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SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Brewers 3, Astros 1 Brewers 3, Astros 1: Rickie Weeks belted a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning and visiting Milwaukee tied up the series at one game apiece. Weeks, starting in the leadoff spot for the first time...

Late homers boost Brewers past Astros HOUSTON -- Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks is resurgent. That he has found a groove while in the midst of a platoon with rookie Scooter Gennett is a byproduct of timing, exploited matchups or both. A...

MLB Team Report - Milwaukee Brewers - INSIDE PITCH The Brewers had hoped to get first baseman Corey Hart back in their lineup by now, but his recovery from knee surgery has gone more slowly than expected. General manager Doug Melvin said it now...

ST. LOUIS — The Cubs went through Carlos Marmol, Kyuji Fujikawa and a closer-by-committee strategy the first two weeks of the season before rescuing Kevin Gregg from the scrap heap in mid-April and watching him succeed in his old role. The...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Milwaukee Brewers - INSIDE PITCH How many teams could survive without the Nos. 3-4-5 hitters in their batting order? In essence, that's the issue the Brewers are facing these days. Ryan Braun, normally the No. 3...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Milwaukee Brewers - INSIDE PITCH The Brewers waited as long as they could to see if Ryan Braun's thumb/hand issue would improve, but it didn't. So, Friday, they put their All-Star left fielder on the 15-day...

  Productive rookie are the gold mines to which all owners want to stake claim. The Dodgers' Yasiel Puig, who has been all the rage since his call up last week, and St. Louis starter Shelby Miller, who may be Cy Young Award worthy, aren't the only...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Milwaukee Brewers - INSIDE PITCH Left fielder Ryan Braun sat out the three-game series in Miami with an ailing right hand, the Brewers are were off Thursday and his missed the first game of the Cincinnati series -- a...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Milwaukee Brewers - INSIDE PITCH Alfredo Figaro, who has been filling in for injured starter Hiram Burgos, is making a case to remain in the Brewers' beleaguered starting rotation. Figaro turned in his best outing...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Milwaukee Brewers - INSIDE PITCH The Brewers are running away with the triples crown. The Brewers used three triples from on offense that leads the majors in that category to defeat the Miami Marlins 10-1...

The Sports Xchange By Walter Villa, The Sports Xchange Stanton's homer propels Marlins past Brewers MIAMI -- Giancarlo Stanton was angry. The Miami Marlins star grounded out in his first three at-bats Tuesday, twice to shortstop and once to the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Milwaukee Brewers - INSIDE PITCH Ryan Braun sat out for the second consecutive game Tuesday night in Miami and there was no way of knowing when his ailing right hand and thumb would feel good enough for him to play...