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Washington state officials are scrambling to find a temporary fix for a bridge that collapsed on an important interstate highway and, incredibly, left just three motorists with injuries.

Washington state officials are scrambling to find a temporary fix for a bridge that collapsed on an important interstate highway and, incredibly, left just three motorists with injuries.

Brewers assistant general manager Gord Ash remembered with fondness Friday legendary scout Epy Guerrero, who worked for Milwaukee from 1996-2003 and died Thursday in the Dominican Republic.

Marco Estrada pitched seven innings of four-hit baseball and Alex Gonzalez provided all the offense with a two-run, second inning double to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night at Miller Park.

The Milwaukee Brewers did some more juggling with their pitching staff on Friday, placing starter Hiram Burgos on the 15-day disabled list with a right-shoulder impingement and reinstating reliever Tom Gorzelanny from the DL.

After the first quarter of the season, the Pirates bullpen established two truths.

Milwaukee Brewers Ryan Braun carefully watches his pitches getting two walks, this one in the 4th inning during the MLB baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and San Francisco Giants at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Wednesday, April 17, 2013 Journal Sentinel photo by RICK WOOD/ RWOOD@JOURNALSENTINEL.COM MILWAUKEE - The Brewers will be ... (more)

With all the hoopla surrounding Milwaukee Brewers' second baseman Rickie Weeks , it's hard to simply ignore the problem at hand.

Pittsburgh ace A.J. Burnett tries to end a three-start skid on Friday night when the Pirates open a three-game series at Miller Park against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Approaching 50 games in the 2013 season and the National League Central has a familiar look at top of the division when you consider what those prognosticators prognosticated.

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

The Pittsburgh Pirates are 14-6 in the month of May. The ballclub did what they were supposed to do against some struggling teams.

A bit of news coming in late this morning on the minor league front, as sources have indicated that Brewers' supplemental 2012 first-round draft pick and now former low-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers outfielder Mitch Haniger has been promoted to the Brevard County Manatees, Milwaukee's advanced-A affiliate.

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Sept 2, 2012; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Gaby Sanchez hits a 2-run home run in the fifth inning during the game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park.

Mark Attanasio made a brief trip through the Miller Park press box en route to his pre-scheduled guest spots with the Milwaukee Brewers' broadcast partners Wednesday afternoon, and he looked less than thrilled and then said as much in those visits and then again to Adam McCalvy of MLB.com. Later, following a 9-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers that ... (more)

"We've got to start playing better baseball," said Milwaukee Brewers general manager Doug Melvin on 620WTMJ's "Wisconsin's Morning News." That demand seems obvious considering the Brewers' current 4-16 record for the month of May, but Melvin says that the way to create better baseball isn't to necessarily make a bunch of immediate changes in ... (more)

MIlwaukee Brewers pitcher Wily Perlata throws and walks a run home during the second inning of their game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wis.

When the Milwaukee Brewers signed their surging second baseman Rickie Weeks to a long-term contract extension in 2011, they were hoping the young player would help anchor their infield for years to come.

Participants can enjoy Miller Park on June 27 as the Cubs take on Milwaukee Brewers.