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Pirates look to sweep 3-game series over the Brewers

The Pittsburgh Pirates play the Milwaukee Brewers looking to sweep their three-game series

2 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Mangum leads Pirates against the Brewers after 4-hit game

The Pittsburgh Pirates play the Milwaukee Brewers after Jake Mangum had four hits against the Braves on Thursday

4 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

St. Louis Cardinals face the Milwaukee Brewers Thursday

The St. Louis Cardinals face the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday

5 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Brewers aim to keep win streak alive against the Cardinals

The Milwaukee Brewers are looking to extend a three-game win streak with a victory over the St. Louis Cardinals

6 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Cardinals play the Brewers in first of 5-game series

The St. Louis Cardinals open a five-game series at home against the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday

JULY 6 • Associated Press

Heads to IL The Brewers placed Kuhnel on the 15-day injured list Saturday, retroactive to July 3, due to a right shoulder injury.

Impact Kuhnel has been struggling of late, giving up five runs (four earned) over three innings across his past three starts. It's not clear if the shoulder issue was to blame to any extent, but he's now going to be out through at least the All-Star break. The Brewers recalled Craig Yoho from Triple-A Nashville in a corresponding move to fill Kuhnel's spot in the bullpen.

JULY 4 • ROTOWIRE

Seiya Suzuki hits in 2 runs in 10th to push Cubs over Brewers 4-3

Seiya Suzuki singled in two runs to key a three-run 10th inning and Jordan Wicks, called up earlier Sunday, got a game-ending double play with the bases loaded to preserve the Chic...

JUNE 28 • Associated Press

Brewers beat the Reds 6-5 to complete a 3-game sweep

William Contreras and Jake Bauers hit back-to-back homers in the third inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game swe...

JUNE 25 • Associated Press

Escapes with sixth save Kuhnel earned the save in Wednesday's 6-5 win against the Reds, allowing no runs on one hit and two walks with no strikeouts over 1.1 innings.

Impact With Trevor Megill and Abner Uribe both unavailable, Kuhnel was called upon to thwart a late comeback by the Reds. He recorded the final out of the eighth inning before escaping a bases-loaded jam in the ninth with a game-ending double play. The 31-year-old has now gone 2-for-3 in save chances for Milwaukee, though he's yielded runs in four of seven appearances with the club. For the year, he's collected six saves and five holds to go along with a 4.18 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 20:10 K:BB across 32.1 innings between the Athletics and Brewers.

JUNE 25 • ROTOWIRE

Logs first save as Brewer Kuhnel earned a save against the Reds on Monday, allowing an unearned run on one hit over a scoreless inning of work.

Impact Kuhnel had been struggling a bit since being dealt to the Brewers on June 6, as he gave up three runs on three solo homers over his first 4.1 innings of work. Nonetheless, manager Pat Murphy turned to the right-hander in the bottom of the 10th inning Monday after Milwaukee scored two runs in the top of the frame. Kuhnel came through, allowing the automatic runner on second base to score but managing to slam the door for the save. Primary closer Trevor Megill tossed a scoreless ninth inning and earned the win, and he should get the bulk of the team's save chances moving forward, so there's no need for fantasy managers to rush to the waiver wire for Kuhnel.

JUNE 23 • ROTOWIRE

Woodruff's stellar return and Ortiz's sacrifice fly in 10th lift Brewers to 2-1 win over Reds

Brandon Woodruff took a perfect game into the sixth inning in his return and Joey Ortiz’s sacrifice fly in the 10th inning drove home the go-ahead run as the first-place Milwaukee...

JUNE 23 • Associated Press

Bazzana's 7th-inning homer helps lift Guardians past Brewers 4-2

Travis Bazzana hit a go-ahead solo homer in the seventh inning, Parker Messick pitched six effective innings and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2

JUNE 18 • Associated Press

Mitchell, Turang hit homers to pace Milwaukee past Cleveland 2-1

Garrett Mitchell hit a solo homer in the seventh inning to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians

JUNE 17 • Associated Press

Brewers play in first MLB regular-season games in Vegas since '96 LAS VEGAS -- Two days after a trade that brought him back to the Brewers for cash, righty reliever Joel Kuhnel joined his new team on Monday...

JUNE 9 • MLB.COM

Brewers Shake Up Bullpen, Option Craig Yoho for 6-Year Veteran The Milwaukee Brewers are sending Craig Yoho back down to the minors and promoting Joel Kuhnel in his place.

JUNE 8 • SI.COM

Traded to Milwaukee The Athletics traded Kuhnel to Milwaukee in exchange for cash considerations on Saturday.

Impact After being designated for assignment Friday, the Athletics decided to trade Kuhnel to Milwaukee. The 31-year-old imploded in his last appearance, allowing four earned runs on five hits in just two-thirds of an inning and was given the loss after blowing a three-run lead in the bottom of the ninth. On the season, the left-hander has recorded a 4.21 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 14:6 K:BB in 25.2 innings.

JUNE 7 • ROTOWIRE

DFA'd following blowup game The Athletics designated Kuhnel for assignment Friday.

Impact The 31-year-old Kuhnel was on the mound for the Athletics' ninth-inning collapse Thursday against the Cubs. He allowed four runs on five hits across two-thirds of an inning, blowing a 6-3 lead. Kuhnel pitched to a 4.21 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 14:6 K:BB across 25.2 innings out of the bullpen this season.

JUNE 5 • ROTOWIRE

Crow-Armstrong's RBI single in the bottom of the 9th lifts Cubs past the Athletics 7-6

Pete Crow-Armstrong’s bloop RBI single capped a four-run ninth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the Athletics 7-6 to avoid a three-game series sweep

JUNE 5 • Associated Press

Tallies first win Kuhnel (1-1) earned the win in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Angels. He allowed a hit and a walk with no strikeouts over a scoreless inning.

Impact Kuhnel entered with the game tied in the ninth inning and allowed two Angels to reach base, but he was able to work out of the jam and send the contest to extra innings. The Athletics secured their second extra-inning win in as many days and ultimately made Kuhnel the winning pitcher. The right-hander has been solid this season and emerged as an early closer option, though he hasn't been thrust into a save situation since April 20. Overall, the 31-year-old owns a 2.41 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 10:5 K:BB with four saves and three holds across 18.2 innings.

MAY 22 • ROTOWIRE

Gelof hits RBI groundout in 10th inning to give Athletics 3-2 win over Angels

Zack Gelof’s fielder’s choice groundout in the 10th inning drove in Nick Kurtz to give the Athletics a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels

MAY 22 • Associated Press

Kurtz homers for 3rd straight game to help the Athletics beat the Giants 5-2

Nick Kurtz homered for a third straight game, hitting a go-ahead three-run shot in the fifth inning and the Athletics beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Friday night

MAY 16 • Associated Press

JJ Wetherholt hits a 2-run homer and Cardinals jump on Athletics early in 6-4 win

JJ Wetherholt hit a two-run homer, José Fermín drove in two with a double and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Athletics 6-4

MAY 13 • Associated Press

Thomas, Gelof, Soderstrom each hit a HR as Athletics beat Guardians 7-1

Colby Thomas, Zack Gelof and Tyler Soderstrom homered to back a strong start by Aaron Civale and the Athletics beat the Cleveland Guardian 7-1 on Sunday to avoid a series sweep

MAY 3 • Associated Press

Josh Naylor hits walk-off single and Cal Raleigh homers as Mariners beat A's 5-4 to avoid sweep

Josh Naylor hit a game-ending single, Cal Raleigh homered for the third time in as many games and the Seattle Mariners beat the Athletics 5-4 to avoid a three-game sweep

APRIL 22 • Associated Press

Surprise high-leverage success has the Athletics looking competitive | Sporting News Joel Kuhnel has stepped up tremendously.

APRIL 21 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

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