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Yelich watches helplessly as Brewers fall short again
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich watched helplessly from the dugout as Milwaukee’s season ended. The Brewers controlled the first 7 1/3 innings of Tuesday’s NL wild-card game in Washington before…
Read MoreA hit-by-pitch, a bloop and an error ends Brewers' season
A hit-by-pitch “foul,” a broken bat bloop and a misplay in right. The Milwaukee Brewers season is over. The irony is, many believed it was over heading into September, when…
Read MoreFormer La Crosse Logger, Scherzer, to face Brewers in wildcard playoff
It’s been 15 years since Max Scherzer played in La Crosse. He was 19 years old then, heading into his sophomore season at Missouri when he spent a summer playing…
Read More‘Mad Max’ carries playoff skid into Brew-Nats wild-card game
WASHINGTON (AP) — Based on what everyone says about Washington Nationals righty Max Scherzer, he seems like an obvious choice to start the NL wild-card game against Milwaukee. Scherzer is,…
Read MoreBrewers wind up with NL wild card, lose to Rockies in 13
DENVER (AP) — By the late innings, the Milwaukee Brewers just wanted the game to end. That took a while, though. Already relegated to an NL wild-card spot, the Brewers…
Read MoreCardinals clinch NL Central; Cubs lose in Maddon’s finale
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jack Flaherty, Paul Goldschmidt and the St. Louis Cardinals quickly drained any drama from a final-day playoff chase. They were totally fine with that. The Cardinals…
Read MoreMLB finishes with 6,776 homers, 11% above previous record
NEW YORK (AP) — Major league batters finished with 6,776 home runs, shattering the previous record of 6,105 set two years ago. Dominic Smith hit the final long ball of…
Read MorePlayoff-bound Brewers sweep Reds 5-3, close in on Cardinals
CINCINNATI (AP) — The carpeting in the Brewers’ clubhouse was still damp from all the bubbly and beer sprayed around the place only a dozen hours earlier. No matter. With…
Read MoreWATCH: Uecker, Brewers celebrate postseason berth
Surging Brewers clinch playoff berth with 9-2 win over Reds
CINCINNATI (AP) — A sizzlin’ September topped off by a frothy celebration. Nobody does it better down the stretch than these Milwaukee Brewers, who lost MVP Christian Yelich and beat…
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