Topic: Milwaukee Brewers

Brewers take control, Cardinals bounce back

The Milwaukee Brewers scored five runs in the sixth inning to beat Arizona 9-4 and take a two-games-to-none grip on their Major League Baseball playoff series.In Philadelphia, the Cardinals ensured the Phillies didn't get a similar stranglehold on the other best-of-five National ...

Brewers win to push Diamondbacks to brink

The Milwaukee Brewers scored five runs in the sixth inning to beat Arizona 9-4 and take a two-games-to-none grip on their Major League Baseball playoff series.Ryan Braun hit a two-run home run and slugger Prince Fielder singled in a run for the ...

Phillies, Brewers open MLB playoffs with victories

Roy Halladay shrugged off a shaky start and Ryan Howard smacked a key home run as Philadelphia rallied to beat St. Louis 11-6 in their Major League Baseball playoff opener.The Phillies seized a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five National League series, while ...

Brewers down Diamondbacks in playoff opener

Prince Fielder belted a two home runs and Yovani Gallardo out-pitched Arizona ace Ian Kennedy on Saturday as Milwaukee opened baseball's National League playoffs with a 4-1 victory over the Diamondbacks.Fielder's two-out blast chased Kennedy in the seventh inning.Meanwhile Gallardo surrendered just ...

Small market Brewers chase big dreams

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - For years, the only September race that held any interest for Milwaukee Brewers fans was a sprint between the team's famous sausage mascots before the bottom of the sixth inning of every home game.The sausages provided some comic relief ...

Brewers win playoff opener against Arizona

(Reuters) - The Milwaukee Brewers launched the National League baseball playoffs with a 4-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Saturday's opening game of their best-of-five division series.Prince Fielder, the burly, bearded slugger who led Milwaukee with 38 home runs this season, ...

Powerhouse Phils and Yankees top playoff seeds

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two powerhouse top seeds in the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees, and a pair of wild card Cinderellas make for intriguing match-ups in the first round of Major League Baseball playoffs starting Friday.The thrilling regular season finish ...

Cardinals clinch playoff berth as Braves falter

The St. Louis Cardinals completed a stunning comeback as they claimed the National League wild card playoff berth with an 8-0 victory over Houston as Atlanta lost.The Cardinals trailed the Braves by 10 1/2 games on August 25, but won 23 of ...

Rays, Cardinals capture MLB wild card berths

LATE COLLAPSEThe Rays trail led the Yankees 7-0 in the bottom of the eighth and home fans were streaming out of the stadium when Tampa Bay suddenly turned the game on its head. Evan Longoria blasted a three-run homer to cut the ...

Milwaukee, Arizona clinch division titles

Ryan Braun belted a three-run, go-ahead homer in the eighth inning to help the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Florida Marlins 4-1 to clinch their first division title in 29 years.Meanwhile the Arizona Diamondbacks beat defending World Series champion San Francisco 3-1 Friday ...