Although Tim Lincecum readily acknowledged he was mostly awful in his first opening-day start, he left the ballpark excited about what happened.
For just about the first time since the NL Cy Young Award winner became a full-time major leaguer, he didn’t have to be outstanding for the San Francisco Giants to win.
Travis Ishikawa hit a [...]
Yovani Gallardo instinctively hacked at the high fastball, not thinking much about the pitching great who had thrown it, and his three-run homer dropped sharply beyond the fence in the left-field corner.
Although Gallardo has been alive only slightly longer than Randy Johnson has been a major league pitcher, the Milwaukee Brewers’ promising right-hander started off [...]
Matt Cain is regarded as one of the top young pitchers in the majors, but his record over the past two seasons hasn’t backed up that status thanks to a lack of run support from his San Francisco Giants teammates.
After the Giants struggled at the plate in their last game, the 24-year-old right-hander hopes to [...]
While his Milwaukee Brewers killed time in the Bay Area for two days before the majors’ final opener, new manager Ken Macha reconnected with several friends and favorite restaurants from his years managing the Oakland Athletics across the water.
When he finally gets to the San Francisco Giants’ waterfront ballpark on Tuesday, his trip will get [...]
Jeff Suppan happily agrees when he’s called the most boring guy in a Brewers uniform.
He won’t look into the future and he rarely looks back. He’ll talk about the pitch that Philadelphia’s Jimmy Rollins hit for a leadoff home run in Game 4 of last year’s National League Division Series, but it’s more difficult to [...]
A few minutes after Trevor Hoffman told reporters that he was resigned to beginning the season on the disabled list, the Brewers formally made the move.
Hoffman was placed on the 15-day DL on Monday, retroactive to March 27, with a strained oblique muscle on the right side of his ribcage. He will miss at least [...]
For the first time in more than a week, Brewers manager Ken Macha briefed reporters Sunday morning and had good news to relay on the Trevor Hoffman front.
The new Milwaukee closer played catch for the first time since March 20, when he was shut down with a strained muscle along the right side of his [...]
The Brewers played their first Spring Training night game on Friday, leaving an open morning and afternoon for club officials to continue debating the Opening Day roster.
With closer Trevor Hoffman still shut down with an oblique injury — “treading water” is how manager Ken Macha described it — and likely to open the regular season [...]
Another good outing by Carlos Villanueva on Friday night — his second in as many days — has poised the 25-year-old to serve as Milwaukee’s closer while Trevor Hoffman recovers from a ribcage injury.
Before the Brewers signed Hoffman, Villanueva was considered a top internal candidate to replace the retired Salomon Torres as Milwaukee’s closer. With [...]
Add center fielder Mike Cameron to the list of Brewers dealing with rib cage injuries.
Cameron tweaked a muscle between his ribs near his left armpit during relay drills on Wednesday and has been restricted from all baseball activity for the time being. He joins right-hander Braden Looper and catcher Angel Salome among the Brewers getting [...]
