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Brewers starter expected to begin season in bullpen

Despite some offseason speculation about the Brewers potentially trading from their rotation depth, Milwaukee added to the starting staff this winter. Veteran southpaw Wade Miley returned on a one-year free-agent deal, joining Corbin Burnes, Brandon Woodruff, Freddy Peralta, Eric Lauer and Adrian Houser in the starting mix.

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Mexico's Luis Urias slugs huge home run in WBC semis vs. Japan

Urias broke a scoreless game between Japan and Mexico in the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic on Monday with a three-run home run in the top of the fourth inning.

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Brewers fall to Mariners, 7-2

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Woodruff has worst outing of the spring in loss

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Brandon Woodruff had his worst start of the spring on Monday, as he allowed five runs in Milwaukee’s 7-2 loss to the Mariners.

Both teams started the game with two perfect innings, allowing no runners to reach base until Joey Wiemer singled for the Brewers in the top of the third. He was stranded at second after stealing a base, his third of the spring.

Cooper Hummel, a former Brewers prospect,...

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Spring Training Game Thread #21: Milwaukee Brewers (9-11) vs. Seattle Mariners (10-10)

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Woodruff takes the mound for the Crew

The Brewers are back in action on Monday afternoon as they take on the Seattle Mariners in Peoria, Arizona. Brandon Woodruff is on the mound for Milwaukee while Garrett Mitchell leads off and starts in center. First pitch is at 3:10 p.m. CT on the Brewers Radio Network.

Ready to go.

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— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) March 20, 2023

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Brewers Reacts Survey: Picking Milwaukee’s fifth starter

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With Aaron Ashby and Jason Alexander out to start the season, Craig Counsell has three main options for the fifth rotation spot

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Brewers veteran starter trending toward bullpen role in 2023

30-year-old Adrian Houser, who initially came to the Milwaukee Brewers through trade in 2015, has primarily been used in a starting role over each of the past three seasons. But looking ahead to 2023, it appears as if he is trending back towards a bullpen role.

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Brewers topple Reds 4-3 with walk-off win

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Ninth-inning error sends Milwaukee home as winners

A quiet offensive day for the Brewers ended with a bang in a 4-3 win over the Reds on Sunday.

The two teams took different approaches to their pitching plan for the day. The Brewers paired Corbin Burnes and Wade Miley for a tandem start, while the Reds used seven short-range relievers after three innings from starter Luis Cessa.

The Reds scored first off Burnes on a first-inning single by Tyler...

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World Baseball Classic Semifinal Game Thread: USA vs. Cuba

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Veteran Cardinal Adam Wainwright gets the start for Team USA with spot in championship on the line

Semifinal ready #ForGlory pic.twitter.com/VotDN3bbIr

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Cuba's lineup for tonight's semifinal matchup! pic.twitter.com/hiFBOJRSht

— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) March 19, 2023

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Spring Training Game Thread #20: Milwaukee Brewers (8-11) vs. Cincinnati Reds (11-10)

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Burnes is on the bump

The Cactus Crew squares off against the division-rival Reds at American Family Fields of Phoenix. First pitch is scheduled for 3:10 p.m. CT on Bally Sports Wisconsin.

Corbin Burnes makes his fourth preseason start this afternoon. He could be ticketed for a longer outing today after stretching out to four innings in his last start. Luis Cessa starts for the Reds.

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Brewers surrender early lead, lose to Padres 11-6

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Milwaukee falls to 8-11 in spring training

The Brewers failed to hang onto an early 5-0 lead over the Padres on Saturday, falling 11-6.

Milwaukee scored those first five runs in the second inning while batting around against Brent Honeywell and Seth Mayberry. William Contreras and Mike Brosseau led off the inning with walks. Brice Turang, Joey Wiemer, Tyler Naquin, Jesse Winker and Luke Voit hit a series of singles.

Bryse Wilson started for the Brewers...

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World Baseball Classic Quarterfinal Game Thread: USA vs. Venezuela

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USA and Venezuela play for a semifinal match against Cuba.

Two stacked lineups facing off for one #WorldBaseballClassic semifinal spot.

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Brewers' Luke Voit pushes back opt-out date

First-baseman/designated hitter Luke Voit has pushed back the opt-out date on his minor league deal with the Brewers until Friday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

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Spring Training Game Thread #19: Milwaukee Brewers (8-10) vs. San Diego Padres (9-11)

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Willy Adames returns from World Baseball Classic

Willy is back!

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— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) March 18, 2023

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— San Diego Padres (@Padres) March 18, 2023

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Luis Urias delivers go-ahead RBI as Team Mexico advances to World Baseball Classic semifinals

Team Mexico rallied from down 4-0 against Team Puerto Rico to advance to the World Baseball Classic semifinals.

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Brandon Woodruff altered fastball by watching YouTube videos

Milwaukee Brewers starter Brandon Woodruff took to YouTube to look for a way to improve his vaunted fastball.

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Brewers make comeback for 4-3 win over Rangers

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Wiemer, Bolt both homer in victory

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The Brewers made a comeback to win 4-3 over the Rangers on Friday afternoon. Joey Wiemer and Skye Bolt both homered in the victory as Milwaukee moved to 8-10 in spring training.

Josh Smith started the game off with a homer off of Janson Junk to make the game 1-0. Texas added two more runs in the bottom of the fourth as Matt Bush gave up a double to Ezequiel Duran and a homer to...

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Brewers Reacts Survey Results: Fans most impressed by Brosseau’s spring

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Third baseman has enjoyed strong spring so far

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In this week’s Reacts survey, we asked fans whose spring training performance has been the most impressive thus far. The majority of respondents answered Mike Brosseau (61%), followed by Garrett Mitchell,...

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Spring Training Game Thread #18: Milwaukee Brewers (7-10) vs. Texas Rangers (9-11)

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Janson Junk gets the ball in St. Patrick’s Day battle with Rangers

The Brewers will take on the Texas Rangers in a St. Patrick’s Day afternoon game in Phoenix. Milwaukee sends Janson Junk to the mound to take on Nathan Eovaldi for Texas. First pitch is at 3:05 p.m. CT on the Brewers Radio Network.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

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— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) March 17, 2023

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Brewers' Willy Adames has high praise for World Baseball Classic experience

Pool play in the 2023 World Baseball Classic is officially over. For Willy Adames and Team Dominican Republic, their run ended shorter than expected after they lost to Puerto Rico in a win or go home game.

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Brewers rally not enough as they lose to Angels 3-2

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The Brewers tied the game in the seventh but couldn’t pull ahead, and the Angels pulled ahead again for the win.

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The Brewers played a close game against the Angels this afternoon. They fell behind early 2-0, but managed to rally to tie the game at 2-2 after seven innings. Unfortunately, they couldn’t get ahead and the Angels took the lead back, winning 3-2.

Eric Lauer looked a bit better on Thursday, but still had his share of struggles. In the...

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