Francisco Rodriguez News

Yovani Gallardo tossed 7 1/3 strong innings of one-run ball and the Milwaukee Brewers knocked off the Arizona Diamondbacks, 7-1, in the opener of a three-game set at Chase Field.

Jose Veras tossed two much-needed scoreless relief innings Wednesday, allowing short-handed Milwaukee to hang on for an 8-5 win over San Francisco.

Last year, the Milwaukee Brewers looked like a Cinderella Story in the making: A small-market team with a big-time fanbase getting the headlines on ESPN and making noise around the MLB , and for all the right reasons.

It's no secret the Miami Marlins were in heavy pursuit of free agent slugger Albert Pujols this past offseason and dangled nearly $200 million for 10 years to get him signed, sealed and delivered to sunny South Beach.

New York Mets' David Wright runs past Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Francisco Rodriguez to score from third base after Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Aramis Ramirez dropped the ball during a run down in the eighth inning of a baseball game on Monday, May 14, 2012, at Citi Field in New York.

The fact his teammates covered all of the damage done against him didn't make Randy Wolf feel any better.

One consequence of the Met bullpen's blowup Sunday afternoon in Miami was the matter of determining the winning pitcher.

It has now been 31 games and very little has changed. The Brewers are having tremendous problems.

The Brewers made long-term commitments Tuesday to two faces of the franchise, extending general manager Doug Melvin's contract through 2015 and manager Ron Roenicke's through 2014.

His big-money, trade-bait closer, Carlos Marmol, just wouldn't throw a fastball, even up three runs with a 3-0 count to the Reds Joey Votto.

The Dodgers bullpen has struggled mightily of late, as the relievers have allowed nine runs and 17 hits in 8 2/3 innings over the last five games, with 10 walks and 14 strikeouts during that span.

A wild Tim Lincecum handed the Brewers an early lead, but they had to wrestle it back for a 6-4 win over the Giants at AT&T Park on Friday.

But Wolf doesn't think that the Brew Crew was stocking the chocolate chip cookie dough just for the Fielder kids.

Francisco Rodriguez's early season struggles continued Tuesday night when he gave up Mark Kotsay's pinch-hit, two-run homer in the eighth inning that gave the San Diego Padres a 2-0 win against the Milwaukee Brewers.

At the risk of jinxing it, I think you have to feel pretty good about the Brewers ' chances of clinching a series victory today.

After former teammate Mark Kotsay's 2-run homer defeated them last night, the Brewers will finish their 3-game series with San Diego Wednesday evening.

Former NFL football player Jeffrey Walker is going to prison for defrauding investors in four states of more than $2 million in what prosecutors say was a land development scheme involving property in China.

Matt Cain used to be San Francisco's hard-luck loser, seemingly never getting the run support he needed.

Mark Kotsay's pinch-hit, two-run homer in the eighth inning proved to be the only offense either team produced, as the San Diego Padres eked past the Milwaukee Brewers, 2-0, at Petco Park.

If you stayed up late with us tonight, you witnessed one of the greatest offensive performances in Brewer franchise history.