Milwaukee Brewers News

MILWAUKEE (AP) _ Barry Bonds' pursuit of the home run record likely will resume back in San Francisco on Monday night. Bonds was held out of the Giants' starting lineup Sunday for the series finale against the Milwaukee Brewers, though manager Bruce Bochy said the slugger would be available to pinch hit if needed. ``He's fine. Just give him a day today,'' Bochy said. ``Nothing more than that.'' Bonds has 753 home runs, two from tying Hank ...

Johnny Estrada resigned himself to the fact he'd be traded yet again. This year it happened a little earlier than expected. Now, the catcher just hopes his latest stop in Milwaukee will finally bring some stability after he was dealt last weekend for the third time in six years. ``I could just kind of see the writing on the wall in Arizona,'' Estrada said Monday. ``Once we fell out of ...

Francisco Cordero's US$5.4 million option was exercised Friday by the Milwaukee Brewers, who acquired the closer from Texas in a mid-season trade that sent Carlos Lee to the Rangers. The 31-year-old right-hander assumed the closer's role from Derrick Turnbow. Cordero converted 16 consecutive save opportunities before blowing his last two chances in the final week of the season. He made 28 appearances for the Brewers, going 3-1 with a 1.69 ERA and the 16 saves. ``Francisco did a great ...

The St. Louis Cardinals won their third straight National League Central title on Sunday despite a 5-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, backing into the playoffs thanks to Houston's loss in Atlanta. But the Cardinals, who lost nine of their last 12, avoided perhaps the biggest September collapse in major league history when the Astros were eliminated with a 3-1 loss to the Braves. The final out in that game came with one out in the bottom ...

Pinch-hitter Scott Spiezio hit a bases-loaded triple with two outs in the eighth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals cut their magic number for clinching the NL Central to one, rallying past the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 Saturday. The Cardinals won for only the third time in 11 games, putting them on the verge of their third straight division title. Their late-season tailspin had threatened to be one of the biggest ...

The Milwaukee Brewers began an off-season overhaul Thursday, announcing that batting coach Butch Wynegar and first-base coach Dave Nelson will not be offered contracts for next year. General manager Doug Melvin said the remainder of the coaching staff has been invited back for next season. Both Wynegar and Nelson are finishing their fourth year with the team, 73-85 entering the final four games. ``You get to a point where you ...

Ben Sheets pitched eight solid innings, Mike Rivera hit a bases-clearing double in the sixth and the Milwaukee Brewers beat San Francisco Giants 5-3 Sunday to complete a four-game sweep. The Giants have lost nine of 11 to fall off the pace in the NL playoff picture. They entered play Sunday seven games back in the NL West and six behind in the wild-card race. They have been outscored 93-50 ...

Barry Bonds hit his 734th career home run to break Hank Aaron's NL record, but the Milwaukee Brewers rallied past San Francisco 10-8 Saturday night for their third consecutive win over the struggling Giants. Bonds hit a solo shot off Chris Capuano over the right-centre fence in the third inning, just out of the reach of outfielders Brady Clark and Corey Hart. Bonds, who hit No. 733 and drove in ...

Barry Bonds hit his 733rd homer, tying Hank Aaron's NL record, and drove in a season-high six runs but the Milwaukee Brewers outslugged the slumping San Francisco Giants 13-12 Friday night. David Bell's infield single in the eighth inning drove in the go-ahead run for Milwaukee, which rallied from deficits of 4-0 and 12-10. Bonds' three-run homer in the sixth off reliever Chris Spurling was his 25th of the season. ...

The San Francisco Giants stumbled again in the NL wild-card race with a 9-4 loss Thursday night to the Milwaukee Brewers, who got three RBIs from David Bell. Moises Alou homered twice for the Giants, who lost for the fifth time in six games. San Francisco, which has 10 games remaining, began the night four games back in the NL West and 3{ behind in the wild-card race. Dave Bush ...