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Brewers to test home prowess against surging Reds
The Milwaukee Brewers look to continue their good fortune at home on Friday when they open a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds.,The Brewers recorded their sixth straight home series win with a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday in the deciding game of their three-game se...

Brewers use sixth-inning burst to defeat Blue Jays
The Milwaukee Brewers surged ahead with a five-run sixth inning, then squashed a ninth-inning comeback rally by the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to win 5-4 and capture the three-game series.,Toronto's Ernie Clement started the ninth with a leadoff double and Spencer Horwitz brought him home with a RBI...

Jays' Chris Bassitt aims to stymie Brewers again
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Chris Bassitt will try to continue his run of success against the host Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game series.,Bassitt (6-6, 3.80 ERA) has pitched 14 scoreless innings while going 1-0 in two career starts against the Brewers...

Yusei Kikuchi, Jays silence Brewers
George Springer, Spencer Horwitz and Danny Jansen had RBIs, starter Yusei Kikuchi pitched five scoreless innings and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 on Tuesday night.,The teams have split the first two games of a three-game series that opens a six-game homestand for...

Brandon Lowe's walk-off blast allows Rays to beat Cubs
Brandon Lowe crushed a walk-off three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning as the Tampa Bay Rays rallied and broke a four-game losing with a 5-2 win over the Chicago Cubs Tuesday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Down 2-1 and with Cubs closer Hector Neris (6-1) on the mound, Jose Caballero slashe...

Brewers prospect Carlos F. Rodriguez set for MLB debut
Right-hander Carlos F. Rodriguez, the Milwaukee Brewers' No. 6 prospect per MLB.com, will make his major league debut Tuesday night against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays.,Rodriguez, 22, has twice been named the organization's Minor League Pitcher of the Year and is 4-5 with a 5.17 ERA in 12 games (...

Starter Carlos Rodriguez to make MLB debut for Brewers vs. Jays
Right-hander Carlos Rodriguez is scheduled to make his major league debut Tuesday night for the Milwaukee Brewers as they go for the series win over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays.,Rodriguez would be the 12th pitcher to make a start for the Brewers already this season.,"I think that's a lot," Brewer...

Colin Rea throws 7 strong innings as Brewers top Jays
Colin Rea pitched seven strong innings, Jackson Chourio and Willy Adames homered and the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 on Monday.,Adames added a single and a sacrifice fly for Milwaukee in the opener of a three-game series. It was the start of a six-game homestand for...

WNBA opens with highest attendance in 26 years
The WNBA registered its highest attendance in 26 years for an opening month to the season as well as its most-watched start.,The league announced Monday that 400,000 fans attended games since the season tipped off on May 14 through the end of the month, its highest since nearly the league's inceptio...

Improving Jays eye return to .500 in opener vs. Brewers
After completing a 2-4 road trip, the Milwaukee Brewers aim for better fortune during a six-game homestand that opens Monday night against the Toronto Blue Jays.,The Brewers finished their trip with a 10-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.,Toronto will complete a six-game trip in Milwaukee after...

Will Power wins at Road America to end two-year drought
Will Power ended a two-year victory drought by prevailing at the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., on Sunday.,Power had an average speed of 126.154 mph while beating out Team Penske teammates Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin. Power crossed the line 3.2609 seconds before Newg...

Tigers use 8-run inning to crush Brewers
Jake Rogers blasted a three-run homer as the Detroit Tigers scored eight runs in the fifth inning and romped to a 10-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.,Gio Urshela and Zach McKinstry drove in two runs apiece, while Riley Greene had two doubles and an RBI as Detroit ended a three-game lo...

Tigers start red-hot Tarik Skubal vs. Brewers in series finale
Tarik Skubal has been one of the few bright spots for the Detroit Tigers this season. The left-hander has emerged as one of the early favorites for the American League's Cy Young Award.,Skubal will make his 13th start this season in the finale of a three-game home series against the Brewers on Sunda...

Jackson Chourio's clutch hit lifts Brewers past Tigers
Jackson Chourio drove in the tying and go-ahead runs with a sixth-inning double and the Milwaukee Brewers held off the host Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Saturday.,Christian Yelich had two hits and drove in two runs, while Brice Turang reached base three times and scored twice.,Jared Koenig (6-1) tossed 1 2...

New Seahawks OC Ryan Grubb impressed by Geno Smith's skills
Ryan Grubb turned Michael Penix Jr. into a Heisman Trophy finalist during his two seasons as Washington's offensive coordinator.,His next task is turning Geno Smith back into a high-level starter for the Seattle Seahawks.,Grubb, now offensive coordinator of the Seahawks, is installing his system and...

Brewers sign veteran RHP Elieser Hernandez
The Milwaukee Brewers signed free-agent right-hander Elieser Hernandez to a one-year major league contract on Saturday.,In corresponding moves, the Brewers optioned rookie right-hander James Meeker to Triple-A Nashville and moved left-hander DL Hall (left knee sprain) from the 15- to 60-day injured ...

Looking to move on from lopsided losses, Tigers face Brewers
The Detroit Tigers lost their past two games by a total of 19 runs.,The good news is they don't have to dwell on their back-to-back poor outings. They will play the second game of a weekend series against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday afternoon.,After getting blasted 9-1 by the Texas Ra...

Bats, pitching both dominant as Brewers tame Tigers 10-0
Tobias Myers allowed just one hit in eight innings and the visiting Milwaukee Brewers pounded the Detroit Tigers 10-0 on Friday night.,Myers (2-2) walked three and struck out five to record his second career win in his seventh career start. The lone hit off Myers was Matt Vierling's leadoff single i...

Brewers bid to regain form in series opener vs. Tigers
The Milwaukee Brewers still hold a solid lead in the National League Central Division despite hitting a roadblock in Philadelphia this week. The Brewers were swept in a three-game road series by the Phillies following a five-game winning streak.,On Friday, the Brewers will look to get back on track ...

Aaron Nola, Nick Castellanos lead Phillies to sweep of Brewers
Nick Castellanos smacked a two-run homer to lift the host Philadelphia Phillies to a 2-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday. ,Castellanos stayed hot after hitting a walk-off RBI double in the 10th inning of Tuesday's 2-1 victory.,Bryce Harper and Garrett Stubbs each drew two walks for t...