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Brewers manager Craig Counsell hinted all through spring training camp that his second-game lineup might very well look different from their appearance on Opening Day. It is safe to say he didn't expect the kind of change in store for the Brewers when they face the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night at Miller Park. Milwaukee is expected to make a roster move sometime Tuesday morning. Continue to Article

April 04, 2017 2:48:am EST

Rockies manager Bud Black exchanged high-fives with his players as they streamed off the field and stopped Greg Holland for a few extra seconds to offer encouraging words and a pat on the back. It was quite the successful Colorado debut for Black and the team's new closer. Holland picked up a save for the first time since coming back from Tommy John surgery, Mark Reynolds homered and had three RBIs, and the Rockies beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-5 in Monday's opener. Continue to Article

April 03, 2017 7:13:pm EST

Junior Guerra's improbable story adds another unexpected chapter Monday when he throws the Milwaukee Brewers' first pitch of the season against the Colorado Rockies at Miller Park. The 32-year-old split-finger specialist wasn't on Milwaukee's Opening Day roster a year ago, but you have to go back a little further to fully appreciate the significance of Guerra's start. A prospect in the New York Mets system, Guerra was suspended for 50 games after testing positive for banned substances in January 2009 and released when that suspension ended. Continue to Article

April 03, 2017 2:42:am EST

Junior Guerra pitched in Mexico and Italy before finding success with the Milwaukee Brewers. Jon Gray arrived in Colorado just a couple years after being taken with the third overall pick in the 2013 amateur draft by the Rockies. Two right-handers who took disparate roads to the majors will share a distinction Monday as opening-day starters when the Rockies visit the Brewers at Miller Park. Continue to Article

April 02, 2017 10:35:am EST