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Rich Storry-USA TODAY Sports Brewers dealt another tough blow to their pitching in the postseason Brandon Woodruff will miss at least the NL Wild Card Series with a right shoulder injury, and may miss more time depending on a second opinion later this week, multiple Brewers beat writers reported Monday. Craig Counsell said Brandon Woodruff is out for the wild-card series with a right shoulder capsular injury."His availability for the postseason is up in the air at this point," Counsell said.What horrible news for Woodruff and the Brewers.— Todd Rosiak (@Todd_Rosiak)...

Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports The Brewers host the Diamondbacks for a three-game series to begin the postseason The 2023 MLB regular season is in the books, and the dust has settled on the postseason bracket. With the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers locking up their respective divisions earlier in September and the Chicago Cubs fading, the Brewers knew for the better part of the month that they would be the No. 3 seed in the National League field. The question was which team they would host at American Family Field for the Wild Card series, which remained...

Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports Brewers complete division clinch, head into postseason with 92-70 record Last Week's Results Tuesday: Cardinals 4, Brewers 1 Wednesday: Brewers 3, Cardinals 2 Thursday: Brewers 3, Cardinals 0 Friday: Brewers 4, Cubs 3 Saturday: Cubs 10, Brewers 6 Sunday: Brewers 4, Cubs 0 Division Standings Brewers: 92-70 Chicago Cubs: 83-79 (9 GB) Cincinnati Reds: 82-80 (10 GB) Pittsburgh Pirates: 76-86 (16 GB) St. Louis Cardinals: 71-91 (21 GB) Last Week Brewers: 4-2 Cubs: 1-5 Reds: 2-3 Pirates: 2-4 Cardinals: 3-3 Top Hitting Performance William Contreras...

Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports Milwaukee wins two of three to close out the season as Diamondbacks head to town for Wild Card matchup Box Score The Brewers took the series finale and season finale over the Cubs on Sunday afternoon, winning 4-0 to take the season series over the Cubs with a 7-6 record. Adrian Houser got the start for Milwaukee and provided five solid innings of work. After getting into a bases-loaded jam in the first, Houser settled in nicely, allowing just three hits and two walks while striking out five on 72 pitches. The Brewers opened up the scoring in...

Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports Brewers go for series win in season finale Heading into the season finale Sunday, the Brewers-Cubs matchup will have no playoff implications, but it's still unknown who Milwaukee will play in the Wild Card series beginning Tuesday. If Miami wins or if both Miami and Arizona both lose, the Brewers will play the Diamondbacks. If Miami loses and Arizona wins, the Brewers will welcome the Marlins to town. For Milwaukee’s season finale, Adrian Houser gets the ball opposite Drew Smyly for Chicago. The Brewers are also rolling out most of...

Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports The bullpen got some valuable work in despite the loss As the Brewers prepare for the postseason, they called up Eric Lauer to get the start against the Cubs. Lauer hasn’t pitched since May 20th due to a shoulder injury. He would go against an offense that was red hot to start the second half of the season, but then went cold as they fought for their playoff lives. On Saturday the Cubs needed a win and a Marlins loss to keep their playoff hopes alive. They were off to a hot start against the rusty Lauer. The Cubs put up a six spot in...

Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports Lauer had a rough outing Saturday but provided rest for Milwaukee’s top arms The Brewers recalled Janson Junk from Triple-A Nashville and optioned Eric Lauer to the Rookie ACL Brewers, according to MLB.com's Adam McCalvy. Brewers roster move: RHP Janson Junk recalled from Triple-A Nashville.LHP Eric Lauer optioned to Rookie ACL Brewers.— Adam McCalvy (@AdamMcCalvy) October 1, 2023 Lauer went four innings and allowed eight runs on nine hits and four walks with two strikeouts against the Cubs on Saturday night in his first MLB...

Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports The Brewers can knock the Cubs out of playoff contention with a win Last night was electric, lets run it back : @BallySportWI : @620wtmj #ThisIsMyCrew | @fleet_farm pic.twitter.com/mplXirflZA— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) September 30, 2023 Here is tonight's #Cubs starting lineup. Tune in: https://t.co/Gs2hZXyTjH pic.twitter.com/TS0ZKhCCtl— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) September 30, 2023

Photo by Aaron Gash/MLB Photos via The pitching staff carousel continues to turn prior to Saturday night’s game. As the Brewers continue to prep for the Wild Card series, they made more pitching moves prior to today’s game. They recalled Eric Lauer from Triple-A Nashville, as well as reinstated Trevor Megill from the restricted list. For corresponding moves, both Clayton Andrews and Caleb Boushley were optioned to the minors. Lauer’s last major-league appearance came on May 20, when he allowed six runs to the Rays. He was placed on the IL after that, and it’s...

Photo by Patrick McDermott/ Caleb Boushley pitched 2 1⁄3 clutch innings and Carlos Santana walked it off in the tenth. Box Score It may not mean anything in the standings for the Brewers, but Friday night was a night to remember in Milwaukee. In an extra-innings thriller against the Cubs, the Brewers got an exciting major league debut for Caleb Boushley and an electrifying walk-off from Carlos Santana as they took down the Cubs 4-3 in ten innings. Colin Rea got the start in place of Brandon Woodruff and Rea was strong in his start. Over five innings, he allowed just...

Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports The Brewers start their final series of the season against the Cubs in preparation mode for the playoffs The Brewers know their situation as they enter the final series of the regular season. They’ll be playing at home next week against the last team in from the Wild Card race. That could be the Cubs, who are a half-game out of a playoff spot. However, even with a sweep, they need the Marlins to lose two of their remaining 3+ games to make it in (the Marlins hold the tiebreaker over the Cubs). The Marlins are in Pittsburgh tonight playing...

Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports Ethan Small was also optioned for Clayton Andrews The Brewers will have to cover three games’ worth of innings to cover this weekend while resting their top arms for the Wild Card series. The club made a series of roster moves to assist with that task, selecting Caleb Boushley and recalling Clayton Andrews from Triple-A Nashville. In corresponding moves, Julio Teheran was designated for assignment, and Ethan Small was optioned to Triple-A. LHP Clayton Andrews recalled from Triple-A Nashville. RHP Caleb Boushley selected from Triple-A...

Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports Milwaukee has the division wrapped up, but the series still has playoff implications The Brewers will welcome the division-rival Chicago Cubs to town for a three-game series to close out the 2023 regular season. It seemed a few weeks ago that the series would decide the winner of the National League Central. The Cubs entered September 7 just 1.5 games behind the Brewers. The clubs have since gone in opposite directions. Chicago has lost 13 of its last 19 games, while the Brewers have gone 13-7 in that same stretch. The Brewers clinched...

Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports Burnes, Teheran, Small combine to blank Cardinals Box Score Corbin Burnes set the tone in an abbreviated start and Julio Teheran saved the bullpen in relief as the Brewers defeated the Cardinals 3-0 on Thursday. The Brewers limited Burnes to 66 pitches in his final start of the regular season. He scattered five hits across four shutout innings, striking out four and walking one. Burnes gave way to Teheran, who soaked up four scoreless innings in relief with four strikeouts. Ethan Small issued two walks in the ninth but hung on to record...

Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports Brewers look for 90th win After edging out a 3-2 win to even the series, the Brewers can take the series and notch their 90th win of the season with a victory against the Cardinals on Thursday. Craig Counsell rested most of his regulars in the aftermath of Tuesday’s celebration of the division clinch, but many of them return to the starting lineup for the series finale. The most notable returnee is Garrett Mitchell, whom the Brewers activated from the injured list this morning. He starts in center field and bats ninth. Corbin Burnes...