookended by William Contreras’ rally-sparking single and three-run home run. But nothing about Gasser's long road back to the win column has been easy. “It’s great to have

ATLANTA -- Brandon Woodruff leaned against an empty locker while FaceTiming with his two children and his expectant wife on Father’s Day morning. No one asked if he was anxious about his scheduled return to the Brewers rotation on Monday night in Cincinnati. No one asked if he wondered what

ATLANTA -- For rubbed-armed Brewers reliever Aaron Ashby, it was the worst kind of déjà vu. An opponent down to its final outs. A one-run lead. A pop fly. Trouble. Just like on June 8 against the A’s at the launching pad that was Las Vegas Ballpark, Ashby saw a

ATLANTA -- The Brewers have an off-day to look forward to on Thursday. For most, it will be a day of rest and relaxation before embarking on a stretch of 18 games in 17 days leading to the All-Star break. Not Brewers manager Pat Murphy, however. He will spend that