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The Good, the Bad and the Meh of MLB’s Rule Changes

Regular readers of this newsletter know I disagree with Rob Manfred frequently. His handling of MLB labor issues is callous, and at best, he is an awkward public speaker. His treatment of minor leaguers is inhumane, and he has mishandled multiple baseball cheating scandals. For all of these ...

Sports Illustrated

Burnes, Brewers put SF Giants’ bats to sleep in double-header sweep

MILWAUKEE — If the Giants looked listless at the plate Thursday in their double-header against the Brewers, maybe it’s because they landed in Milwaukee at about 1:30 a.m., a little under 12 hours before first pitch.

Tribune News Service

Yelich’s Moon Shot Reminds the Brewers of What They’re Missing

Milwaukee’s playoff hopes will depend on whether its face of the franchise slugger starts slugging again.

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Matthew Roberson: Explaining MLB’s new 6-team-per-league playoff format and the advantages of the No. 3 seed

NEW YORK — As the old saying goes, if it ain’t broke, Rob Manfred will break it.

Tribune News Service

Defensive miscues, ugly 7th inning doom Pirates in loss to Brewers

MILWAUKEE — The Pirates saw a one-run lead dissolve Wednesday against the Milwaukee Brewers without allowing an earned run.

Tribune News Service

A Ridiculous Amount of People Watched Sunday’s Lions-Steelers Preseason Game

CBS drew its best rating for an NFL preseason game since 2013.

Sports Illustrated

Why David Ross pulled Adrian Sampson in fourth inning of Cubs’ loss to Brewers

Sampson allowed one run in 3 1⁄3 innings, but Ross went to Sean Newcomb, who got rocked for six runs in one inning.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Willson Contreras plays hero in 11th, but Nico Hoerner ‘special’ for Cubs

The Cubs beat the Brewers 6-5 for their fifth consecutive victory.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dodgers rebound with Craig Kimbrel closing out latest victory

MILWAUKEE — Questioned before Wednesday’s game about Craig Kimbrel’s failure to protect a one-run lead at any point this season, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts tempted fate.

The Orange County Register

Dodgers get back to winning ways with shutout of Brewers

MILWAUKEE — Walker Buehler pitched his last game of the season on June 10. Clayton Kershaw is on the injured list for the second time this season. Dustin May is still more hope than reality.

The Orange County Register

Cubs’ Willson Contreras homers on sore ankle: ‘His pain tolerance is pretty high’

Contreras has stayed on the field the last two games against the Reds, despite rolling his ankle in the ‘‘Field of Dreams’’ game.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rays blow lead in 9th, lose to Brewers in 10th

MILWAUKEE — After Tuesday’s sloppy play and messy loss, the Rays played a much cleaner game Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Brayan Bello shines in relief, but Red Sox go quietly in another July loss as MLB trade deadline looms

BOSTON — Chaim Bloom insisted this week that how the Red Sox perform leading up to Aug. 2 would only go so far into determining his approach at the trade deadline. The standings matter, but they weren’t everything to the chief baseball officer’s plans.

Boston Herald

Kyle Freeland’s seven-inning gem lifts Rockies over Brewers

In his last start before the all-star break, Kyle Freeland punched out a light in the Rockies’ dugout in a fit of frustration. Monday night in Milwaukee, the left-hander was simply lights out.

The Denver Post

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Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: Ranking all 30 MLB teams heading into the All-Star break

Outside of the regression of the Chicago White Sox and Toronto Blue Jays and the rise of the Baltimore Orioles, the 2022 season hasn’t seen too many huge surprises.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Benjamin Hochman: Cardinals’ Paul Goldschmidt could win batting title, ‘slash’ triple crown

As we take a moment to breathe during the All-Star break, perhaps now is a nice time for a little perspective.

Tribune News Service

Brilliant Alex Cobb, bases-loaded balk power Giants to 2-1 win over Brewers

SAN FRANCISCO — It couldn’t happen again. It wouldn’t, right? Surely, the thoughts racing through the heads of so many of the 41,257 Giants fans in attendance Saturday afternoon when Mike Yastrzemski stepped in against Brewers reliever Jandel Gustave with the bases loaded, tied at 1, in the bottom of…

Tribune News Service

After rare error, Ben Gamel redeems himself in Pirates win

MILWAUKEE — Ben Gamel rounded second base, pointed toward the Pirates dugout and pumped his left fist and arm in celebration, the emotion flowing through the Pirates outfielder glaringly obvious on Saturday at American Family Field.

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The Independent UK

Brewers honor 8-year-old injured in Highland Park shooting

The Milwaukee Brewers placed a ceremonial jersey in their dugout Friday to honor an 8-year-old fan of the team who was wounded during the July Fourth mass shooting in a Chicago suburb

Tribune News Service

Dave Hyde: If Bruce Sherman wants to define new era, Marlins must make trades to make playoffs

If there’s any lesson to take from the Miami Marlins’ recent run of wins — besides it being more fun to play bad teams — it’s how desperately this roster needs help if they’re thinking playoffs.

Chicago Sun-Times

A head-to-head reminder: Where do the Cubs get off being inferior to the Brewers?

It wasn’t supposed to be like this.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs’ David Ross on David Robertson’s blown save vs. Brewers: ‘Nobody’s perfect’

Reliever David Robertson walked in the tying run in the ninth inning of the Cubs’ 5-2 extra-innings loss to the Brewers on Monday.

Chicago Tribune

Seiya Suzuki’s inside-the-park homer highlights his return to the Chicago Cubs lineup, but they fall to the Milwaukee Brewers in 10 innings

MILWAUKEE — Seiya Suzuki sprinted around the bases at American Family Field.

Tribune News Service

Power display — especially three homers from Michael Perez — carries Pirates over Brewers

PITTSBURGH — Somewhere between impossible and a suggestion to seek medical help rests what transpired Thursday during the Pirates’ 8-7 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Brewers slug for lead, bullpen holds fast to split series vs. Cardinals

MILWAUKEE — A June series that pitted the two remaining teams vying for the NL Central title and started with both teams sporting the same record became a showcase of their bullpens.

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