MILWAUKEE -- Rhys Hoskins left the Brewers' 8-6 loss to the Pirates Monday with a member of Milwaukee’s athletic training staff by his side, the first setback for the Milwaukee slugger after a promising return to action this season. Hoskins tweaked his right hamstring and was scheduled to undergo an

Two winters ago, it seemed like a nifty piece of work for the Brewers to sneak into the Sean Murphy-from-Oakland-to-Atlanta deal, turning it into a three-team trade. It netted them catcher William Contreras and reliever Joel Payamps (plus prospect Justin Yeager) at the cost of only a speedy but light-hitting

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MILWAUKEE -- It was two and a half hours before the first pitch he’d always dreamt about when Robert Gasser got grounded. Wearing a Brewers-issue navy blue hoodie and matching shorts while the sun shone down on batting practice at American Family Field, Gasser, a left-hander who is MLB Pipeline’s

MILWAUKEE -- William Contreras is hurting that the Cardinals came to town without his brother, who is back in St. Louis recovering from surgery for the sort of injury every catcher fears as they creep closer and closer to home plate in search of called strikes. “It’s hard for me,

KANSAS CITY -- Christian Yelich had three chances to make his presence felt in his return from nearly a month nursing a bad back, but the sort of magic moment like shortstop Willy Adames provided the night before escaped the Brewers in a 6-4 loss to the Royals on Wednesday

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KANSAS CITY -- William Contreras was barely at second base after hitting a double with the Brewers down to their final strike and trailing by two runs on Tuesday night, when Willy Adames heard more of the chatter he’d been hearing all night. Adames stood on deck, representing the go-ahead

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This story was excerpted from Adam McCalvy’s Brewers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. KANSAS CITY -- Matt Erickson was 28 years old in 2004 when he reported to Triple-A Indianapolis, but he might as well have been

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CHICAGO -- Give this to the Brewers under new manager Pat Murphy: Even when they lose, they tend to make the most of all nine innings. In Saturday’s 6-5 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field, Chicago starter Jameson Taillon departed after six innings with a 5-0 lead and saw

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CHICAGO -- This weekend’s matchup between the Brewers and Cubs at Wrigley Field would be a big series no matter who’s managing. But the Pat Murphy-Craig Counsell matchup will have to wait. With Murphy serving the back end of a two-game suspension on Friday, it was Counsell’s former teammate and