Ron Roenicke

Unlikely hero delivers for Brewers in 10th ST. LOUIS -- It's safe to say few had Jeff Bianchi on the list of potential extra-inning heroes for Milwaukee Saturday night. But the second baseman delivered a much-needed win for the struggling Brewers when...

MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Reliever Mark Melancon dubbed the Pirates' bullpen as "The Shark Tank" early this season on Twitter and the nickname is catching on. The Pirates' relievers have even have developed a special...

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...

RHP Wily Peralta (3-3, 5.40) will start Friday night at St. Louis in the opener of a three-game series. He has had quality starts in four of his last five outings. Peralta has faced the Cardinals only once in his career, losing to them May 2 at home,...

The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Pirates 7, Brewers 1 PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Pirates have been talking about Travis Snider being a "special bat" since acquiring him from the Toronto Blue Jays in a trade last July 31. The...

The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Snider's river shot propels Pirates PITTSBURGH -- Ever since the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Travis Snider in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays last July, the right fielder has had a certain...

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...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Milwaukee Brewers - INSIDE PITCH The Brewers would prefer that recent history not repeat itself. Last season, the Brewers had to make a mad late-season scramble just to get into playoff contention. They fell a...

Walker's big hit helps Pirates knock off Brewers PITTSBURGH - It would have been easy for Neil Walker to get a little hyper in the batter's box. The bases loaded were loaded and his Pittsburgh Pirates had a rare scoring opportunity against a pitcher...

MLB Team Report - Milwaukee Brewers - INSIDE PITCH Jean Segura admittedly doesn't get involved in contract negotiations and no deal seems imminent. However, the 23-year-old shortstop is flattered that the Brewers think he could be a big part of their...

The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Pirates 4, Brewers 3 (12 innings) PITTSBURGH -- Andrew McCutchen gave the Pittsburgh Pirates something rare Tuesday night -- a win over the Milwaukee Brewers. McCutchen led off the bottom of...

The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange McCutchen, Pirates walk off with rare win over Brewers PITTSBURGH -- Andrew McCutchen has an interesting theory on his Pittsburgh Pirates never seeming to be able to beat the Milwaukee Brewers....