Martin Maldonado

Brewers rally for 6-4 win, spoil Matt Magill's solid Dodgers debut

2013-04-27 21:04:00

Things seemed to be going so well for the Dodgers on Saturday, they could almost momentarily forget their burgeoning injury list. The kid called up as an emergency starter and making his first start in the majors, Matt Magill, was pitching wonderfully,...

Cardinals hand Brewers another frustrating loss

2013-05-20 00:00:00

Kyle Lohse on the mound, Aramis Ramirez out of the lineup and the St. Louis Cardinals with another of their trademark manufactured rallies. It all added up to yet another frustrating loss for the Milwaukee Brewers against their rival at Busch Stadium on...

McCutchen homer in 12th gives Pirates rare victory vs. Brewers

2013-05-15 03:04:02

Andrew McCutchen hit a fly ball to deep center field in the first inning Tuesday. In the seventh, he cracked another one to right. Neither one left the park. So when McCutchen launched another to center in the 12th inning, he kept running -- even...

Brewers pound Pirates, 10-4

2013-04-30 00:00:00

MILWAUKEE _ One day after being completely dominated by Clayton Kershaw, the Milwaukee Brewers' offense took out its frustrations on the Pittsburgh Pirates' pitching staff. The result was a season-high five home runs and nine extra-base hits in a 10-4...

Change does Tom Gorzelanny good

2013-04-30 00:00:00

Tom Gorzelanny went 4-2 with a 2.88 earned-run average in 2012 as the long man in the Washington Nationals' bullpen, but it was a role he didn't much enjoy. "I'm not a big fan of long relief. It's not for me," said Gorzelanny, whose 19 relief...

Brewers smack five home runs at home in victory over Pirates

2013-04-30 00:00:00

To find out what it's like to play for the Pirates at Miller Park, Wandy Rodriguez could have shoved bamboo shoots under his fingernails. Or stepped on a thumbtack. Or stuck his head in a bee's nest. Instead, Rodriguez went out to the mound and pitched....

Kershaw, Dodgers blank Milwaukee Brewers

2013-04-29 00:00:00

It's one of the oldest cliches in the baseball book, but it remains true to this day. If you're going to get to a great pitcher, you better do it early. And when he's on his game, Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw certainly qualifies...

Dodgers can't find relief for upstart Magill in loss to Brewers

2013-04-28 00:00:00

LOS ANGELES _ Like any temp worker, Matt Magill didn't get benefits. Reliever Matt Guerrier gave up a pair of two-run home runs Saturday night, ruining Matt Magill's major league debut and sinking the Dodgers in a 6-4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers....

Carlos Gomez rights wrong with homer in Brewers win

2013-04-28 00:00:00

Because major league baseball teams play nearly every day, redemption often is just around the corner. Milwaukee Brewers centerfielder Carlos Gomez, who failed to make a catch the previous evening that might have saved the game, helped settle matters...

Yuniesky Betancourt moves to cleanup position

2013-04-28 00:00:00

All those who figured Yuniesky Betancourt would bat cleanup for the Milwaukee Brewers at some point this season, raise your hand. Hello? Anyone? What once seemed impossible became fact Saturday night when manager Ron Roenicke put Betancourt in the No....

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel On Baseball column

2013-04-28 00:00:00

It was a question that immediately stumped Brewers manager Ron Roenicke. Does shortstop Jean Segura remind you of any other player you've seen at the position? "He's different than most shortstops," Roenicke said, referring to Segura's somewhat...

Brewers' winning streak is snapped by Padres

2013-04-25 00:00:00

SAN DIEGO _ The reason it is so difficult to put together long winning streaks is that no matter how inferior the opponent, you can get beat if the starting pitcher is on his game. Right-hander Edinson Volquez proved that Wednesday night, pitching seven...

Martin Maldonado celebrates after hitting a two-run home run as A.J. Ellis looks on during the eighth inning of the Dodgers' loss to the Brewers, 6-4.

2013-04-27 00:00:00