Milwaukee Brewers News Clips

Saturday, October 3, 2015

MLB.com

Pena gives Brewers something to consider

Davis hits HR No. 27 in loss to Cubs

Braun voted High-Energy Player of the Year

Wagner faces challenge of Cubs in final start

Journal Sentinel

Untouchable Jake Arrieta sparkles against Brewers

Brewers’ Jonathan Lucroy looks to rebound in 2016 from injury-filled season

Brewers vs. Cubs: Friday game report

Associated Press

Arrieta, Cubs top Brewers, 6-1

Preview: Brewers vs. Cubs

Fox 6

Ryan Braun wins We Energies High-Energy Player of the Year

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Pena gives Brewers something to consider Rookie in the mix for ’16 after flashes of dominance

By Cash Kruth / MLB.com | October 3, 2015

MILWAUKEE -- Brewers manager Craig Counsell said before Friday's 6-1 loss to the Cubs that right-hander Ariel

Pena had "opened eyes" through his first few Major League outings.

Pena certainly had the Cubs' attention early. The 26-year-old right-hander fanned five of the first six batters he

faced -- including the first four -- and finished with a career-high six strikeouts in his sixth Major League

appearance (fifth start).

"Early, his fastball had a little different life than what we've seen," Counsell said.

Though impressive, Pena's early dominance didn't last.

Cubs shortstop Addison Russell nearly hit a home run to open the third inning -- which ended thanks to a clutch 3-

6-3 double play -- and, in the fourth, Pena surrendered a solo homer to Anthony Rizzo.

Miscommunication between center fielder Jordan Schafer and right fielder Domingo Santana on a high fly ball

extended the fifth inning and ended Pena's day. He finished allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits while

walking two in 4 1/3 innings.

Pena more than held his own in his first Major League stint. While he didn't pitch deep into games, just seven of his

43 Minor League appearances this season were starts. Plus, he never allowed more than three earned runs in any of

his outings.

With this month serving as an audition of sorts for several young pitchers as the Brewers begin to prepare for 2016,

Counsell said Pena has given the Brewers something to think about.

"He made five starts and I thought in each game, young pitcher, got through five innings … he got big league

hitters out, he went through lineups twice. I was pleasantly surprised by what he did," Counsell said.

"Tonight he showed the ability to get strikeouts, so certainly, I think, we've got to be aware of him, for sure. He's

another option for us."

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Davis hits HR No. 27 in loss to Cubs

By Carrie Muskat and Cash Kruth / MLB.com | October 3, 2015

MILWAUKEE -- Jake Arrieta tuned up for the National League Wild Card Game presented by Budweiser,

winning his Major League-leading 22nd game, and Anthony Rizzo drove in three runs, including one on his 31st

home run, to power the Cubs to a 6-1 victory Friday night over the Brewers. Arrieta finished the regular season

with a 0.75 ERA since the All-Star break, the lowest ERA in the second half in Major League history.

"If that did not clinch his [Cy Young] Award, I don't know what would," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. "That

had to be the clincher. Another quality start, a dominating performance. For me, that should put the icing on the

cake right there."

The Cubs will face the Pirates in Wednesday's Wild Card Game, but the site has yet to be determined. Pittsburgh,

which defeated Cincinnati in 12 innings Friday night, holds a two-game lead in the Wild Card standings with two

games remaining. If the two teams finish with identical records, the Cubs hold the tiebreaker because they won the

season series, 11-8, and would host the playoff game at Wrigley Field.

This was Arrieta's 20th consecutive quality start, and he's 16-1 with a 0.86 ERA (14 earned runs over 147 innings)

in that stretch, striking out 147 and walking 27. His only loss in that span was July 25 when the Phillies' Cole

Hamels no-hit the Cubs at Wrigley Field.

"He's unbelievable," Rizzo said of Arrieta. "You get guys on base all the time and they say they've never seen

anything like it. It's a credit to him. He works hard, and deserves everything he gets and is about to get. Now we've

got the biggest games of our lives coming up. We'll be ready."

Before the game, Maddon said he was going to take a "pragmatic, prudent" approach regarding Arrieta's pitch count

in his final regular-season start. Arrieta is the first Cubs pitcher to reach 22 wins since Fergie Jenkins went 24-13 in

1971, and he's the first pitcher to win at least 22 games in a season since Justin Verlander won 24 in 2011, and the

first in the NL since Brandon Webb won 22 in '08.

Milwaukee's run came on Khris Davis' leadoff home run against Trevor Cahill in the seventh inning.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED Rizzo rakes: Rizzo inched closer to his first 100-RBI season. With one out in the fourth, he launched his 31st home

run into the right-field bleachers. In the fifth, Rizzo smacked a two-run single off David Goforth to open a 4-0

lead. Rizzo is tied with Kris Bryant for the team lead with 99 RBIs, and the two have a little friendly competition

going on.

"I told him when I got 99, I said, 'Hey, history has shown throughout the year, whenever one of us catches the

other, we usually get more RBIs,'" Rizzo said. "Hopefully there's five or six more there to come."

Outfield miscue costly: With two on and one out in the fifth, Bryant skied a high fly ball to right-center field.

Brewers right fielder Domingo Santana headed to the ball, as did speedy center fielder Logan Schafer. Although

the ball was closer to right field than center, Schafer -- the outfield general as a center fielder -- called for the ball

and stood under it in front of Santana, who also tried to catch the ball, causing it to drop. The error, charged to

Santana, proved costly, as it knocked starter Ariel Pena, who was impressive early, out of the game and led to a

two-run single by Rizzo. More >

Davis delivers: Davis accounted for the Brewers' lone run in the seventh, launching a 1-1 sinker from Cahill over

the center-field wall. It was Davis' team-high 27th homer and his 21st since the All-Star break -- the second-most in

the NL during that span. Davis is hitting .333 with eight homers and 14 RBIs in his last 18 games.

Hot streaks: Cubs infielder Starlin Castro hit two doubles, and has hit safely in four of his last five games. He's

nine hits away from 1,000 in his career. Since the All-Star break, Castro is batting .305. He isn't alone.

Rookie Addison Russell also had two doubles, and has hit safely in his last three games.

QUOTABLE "He's on a really good roll right now, no question. He's someone you just feel like you don't get pitches to hit in

certain at-bats. When you're limited with baserunners, it's tough to get offense going against him." -- Brewers

manager Craig Counsell, on Arrieta

SOUND SMART WITH YOUR FRIENDS Cubs starting pitchers have a 0.23 ERA in the last six games, giving up one earned run over 39 1/3 innings.

WHAT'S NEXT Cubs: Kyle Hendricks makes his final regular-season start on Saturday when the Cubs play the Brewers.

Hendricks is coming off a solid outing against the Royals in which he threw six scoreless innings, striking out nine

to tie a career high. He has a 1.96 ERA in three starts against the Brewers this season. First pitch is scheduled for

6:10 p.m. CT.

Brewers: Rookie righty Tyler Wagner, the club's No. 15 prospect per MLB.com, makes his third Major League

start on Saturday at Miller Park against the Cubs. He didn't make it past the fourth inning in each of his previous

two outings, allowing five runs in each.

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Braun voted High-Energy Player of the Year

By Cash Kruth / MLB.com | October 2, 2015

MILWAUKEE -- Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun was named the 2015 We Energies High-Energy Player of the

Year on Friday, earning the honor for the third time in his career.

The award, now in its 10th year, is presented to the Brewers player that best personifies the characteristics of hard

work, a positive attitude and an aggressive approach to playing the game, as voted on by fans, media members and

We Energies.

Braun, who needs back surgery after the season and hasn't played since Saturday, turned in another All-Star season

in 2015 but, more impressively, further etched his name into franchise lore.

The 31-year-old became the Brewers' all-time leader in home runs on Aug. 19, passing Hall of Famer Robin Yount.

Braun has 255 career homers.

Braun also posted his fourth season of at least 20 homers and 20 stolen bases while earning his sixth All-Star nod,

and rebounded to slash .285/.356/.498 after a thumb injury last season dropped his average to .266.

In addition to Braun's other two award-winning seasons in 2008 and 2012, past award winners include Jonathan

Lucroy (2014), Carlos Gomez (2013), Nyjer Morgan (2011), Rickie Weeks (2010), Craig Counsell

(2009), Prince Fielder (2007) and Bill Hall (2006).

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Wagner faces challenge of Cubs in final start

By Cash Kruth / MLB.com | October 2, 2015

The Brewers and Cubs continue their final regular-season series Saturday at Miller Park, with the Cubs' hopes of

hosting the National League Wild Card Game presented by Budweiser at Wrigley Field still alive.

Pittsburgh holds a two-game lead in the Wild Card standings with two games remaining. If the two teams finish

with identical records, the Cubs hold the tiebreaker because they won the season series, 11-8, and would host the

playoff game.

Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks makes his final regular-season start against a team he's dominated this season,

especially at Miller Park. Hendricks is 1-1 with a 1.96 ERA in three starts against the Brewers, including a 0.73

mark in two starts in Milwaukee. He also struck out nine Royals over six shutout innings in his last start.

The Brewers counter with rookie righty Tyler Wagner, the club's No. 15 prospect per MLB.com. Wagner, making

his third Major League start, has not worked past the fourth inning in each of his previous two outings.

"He's got another chance at it and we'll see what happens," Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. "He's going to

face a tough lineup. It's going to be a challenge."

The game is available to stream free out of market on MLB.TV. Blackout restrictions apply.

Things to know about this game

• This series features three of the NL's hottest hitters since the All-Star break. Brewers outfielder Khris Davis' 21

second-half homers rank second in the NL, while his 48 second-half RBIs are tied for fifth with Chicago's Kris

Bryant. Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo ranks fourth with 51.

• Bryant is just one RBI shy of becoming the first NL rookie to drive in 100 runs since Washington's Ryan

Zimmerman in 2006.

• Current Brewers hitters are slashing just .219/.265/.229 against Hendricks.

• Cubs starters have combined to post a 0.23 ERA over their last six starts.

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Untouchable Jake Arrieta sparkles against Brewers

By Todd Rosiak of the Journal Sentinel

October 2, 2015

Chicago Cubs ace Jake Arrieta put the wraps on an incredible regular season Friday night.

The right-hander allowed just two singles over a workmanlike six innings, paving the way to a 6-1 victory over the

Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park.

Arrieta (22-6) also struck out seven in a 72-pitch outing to become the first 22-game winner in the major leagues

since Detroit's Justin Verlander went 24-5 in 2011.

The Cubs, meanwhile, kept their hopes alive of hosting the National League wild-card game next week. But one

Cubs loss or one Pirates victory over the final two games means it will be played at PNC Park in Pittsburgh.

"He's on a really good roll right now, there's no question," Brewers manager Craig Counsell said of Arrieta. "Some

at-bats, you never get a pitch to hit. You're limited with base-runners.

"It's tough to get offense against him."

The pitching matchup couldn't have been any more disparate — Arrieta, a favorite to win the NL Cy Young Award,

against Ariel Peña, one of six rookies in the Brewers' starting rotation to finish the season.

Arrieta finished with a 1.77 ERA and 20 consecutive quality starts. And since Aug. 1 he was nearly untouchable,

going 11-0 with a 0.41 ERA.

Interestingly, since earned runs began being recorded more than 100 years ago, only one other pitcher had at least

10 wins without a loss and an ERA below 1.00 in August and September: Milwaukee's Cal Eldred, who went 10-0

with a 0.95 ERA from Aug. 1-Sept. 30, 1992.

It was actually Peña who started out hot, tying a career high with five strikeouts over the first two innings. On the

other side, Arrieta surrendered a leadoff single to Scooter Gennett but nothing else.

"(His pitches) look like a strike for a very long time, and then they just explode out," said Khris Davis, who had two

of the Brewers' four hits, including a home run. "His stuff is electric right now."

The Cubs got to Peña in the third, when Addison Russell and Tommy La Stella sandwiched doubles around an

Arrieta groundout. La Stella's shot to right gave Chicago a 1-0 lead.

After the Brewers went down in order against Arrieta in the third — he retired nine straight after Gennett's leadoff

single — the Cubs added to their lead.

With one out in the fourth, Anthony Rizzo homered to right to make it 2-0. Chicago had two more runners reach

before Peña fanned Arrieta for the third out and a new career high in strikeouts with six.

Arrieta ran his streak to 11 consecutive batters retired before Davis singled softly to center with two outs in the

fourth. Arrieta recovered to strike out Domingo Santana.

Peña saw his night ended in the fifth on a play that should have been made.

With two on and one out, Kris Bryant lofted a routine fly ball in Santana's direction in right. Logan Schafer,

ranging over from center, cut in front of Santana and the ball fell as both tried to make the catch.

Santana was charged with the error, and with the bases loaded Peña departed in favor of David Goforth. Rizzo

greeted him with a two-RBI single to center to double Chicago's lead to 4-0.

"The mistake in the outfield was just a communication error. We have to get that out," Counsell said. "I had it as

Santana's ball. He was pretty well under it."

Peña had pitched exactly five innings in each of his first four starts before Friday. He surrendered five hits, four

runs (three earned) and two walks while striking out six over 41/3 innings against the Cubs.

"He was good early," Counsell said. "The ball was really coming out of his hands good. His fastball had life. It was

up and worked really well. Next time through the lineup, he had a little bit more trouble.

"Early, his fastball had different life from what we've seen."

Chicago added another run in the sixth on a two-out single by Fowler off Goforth and stretched the lead to 6-0 on

Starlin Castro's RBI double.

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Brewers’ Jonathan Lucroy looks to rebound in 2016 from injury-filled season

By Todd Rosiak of the Journal Sentinel

October 2, 2015

Disappointing, frustrating, depressing.

Any of those adjectives would suitably describe the 2015 season for the Milwaukee Brewers.

The same could be said for the year turned in by catcher Jonathan Lucroy, who followed up his first All-Star Game

appearance in 2014 by playing in only 100 games (92 starts) because of a broken left big toe and then a concussion.

Lucroy is hitting .266 with seven home runs, 43 runs batted in while currently being limited to pinch-hitting

opportunities and occasional appearances at first base because of that concussion.

While packing up his locker at Miller Park before the game against the Chicago Cubs on Friday, Lucroy looked

back on what's been the most challenging campaign of his six-year career.

"You place expectations on yourself and the team and when you don't meet those expectations, then obviously it's

disappointing," he said. "Personally it's been very frustrating for me because I haven't been healthy all year and I

haven't performed to the standards that I feel that I should perform at, that I know I can perform at."

After hitting .301 with 13 home runs and 69 RBI with a record 53 doubles for a catcher in 2014, Lucroy made it

only three weeks into this season before a foul ball broke his left toe. He missed 38 games, and by the time he

returned the Brewers had a new manager in Craig Counsell and no hope left for a turnaround.

It took Lucroy some time to get back into a groove at the plate, with his average at just .215 as late as June 28. He

had hit in 13 of 14 games, including three homers in a two-game span, before taking a foul ball off his mask Sept. 8

in Miami and suffering a concussion.

Since returning Sept. 24, Lucroy is hitting .556 with a pair of RBI in his limited role.

"Using injuries as an excuse is not what I believe in and I don't believe it's that because I know what I'm capable of

whenever I'm right, and I think you saw that the last part of the season that I played," he said. "I feel like I finally

started hitting like I should, like I can. It's just been one of those crazy years, and one of those years you've got to

learn from."

The good news for Lucroy is the concussion is no longer an issue, and he expects to be back behind the plate from

the start of spring training.

"I'm not worried about that," he said. "I'm not scared at all of getting back there. I actually wanted to get back there

in San Diego, just talking to myself, get back there and catch. But it's not a good idea right now.

"I'll come back ready in the spring and be prepared and ready to play."

What the Brewers will look like at that point remains to be seen, with new general manager David Stearns having

just been hired last week and his rebuilding plan still in the works. At the very least the hope will be that the team

can avoid the nightmarish 5-17 start that doomed them this season.

"Hopefully we can rebuild and we can get stronger for next year, and keep moving forward. That's all we can do,"

Lucroy said. "There's hope, but there's a lot of hard work ahead of us."

Lucroy said his younger brother David, a right-handed pitcher and 20th-round draft pick of the Brewers this

summer, would move in with him and the two would work out together in the off-season.

He's also not expecting any news on the contract front. Signed through next season with a team option for 2017,

Lucroy won't try to revisit the possibility of signing an extension.

The team rebuffed his overtures in that regard in the spring.

"I don't foresee that at this point," he said. "If that came up I'd be really surprised. You never know what's going to

happen, but I kind of doubt it. They know. Obviously they control the next two years of my life, and that's pretty

much the way it is.

"I'm not really thinking about or worrying about anything else except trying to get better and trying to play better

and trying to work hard for next year."

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Brewers vs. Cubs: Friday game report

By Todd Rosiak of the Journal Sentinel

October 2, 2015

BEHIND THE BOX SCORE

■ With the Brewers not arriving in Milwaukee until about 2:15 a.m. Friday from their trip back from San Diego,

players weren't required to report to Miller Park until 5 p.m. Batting practice also was canceled. "Our travel here is

far better than most big-league teams because of where we're located," manager Craig Counsell said. "So you're

never going to catch me complaining about our travel schedule. This is a good place for travel in the big leagues."

■ As each of Milwaukee's rookie starting pitchers get one more turn before the end of the season, Saturday

starter Tyler Wagner might be in need of a solid final outing more than anyone. The right-hander is 0-1 with an

11.74 ERA in his two previous starts, although there was nearly a four-month span between them.

"He's got another chance at it, and we'll see what happens," Counsell said. "He's going to face a tough lineup. It's

going to be a challenge. But whatever happens, it's three starts. He'll pitch and we're going to find something out,

but it's not going to make up your mind completely."

STATITUDE

■ Khris Davis has 21 home runs since the all-star break, second-most in the National League.

■ Milwaukee pitchers have registered 1,242 strikeouts, fifth-most in franchise history. The team record is 1,402, set

in 2012.

RECORD

THIS YEAR: 68-92

LAST YEAR: 81-79

HOME: 34-45 (roof open, 20-18; roof closed, 14-27)

ROAD: 34-47

ATTENDANCE

FRIDAY: 30,044

OVERALL (79 dates): 2,474,308 (30,929 avg.)

SELLOUTS: 3

COMING UP

Saturday: 6:10 p.m. at Miller Park. RHP Tyler Wagner (0-1, 11.74) vs. Chicago RHP Kyle Hendricks (7-7,

4.09). TV — FS Wisconsin. Radio — AM-620.

Sunday: 2:10 p.m. at Miller Park. RHP Jorge Lopez (1-0, 5.40) vs. Chicago RHP Dan Haren (10-9, 3.67). TV —

FS Wisconsin. Radio — FM-94.5.

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Arrieta, Cubs top Brewers, 6-1

By Associated Press

October 2, 2015

MILWAUKEE -- The Chicago Cubs would love to host the Pittsburgh Pirates in the NL wild card game next

week.

With Jake Arrieta pitching, it might be difficult to beat Chicago no matter where that game is played.

Chicago's ace allowed two singles and struck out seven in six innings in a 6-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on

Friday night. But Chicago failed to gain ground in its bid to host the wild card contest after the Pirates beat

Cincinnati 6-4 in 12 innings in Pittsburgh.

The Pirates held on to a two-game lead with two games left in the regular season.

Arrieta (22-6) seems like he's already locked in on Pittsburgh.

"I don't have time for that yet," he said when asked to recount his dominant year. "Enjoy the win tonight and start

getting ready for Pittsburgh on Wednesday."

Anthony Rizzo had two hits and three RBI, including a solo homer into the Cubs bullpen in right in the fourth

off Ariel Pena (2-1).

Milwaukee finally broke through after Arrieta yielded to the bullpen in the seventh. Khris Davis hit a homer, his

27th, off Trevor Cahill.

Otherwise, it felt like Wrigley Field North at times, with all the Cubs fans at Miller Park cheering on another

dominating outing by Arrieta. The NL Cy Young Award contender improved to 11-0 since Aug. 1, and his season

ERA dropped to 1.77.

"Tremendous. Watching him you could see the explosive stuff," manager Joe Maddon said. "If that did not clinch

his award, I don't know what would."

Chicago added two runs in the fifth after Milwaukee center fielder Logan Schafer bumped into right

fielder Domingo Santana while going for a routine fly ball. The ball bounced off a glove and fell to the ground,

allowing Kris Bryant to reach on an error and load the bases for Rizzo.

The left-handed slugger roped a two-run single to center for a 4-0 lead.

Pena allowed four runs, five hits and two walks in 4 1/3 innings. The rookie may have impressed enough in his late-

season audition in the big leagues to be in the mix for a spot on the pitching staff in 2016.

"I was pleasantly surprised by what he did," manager Craig Counsell said. "Certainly, we have to be aware of him

and he's another option for us."

FACING ARRIETA

Hitting against Arrieta is about one of the hardest tasks in baseball these days. The righty features a devastating

four-pitch arsenal.

"Yeah, and they all look like a strike for a very long time," Davis said. "And then they just explode out. His stuff is

electric right now."

Scooter Gennett led off the bottom of the first promisingly enough for the Brewers with a single.

"He gets ahead with a 95-96 fastball which makes hitting hard. You have to pick one pitch, stick with it and hope

you hit," Gennett said.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Milwaukee's lineup has been unsettled this season in part because of injuries. The team had used 126 different

lineup combinations going into Friday's game, the 160th of the season. Catcher Jonathan Lucroy (toe, concussion)

and standout Ryan Braun (lower back) are among key players who have missed time.

UP NEXT

Cubs righty Kyle Hendricks (7-7) is 1-1 in three starts against the Brewers this season, including a 0.73 ERA in 12

1/3 innings over two starts at Miller Park.

For the Brewers, it could be a bullpen day on Saturday with RHP Tyler Wagner (0-1) on the hill. He has yet to

make it past the fourth inning in either of his two starts.

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Preview: Brewers vs. Cubs

By Associated Press

October 3, 2015

Chicago's Kyle Hendricks is hitting his stride at the perfect time and although it has yet to be confirmed by

manager Joe Maddon, seems to have locked down a spot in the postseason rotation should the Cubs win next

week's wild-card game.

It's looking more likely like that winner-take-all game will be taking place in Pittsburgh.

Hendricks looks to build on a solid performance and help Chicago to a seventh straight win Saturday night against

the Milwaukee Brewers in front of what is expected to be another large Cubs crowd at Miller Park.

Jake Arrieta made his final case for the NL Cy Young Award on Friday by striking out seven in six scoreless

innings to lower his ERA to 1.77 as Chicago (95-65) won 6-1. However, the Pirates moved to the cusp of securing

the league's top wild card by rallying for a 12-inning win over slumping Cincinnati.

Pittsburgh's magic number to host Wednesday's wild-card game is one.

Hendricks (7-7, 4.09 ERA) has had an up-and-down season - his ERA was at 5.15 in mid-May - but in five

September starts, he had a 3.71 ERA with 31 strikeouts over 26 2/3 innings. The right-hander was sharp early

against the Brewers (68-92) on Sept. 23, allowing one run and two hits while striking out eight through six innings.

He gave up two runs and two hits without recording an out in the seventh, though, and took a 4-1 loss.

Five days later, he shut down AL Central-champion Kansas City, permitting two hits and walking two while

striking out nine over six innings in a 1-0, 11-inning win. It was his major league-leading 17th start without a

decision.

"I'm just trying to focus on going out there every time (Maddon) gives me the ball and make good pitches," he told

MLB's official website said. "Come playoff time, you have to be ready to do whatever Skip asks you to do, whether

it's a start or come out of the 'pen. I just hope I get some innings. Whatever the team needs me for, that's the bottom

line."

Hendricks has a 7.58 ERA in his last four road starts but has been stellar at Miller Park this season, posting a 0.73

ERA in two outings there.

Anthony Rizzo has also excelled in Milwaukee, batting .424 with five home runs and 14 RBIs in eight games this

year. He hit his 31st homer and drove in three runs to move into a tie with Kris Bryant for the team lead with 99

RBI.

The last time the Cubs had two players with at least 100 RBI in a single season was in 2004, when Moises Alou had

106 and Aramis Ramirez had 103.

Chicago has plated 21 runs in its last three games and looks to stay hot against Tyler Wagner (0-1, 11.74), who

had a Southern League-best 2.25 ERA in 25 starts for Double-A Biloxi but has struggled mightily in two big-league

starts.

The 24-year-old right-hander made his major-league debut May 31 against Arizona, yielding five runs in 3 2/3

innings. He was sent back to the minors before being recalled last week and permitted five runs, six hits and four

walks in four innings of last Saturday's 5-1 loss at St. Louis.

"You fall behind big-league hitters and you limit yourself in your pitch choices, it's trouble for anybody," manager

Craig Counsell said.

He is limiting left-handed hitters to a .154 average in 13 at-bats but righties are 13 for 21 (.619) with six extra-base

hits.

Scooter Gennett had one of Milwaukee's two hits off Arrieta on Friday and is 7 for 16 in his last four games, but 3

for 15 lifetime against Hendricks.

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Ryan Braun wins We Energies High-Energy Player of the Year

By Fox 6

October 2, 2015

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun was named the 2015 “We Energies High-Energy

Player of the Year.” The award honored Braun who was voted as the Brewers player that best personifies the

characteristics of hard work, a positive attitude and an aggressive approach to playing the game as voted on by fans,

media members and We Energies.

Braun was presented with the award in an on-field ceremony on Friday night, October 2nd by We Energies Director

of Corporate Communications, Barry McNulty, prior to the first pitch against the Chicago Cubs.

The Brewers outfielder received a 56.8% of the total vote, whereas the other finalist, first baseman Adam Lind,

received 42.3%.

This is Braun’s third We Energies High-Energy Player of the Year award, as he previously won the award in 2008

and 2012.