Aramis Ramirez News

"My personality won't let me do it," he said recently. "I'm not a numbers type of guy.

Since opening in 2001, the Pirates have won just 32 of 102 games at the home of the Milwaukee Brewers.

Japanese ace Hiroki Kuroda pulled out his best performance of the season as the New York Yankees cruised to a 5-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.

Cincinnati - Brewers manager Ron Roenicke reinserted No. 5 starter Hiram Burgos into the rotation for a start Saturday against the Cincinnati Reds but the main objective was to give struggling Marco Estrada some extra time to "regroup." Estrada is being moved back two days to start in Pittsburgh on Monday.

Currently: Starting third baseman, Milwaukee Brewers With the Sounds: Ramirez spent portions of three seasons with the Sounds as a prospect in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

Yuniesky Betancourt's eighth homer of the season capped a five-run first inning Tuesday night and the Milwaukee Brewers snapped a season-high five-game losing streak with a 6-3 victory over the Texas Rangers.

With the National League Central figuring to be another close multi-team affair this season, the Cardinals are using their weekend series against the Brewers at Miller Park to put a little early distance between themselves and one of their chief rivals.

A few weeks ago, when the two teams met for the first time, St. Louis shut Milwaukee out twice and was close to a series sweep, but the Brewers leveraged a late comeback into a victory that kicked off a nine-game winning streak.

The owner of the Cubs threatened Wednesday to move the team out of Wrigley Field if his plans for a big, new video screen are blocked, saying he needs millions of dollars in ad revenue to help bankroll the renovation of the storied ballpark.

Chicago Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts may have to move the team out of Wrigley Field if more ad signage in the ballpark is not added as part of its renovation.

Yuniesky Betancourt will shift to everyday first base duty when Aramis Ramirez returns from the disabled list, manager Ron Roenicke said Wednesday.

Greg Maddux is now an Assistant Coach with his brother Mike and the Texas Rangers.

Brewers infielder Alex Gonzalez was already playing with one leg at less than 100 percent, and now he has an issue with the other.

While Brewers right-hander Wily Peralta is never one to look at the radar gun, the fireballer knows when he's thrown a fastball with extra zip.

RHP John Axford has been used primarily in setup role, but manager Ron Roenicke said he wouldn't hesitate putting him back into the closer role, which is currently being held by Jim Henderson.