Alex Gonzalez

The Sports Xchange By Andrew Wagner, The Sports Xchange Brewers 2, Pirates 1 MILWAUKEE -- Alex Gonzalez hit a two-run double and Marco Estrada struck out eight in seven innings as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Friday night at...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Brewers 2, Pirates 1 Brewers 2, Pirates 1: Marco Estrada allowed one run in seven strong innings as host Milwaukee halted Pittsburgh's four-game winning streak. Alex Gonzalez had a first-inning two-run double and Estrada (4-2)...

Brewers find relief in win over Pirates MILWAUKEE -- Thanks to Marco Estrada, the Milwaukee Brewers' effective but overworked bullpen was able to breathe a sigh of relief. After Brewers starters threw a combined 11 innings during a three-game series...

MLB Team Report - Milwaukee Brewers - INSIDE PITCH As if the starting pitching situation weren't bleak enough, the Brewers announced right-hander Kyle Lohse will miss his scheduled start Saturday against Pittsburgh because of elbow irritation. The...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Milwaukee Brewers - INSIDE PITCH You never want to hear your star player throw up a red flag as big as this one. Following yet another disappointing loss, this time a 9-2 thrashing at home by the troubled Los...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Milwaukee Brewers - INSIDE PITCH The Brewers, 9-2 losers against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday, are starting to get a better idea about when first baseman Corey Hart will be back in the lineup. Hart, who...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Milwaukee Brewers - INSIDE PITCH Two injured left-handers took big steps Tuesday toward returning to action. Reliever Tom Gorzelanny, on the 15-day disabled list with shoulder tendinitis, threw 20 pitches in a...

Can Rick Hahn fix this mess? The team is old, slow and bad. It crashed in September. Few changes. Hahn is a new GM, but he is not a new voice. Rick was a partner to many of Kenny's moves -- and KW is still there. -- Ray Urchel, Oak Lawn First, the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Milwaukee Brewers - INSIDE PITCH Second baseman Rickie Weeks, whose 2013 season has evolved into one massive slump at the plate, was back in the starting lineup Sunday and Monday after getting the night off...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Milwaukee Brewers - INSIDE PITCH John Axford never has been one to show much emotion on the mound. That changed Saturday night, perhaps for good. After working out of a bases-loaded jam he created in the bottom of...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Milwaukee Brewers - INSIDE PITCH If Brewers manager Ron Roenicke had his choice, he would write third baseman Aramis Ramirez's name in the cleanup spot of his lineup card every single day of the season. Ramirez...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Milwaukee Brewers - INSIDE PITCH Veteran righty Francisco Rodriguez had a different kind of offseason as the free agent market was slow to develop for the reliever. He did not pitch winter ball in his native...