National League Central News

The 2013 season has been a disappointing one for Brewers fans. Injuries have taken a toll and the Brew Crew currently sits in the N.L. Central cellar with a 28-41 record.

The past week saw two products of the Pirates ' farm system make major-league debuts as starting pitchers.

How important is pitching in baseball? I don't know, how important are the tires on your car? Pitchers and tires share so much in common.

The Cubs got great pitching and scored four runs in the first inning after two were out.

Despite helping the St. Louis Cardinals claim a World Series title in 2011, Edwin Jackson shouldn't expect a warm welcome when he takes the mound Wednesday at Busch Stadium .

Matt Dominguez went 2-for-3 with a grand slam and five RBI, while Jordan Lyles worked seven strong innings as the Houston Astros pounded the Milwaukee Brewers, 10-1, in the opener of a three-game set.

A pitch that plunked his teammate left a mark he won't quickly forget. Pedro Alvarez singled home a pair of runs in the first inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended Latos' streak of 21 regular-season starts without a loss, beating the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 on Tuesday night.

Latos hadn't lost a regular-season game since last August, setting a club-record streak of avoiding defeat.

The Brewers were off yesterday in Houston before opening their first-ever interleague series with the Astros tonight.

Cubs right fielder Ryan Sweeney catches a ball hit by St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Carpenter to end the fifth inning Monday in St. Louis.

Good morning everyone and welcome to the Tuesday edition of Brewer Daily News. As the All-Star Game nears, Milwaukee Brewers' shortstop Jean Segura is still in third place in the National League for the voting despite his breakout season.

Miami Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton gets a high-five from teammate Juan Pierre, right, after Stanton hits a two-run home run, as Arizona Diamondbacks' Miguel Montero, left, looks on during the sixth inning of a baseball game on Monday, June 17, 2013, in Phoenix.

NSA leaker Edward Snowden is defending his disclosure of top-secret U.S. spying programs in an online chat with The Guardian and attacking U.S. officials for calling him a traitor.

Before they moved to the American League this season, the Houston Astros were prime schedule padding for the Milwaukee Brewers.

A hanging a slider, a fastball that strayed right down the middle. With no margin for error, left-hander Francisco Liriano made two of them that went a long way and decided a close game.

Yasiel Puig #66 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates after defeating the Pirates in extra inning on June 15, 2013 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The Cincinnati Reds are set to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates in a four-game series starting on Monday at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.

The Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals are set to renew their longtime rivalry on Monday when they meet up for a National League Central Division showdown at Busch Stadium.

They left PNC Park on Thursday night in the midst of another offensive funk that was nearing those depths after Francisco Liriano and three Pittsburgh Pirates relievers put the wrap on another horrible road series.

Kluber escaped three big jams to win for the first time in 11 career starts at Progressive Field.